Charlatan is a polyphonic,
subtractive virtual analog software synthesizer plugin
whose design focuses on sound quality and easy
usability.
Changes in v1.1.4
Jet another revision of the 4-pole ladder
filter implementation. Placement of
nonlinearities is now correct wrt. the original
circuit
new switch 2OCT for Osc2: double detune
range (+/-2 octaves)
90 degree phase shift of Osc2 square wave
wrt. Osc1 (only when sync is inactive). Emulates
behavior of sub-oscs of Roland synths.
if Osc1 is set to noise, the ring mod input
of Osc1 is now the rectangle signal rather than
noise.
Reduced max. filter key tracking from 200%
to 100%. 200% just isn't useful.
BUGFIX: LFO delay parameter was completely
hosed (10x the displayed value!)
BUGFIX: handle LFO delay time on samplerate
change
doubled max. LFO delay time (10s -> 20s)
minor tweaks'n'fixes
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.
