BLEASS Arpeggiator

BLEASS Arpeggiator takes the inspirationally melodic power of a classic synth arpeggiator and supercharges it with modern features demanded by today’s musicians. Developed in collaboration with top French producer Canblaster, BLEASS Arpeggiator’s capabilities extend far beyond the clichéd up-and-down monophonic patterns of an old-school synth arpeggiator, with polyrhythms, polyphony, and a large collection of highly configurable arpeggio patterns built in.

The focus of BLEASS Arpeggiator is creativity and experimentation. The plugin’s hands-on user interface is as intuitive and spontaneous to use as a classic subtractive synth, so varying and adapting arpeggios on-the-fly is an easy, fun and organic experience.
The plugin recognises incoming performance controllers, and includes a pair of XY pads (huge fun on iPad!), a pair of advanced LFOs and BLEASS’ signature Motion Sequencer. These can modulate the arpeggiator’s parameters, unlocking a deep level of creativity that’s simply not available from modern step-sequencer-style arpeggiators.

BLEASS Arpeggiator also offers a built-in sound generator. This is a cut-down yet great-sounding FM synth that’s perfect for creating the kinds of bright, sweet and punchy sounds that can work so well with an arpeggio line. You can of course use BLEASS Arpeggiator with any other synth too (see tutorials here), with each instance of the plugin creating its own MIDI source that can be bussed to any instrument within your project.

PERFORMANCE TAB
The Performance tab allows incoming realtime performance control messages to be routed to BLEASS Arpeggiator’s parameters.

ARPEGGIATOR TAB
The settings within the Arpeggiator Tab control the rhythmic and pitch patterns produced by BLEASS Arpeggiator.

LFO TAB
BLEASS Arpeggiator includes a pair of LFOs (Low Frequency Oscillators) that can be used to modulate the plugin’s parameters. This is a great way to create dynamic, evolving arpeggios.

MOTION TAB
BLEASS Arpeggiator’s built in Motion Sequencer allows patterns of values to be sequenced and then used to modulate up to two of the plugin’s parameters.

SYNTH TAB
BLEASS Arpeggiator features a built-in stripped-down FM synthesiser whose sound is a perfect match for many arpeggiated parts. You can use this on its own, use it to reinforce the sound of another synth, or disable it altogether.
The synth’s oscillator section generates a sine wave whose frequency can be modulated by the FM 1 and FM 2 oscillators. In the language of FM, the main oscillator can be thought of as the carrier, whilst FM 1 and FM 2 are modulators attached to that carrier.