SkyDust Stereo: Spatial Synthesizer Plugin by Sound Particles

Spatial Envelope Generators and Spatial LFOs let you control where a note starts, how it moves and where it ends in the sound field. Azimuth and elevation can be driven by LFOs, and each oscillator can have its own starting position and movement. Divergence sets whether all notes start from the same point or vary slightly from note to note.

The built-in 3D views, including a 360º view, top view, rear view and sphere view, show where the sound is positioned. The Special Panner combines the strengths of sphere-based and cube-based panners. For headphone listening, the Binaural engine and built-in or custom SOFA HRTF datasets are available.

SkyDust Stereo offers 8 oscillators per voice, which can be used as subtractive, FM or hybrid sources. The FM Matrix lets you create custom connections between operators, and the Operator View shows the routing. Each oscillator can have its own filter, controlled by its own envelope and LFO.

The arpeggiator offers 7 modes with extra octave options. The sequencer is polyphonic and supports parameter sequences, and a scale setting can keep patterns in major or minor chords. Up to 256 voices are available, and the developer says anti-aliasing reduces digital artifacts.

The synth includes hundreds of presets, which can be filtered by artist or sound type. Random presets are generated with a dice control, and Random Lock keeps chosen modules unchanged while others change. Sub-presets let you save and reload only parts of a patch, such as a sequence, pitch effect, FM setting or spatial movement.