Additions

Additive synthesis: the unsung, unloved princess of synthesizer sound-making has been locked at the top of an overgrown tower for over a decade. Like a jester dressed as a Knight in slightly tarnished armour, JP rides to her rescue, kisses her back to life and lovingly crafts a massive set of sounds from two classic synthesizers, the FM/additive hybrid, the DK Synergy (1982), a long-time favourite of electronic artist Wendy Carlos, (patches from whom we are pleased to present here) and the true-additive beast that was the Kawai K5m (1987).

Additive synthesis: the unsung, unloved princess of synthesizer sound-making
has been locked at the top of an overgrown tower for over a decade. Like a
jester dressed as a knight in slightly tarnished armour, JP rides to her
rescue, kisses her back to life and lovingly crafts a massive set of sounds
from two classic synthesizers, the FM/additive hybrid, the DK Synergy (1982),
a long-time favourite of electronic artist Wendy Carlos, (patches from whom we
are pleased to present here) and the true-additive beast that was the Kawai
K5m (1987).

For bright bells, brasses and strings, to digital Basses, orchestral FM tones
and wierd effects, Additions will cut through your mixes and add a silvery,
slivery sparkle.

As well as the sampled patches, Additions also includes sets of Synergy-
inspired, Thor-based Combinators

Features

DK Synergy: all three of the rare Wendy Carlos cartridges, plus the factory
and FX sets, and cartridges #4 and #5, for a total of 165 tones, plus 35
multi-layered Combinators Kawai K5m: 253 patches from the Kawai K5m—one of
only a handful of true additive synthesizers ever produced—and several of its
memory cards, lovingly sampled and edited by JP. Several patches feature
velocity or release layers, plus 100 multi-layered, additive industrial
soundscapes, including many recreations of Kawai presets 68 “Virtual Synergy”
Combinators, using Thors’ FM Pair oscillators and inspired by the DK Synergy
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