Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2.5 Virtual Instrument – Upgrade from Omnisphere 1 Spectrasonics

Upgrade for registered owners of Omnisphere, version 1.

Omnisphere® is the flagship synthesizer of Spectrasonics – an instrument of extraordinary power and versatility. Top Artists all over the world rely on Omnisphere as an essential source of sonic inspiration. This award-winning software brings many different types of synthesis together into one amazing-sounding instrument that will spark a lifetime of exploration.

With the new version 2.5, Omnisphere becomes the first software synth in the world to offer a Hardware Synth Integrationfeature, which transforms over 30 well-known hardware synthesizers into extensive hands-on controllers that unlock Omnisphere’s newly expanded synthesis capabilities. Simply put, this ground-breaking new feature makes using Omnisphere feel just like using a hardware synth! This remarkable innovation bridges the physical experience gap between software and hardware, giving users intuitive control of Omnisphere by using the familiar layout of their supported hardware synth. Virtual instrument users can at last experience the joy of the hardware synth workflow and hardware synth users can now fully expand their capabilities into the vast sonic world of Omnisphere!

Features:

• Now includes over 14,000 inspiring sounds for all types of music production
• Hardware Synth Integration allowing intuitive control of Omnisphere with supported synths
• Audio Import – Use your own audio file as a soundsource in Omnisphere
• New High Resolution resizeable Interface with “Zooming” into deeper synthesis levels
• Over 500 New DSP Waveforms for the Synth Oscillator
• Sound Match™ feature instantly locates any related sounds in the library
• Sound Lock™ feature gives endless useful variations by locking sound aspects while browsing
• New Hardware Synth library with distinct ‘classic analog’ flavor
• New Omnisphere EDM library with cutting-edge, modern sounds
• Powerful New Granular Synthesis algorithm for amazing transformations
• 57 incredible FX Units, which are fully integrated and can be modulated
• Creative “Psychoacoustic” sounds from the renowned Spectrasonics sound design team
• Wavetable Synthesis – Each waveform is now a Morphing Wavetable
• ORB circular motion interface allows infinitely-shifting variations
• Deeper FM/Ring Modulation capabilities for aggressive timbres
• Dual Filter architecture includes more than 30 Filter algorithms in series or parallel
• Performance-oriented Live Mode allows for seamless patch layering on the fly
• Flex-Mod™ modulation system allows powerful, modular-style matrix routing
• Stack Mode interface allows for complex patch-layering, splits, and crossfades
• New Mini-Browser available at all times plus larger Full Browser design
• Up to 20 oscillators per patch can be either DSP synth or sample-based
• Eight independent Arpeggiators with unique Groove Lock™ feature
• Polyphonic Timbre Shifting/Crushing, Waveshaping and Reduction
• Eight full-featured LFOs per patch, with syncing and complex waveforms
• Twelve Envelopes with both simple ADSR-style or advanced multi-breakpoint interfaces
• Easy Sound/Project Sharing for collaborators and third-party libraries
• Sample-based soundsources can be processed with synthesis features
  …and much, much more!

New Hardware Sound Library
Omnisphere 2.5 includes a stunning new “Hardware Library” with over 1,000 new patches created by Eric Persing and the renowned Spectrasonics Sound Development team. Each hardware profile has a corresponding set of sounds in the Hardware Library which were specially designed using that hardware synth as an Omnisphere controller. These inspiring new sounds feature a wide range of categories and many have a distinctly ‘classic analog’ flavor! Best of all, the new sounds are available for ALL users, regardless of using the hardware or not!

Vastly Expanded Synthesis Engine
• Four Layers per patch!
• New State Variable Filters
• Over 500 DSP Wavetables
• Powerful New Granular Synthesis
• 8 LFOs, 12 ENVs, 34 Filter Types per part
• Doubled Mod Matrix
• Full FX Modulation

Audio Import
You can use your own audio file as a soundsource in Omnisphere, simply by dragging it onto the interface! Go wild with using the new Granular Synthesis, Harmonia, Innerspace and many other creative tools inside Omnisphere!

New High Resolution Interface
Omnishere 2.5 now supports a newly redesigned, high resolution interface with support for HiDPI displays. The modernized GUI is now easier to use and resizable to fit comfortably into your workspace.

Includes over 14,000 sounds!
Since the beginning, Omnisphere has been the sonic weapon of choice for creative players and producers in search of next level sounds on hit records, bestselling games and Oscar-winning films. Omnisphere’s amazing sound library is constantly growing and being pushed in fresh directions by the award-winning Spectrasonics Sound Development Team.