Chiral
Holographic Synthesizer
Chiral is an MPE-enabled Max for Live device inspired by the culture and methodology pioneered by early electronic performance instruments.
*All sounds made only with Chiral and its built-in effects.
What still resonates with us today
is the search for newness, not replicating acoustic & familiar sounds or to conform to expectations of what a synthesizer should sound like.
Through atypical methods of sound-shaping and a vast routing matrix, Chiral embodies a similar unconforming, exploratory attitude and is built to encourage the same in you. At each point along the path, Chiral’s parameters have been tuned to bend beyond & navigate outside of typical synthesis boundaries.
Through atypical methods of sound-shaping and a vast routing matrix, Chiral embodies a similar unconforming, exploratory attitude and is built to encourage the same in you. At each point along the path, Chiral’s parameters have been tuned to bend beyond & navigate outside of typical synthesis boundaries.
Featuring:
➊ × Phaseshaping Oscillator
➊ × Amplitude Modulator
➊ × ADSR Envelope
➊ × Variable Slope Generator
➊ × Contouring Tone Filter
➊ × Celestial Space Reverb
➊ × Crunchy Dirt Saturator
➊ × Polyphonic jitter modulator
Up to 16 voice polyphony
with
MPE compatibility,
a vast Modulation Matrix,
Microtuning,
Single Cycle Waveform export,
& a CPU-friendly demeanor.
➊ × Phaseshaping Oscillator
➊ × Amplitude Modulator
➊ × ADSR Envelope
➊ × Variable Slope Generator
➊ × Contouring Tone Filter
➊ × Celestial Space Reverb
➊ × Crunchy Dirt Saturator
➊ × Polyphonic jitter modulator
Up to 16 voice polyphony
with
MPE compatibility,
a vast Modulation Matrix,
Microtuning,
Single Cycle Waveform export,
& a CPU-friendly demeanor.
Twisted
The core of Chiral operates through the unconventional contortion of a sine wave, known as phaseshaping. Through the built-in three-dimensional oscilloscope, the twisting of your waveform is displayed holographically, reminiscent of a Moebius strip.
MPE Dextrous
Chiral is fully engineered to take advantage of all the expressive and performative possibilities opened up by MPE integration in Ableton 11.
Animated
Chiral’s integrated AM section provides a spectrum of modulation from gentle, slow drifting to overlapping, inharmonic tonality. Combined with the harmonic saturation of the Dirt parameter, Chiral can be deeply animated internally from subtle coloration to total destruction.
Vast
Chiral’s matrix makes available vast constellations of modulation, and thanks to MPE, full access to this multi-dimensional control is just waiting for fingertips.
Celestial
Space, Chiral’s dedicated reverb section, can quickly launch your sound from this galaxy into the next through the creation of massive, unearthly resonances.
Chiral is yours for €29 excl. VAT
Buy Chiral
Chiral is a Max for Live device and requires Ableton Live 10.1 / 11 with Suite (or Max for Live) to use.
Chiral comes with a built-in manual and 32 presets.
Chiral comes with a built-in manual and 32 presets.
or get it from the Ableton Pack Store
Comes as an official Live pack with some additional presets.
10% of our proceeds (through purchases on fors.fm) go to a mutual aid fund or nonprofit - rotating every few months. If cost is a barrier for you, please write to us at hi@fors.fm
See our currently supported fund on our About page.
See our currently supported fund on our About page.
Downloads
Manual
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Chiral run in a DAW other than Live?
No, sorry!
Will there be a VST? Or iOS version?
No plans at the moment.
I have a feature request... And I need help!!