Continua

When it comes to the creators of interesting instruments and effects plug-ins with clean and futuristic GUIs, Audio Damage is up there with the best of them. There have been plenty of fascinating releases from the Colorado-based company over the past few years. The latest is Continua, a virtual analogue synth instrument that may look predictable but boasts a bewitching quirk beneath its surface: continuously morphable oscillators and filters. This isn’t a new concept but, when combined with some extensive modulation options, allows for the creation of complex and evolving sounds.

SMOOTH OPERATOR

Like Audio Damage’s other recent releases, Continua comes in desktop plug-in and iOS formats, with touchscreen nuances coming across in the GUI layout. Most of the controls are circular dials. There’s a