Max for Cats’ latest creation brings the versatility of a semi-modular interface to the world of analog-modelling synthesis. Built around a flexible virtual patchbay, Pallas gives users immense control over a wide range of bold and unique sounds.

Pallas is a Max for Live device that has been specifically designed to model all the grit, character, and charm of authentic analog sounds. Featuring eight-voice polyphony, Pallas is powered by three versatile oscillators. The device's main two oscillators allow users to mix up to four waveforms (sine, triangle, square, and sawtooth, and an additional noise generator), while the third oscillator is a wavetable-based signal generator that can also be used as an additional LFO for modulation purposes.

This Kit contains seven experimental Max for Live devices with a visual interface that invites you to tune parameters with your ears and lose yourself in sound.

- Jog - a notepad sequencer with euclidean pacing

- Pop - a colorful synthesizer with microtonal flavors

- Hue - a dynamic filter with rhythmic control

- Box - a spacious reverb with intense tonality

- Dot - a geometric sequencer with logical operators

- Lux - a pristine harmonic synthesizer

- Ego - a blurring delay with grainshifting

OctoCell combines additive, FM and subtractive synthesis in an accessible interface. Stack up to eight oscillators, each with their own individual FM options, and dial in an array of modulation and envelope possibilities to create rich, evolving sounds.

A new kind of synthesis

OctoCell was designed with the instability of acoustic instruments as inspiration. By giving each of the eight oscillators their own waveforms and frequency modulation, the resulting harmonic interplay leads to a rich, complex sound. But while the potential is huge for keen sound designers, the initial interface is simple enough for beginners to experiment with, too. Even just altering the OSC and FM Harmonicity settings and turning up the Random can generate exciting, dynamic new tones.