Aalto is a semi-modular software synthesizer with an innovative, customizable user interface, distinctive sounds and charming personality. The Aalto sound engine allows you to create sounds that have been difficult or impossible to make using other software synthesizers so far. Aalto's heart is a complex oscillator, inspired by the Buchla hardware, with FM, timbres and waveform controls that provide a wide range of expressive sounds. These sounds are uniquely malleable and lively, in part because they are made by dynamic computation, not static waves.


Each voice has a separate built-in sequencer, independently controlled by speed and offset, which facilitate the creation of evolving chaotic textures. Each voice also includes a low-frequency gate module with vactrol emulation. Alignment vactrol slows down the response to incoming signals through a complex non-linear filter. You can adjust the vactrol response to instant or up to pronounced.
Following the low-frequency gate is a waveguide / delay module with waveband and peak EQ built into the feedback loop. Since it has such a short and controlled delay time, unlike a typical analog delay, it can be used as an additional oscillator.
Subjectively speaking, Aalto can make a wide range of sounds, from lush to sharp, including some very complex, but not too greasy in the mix. Aalto sounds are not inflated or limited, they are wide, open and natural. We hope that our approach will be enjoyed by experienced sound engineers who have their favorite equalizers and limiters. And for those who simply enter into the synthesis, Aalto is an accurate and honest tool for learning.

Year / Release Date: 10.2018
Version: 1.8.3
Developer: Madrona Labs
Developer site: Madrona Labs
Format: VSTi
Digit capacity: 32bit, 64bit
Tabletka: present
System requirements: Windows XP, Vista, 7; Minimum Processor Intel Core Duo 1.6GHz