BlankSlate is a four-oscillator analogue-character instrument with a visual signal-flow view, a 16-slot patch-bay modulation matrix, and an entire rack of console-grade outboard — preamp, EQ, compressor, tube, and tape — wired into every voice. One plugin. The whole signal path.
Most synths bury their depth behind tabs and menus. BlankSlate gives you three full-screen ways to work the same engine — tweak it like a console, read its signal flow at a glance, or patch its modulation like a matrix. Switch instantly; nothing is ever more than one click away.
Every oscillator, filter, envelope, and outboard stage laid out at once on a brushed-metal console — hands-on, immediate, nothing hidden. This is where sounds get dialled in.
A live map of the entire chain — Voice → EQ → Comp → Tube → Tape → Chorus → Delay → Reverb → Output. Follow exactly how your sound is built, and click the power dot on any stage to mute or bypass it on the fly.
⚡ Drag-and-drop rerouting — coming soon
A true patch-bay matrix: drag a cable from any source to any destination, drag up or down to set depth. LFOs, chaos, envelopes, velocity, macros — all routable, all at a glance.
Two character engines per voice — switch any oscillator between FM for metallic, glassy, bell-like motion and Analogue for fat, drifting classic waves. Then make them imperfect on purpose.
Each oscillator carries its own tuning (Octave / Semitone / Fine), level, and stereo pan, plus two analogue-soul controls that separate BlankSlate from sterile digital synths:
A dedicated comb-resonator and cross-FM section sits beside the oscillators — feed oscillators into one another (FM 1→2, FM 2→1), tune the comb, and push feedback for everything from plucked strings and vocal formants to screaming metallic resonance.
A Ladder filter for that creamy, saturating low-pass thump, and a versatile State-Variable filter you can run in series or parallel with it — each with its own drive, key-tracking and envelope depth.
BlankSlate doesn't just modulate — it evolves. Beyond the expected LFOs and envelopes, two Chaos generators run on strange-attractor math (Lorenz) for organic, never-repeating movement you can't get from a sine.
Open the Mod view and the whole modulation engine becomes a patch bay. Drag a cable from any source on the left to any destination on the right; drag the cable up or down to dial depth. No menus, no hunting.
Three dedicated DAHDSR-style envelopes are pre-wired to Amp, Filter and Aux, so you're making sound in seconds — then free to repatch them anywhere. Three LFOs offer classic shapes through to Lorenz chaos, free-running or tempo-synced.
This is what makes BlankSlate sound finished, not flat. Before a note ever leaves the plugin, it passes through analogue-modelled outboard most producers reach for after the synth — preamp, EQ, compressor, tube and tape, all in the box, all automatable.
A console-style input stage modelled on classic transformer preamps. Drive for harmonic thickness, Colour to dial the transformer character, Out to set level. It's the glue that makes the rawest oscillator sound expensive.
A musical, stepped EQ in the spirit of the great British consoles. Sweet high shelf, punchy proportional-Q mids, a fat low band and a switchable HPF — broad, confident moves that always sit right in a mix.
A lightning-fast FET compressor with attitude — from gentle 4:1 glue all the way to its all-buttons-in Nuke mode. Built-in Dist adds the aggressive harmonic bite that made the original a legend.
BlankSlate is not a clean digital synth — it's a saturating analogue console you play from a keyboard. Hold one note and it's warm and round. Stack a fat gospel chord and dig in, and the whole front end leans into it: the transformer blooms, the valves overdrive, the harmonics pile up into thick, gritty, soulful drive. That dirt isn't a bug — it's the entire character of the instrument.
Most synths send each note straight out. BlankSlate doesn't: every voice you play is summed and pushed through a full analogue console chain before it ever reaches your ears. A single note nudges those stages gently. A six-note chord hits them far harder — so saturation, compression and harmonic intermodulation all grow with the chord. More notes, more weight, more dirt.
Every note, every chord — the same path. That's why it sounds like a record, and why it bites when you lean on it.
Hit CLEAN and the entire console chain drops out in a single click — preamp, EQ, compressor, valves, tape, the whole path — straight-wired to the pure, dry, untouched synth voice underneath. Suddenly every preset is two: the saturated, record-ready console version, and its clean, crystalline twin. 584 factory sounds become 1,168 — the same patch, two completely different personalities, one button apart.
You're always in control of the dirt. Single notes stay warm and present, and BlankSlate is voiced so dense chords stay musical rather than fizzy. Want delicate, pristine worship voicings? Back off the drive. Want full Detroit-gospel grit? Lean on the Magic macro and push the whole chain — preamp, valves, tape — into glorious overdrive. The character is yours to dial.
The back end of the chain is pure vibe. A dual-tube stage, real tape wow & flutter, and a trio of studio effects turn a static patch into a recording.
Push the signal through modelled 12AX7 and EL34 valves with independent drive, bias and tone, in series or parallel — soft warmth to full overdrive. Then add Wow and Flutter for the gentle pitch-instability of analogue tape.
A lush Chorus, a tempo-syncable Delay, and a deep Reverb give every patch its space — followed by a transparent Master stage with a brick-wall ceiling so your sounds arrive loud, clean and finished.
One purchase. Both platforms, every format, free updates. No subscription, no iLok hassle — just the most complete-sounding software synth you'll open all year.