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Softube Buchla 296e Spectral Processor

High-end spectral filtering and processing

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Description

High-end spectral filtering and processing.

Scratch the surface of any synthesizer, and you’ll find the heritage of a few great brands. Buchla has been responsible for some of the most innovative, creative, and sonically spectacular electronic musical equipment ever made, and we’re proud to have such a legendary name in Softube Modular.

In addition to our previously released 259e Twisted Waveform Generator, take advantage of the myriad spectral processing capabilities of the big friendly filter bank, the new 296e Spectral Processor, the only software version of this module officially licensed by Buchla U.S.A.

Highlights

  • Made for Modular, Softube's Eurorack platform.
  • Officially licensed and endorsed by Buchla U.S.A. – the only such emulation of this rare and exclusive module
  • 16 band-pass filters, each with its own VCA and envelope follower
  • Separate envelope decay times for each band
  • Programmable graphic EQ
  • Real time performance filter
  • Morph between ‘A’ and ‘B’ level settings
  • Performs complex spectral transfer functions
  • Special new feature allows for ‘playing’ the filters with MIDI
  • Use as a vocoder, split into two banks of eight, or using two modules at once for full 16-band operation
  • Externally controllable “freeze” function stores the input spectrum as envelope values, or A and B levels, in the module’s memory
  • Multiband extraction of envelopes from audio inputs

Tech Specs

System Requirements

  • macOS Sequoia 15, Tahoe 26, Golden Gate 27
  • Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows 11
  • Softube account
  • iLok account (no physical iLok required)
  • Computer with AU, VST, VST3 and/or AAX-compatible DAW host software
  • Internet access for downloading installers and managing licenses

Supported Processors

  • macOS: Intel Core i3/i5/i7 or Apple silicon M1 or newer. Apple silicon is supported natively.
  • Windows: quad-core Intel Core i3/i5/i7 or AMD quad-core processor with SSE 4.2 support. Other Intel processors are compatible if they support SSE 4.2 instructions.

Supported Hosts and Formats

  • 64-bit VST, VST3, AU, or AAX-compatible host application. AAX requires Pro Tools 11.0.2 or later.
  • VST3 is recommended; some features are not available in older VST formats.
  • Officially tested in the most recent versions of Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Ableton Live, Studio One, and Reaper. The latest maintenance release of the DAW is recommended.
  • Supported sample rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, and 192 kHz, in mono and stereo.

Product Requirements

  • Requires Softube Modular; this product is an expansion module for the Modular platform.

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