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The sequencer runs at rates from 1/32 to 4/1, through up to 16 steps. Each module is controlled by a single slider in each step, governing gate time, filter cutoff frequency, bit depth, sample Rate, and number (and thus speed) of repeats. Modules are switched in and out using the power buttons at the left-hand end, while the R buttons on the opposite side randomise the sliders in each lane. A choice of two Sync options have the sequencer retriggering with each new note, or after the amp envelope Release stage; and the global Mix control blends the wet output with the dry signal. The Glitch Sequencer is utterly brilliant, whether you just want to add a bit of funky pulsation to a pad by flinging the Gate and filters around, or go all-out with the Repeater or distortion modules to construct a searing lead or bassline. The icing on the cake is that it can be placed pre or post FX, enabling reverb and delay tails to be included or excluded as you see fit. Beyond the Harmonic Editor, Thorn's oscillators are very well appointed.
A menu of shaping functions can be called on to transform the whole harmonic table (Boost Lows or Highs, Shift Octave, Randomize, etc), and a collection of preset tables is on hand for starting-point inspiration or use as is. You can even import the frequency profile of an audio file, which often yields interesting results. That's really only the beginning, though, as up to 16 harmonic tables can be defined per oscillator, loaded into the row of 'frames' at the bottom of the Harmonic Editor, for sweeping through, wavetable-style, with the Position knob. When tables are loaded into non- contiguous frames, the greyed-out intermediate frames smoothly interpolate between them; so even with just two tables set up, complex spectral shifts and sweeps are easily realised. Needless to say, the Position parameter is available as a modulation target, although we were disappointed to discover that modulation in Thorn isn't visually animated at all, and that includes the oscillator waveforms. A Glitch in the system Rooted in Sches' Tantra effects plugin, Thorn's Glitch Sequencer is a gleefully filthy step sequencing multieffects section comprising six rhythmically modulated audio processors: Gate, Low Pass and High Pass Filters, Bit Crusher, Sample Rate Reducer and Repeater.
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Our Verdict Thorn is a world-class soft synth that we confidently predict will become a dance music production staple. Pros Harmonic Oscillators and Filter are powerful and easy to use. Fabulous filters. Deep modulation. Glitch Sequencer and effects are ace. Cons Modulation isn't visualized. Very heavy on CPU usage. Dmitry Sches' second virtual instrument after the superb Diversion is a spectral synthesiser vying for 'super synth' status alongside the forward-thrusting likes of Serum, Dune 2 and VPS Avenger. Thorn's (VST/AU/AAX) architecture centres on three Harmonic Oscillators, the combined output of which is manipulated using a familiar arsenal of subtractive 'analogue' processors, and polished into a final sound with effects, an arpeggiator and the very cool Glitch Sequencer (see A Glitch in the system). Sweet harmony The three identical oscillators each generate a waveform from an editable series of 128 harmonics. In the pop-out Harmonic Editor, these are represented by vertical orange (amplitude) and blue (phase) bars, above and below the horizontal dividing line, and edited by drawing curves across the spectrum in one of four modes (Free, Odd, Even and Organ), or clicking in discrete settings for individual harmonics.
Each oscillator routes to either or both of two luscious resonant filters, featuring overdrive, a variety of low-, high- and band-pass types plus the formant-shaping Hypercomb, and arranged in series or parallel. Modulation sources consist of two main LFOs, a Vibrato LFO, three ADSR envelopes, two very capable multi-stage envelopes/step sequencers, and all the expected MIDI messages. The usual 'front-panel' assignments are in place - ie, amp and filter envelopes - but every modulator can be freely linked to any number of parameters from throughout the synth. The list of targets takes in literally every single control, buttons included! Assignments are made by drag-and-drop or via a right-click menu, and viewed in the 27-slot Modulation Matrix, where 'via' sources can be added. It's a spectacularly comprehensive system, although the aforementioned lack of real-time visual feedback on parameter movement really sucks. Thorn's Arpeggiator and nine onboard effects (Reverb, Delay, Distortion, Flanger, Chorus, EQ, Compressor, LoFi and Phaser) are every bit as impressive as the rest of the synth.