Host application and audio effects developer Audified is proud to announce (upcoming) availability of SYNERGY R1 — representing its first foray into hardware with a ‘remote-controlled’ software/hardware hybrid digital (REVERB)/analogue (SATURATOR) processing module for the 500 series modular rack frame format popularised by API (Automated Processes, Inc.).
Modern-day producers tend to shy away from audio hardware effects in this day and age. Why? Well, the luxury of recalling such sessions like yesteryear’s production pros is a time-consuming process and shrinking production budgets dictate that today’s time-stressed producers often take to sacrificing CPU (Central Processing Unit) power for plug-in processing convenience. Conceptually — and in reality, as a ‘remote-controlled’ software/hardware hybrid digital (REVERB)/analogue (SATURATOR) processing module for the 500 series modular rack frame format popularised by API, SYNERGY R1 is an altogether different production proposition, one that effectively turns modern-day production preconceptions on their head. How? How about the fact that users can control the device from their DAW, automate it, and store session settings, courtesy of its easily accessible, front facia-positioned USB (Universal Serial Bus) connection. And that’s just for starters.
What truly sets SYNERGY R1 apart from the run-of-the-mill 500 series pack, however, is that each and every one of its functions can be remote controlled via the included SYNERGY R1 plug-in that can be used from within all major DAW host applications on Mac and PC (with AAX, AU, VST2, and VST3 support). Hardware parameters can be fully automated and are saved within projects. The control plug-in supports multi-instance usage, so several plug-ins could be assigned to one hardware unit. Also included is a standalone SYNERGY R1 control application, allowing for independent control of SYNERGY R1 via Mac or PC. Production pros of old school-style thinking, of course, can still get hands-on with the hardy hardware itself… if they wish to do so!
Watch Audified’s informative introductory SYNERGY R1 video
For all its (breakthrough) bells and (wondrous) whistles, what SYNERGY R1 really boils down to is its sound. “New high-end algorithms with real analogue saturation makes for an unbelievably lush- and nice-sounding reverb, but there is also an option to use clean digital reverb,” its creator continues. “With real bypass of the digital reverb it is also possible to apply three different types of parallel analogue saturation to your mix.”
An amazing mix of technologies, then, perfectly packaged into a stereo audio processing module powered by a 500 series lunchbox, but boasting DAW control, carefully tuned reverb algorithms, and the satisfying sound of real analogue circuitry. Concludes Carloff: “SYNERGY R1 is something new that sounds superb; I believe it’s a must-have processor for every studio — project or commercial.”
SYNERGY R1 is all set to make its debut on the world stage by being showcased by Audified’s North American distribution partner, Eleven Dimensions Media, on Booth 227 at Summer NAMM 2017, July 13-15, Music City Center, Nashville, TN, USA. Ultimately, witnesses will want to either add this ‘remote-controlled’ software/hardware hybrid digital (REVERB)/analogue (SATURATOR) processing module to their 500 series lunchbox or get themselves a 500 series lunchbox specifically to add a SYNERGY R1 — or several — to their studio setup!
SYNERGY R1 is scheduled to start shipping in September 2017, when it will become available for purchase through Audified’s growing global network of distribution partners — including Eleven Dimensions Media (https://www.11dmedia.com) for North America — with a projected MSRP of $1,399.00 USD.
For more in-depth information, please visit the dedicated SYNERGY R1 webpage here: http://synergy.audified.com
Audified is the premier brand of privately-owned Boskovice-based DISK Multimedia, s.r.o. in the Czech Republic, created to develop specialised audio applications, as well as handling the company’s high-end hardware product portfolio. Pioneering the development of audio applications for live (realtime) performance, as well as developing the first audio effects plug-ins for Apple’s Mac OS X, the company created some of the first plug-ins for Power|Core, TC Electronic’s hardware-accelerated DSP platform, prompting the Danish developer’s then-PR Manager Thomas Valter to comment, “Our two companies have been working closely together on various projects, and we are very satisfied with the products that have been a result of our cooperation.” Consequently, the company returned to its host application and audio effects developmental roots in 2007 by branding itself with the Audiffex appellation to resourcefully reflect that directional change with an award-winning array of innovations, including MixChecker — a must-have mixing assistant plug-in that transforms studio monitors into classic reference monitors or one of several consumer devices to instantly improve mixes. Moreover, Audified is not just a for-profit business, however; its parental company clearly cares about the future of audio software/hardware development, developing partnerships with both Janacek Academy of Music and Performing Arts (JAMU) in Brno, Czech Republic — realising a research project to bring modern audio engineering technologies to music education, and also Brno University of Technology, one of the Czech Republic’s leading research and teaching institutions — working with the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication Technologies on scientific projects. Participating in organising entry exams and teaching at these highly-respected higher education establishments has helped establish the first specialised studies of audio engineering in the Czech Republic. In keeping with spreading the (audio engineering) word, Audified has helpfully seen fit to recently release a range of free plug-ins, available from here: http://shop.audified.com/collections/products/free#tags
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