Chromaphone 3 + PACKS

Chromaphone 3

Melodies, Beats and Crazy Soundscapes

Chromaphone strikes in full dynamics with acoustic sharpness and precision.

Chromaphone 3 is a two-voice synthesizer based on eight physically modelled acoustic resonators. This versatile instrument provides a delightful mixture of real-life presence and distinctive timbres that can’t be found anywhere else. Chromaphone 3 ships with 1000+ sounds taking full advantage of its state-of-the-art acoustic object synthesis.

Features

• Two-part multitimbral, stacked or split.
• Top-notch analogue modules and clever synth architecture.
• Four performance macros per layer that respond to user-defined MIDI controls.
• Factory library comprising more than a 1000 sounds by top sound designers.
• Expansion packs.

What's New?

NEW Home View

With macros mapped to key sound characteristics modulation, timbre, envelope, and effect—the Home view presents a distraction-free and laidback browsing and tweaking experience.

NEW Two-Voice Multitimbral

Chromaphone 3 combines two independent timbres—stacked or split—to create performance-friendly, texture-full, and spacious sounds that are sure to make a good impression.

NEW Factory Library​

Chromaphone 3 ships with a completely new factory library of 420 sounds created by top sound designers. Michel Basque, Christian Halten, Jerry Kovarsky, Christian Laffitte, Niall McCallum, Adam Pietruszko, Daniel Stawczyk, Sean Divine, and Venus Theory form an incredible team that made the most of the latest Chromaphone 3 features. It’s with great pride that AAS present these new signature sounds.

REMASTERED Chromaphone 2 Library

A long and fastidious process of fine-tuning went down in the AAS quarters. Each and every sound of the legacy Chromaphone 2 library went under the eyes of the AAS team members. They now boast a consistent gain-stage, unity-gain effects, better dynamics, and compelling real-time sound transformation assignments to take advantage of the new features of Chromaphone 3. That’s an extra 676 solid sounds in your hands.

NEW Browser

With Packs, Sounds, Categories, and Creators views, Chromaphone 3’s brand-new browser offers an efficient way to home in on the sounds you’re looking for.

NEW Macros

Chromaphone 3 now boasts four performance macros per layer that respond to user-defined MIDI controls. Each and every sound features modulation, timbre, envelope, and effect morphing assignments that can be played in real-time for enhanced expressivity and sonic dimension.

IMPROVED Microtonal tunings via Scala scale files

Chromaphone 3 now supports the Scala scale file format as well as reference note frequency tuning for microtonal music-making.

Compatible with Chromaphone 2 sounds

Simply copy Chromaphone 2 banks in Chromaphone 3’s packs folder to convert them.

EXPANDED Multi-Effects Module

Chromaphone 3’s multi-effects module now sports reverb, equalizer, compressor, tremolo, and guitar amplifier processors for even more completeness. Furthermore, the five effect slots can be re-arranged in any order.

Learn more about Chromaphone 3.

Split Personality Chromaphone 3 Sound Bank

With Split Personality, seasoned AAS resident sound designer Adam Pietruszko returns with a creative set of Chromaphone sounds. As its name implies, Split Personality presents a meticulously curated array of split presets, harmoniously balanced and exceptionally playable. More precisely, your keyboard is split in half, both sides having two different sonic characteristics carefully balanced for an artistic vibe. Delve into a range of combinations, some pushing boundaries with experimentation while others embrace a classic essence. Get creative by combining layers on your own, unlocking the potential for thousands of unique and inspiring variations. Explore an extensive array of drum, percussion, and dynamic arpeggiated rhythms splits, empowering you to swiftly establish the foundation for your new song. Furthermore, considerable attention was dedicated in fashioning versatile macros, granting you the freedom to shape your sound on-the-fly during performances. Crafting your distinctive sonic identity is a breeze with Split Personality’s flexible toolset.

Who’s Adam Pietruszko?

Adam Pietruszko is a sound designer and audio engineer from Poland. Even though he specializes in cinematic and avant-garde sound design, his expertise also covers genres ranging from electronica, experimental music, techno, IDM, Synthwave, EDM, and many others. Adam also teaches at the Academy of Sound Engineering and the Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology in Warsaw, Poland. He provides lectures on sound synthesis, acoustics, electroacoustics, digital audio theory, as well as electronic music and FX production. 

Features

• 100 Chromaphone 3 presets

Ice Crystals Chromaphone 3 Sound Bank

With Ice Crystals, his first sound pack with AAS, Dutch sound designer Richard Veenstra unleashes an immersive collection of expressive abstract sounds perfectly tailored for those seeking to add intricate sound layers that captivate the senses. Ice Crystals transports you through a sonic labyrinth, where icy bells resonate with crystalline clarity, digital detuned pads weave a tapestry of ethereal melodies, and bright deep basses provide a foundation that reverberates with intensity. Ignite your creative spark with the pack's complex rhythms that elevates your compositions to new heights. Whether you're a connoisseur of intelligent dance music, a crispy techno enthusiast, or a creator of deep and dark cinematic soundscapes, Ice Crystals will infuse your music with unparalleled richness and depth. Take your music to a new dimension, where artistry meets innovation and boundless possibilities await.

Who’s Richard Veenstra?

Richard Veenstra is a Dutch sound designer and composer currently based in Madrid, Spain. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Music from Prince Claus Conservatoire Groningen and a Master of Arts from HKU University of the Arts Utrecht, specializing in Composition in Contexts.

His blend of analog synthesizers, vintage tape machines, digital production techniques, and foley sound design techniques, lead to a signature sound, audible in all his works to date. Richard works for leading software and hardware musical instrument companies like Elektron, Ableton, Splice, Arturia, Native Instruments, Soniccouture, Loopmasters, Toontrack, UVI, and Applied Acoustics Systems, providing sound design, factory presets and sample libraries.

As a composer and producer, he works with internationally acclaimed artists, has released music on Hexagon Records, Universal Music, Spinnin’ Records, 49 REC., and Kostbar Musik. Richard has performed at various venues, festivals and spaces throughout Europe and The United States, such as Palais de Tokyo Paris, Berghain Berlin, Roundhouse London, Paradiso Amsterdam, and SIR Studios Los Angeles.

Richard is co-founder of German music library website Feature Music, has been teaching composition and sound design at conservatoires and music academies and co-developed the Experimental Sound curriculum at Deutsche Pop/University of West-London. As of 2020, Richard is also a member of music and sound design agency The Solos.

Features

• 100 Chromaphone 3 presets

Humanized Chromaphone 3 Sound Bank

After revealing the synthetic side of Chromaphone with the Octagon and Digital Sins sound pack, resident sound designer Daniel Stawczyk wished to explore the intrinsically organic nature of the synthesizer. He is back with Humanized, a sound collection taking advantage of the Chromaphone’s powerful macro and layer system to morph short and percussive attacks along with drone-like pads. This rivalry between contrasting layers mimics human-like inhale/exhale motion leading to a subtle communication with the listener. Featuring textured pads, plucks, guitars, leads, keys, organs, and basses, Humanized is sure to inspire your production with organic cinematic moods.

Who’s Daniel Stawczyk?

Poland based Daniel Stawczyk aka Status is a sound designer collaborating with numerous software instrument developers and has released over 30 nicely received sound sets. Let alone hundreds of presets for factory sound banks released along with the premieres of several instruments worldwide.

Features

• 101 Chromaphone 3 presets

Transmutation Chromaphone 3 Sound Bank

AAS newcomer Michel Basque presents Transmutation—a 101-preset sound collection for Chromaphone 3. Basque approaches sounds as instruments by themselves with great attention to details, playability, and balance.

Real instruments are evoked with fresh creative twists—crystalline mallets and bells, futuristic neo-classical keys, exotic and hybrid acoustic strings, filmic guitars, and gritty mutant pads abound. From all times and places—exotic, traditional, electronic—this miscellanea balances real and surreal textures with a strong lively quality that captures the prominent essence of Chromaphone 3.

While ideal for cinematic climaxes or otherworldly soundscapes production, more conventional creations benefit from a very organic boost of intensity and emotion. Transmutation sonically reflects on a world in the throes of profound changes, a rapidly mutating ecosystem transforming us all.

Features

• 102 Presets for Chromaphone 3

Deconstruction Chromaphone 3 Sound Bank

World-renowned artist Amon Tobin unleashes his visceral ingenuity with Deconstruction—a slab of 102 presets proposing harsh and hypnotizing yet beautiful aural landscapes.  The Deconstruction sound pack elevates Chromaphone 3 to Tobin's unique sonic vision—from eerie to shiny and sleek. Musically focused at its core, Deconstruction feels abstractedly imperfect and dissonant yet very structured as a whole—the culmination of Tobin's decades of evolution through experimentation. Full of haunting melodic sounds, peculiar percussion, or unsettling soundscapes, Deconstruction transports to its broken but captivating world.

Features

• 102 Presets for Chromaphone 3

Synth City Chromaphone 3 Sound Bank

Resident sound designer Adam Pietruszko embraces retro-futurism with Synth City—a collection of 100 presets amalgamating the nostalgia of the 1980s’ vibe with Chromaphone 3’s modern twist. Plunge into synthwave and retrowave territory all the way through futuresynth, darksynth, outrun, retro-electro, nu disco, and synth-pop with this lavish sound pack. Capturing the aesthetic of VHS B movies’ music, Synth City excels at synthesizer melodies straight out of science fiction, cyberpunk, horror, and action film soundtracks. Synth City proposes a plethora of hooks—spanning from cheese to darkness—perfect to celebrate the atmosphere of the 80s and craft your own alternative timeline.

Features

• 101 Presets

Turmoil District Chromaphone 3 Sound Bank

AAS sound designer newcomer Emeric Zubar a.k.a. BLAKE presents Turmoil District—a collection of 101 presets exhibiting the emotional and ominous side of Chromaphone 3. Turmoil District gets you everything you need to explore the dark and sad atmosphere of Trap, Cloud Trap, RnB, Hip Hop, and even ambient music. While being sonically rich-sounding, this sound pack highlights the dreamy and haunting vibe needed for those genres. With its vast selection of kicks, snares, basses, hi-hats, pads, and keys, Turmoil District's presets are specifically designed to create vibrant beats and take your music to its climax.​

Features

• 101 Presets

Hover Chromaphone 3 Sound Bank

AAS sound designer newcomer Niall McCallum presents Hover, a brand new collection of presets showcasing and celebrating the wide-ranging sonic capabilities of Chromaphone 3. Playing to Chomaphone's strengths with an intricate choice of tuned percussion and sturdy drums, deep mallets, rich keys, driving basses, the pack's 100 presets also wander into creative territory with sets of shimmering reverb and delay-drenched guitar-like synths, sweeping sound effects, and dusty analogue synthesizer tones. At its core, Hover highlights the vibe and character of the chillwave and downtempo sub-genres.

Features

• 100 Presets

Solids Chromaphone 3 Sound Bank

At times, Solids blurs the line between analogue, FM, and physical modelling with punchy basses, delicate plucks, and ethereal pads—perfectly suited for synthwave and soundtrack productions. These 102 patches complement beautifully the original Chromaphone 3 factory library by combining both familiar keyboard classics with utterly unique experimental textures.

Features

• 102 Presets

Octagon Chromophone 3 Sound Bank

Octagon is sound designer Daniel Stawczyk’s second Sound Pack Series for Chromaphone 3. This time around he proposes a 148-preset collection of carefully designed arpeggiated layered sounds.

Sometimes pushing forward the richness of Chromaphone 3 to its full potential, but at others opting for depth, finesse, and refined delicacy. On Octagon, Daniel takes full advantage of the arpeggiator's density and intricacy. Packed with an inspiring cornucopia of arpeggiated synths, pads, basses, chords, stabs, flows, percussions, chimes, and angular special effects, Octagon unlocks your creativity at every turn.

Features

• 149 Presets

KitNetix Chromaphone 3 Sound Bank

KitNetix is a macrophonic sound bank that zooms into an intricate new world. The 128-preset collection crafted by renowned sound designer Martin Walker features drum kits made from exotic materials, percussion unleashed from reality, soundscapes from dark beginnings to glittering futures, hyper-detailed generative textures, and fantasy hybrid instruments that have never been heard before, including bells, chimes, keys, strings, and pads. Moods cover a huge range, from epic soundtrack projects via weird electronica to gentle ambient minimalism.

Features

• 128 Presets

Cardinals Chromaphone 3 Sound Bank

Cardinals is the sound designer and composer Simon Stockhausen's presentation of dualism in all sort of realms. You'll find dark and light, tonal and atonal, serenity and anxiety, and eastern and western scattered across the Achromatic and Chromatic Percussion, Danger Zone, Keys, Synths, Strings, Pads, Textures, and Scapes categories. The 109 presets encapsulate their own enclosed universe for many hours of exploration.

Features

• 109 Presets

Microsound Textures Chromaphone 3 Sound Bank

Microsound Textures is all about precision, details, subtlety, and complexity. Richard Devine’s idea was to use grain particles and tiny pulses to create rich and dense textures. In addition, the collection includes a wide variety of surprising and mysterious instruments ranging from light and delicate to dark and atonal. The 128 sounds are divided into five categories: Percussion, Sound Effects, Keys and Synths, Pads and Strings, and Textures and Ambience.

Features

• 128 Presets

Synbiosis Chromaphone 3 Sound Bank

Synbiosis is sound designer Daniel Stawczyk’s fifth volume in AAS's Sound Bank Series and his first for Chromaphone 3. This 130-preset collection presents arpeggiators, basses, bells, keys, synths, and effects that truly exemplify what can be achieved when a sound designer works organically with a synthesizer. Wherever your destination, Synbiosis puts forward the perfect vehicle to explore the fundamental nature of Chromaphone 2.

Features

• 130 Presets

Epicycles Chromaphone 3 Sound Bank

After his Microsound Textures compendium, Richard Devine revisits Chromaphone in its second incarnation and presents an unsettling and opaque collection of new sounds. The 111 Epicycles presets adventurously delve into enigmatic and uncertain lands. Nine categories structure the series of patterns and textures: Soundscapes, Basses, Plucked Strings, Keys, Synths, Strings and Pads, Percussions, Arps, and Effects.

Features

• 111 Presets

Cinematix Chromaphone 3 Sound Bank

Long-time Chromaphone user Christian Laffitte sends us his first contribution to the Sound Bank Series with the high impact Cinematix. Whether it’s epic scenes or fast-paced pursuits, with its strong emphasis on monumental hits and percussions, Cinematix is sure to fuel your next score. Cinematix gathers 100 presets grouped into percussions, snares, toms, cymbals, chimes and bells, hits, strings and pads, effects, and arpeggiators.

Features

• 100 Presets

Multiverse Chromaphone 3 Sound Bank

AAS is proud to announce another highly versatile sound bank for Chromaphone 3 - Multiverse! This 100 preset collection contains otherworldly textures and unusual melodic and percussive elements. Multiverse has a range of dynamically rich sounds that are particularly well suited for cinematic soundtracks and sound design. The synthesis expertise of acclaimed virtuoso and music technology pioneer Thiago Pinheiro is at your fingertips, with each patch overflowing with interactive possibilities and instantly useful combinations. From organic sounds to sci-fi scores, from abstract ambiences to cutting edge grooves, transitions and unique arpeggiators: surprise yourself with Multiverse's full expression, responsiveness and sonic depth.

Features

• 100 Presets

Digital Sins Chromaphone 3 Sound Bank

Daniel Stawczyk dropped Digital Sins and everything stopped. AAS found ourselves enthralled in an altered universe where Chromaphone 3 acted as a classic digital synthesizer. The 144 presets definitely gave us a retro-futuristic vibe. AAS discovered focused, bright, metallic, and percussive sounds that AAS considered truly distinctive. It felt a bit unusual considering the intrinsic acoustic grain of Chromaphone 3. 

Features

• 144 Presets

System Requirements for Chromaphone 3

System Requirements for the Sound Banks

This preset collection can be used with the free AAS Player plug-in as well as the Chromaphone 3 analogue synthesizer.

After you have installed the sound bank, there are two options to use it:

1. Chromaphone 3 - Reverence will automatically be added to Chromaphone 3 if it is installed on your computer.
2. AAS Player - If you don't own Chromaphone 3, you will be able to play Reverence from the AAS Player plug-in or standalone application.