Please note that there is no relation between the Axon
from Audio Damage and this one.
"Since my company isn't some fly-by-night operation, we do a great deal of research before deciding on a name. "Axons" doesn't show up in
a KvR search (the de-facto clearing house for all plug-ins, as we all know); we searched for every possible permutation of the word as it relates to plug-ins
here on KvR, and did a thorough search for the name as it appears on Google.
I'll admit that it didn't occur to me to search the plural on Google,
and for that I apologize. In English, the word "Axons" doesn't really make sense
when applied to a singular thing. It'd be like calling a single
dog "my pets." I'm not making any excuses; just stating the grammatical reason
why I didn't think to search for it. It wasn't our intention to steal any name;
if we were going to steal one, we'd steal a name that ensured sales,
like "Autechre" or "Massive" or "Make Your Cock Bigger." It wouldn't make
a lot of sense to steal the name of a little-known (no offense) free plug-in,
now, would it? - Chris Randall "
They have chosen to take a really closer name without
check before or ask our opinion.
Virtual Analog Synthetizer
- Poly 8
- VCOs (x2).
- Multi-flavor 24dB LPF/HPF/BPF.
- Fast envelope (analog slope).
- LFO (x2).
- Flexible modulation.
- Arpeggiator (x3).
- PC / VST2.4 / SSE required.
- Interesting sound quality / CPU% ratio.
- SR : 192KHz, 24Bits max.
Obscure / original / unusual / essential features description :
FREE EG
AUTO : re-trig EG, speed in BPM, 0 = OFF
VCO1 :
VCO/1A & 1B :
ABFM mix between 1A & 1B,
if waveform 1A=1B, FM mode is on.
The orange LED switch keyboard tracking ON/OFF
VCO2 :
MOD : VCO1 modulation from FM or PITCH or AM or AB.
BReaK : retrig VCO1, adjustable breakpoint.
FiNGeR : gated pitchbend : -3/+3 octave range.
SPeeD = FNGR duration.
VCO1 & VCO2 common :
SHaPeR : -+100% deflate/inflate waveform,
-+200% add soft distorsion.
RES MOD : modulation to F1 & F2 RES.
NB : VCO1 = violet, VCO2 = cyan
VCFs :
Click on label to change parallel / serial mode
VCA EG:
PeaK : add a short peak when VCA start,
useful for percussive sounds.
NOISE x2 :
K : Key tracking.
SEED : Noise density.
RES : Resonance.
A : Level amount.
TO : Destination to VCF1 or VCF2.
ARP x3:
SWING : +-50% BPM "varispeed"
TRNSP : channel transposition -+48 semi tone.
MISC :
UNISON : Clone only VCO1.
DRIFT : add
more "analog" behavior to essential components.
(N.B.: the VCOs shape change folowing the keyboard)
MWR : Modulation Wheel Response*
VR : Velocity Response*
GATE : Default Note Trigger
*green : slow, yellow : normal, red : fast
The Modulation Matrix :
Internaly AXONS is an 1v / Octave based analog synthetizer.
Each "slider" have a different range following the modulation destination.
The unit value is percent.
The switch color
background help to show
the destination module.
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LABEL |
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SOURCE |
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OFF |
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No Source |
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LFO1 |
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LFO1 (or EG) output |
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LFO2 |
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LFO2 (or EG) output |
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NOISE1 |
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NOISE1 output |
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NOISE2 |
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NOISE2 output |
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MWHL |
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modulation wheel |
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JSX |
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JoyStick X axis output |
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JSY |
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JoyStick Y axis output |
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A1G |
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Arp1. GATE ouput |
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A2G |
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Arp2. GATE ouput |
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A3G |
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Arp2. GATE ouput |
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LABEL |
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DESTINATION |
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OFF |
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No Destination |
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FEH |
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Free EG Hold |
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FEA |
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Free EG Attack |
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FED |
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Free EG Decay |
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FES |
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Free EG Sustain |
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FER |
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Free EG Release |
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Ox10 |
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VCO1 Octave x10 |
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Ox1 |
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VCO1 Octave x1 |
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OxS |
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VCO1 Octave /12 (semitone) |
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OxF |
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VCO1 Octave /12 then /100 (fine) |
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ABFM |
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VCO1 AB or FM rate |
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MOD |
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amount of VCO2 to VCO1 modulation |
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Ox10 |
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VCO2 Octave x10 |
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Ox1 |
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VCO2 Octave x1 |
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OxS |
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VCO2 Octave /12 (semitone) |
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OxF |
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VCO2 Octave /12 then /100 (fine) |
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PHS |
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VCO2 phase shift (known as FM) |
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BRK |
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"sync" breakpoint |
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MIX |
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mix between VCO1 and VCO2 |
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SHPR |
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Shaper rate |
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F1DW |
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VCF1 Dry / Wet |
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F1C |
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VCF1 center frequence (known as CutOff) |
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F1R |
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VCF1 Resonance |
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F2DW |
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VCF2 Dry / Wet |
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F2C |
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VCF2 center frequence (known as CutOff) |
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F2R |
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VCF2 Resonance |
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FMX |
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VCF1 and VCF2 mix |
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DIST |
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Distorsion amount |
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MEA |
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Main EG Attack |
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MED |
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Main EG Decay |
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MES |
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Main EG Sustain |
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MER |
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Main EG Release |
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PAN |
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Panoramic |
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VOL |
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Volume |
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N1S |
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Noise 1 Seed (density) |
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N1A |
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Noise 1 Amount |
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N2S |
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Noise 2 Seed (density) |
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N2A |
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Noise 2 Amount |
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L2S |
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LFO 2 Speed |
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L2P |
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LFO 2 Phase |
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L2R |
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LFO 2 Retrig |
Note to FL Studio users :
Make sure the setting "Reset plugins on transport" in the audio
options is disabled for optimal performance.
How To Install It ?
Drop the DLL into the VST folder. Call it from your VST host.
CPU Safe Tip :
- generally, setting knobs to min or max value saves CPU
- long EG release maintains CPU higher
Requirements :
- SSE CPU
- MS WINDOWS 2000, XP or VISTA (32bits)
Important info for multi core users :
While single instances of these VSTs should work well with dual core machines, some hosts may have problems with multiple instances. For example, if Cubase's multi processor support is enabled, it will lock up when loading a project that has more than one instance of the same plugin of mine. Others have reported the same issue in Live. Jeff McClintock, the creator of SynthEdit (the program I use to make my VSTs) is aware of the issue and is working on a fix. Once Jeff has the SynthEdit update ready, I will release an update to all my VSTs to fix this.
In the meantime, three possible workarounds for this problem are:
- Turn off the multi processor support setting in your host
when you need multiple instances of AXONS.
- Freeze the first instance before loading the second.
(Especially if your host has an 'unload while frozen' option.)
- Duplicate the DLL with a different name, like axon2.dll |
CC MAP :
001 MOD. WHEEL
005 PORTAMENTO
007 VOLUME
009 BRIGTH
010 PAN
064 SAT AMOUNT
065 LIMITER AMOUNT
070 F1 CUT
071 F1 RES
072 F1 D/W
073 F1 MODE
074 F1 FLAVOR
075 F2 CUT
076 F2 RES
077 F2 D/W
078 F2 MODE
079 F2 FLAVOR
080 F1F2 MIX
1:1 PNG screenshot
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