Ghosts: 6-Voice Physical Modeling

Effect and instrument in a pedal   15-Oct-25

New from Kinotone comes the Ghost - a 6-voice physical modeling effect and instrument in a pedal form factor. A wealth of sonic dimensions is available with an on-board contact mic and the option to retune voices to preset chords, custom chords, and microtonal scales. There are 6 factory presets, with up to 32 presets using MIDI. USB and TRS MIDI supported and all parameters are controllable via MIDI, CV, or expression. The first run is sold out but a second pre-order round will be starting soon.

Look out for the vocal processing at the end... it's pretty magical. 

Here's more: 

Excite high-fidelity strings, tubes, and bars to conjure resonant objects and acoustic environments: a blooming cello, a playful xylophone. From organic realism to spectral fantasy. Retune the voices to preset chords - including custom chords and microtonal scales. Connect a MIDI keyboard for polyphonic play and the full spectrum of its synthesis engine.

Animate the contact mic and capture gestures with a built-in looper. Transform the resonators with Touch Modes -- from a streaming granular processor, to a Bode frequency shifter, to a virtual-analog drum machine. Ghosts is a compact partner in sympathetic resonance, harmony and rhythm.

Physical Modeling Engine

• 6-voice polyphony
• Excite the resonators with external audio, the built-in contact mic, or MIDI notes
• Flexible, high-fidelity physical models: strings, tubes, bars
• Reharmonize the resonators with 12 preset chords
• Selectable root note and chord voicing

Reverb

• Custom-designed stereo reverb adds spatial character
• Routable pre- or post-resonator -- let the space excite the object, or let the object excite the space
• Sustains infinitely

Custom Chords + Microtonal Tunings

• Define a user chord of up to 6 MIDI notes
• MTS SysEx files supported for microtonal and xenharmonic scales
• Save user chords and scales into presets

Contact Microphone

• Strum, tap, scratch the mic -- excite the resonators with tactile vibrations
• Toggle the mic ON or OFF with the tap of a button
• Mic is fully disconnected from the audio path when disengaged
• Adjustable sensitivity
   

Polyphonic MIDI instrument

• Retune the resonator voices directly via keyboard control
• Internal exciter turns Ghosts into a playable physical modeling instrument
• Multiple MIDI exciters: pluck, strike, blow -- or create your own exciter with a captured loop

Product page: https://kinotoneaudio.com/products/ghosts/

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