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BLUE II


First released in 2005 BLUE already reflected Rob Papen’s cutting-edge, creative, and — most

importantly — musical approach towards developing virtual instruments by first delivering FM and

subtractive synthesis, then duly adding Phase Distortion and wave shaping synthesis into the highly

creative mix to create one seriously creative combination. Rob Papen himself called it ‘Cross-

fusion synthesis’ since it covered so much musical ground so effectively.

Today BLUE-II remains true to that ethos with even more sound dimensions and features to its

extended name, starting with six oscillators beating at its musically creative heart. These can be

connected in various ways, together with two analogue-style modelled stereo filters with 27

different filter types, an enormous range of processing and modulation options, sequencer, and an

incredibly powerful arpeggiator. A new range of specially selected waveforms based on samples have

been meticulously fashioned for creating new and fresh-sounding synth sounds, so don’t go expecting

acoustic pianos galore here. However, since choirs and strings are an excellent basis for so many

synth sounds BLUE-II has them in abundance — with much more besides!

Moreover, BLUE-II takes the useful XY pad features from its popular virtual instrument sibling

Blade — a cutting-edge additive synthesis powerhouse with a human touch — and transplants them into

its own equally extraordinary workflow… perfect for time-based sound movements and vector pad-type

sounds. Complemented by four top-quality FX processors, each offering 35 FX types, BLUE-II is a

phenomenally powerful virtual instrument to behold.

But BLUE-II is also easy to use, thanks to its user-friendly user interface and an innovative Easy

Edit page for speedy sound changes, while the Bank Manager allows whistle-stop navigation through

thousands of inspirational Rob Papen presets and artist sound banks covering a wide range of

musical styles.



BLADE

The initial idea for Blade was born out of the want to have more ‘human input’ into the sound. The

classic synthesizer parts for modulation are LFOs and Envelopes. The ‘human input’ is the keyboard

we play and controllers like pitch bend or modulation wheel. A XY pad is perfect for the human

input, but it controls only the filter and volume... We found this to be too limited. We wanted

also to control the ‘harmonics’ of the oscillator...changing the waveform using the XY pad.

Out of this idea, Blade was born...


At the heart of BLADE, lies the Harmolator. This special oscillator system uses 9 global controls

which change the harmonic content (partials) of the waveform.
The Harmolator allows oscillator spreading, fattening the sound and also square / sine wave sub-

oscillator. What's more, the sound can be modified further by the 21 per-voice distortions types

and 14 filter types.Blade offers total control of the sound over time using an array of different

modulation controls.
The most significant of Blade is the central XY screen. Here you can either alter things directly

by moving the cursor around, or you can record paths which can be replayed.The recorded path can be

looped, bi-directional looped and tempo based as well. Even the speed of the XY recording can be

modulated for dynamic changes!
So the XY pad is also an incredibly advanced “human input” modulation source. Furthermore, Blade

has the full range of other modulation sources, including a dedicated envelope, LFO and velocity as

modulation source for Harmolator controls.
Two FX units featuring all the FX from other Rob Papen products, plus the Arp / Sequencer and an

Easy page which allows you to easily control sounds, all add up to an amazingly flexible and useful

instrument at the cutting edge of today's synthesizers!



PUNCH

With Punch, Rob Papen delivers a brand new speaker busting, body rattling software instrument.

Punch delivers synthesized drums in the finest audio quality and with breathtaking features for the

contemporary producer.
You can can use synthesis and the built in samples to build your own unique sounding drum-kit, but

also your own samples can be loaded into Punch to complete your kit. Your sounds can then be

crafted using the stunning features, filters and huge synth power we all know from other RP

synthesizers.

Punch has a unique sound but also built in sequencers, allowing you the user to have multiple

patterns at your finger tips. These grooves can be triggered in a live environment to build a song,

but are also great for just improvisation and jamming!



PREDATOR

Predator is a "phat sounding" killer synthesizer that combines inspiring presets and first-class

features to make this your 'go-to' synth for contemporary music production.
The user interface has been designed so that almost all controls are visible on screen, making it

fun and incredibly easy-to-use. And if you're unsure about a particular synth function, simply

right click your mouse to access the help screen.

Predator is packed with powerful features such as Preset Quick Browser, Preset bank mananger,

Preset Morphing, Intelligent Preset Variation, MIDI and Synth Controllable FX, Unison Detune, Chord

Memory and an extremely versatile Arpeggiator.

Included are over 4400 presets, collected in style banks: HipHop, Dance, breakbeat, various Trance

styles, DnB banks, DubStep, Hardcore dance, House, SFX banks and last but not lease several artist

banks

Last but not least, Predator also includes PredatorFX, allowing you to use the incredible filters,

modulations, effects and vocoder as an FX plug-in within your music host.



SUBBOOMBASS

SubBoomBass is filled with excessive amounts of low end ammunition to detonate your tracks! With

presets designed by the legendary Rob Papen and other guest artists, this dedicated bass synth will

supply you with huge cone-rattling sounds that will body any music track. This software instrument

is great for Hip Hop and RnB but can also be used for Dubstep, video game music, film scores and

more...

SubBoomBass has been carefully crafted to provide you with the tools to create fresh new bass

lines. It includes unique tuned drum percussion samples which are great for Hip Hop and RnB basses

but can also be used to add rhythm flavour to your tracks. Also check out the innovative 'Wave-

sequence' feature which will open up brand new sonic possibilities for your music.
Other features included are two effects slots which can be modulated using midi from any of the

synthesizer parts. SubBoomBass also features a great 'Easy Edit' page and the unique 'Quick

Browser' system that will allow you to find the sounds you need quickly and easily.



RG

RG is a unique groove plug-in that is far more than just a "virtual Rhythm Guitar player !
New released RG 1.5 included 'Muted Guitar' model.

By using the RG onboard sequencer it is possible to create classic Rhythm Guitar grooves, but

beyond that you can use the synthesizer features and effects to make fresh new edgy guitar grooves.

To play the grooves RG is using a keyboard layout of "major chords" and "minor chords", each with

two sequence patterns (A or B) option.
It is only a matter of hitting a single note in the major keyboard range or minor keyboard range

and the groove plays. The sound sets are clean sampled guitars, which gives you great freedom and

flexibility when using the synthesizer features and effects of RG.

RG 1.5 Guitar types included are:
- The classic Fender Stratocaster ? electric guitar (major and minor7 chords)
- A 8th note groove type Steel String acoustic guitar (major and minor chords)
- A 16th note groove type Steel String acoustic guitar (major and minor chords)
- A Power Chord groove type Distorted guitar ( 5ths chords / absense of 3rd)
- Muted Low and Muted High groove type guitar (single notes / no chords)

The synthesizer parts of RG include a classic analog modelled synthesizer filter, LFO, envelopes

and modulation section. The effect section can be built up by using up to 3 effects at a time.

Included are midi time-based delays, chorus and also speaker simulators, phaser, flanger and many

more. Included are over 1000 presets included 850 "RG" grooves and 300 "basic" grooves. Watch the

"Video Tutorial" about RG!



As you will probably know, a modulator is a term that is used in synthesizers. They are
various types of settings that can change and alter a sound. With RP-AMOD you can use
it's modulators to alter your audio in different ways.

We have added ‘Phaser’, ‘Flanger’, ‘Chorus’, ‘Ensemble’ and ‘Tremelo’, which are classic
audio modulation FX. What differs with RP-AMOD from these classic versions, is that you
can also ‘tempo sync’ them to your music, and you can use two FX at the same time in
various routing configurations. These routing options are not only in serial and parallel, but
you can also ‘filter split’ the audio signal ahead of going to both of the FX!

RP-AMOD can spice up your vocal track, liven an instrument and even beef up your drums
or drum-loops.



RP-DELAY

RP-Delay is a unique delay which is heavily focused on some very special features,
including brand new fx routing!

For instance, the sound reverser can reverse the input, while simultaneously reversing one of the

delay lines.
The reverse sound can also be triggered with your keyboard, generating totally new sounds, and

sending them into the reverser with its own filter and distortion!

You can have 6 delay lines with 8 active multi-mode? filters all operating at once in each of

several delay models. Of course, we included basic delay models like a simple mono delay and a

stereo delay, but also a tape-sound delay which allows you to change tape length without any

clicks. The delays, filters, and reverser can all be modulated by the built-in modulators. There

are 4 modulation sequencers, 4 LFO's, and 4 envelopes, complete with several trigger options!

There are many other new features and options for you to discover which aren't mentioned here, so

go ahead, take the plunge, and dig into the brand new experience of RP-Delay.



RP-DISTORT

RP-Distort is not just a distortion unit, but much more. The distortion unit inside RP-Distort can

be combined with an analog modelled filter, compressor and widener unit.

These units can be re-order, but also can be turned on or off. So in case you only want a great

analog modelled filter... RP-Distort can offer this. Or only the unique widener unit which is great

for widening a boring mono track.

On top of that, the controls can be modulated using midi sources or by one of the 4 build in LFO?s

that can sync to your host tempo..

The distortion unit offers 33 distortion types included ring modulator, FM, two band distortions

and lo-fi. Inside this section you can also find the EQ and noise-gate.

RP-Distort is in fact a wicked FX unit that will distort or alter your tracks in an inspirational

way!



RP-VERB

You've spent hours on your track? Working and reworking every part to bring your musical vision to

life. And you know that the quality of your reverb can be the difference between the rich sounding

mix you're after and one that comes off as flat and artificial.
Face it: When it comes to pristine, authentic reverb, it's the algorithm that counts. RP-Verb is

the fruit of Rob Papen's decades-long study of reverb and endless hours of exploring, testing, and

tweaking by Rob and Jon Ayres. The result is exactly what you would expect: a stunning, musical

reverb that brings unmatched dimension and fullness to your mixes.
But if you're thinking that this sound quality must come at the cost of usability, fear not RP-Verb

has a straightforward, intuitive interface that puts all the most essential parameters right at

your fingertips. And like all Rob Papen plug-ins, it inspires right out of the box with spot-on

presets that range from intimate venues to abstract, surreal spaces.