The latest arrival to Excite Audio’s Evolve series promises to “blend fragile sonic moments into something intimate yet intangible, half-there, floating at the edge of the ethereal”.
Evolve Air is a sample-based synthesizer that captures a range of atmospheric and ethereal sounds, delivering a collection of breathy textures, wind instruments and spacious atmospheric patches. Inspired by the experimental works of artists such as Tim Hecker, Jon Hopkins, Brian Eno and Oneohtrix Point Never, the instrument has been designed to ‘sit behind’ users’ music and offer a sense of space and emotion.
Over 250 presets range from distant vocal phrases and ghostly pads to vast atmospheric sounds, bringing depth, movement and atmosphere to everything from writing ambient compositions, scoring to picture, producing electronica or designing immersive soundscapes.
Key Features
- Blend four layers of samples or synths using the powerful quad engine.
- Morph sounds in real time with the expressive X-Y Pad.
- Get instant creative sparks with one-click randomisation.
- Import your own samples and build entirely custom patches.
- Modulate anything with drag-and-drop envelopes, LFOs and X-Y controls.
- Shape and polish your sound with air-inspired macro effects.
- Tweak your tone with dual filters and a rearrangeable three-slot effects chain.
- Explore 250 genre-spanning presets or create from scratch.
Compatibility
Evolve Air is supported on PCs running Windows 7 and above, and Macs running macOS 10.15 and higher. VST3, AU and AAX plug-in versions are available.
Pricing & Availability
Evolve Air is available now, and is being offered at an introductory price of $39£39 including VAT until 31 March 2026. There's also a Lite version, which is currently priced at $19£19 including VAT.
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