Hi all,
I’ve just released Tupos MPE Subtractive, the second synth in my Tupos MPE line (Tupos MPE FM was the first). I built it to be played with MPE controllers first, so I’d like to share it here.
How expression works: every assignable knob has a row of source badges — pressure, slide, velocity, mod wheel, expression pedal, Swell and LFO. Light a badge and set the range right under the knob. Nothing is hidden in a separate matrix page, so you can see at a glance what your hands are moving.
MPE details:
- Lower, Upper and Both zones, plus a multi-channel mode.
- Profiles for ROLI, LinnStrument, MIDI guitar and Auto (RPN); a Custom profile with editable zone sizes, bend ranges and the Slide CC.
- Per-note pitch bend, pressure, slide and release velocity reach each voice.
- Input mode and bend ranges are settings, not part of presets, so loading a sound never changes your controller setup.
- Without an MPE controller, the Standard MIDI profile routes channel aftertouch, mod wheel and pedal to the same destinations.
The engine: two oscillators with sub and noise, unison, PWM, hard sync, cross-modulation and drift, into a resonant LP/BP/HP/notch filter at 12 or 24 dB. There’s an arpeggiator, a step sequencer, eight effect slots and MIDI Learn on every assignable knob.
Mac (Standalone, AUv2, VST3; Apple silicon) and Windows (Standalone, VST3). €19.99, one licence for Mac and Windows on up to three computers.
Feedback from MPE players is very welcome — especially on default bend ranges and how the pressure and slide curves feel on your controller.