Kern – v1.2.0 [12-Feb-2025]

Kern is a polyphonic software synthesizer plug-in for Microsoft Windows (VST2/VST3/CLAP/AAX) and Apple macOS (VST2/VST3/CLAP/AU/AAX) designed to run with and to be fully controlled by modern MIDI keyboard controllers. It is written in native C++ code for high performance and extremely low CPU consumption. Main features are:

• Streamlined to be used with MIDI keyboard controllers;
  all parameters can be controlled by MIDI CC
• MIDI Learn
• Two alternative user panels
• 64 voices polyphony including portamento
• Two band-limited oscillators including Hard Sync
• 4-pole zero-delay feedback lowpass filter (two types)
• Two envelopes, one LFO
• Chorus effect
• Supports MTS-ESP by ODDSound dynamic micro-tuning
• Resizable user interface (not "N" version!)
• Plug-in supports Windows and macOS (32 bit and 64 bit)

Watch the preview/demo video of Kern at Youtube!

Thanks to Alberto Rodriguez (albertodream) for designing the factory presets 32 to 62!

Learn how to install Kern on your Mac!

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