D16 Phoscyon

Classic 303 Sound

A faithful emulation of the legendary 303 "silver box" taken into the bass-heavy future, with exclusive features for an all-new level of creativity.

State-Of-The-Art Distortion, at Your Fingertips

As simple and instantly addictive as it gets: distortion starts here with single-function knobs like preamp, clip, size, density, and more!

Arpeggiator and Randomizer

For effortless forays into the pulsating world of 303 bass lines, find your groove among infinitely variable melodic passages, without leaving the interface.

Phoscyon offers an unmatched sound together with advanced features such as a state of the art Distortion unit; fully user-configurable BPM synced Arpeggiator and Randomizer; a unique Play Live mode; vintage arrangement and pattern builder, full MIDI CC support and, to top it off, the most authentic 18db/oct low pass filter ever created! Diehard fans of the original Bass Line will be blown away with Phoscyon’s uncanny emulation of the classic, but will also marvel at the ease with which new sounds can be crafted; sounds that were not possible on the original. Phoscyon gives you access authentic vintage sounds at a fraction of the cost of the real thing. With the familiar Bass Line interface coupled with the added sound generation tools, we at D16 Group feel that Phoscyon is quite simply in a class of its own.

Phoscyon's designers are also musicians who believe that in order for electronic music to stay relevant, it needs to evolve – just like any other genre. Our approach is to give forward-thinking musicians and producers the tools they need to craft the sounds they want. Whether it’s Techno, Acid, Triphop, IDM, D&B, Ambient, or any other kind of genre-bending music, Phoscyon will take your sound further.

Features

• Synthesis
  • 2 authentically emulated analog oscillators (saw/square)
  • Screaming 18db/oct low pass filter with absolutely no self-oscillation
  • Filters equipped with transistor amplitude clipping
  • Perfectly scaled knob ranges
  • Additional synthesis controls expand the synthesizer's range
• Internal sequencer
  • 96 patterns
  • Each pattern up to 16 steps in length
  • Shuffle mode
  • Chain mode
  • Shuffle (swing) and tempo values defined per pattern
  • Patterns import/export via human-readable xml files
• Two sync modes
  • Precise sync via host
  • Internal clock sync - tempo controlled in the range of 30-300 BPM (+-0.1)
• Built-in arpeggiator
  • 7 predefined chords and 1 user definable chord
  • Tempo multiplier (1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6) and repeat features
  • 4 arpeggiation patterns (Up, Down, Up-Down, Random)
  • Defined octave offsets
• Built-in distortion effect (equivalent to a transistor amp with EQ)
  • Tweaked & Tailored for that ‘Acid Bassline’ sound!
  • Flexible signal routing (Pre ⇔ Post EQ)
• Two Ways to trigger notes
  • External mode (DAW triggers sounds)
  • Internal sequencer (pattern mode)
• Powerful randomizer
  • Generates patterns from a user-defined range of notes, user-defined chords, or predefined chords (Major, Minor, 7th, m7th, M7, m7-5, DIM)
  • Generates random values for Note, Gate, Accent, and Slide attributes
  • User-defined Chance / Occurrence
• Fully controllable via MidiCC

System Requirements

Mac:

• MacOS 10.7 Lion - 10.15 Catalina
• NOT compatible with Big Sur
• Intel 1.5GHz CPU or better
• 4GB RAM or more
• AU and VST formats (32 and 64-bit)

Windows:

• Windows 7 - 10
• 1.5GHz CPU or better
• 4GB RAM or more
• VST format only (32 and 64-bit)

Check D16's full compatibility chart here