Parallels: Dual-Source Wavescanning Synth by Softube

Parallels is built around almost a hundred pre-recorded multi-waveforms, drawn from classic digital and analogue synths, hard-wired and modular instruments, FM and phase modulation sources, and environmental recordings. Each waveform is about 15 seconds long and contains a progression, such as a filter sweep or pitch diffusion.

Playback can start from any point in the waveform. The playhead moves through the source at a rate you choose before settling into a sustain loop. Each source runs up to seven voices, and both sources together can play up to fourteen voices. Blending the two sources gives you a wide range of combined timbres.

Each source can pass through its own filter section. Three analogue-modelled filter types are available: a state-variable filter (low, high or band-pass), a vactrol-style low-pass gate, and a set of resonant peaks.

Four modulation pods can each be assigned one of five sources: LFO, random, Euclidean sequencer, step sequencer or envelope. They can modulate most parameters, and two pods can be paired to co-modulate a single parameter. Five three-knob effects run in sequence: distortion, chorus, flanger, delay and reverb. Each can be adjusted, modulated or bypassed.