Spectral Sound Morpher

US Dystopian Waves releases NEUON: Cepstral Morph      28/09/26

Dystopian Waves describes NEUON as a sound morphing plugin that combines the spectral character and texture of two different sounds to create entirely new hybrid sounds. This is what they have to say about it...

Feed NEUON a main sound and a second sound through the sidechain, then morph between them with independent control over their formant character and texture. Turn a vocal into a synth-like texture, give a piano the character of a voice, transform drums with another sound, or create completely unfamiliar sounds from two familiar sources.

Two Engines, Two Ways to Transform Sound
Cepstral Morpher is designed for creative spectral morphing. Control the Formant Morph and Texture Morph independently, or use the single Macro Morph knob for quick and intuitive transformations. With Formant Shift, Lifter, Env Follow, adjustable FFT sizes, and a selectable frequency range, you can shape the morph from subtle tonal changes to extreme transformations.
Filterbank Vocoder provides a dedicated vocoder-style engine for classic robotic vocals, synth-and-voice processing, rhythmic effects, and more.

Morph the Parts You Want
NEUON's frequency range controls let you decide where the morph happens.
Keep the low end of Source A untouched while morphing the mids and highs, or preserve high-frequency details while transforming the rest of the sound. The interactive spectral visualizer lets you see the frequency content and adjust the morph range directly.

Flexible Modulation
Four independent, tempo-synced custom LFOs let you animate NEUON's parameters with drawable modulation curves. Create smooth evolving movements, rhythmic patterns, or sharp repeating changes, and assign each LFO to a parameter of your choice.

Features
    •    Two Morphing Engines -- Choose between the Cepstral Morph and Vocoder engines for different approaches to sound transformation.
    •    Dual Morph Control -- Independently morph the spectral/formant character and texture/excitation between Source A and Source B.
    •    Macro Morph Mode -- Explore the entire morphing process with a single intuitive control.
    •    Multiple FFT Sizes -- Choose different FFT sizes to control the resolution and character of the spectral processing.
    •    Formant Shift -- Shift the formant character up or down without changing the pitch.
    •    Lifter -- Control the intensity of formant shaping and how strongly the spectral characteristics of the sources influence the morph.
    •    Morph Frequency Range -- Define exactly where the morphing takes place, from focused frequency-band transformations to full-spectrum morphing.
    •    Spectral Visualizer -- See the incoming spectra and resulting morphed spectrum in real time.
    •    Envelope Follow -- Control how closely the output follows the dynamics of the main source.
    •    4 Custom Curve LFOs -- Create rhythmic and evolving modulation with four independent, tempo-synchronized LFOs.
    •    Flexible LFO Routing -- Independently assign each LFO to available parameters and adjust its speed and depth.
    •    Preset System -- Save, load, and manage your own presets.
    •    20 Factory Presets -- Start exploring NEUON with a collection of ready-to-use presets.

Create Sounds That Don't Exist
From subtle spectral coloration to dramatic cross-synthesis, NEUON is built for creating hybrid sounds that sit somewhere between the original sources.

Vocal + Synth. Piano + Voice. Drums + Texture. Guitar + Machine.
Feed it two sounds and explore what happens when their character becomes one.

Pricing and Availability:
On offer at $13.99

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