Symptohm:Melohman was born to remind the world that great music comes not from cold calculation but from passion. Unlike other synths, bound to rigid curves and predetermined behavior, Symptohm:Melohman responds to your touch, enabling you to control every aspect of Its twisted sonic mayhem in a most natural, intuitive and musical way. More sonic control than you ever thought possible is now, quite literally, at your fingertips. Its main features:

• 2 unique sample-based SyncGrain oscillators (SGOs).
• Additional Sub Oscillator, based on SyncGrain's spectral content.
• Stereo noise generator.
• A ring modulator for each voice, based on the Sub Oscillator.
• inter-voice Ring Modulation.
• Dynamic routing of the signal into a 'powered by Quad Frohmage' filter bank, with loads of filter types, distortion, band delay and much more.
• Extensive modulation options (one LFO + one xADSR per parameter + MIDI) for almost every parameter.

Symptohm:Melohman is one of the favorite Ohm Force plugins of Stuart Price, who has 2 Grammy awards in his shelf and remixed/produced Coldplay, Madonna, The Killers, among many others. Jordan Rudess, the keyboard wizard of worldwide acclaimed metal band Dream Theater, just said: "every time I turn a knob the coolest strangest things happen, thank you for making a synth that has me joyously bewildered!". And if you want to see the Symptohm:Melohman in action, just take a look at these three videos, you'll see what Stuart and Jordan were talking about. Symptohm:Melohman comprises three stages: the synthesis engine, the mixer, and the filter bank. In brief Symptohm:Melohman is a four-oscillator synth: 2 sample-based SyncGrain oscillators (SGOs), a sub, and a noise generator, plus a ring modulator based on the sub one. The sound sources can be processed in a variety of ways before feeding a mixer that supplies a 4 bus filter bank based on our Quad Frohmage plugin, so you know it's going to sound pretty good. Symptohm:Melohman's twin main oscillators are sample-based - additional sub and noise oscillators are also provided - so, as you would expect, the results from playing the patches are somewhat different than a synth based on standard waveforms. However, there's nothing stopping you using samples of sine, triangle, or whatever waveform you fancy, of course.

• Output signal limiter.
• Approachable, straightforward user interface.
• Over 100 Meta-Patches included, each one containing 12 patches, so it means 1200 patches ready to use.
• Create a morphing oscillator out of any sample or waveform, and even use multi-samples to create drum kits!.
• In depth sequencing : pattern controlled sound driven by the Melohman keyboard.
• Create a morphing oscillator out of any sample, and even use multi-samples to create drum kits!
• Scare your cat.

The second part of its name indicates that this synth contains Ohm Force's highly creative performance Melohman controls, made available from your keyboard. The Melohman concept is its Meta-Patch morphing, which allows you to seamlessly morph from one patch to another by pressing keys on your keyboard controller. Each Meta-Patch has twelve presets, which correspond to the twelve notes of the Melohman octave. For the factory supplied Meta-patches (of which there are 33, giving you nearly 400 patches) a small text file is provided describing, briefly, what the presets in the meta-patch sound like. Use the Melohman as an outrageously powerful modulation controller, or let it adapt itself to your playing style.

Virtually every parameter in SM's synth and filter section can be modulated by an LFO. Additionally, you get an envelope generator and a bunch of Midi controllers per parameter. And of course, everything is tempo-synced. The Midi realtime control and automation is both comprehensive and easy to use. Pretty much everything can be controlled, even the LFO and ADSR parameters, thus allowing you to modulate the modulators.

Symptohm:Melohman offers a range of sounds like you have never encountered before, giving you the scope to create your own unique sound. From spectacular pads to heavy bass, unreal drum kits and strange ambient textures, your playing style will define your sound. Chances are your average preset-kid who rarely ever lifts a finger on his soft synth above perhaps twisting a filter cutoff knob or two on his favorite preset will most likely come away either bemused or downright disappointed with what can be quickly achieved with Symptohm:Melohman. But more adventurous , experimental synth users will find themselves with the sonic equivalent of a goldmine.

Quotes:

« The Ohm Force team has again sent a ship in unchartered seas and asks «What will you do with it now?» », Future Music