Zeeon is a virtual analog synthesizer, powered by an advanced analog circuit modelling engine. We spent a lot of time analysing iconic analog synths, both vintage and modern, to find out which parts of the circuit contribute most to their specific character. We used this knowledge to create a unique synth, with focus on what’s most important - the pure, organic and detailed sound. Many analog synth emulations sound dull. Not Zeeon. We take care of the entire spectrum range from deep lows to sweet highs. All audio and modulation signals are processed at 176 KHz (4x oversampling).
Full manual and audio demos available at the BeepStreet website.
Features
• Audio Unit v3 and standalone application with a simple polyphonic step sequencer
• 2 oscillators with continuously variable waveforms, hard-sync and sub-oscillator. Carefully simulated analog drift and PSU influence.
• Filter: 3 models available: Transistor ladder low pass, OTA cascade low pass and State Variable Filter with continuously variable LP-HP + BP mode.
• 2 low frequency oscillators and envelope generators per voice.
• Overdrive: diode clipper, transistor saturation, wave folder, pre and post filter.
• Up to 2 layers per voice. Layers can modulate each other.
• Powerful modulation matrix offering self-modulation and cross-layer modulation, 8 modulation slots, 17 signal sources and 41 targets available, both from modulation modules and audio signal path. This takes Zeeon into semi-modular territory. Imagine oscillator waveform, panning, filter cutoff, resonance or LP-HP mode modulated by oscillators or another layer!
A missed opportunity When I heard the sounds of this synthesizer I had a good impression. So I bought it. But then the absence of an arpeggiator, the incompatibility of unison with polyphony (when we can now join unison and polyphony that is very useful for rich pads), made it uncomfortable to use. So I never use it. I often listen so some sound but then I use some other soft synths because they have arpeggiator and polyphonic unison or supersaw. Furthermore recently there is another problem too, I bought the AUv3 version to use it on GarageBand for iOS on iPad Pro. When I load it, I cannot expand it (differently from all the other soft synths), and I cannot even see all the list of sounds, because some of them remain hidden under the virtual keyboard and it’s impossible to select them. Please do something to fix these problems. It’s really a pity for a good synthesizer to have such limitations that prejudge its use.