A Synclavier for the masses ??

A few weeks ago, MatrixSynth reported [Via] (DVDBORN [Via]) about a new OSX application called SynclavierX that allows Mac’s to control Synclavier systems. Nothing too new, as there has been an OS9 version for a while, and nothing to get too excited about as you still need the Synclavier hardware.

But, on closer inspection, there is a statement there that definitely gets my hopes up…

Software Developments
I am researching the possibility of creating a Synclavier® “plug-in” for several hardware platforms that would recreate the “Synclavier® Sound” by accurately modeling the actual operation of the original Synclavier® hardware. I am convinced that, by utilizing 96/192 Khz 24-bit technology, such a plug-in could faithfully reproduce the sound of a variable sampling rate digital audio system. This project will take between 12 and 24 months.

Now, there is no mention of what “hardware platforms” they are considering, but exciting news nonetheless :o)

I also turned up some interesting images of Synclaviers…