BlauKraut updates Charlatan to v1.2.104th
January 2013
BlauKraut Engineering has released version 1.2.1 of the
Charlatan freeware synthesizer instrument plug-in for
Windows.
Changes in
Charlatan v1.2.1
Ring modulator: perform DC blocking at
output rather than inputs.
Envelopes: reduce minimum decay/release time
to 4ms.
Less excessive smoothing of filter cutoff
parameter (adaptive to audio buffer block size):
allows more accurate automation.
GUI: change color of version text to light
gray (for people changing background color).
Minor filter tweaks.
Minor envelope tweaks.
Support Cockos VST extension to display
correct parameter values in automation envelope
lanes in REAPER.
Compiled with latest version of Microsoft(R)
compiler: possibly improved Windows(R) XP
compatibility.
Charlatan is a polyphonic,
subtractive virtual analog software synthesizer
plugin whose design focuses on sound quality and
easy usability. The design philosophy was to provide
a feature set just large enough to cover a wide
range of sounds rather than an infinite number of
parameters and modulation options cluttering the
user interface and distracting from the creative
process. That said, Charlatan's synthesis
architecture is flexible enough to create all kinds
of sounds, from conventional classic leads, basses
and pads to weird blips and noises.
While making no compromises about
sound quality, the algorithms have been optimized
for efficient CPU usage making Charlatan well suited
as a ''bread and butter'' synth even in projects
with a large number of plugin instances.
