{"title":"Plugins - Instrument - Martinic","description":"\u003cp\u003eMartinic is a small Dutch developer that models forgotten vintage instruments rather than the obvious classics. The AX73 brings back Akai's 80s analogue polysynth, Prodigy recreates Moog's 1979 monosynth with a 16-step sequencer, and the Pianet T and Elka Panther cover vintage electric piano and combo organ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Martinic instrument runs as AAX, AU, CLAP, VST2 and VST3, natively on Apple Silicon. SOUND7 is an authorised Martinic reseller. Digital delivery: licence activation code sent by email.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"martinic-ax73","title":"Martinic - AX73","description":"\u003cp\u003eMartinic AX73 is a modelled analogue polysynth plugin based on Akai's 1980s AX73, built for producers who want warm, layered 80s pads, brass and leads without a sample library in sight. It's a proper working synth, not a set of recordings, and it comes with over 600 presets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe original AX73 never got the attention its Roland and Oberheim rivals did, and that's partly why it's interesting now. Martinic have kept the character of the hardware, a slightly soft, chorused, very 80s polysynth sound, then taken away the limits that held it back. Six voices became 24, every layer gets its own arpeggiator, and there's a full effects rack after the synth. Stacked pads sit wide and warm in a mix without needing much help, and the split mode is just the ticket for bass and chords from one patch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/2286\/5816\/files\/martinic-ax73-plugin.jpg?v=1793447202\" alt=\"Martinic AX73 synth plugin interface showing the Keys view with the original Akai panel layout\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTwo layers, four oscillators\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach of the Upper and Lower layers has two VCOs with saw, triangle, square, saw plus triangle and sine waves, a sub oscillator per VCO and its own pink noise source. Stack the layers for a four-oscillator sound, or split them across the keyboard or across two MIDI channels. Pulse width can be modulated on any waveshape, not just the square, which gives the pads a lot of movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFilter and OWFM\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe filter in each layer switches between low-pass, band-pass and high-pass at 6, 12 or 24 dB\/oct, and will self-oscillate. The unusual part is OWFM, which modulates the filter cutoff at oscillator rate. Push it and the tone goes metallic and growly, a useful route to aggressive leads that you don't get from most vintage emulations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eModulation and arpeggiator\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery layer gets four DADSR envelopes and four LFOs, with a step function on the LFOs that behaves like sample-and-hold over any shape. The arpeggiator runs per layer, syncs to your DAW and includes Improv and Chord modes, so two layers can arpeggiate against each other. Trance producers will find plenty to work with here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eEffects\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's the built-in chorus with four modes, which is a big part of the AX73 sound, followed by eight reorderable effect units: compressor, chorus, flanger, phaser, delay, reverb, distortion and three-band EQ, each with its own mix control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eACE modelled analogue synthesiser, not a sample library\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo VCOs per layer, four in total when layers are stacked\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSub oscillator per VCO and pink noise per layer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelf-oscillating LP\/BP\/HP filter per layer, 6, 12 or 24 dB\/oct\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOWFM: oscillator-rate filter modulation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUp to 24 voices, four times the original six\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStack, split or MIDI split the Upper and Lower layers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour DADSR envelopes and four LFOs per layer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoly, Dual, Unison and Mono modes with portamento\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArpeggiator per layer with DAW sync\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt-in four-mode chorus plus eight post-synth effects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e600+ factory presets with a preset manager for collections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSettings view and original hardware Keys view, HiDPI support\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull MIDI learn and DAW automation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSystem Requirements\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVersion 1.4.4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWindows 7 or newer, x64\/x86: AAX, CLAP, VST2, VST3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWindows 11 on Arm (Arm64EC): CLAP, VST2, VST3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emacOS 10.9 or newer, Intel and native Apple Silicon: AAX, AU, CLAP, VST2, VST3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecommended sample rate 44.1 kHz or higher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSOUND7 is an authorised reseller of Martinic plugins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital delivery: licence activation code sent by email.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0m1XQBHR_dA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n","brand":"Martinic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57707717525877,"sku":"1333-1005","price":82.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/2286\/5816\/files\/martinic-ax73-plugin.jpg?v=1793447202"},{"product_id":"martinic-prodigy","title":"Martinic - Prodigy","description":"\u003cp\u003eMartinic Prodigy is a modelled recreation of Moog's 1979 Prodigy monosynth, aimed at producers who want fat analogue bass and leads with a sequencer built in. It adds polyphony, unison and a 16-step analogue-style sequencer to a synth that originally had none of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Prodigy was Moog's budget monosynth: two oscillators, a ladder filter and not much else. That simplicity is exactly why it sounds the way it does, round and punchy at the bottom with a filter that bites when you push the emphasis. Martinic have kept the original panel intact and tucked the extras behind it. For techno and acid-tinged basslines it's just the ticket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/2286\/5816\/files\/martinic-prodigy-plugin.jpg?v=1793447202\" alt=\"Martinic Prodigy monosynth plugin interface modelled on the Moog Prodigy panel\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe original voice\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo VCOs with three footages and hard sync from oscillator 1 to 2, into a 24 dB\/oct low-pass ladder filter with emphasis and keyboard tracking. Martinic have added a fourth oscillator waveform, adjustable pulse width, a sub oscillator and a pink\/white noise source, plus filter drive and an emphasis boost for when you want it to scream.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSequencer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe built-in 16-step sequencer runs in eight- or sixteen-step modes, with per-step level and trigger, level glide and tempo sync. Steps can drive oscillator pitch, filter, pulse width, mix, volume or pan, and pitch can be quantised. There's a parallel or serial chain mode, and it runs in loop, one-shot or single-step mode.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePoly, unison and reverb\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's an 8-voice polyphonic mode and a 6-voice unison mode with detune and stereo spread, which turns a mono bass synth into something that'll do wide supersaw-style leads. A vintage spring reverb modelled on Moog's 905 sits at the end of the chain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eACE modelled 1979 Prodigy analogue circuitry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo VCOs with hard sync, four waveforms and adjustable pulse width\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSub oscillator and pink\/white noise generator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24 dB\/oct ladder low-pass filter with drive and emphasis boost\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16-step sequencer with multiple destinations and pitch quantise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8-voice polyphonic and 6-voice unison modes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLegato and gated glide, MPE pitch bend support\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTempo-synced modulation with five wave shapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVintage spring reverb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e300+ factory presets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull MIDI learn and program change support\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSystem Requirements\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVersion 1.0.1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWindows 7 or newer, x64\/x86: AAX, CLAP, VST2, VST3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWindows 11 on Arm (Arm64EC): CLAP, VST2, VST3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emacOS 10.9 or newer, Intel and native Apple Silicon: AAX, AU, CLAP, VST2, VST3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecommended sample rate 44.1 kHz or higher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSOUND7 is an authorised reseller of Martinic plugins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital delivery: licence activation code sent by email.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jTrTFjrYzV8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n","brand":"Martinic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57707722735989,"sku":"1333-1027","price":54.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/2286\/5816\/files\/martinic-prodigy-plugin.jpg?v=1793447202"},{"product_id":"martinic-pianet-t","title":"Martinic - Pianet T","description":"\u003cp\u003eMartinic Pianet T is a modelled plugin version of the Pianet T electric piano, for anyone after a vintage keys sound with more bite and less polish than a Rhodes. It's fully modelled rather than sampled, so every note responds like the real reed mechanism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Pianet doesn't use hammers. Sticky pads pull on metal reeds until they snap free and vibrate, and pickups turn that into a short, percussive, slightly nasal tone. It's the sound of a lot of 60s pop and it cuts through a busy mix in a way a fatter electric piano won't. Martinic have modelled both the pickup output and the unplugged sound of the reeds, and you can blend the two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/2286\/5816\/files\/martinic-pianet-t-plugin.jpg?v=1793447202\" alt=\"Martinic Pianet T electric piano plugin interface\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePickups and unplugged sound\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe electro-mechanical pickup model and a physically modelled unplugged sound run on a two-channel mixer with pan, width, room and volume. A harmonic mix control shapes the pickup tone, and you can set reed decay, mechanical pluck noise and vintage or equal-tempered tuning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eEffects chain\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVibrato and a Pianet N style tremolo both sync to tempo. After that there's a digital chorus taken from Martinic's AXFX, a vintage tube guitar amp with five speaker cabinets, a classic spring reverb and a room simulation. Push the amp and it gets gritty in a very useful way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eACE modelled electro-mechanical reed piano\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhysically modelled unplugged sound, blendable with the pickup model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully polyphonic with full velocity range\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo-channel pickup\/unplugged mixer with pan, width and room\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTempo-synced vibrato and Pianet N style tremolo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigital chorus from Martinic AXFX\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVintage tube guitar amp with five cabinet models\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpring reverb and room simulation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVintage or 12-TET tuning, adjustable reed decay and pluck noise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 factory presets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull MIDI learn and program change support\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSystem Requirements\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVersion 1.0.4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWindows 7 or newer, x64\/x86: AAX, CLAP, VST2, VST3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWindows 11 on Arm (Arm64EC): CLAP, VST2, VST3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emacOS 10.9 or newer, Intel and native Apple Silicon: AAX, AU, CLAP, VST2, VST3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecommended sample rate 44.1 kHz or higher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSOUND7 is an authorised reseller of Martinic plugins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital delivery: licence activation code sent by email.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b8CMiTglg_I\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n","brand":"Martinic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57707722768757,"sku":"1333-1017","price":54.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/2286\/5816\/files\/martinic-pianet-t-plugin.jpg?v=1793447202"},{"product_id":"martinic-elka-panther","title":"Martinic - Elka Panther","description":"\u003cp\u003eMartinic Elka Panther is a modelled plugin of the Elka Panther, a 1960s Italian combo organ, for producers who want a raw, reedy organ sound with real vintage character. It comes with the rare Lem Echo Music tape delay built in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eItalian combo organs are thinner and buzzier than a Hammond, and that's the point. They sit on top of a mix rather than filling it, which makes them great for garage, psych and retro pop, and surprisingly useful layered under synths. Martinic have modelled the Panther 300 (also sold as the Capri) and included the Panther 100 engine as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/2286\/5816\/files\/martinic-elka-panther-plugin.jpg?v=1793447202\" alt=\"Martinic Elka Panther combo organ plugin interface\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eStops and harmony section\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThirteen treble stops in four ranks (16', 8', 4' and Mixture) plus two bass stops. The harmony controls let you vary the level of each footage continuously rather than just switching it in, and the two Mixture voices, Harsh and Mellow, each combine three pitches. A tone decay switch adds a percussive attack to the Mixture tabs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eEcho, amp and vibrato\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lem Echo Music tape delay comes with its own two-channel mixer, tone controls and pan. There's onboard vibrato, an optical swell pedal and vintage tube amp and cabinet emulations to rough it up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eACE modelled Elka Panther 300 combo organ\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdditional Elka Panther 100 engine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13 treble stops in four ranks plus two bass stops\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContinuously variable harmony levels for 16', 8', 4' and Mixture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTone decay percussion on Mixture tabs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnboard vibrato with adjustable speed and depth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptical swell pedal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt-in Lem Echo Music tape delay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVintage tube amp and cabinet emulation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully polyphonic, separate treble and bass MIDI channels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtended 88-note MIDI range\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSystem Requirements\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVersion 1.6.4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWindows 7 or newer, x64\/x86: AAX, CLAP, VST2, VST3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWindows 11 on Arm (Arm64EC): CLAP, VST2, VST3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emacOS 10.9 or newer, Intel and native Apple Silicon: AAX, AU, CLAP, VST2, VST3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecommended sample rate 44.1 kHz or higher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSOUND7 is an authorised reseller of Martinic plugins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital delivery: licence activation code sent by email.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a2w2evpc-Iw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n","brand":"Martinic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57707722801525,"sku":"1333-1002","price":54.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/2286\/5816\/files\/martinic-elka-panther-plugin.jpg?v=1793447202"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/2286\/5816\/collections\/martinic-ax73-plugin.jpg?v=1793450795","url":"https:\/\/sound7.com\/collections\/plugins-instrument-martinic.oembed","provider":"SOUND7","version":"1.0","type":"link"}