Motion has Evolved
Introducing ELYSIUM, an inspiring synthesizer that combines tonal rhythms with beautiful sounds to present what has been heralded as a "utopia of possibility".
With an entirely new way to create striking pulses, beautiful organic arpeggios, evolving pads, and one-of-a-kind hybrid instruments, Elysium simply cannot be replicated by any other synth on the market.
"Simply mind-blowing and inspirational right out of the box"
Sample Sound Review
A Playground of Movement
Some of the biggest synths end up being preset synths, with features built for the patch designers instead of the users. Elysium is different.
Enter a galaxy of macro knobs, generators and fun ways to create movement, where even your most basic patches sound more alive than they would in any other synth.
Elysium’s groundbreaking, critically-acclaimed UI was designed to give you the most power and flexibility possible with the least amount of resistance.
But don’t take our word for it. Read on for more.
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Change pitch, add Analog vibe and sample Flux between each hit, or Spread extra voices for a wider, mono-compatible sound stage.
3 of 7Selects the state of the filter on the channel. The Cutoff and Tone knobs perform differently for each filter type.
Click the button below to explore the filter types.
The 3 engine modes turn lush sustained sounds into rhythmic performers. Choose an LFO shape, and adjust how it hits using the custom-tuned controls for each mode.
The Depth knob brings in a pad bed made from any of the 4 sounds, which you can filter with the Settings icon.
5 of 7It also allows for step-based Pitch, Accents, and a set of Actions that includes Double and Triple hits
You can also turn off the Phase Sequencer for each layer, and play the sounds yourself.
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Smooth Highpass and Lowpass
The smooth filter uses a special level-responsive resonance that prevents ear-piercing tones, even when the resonance is cranked.
- French Lowpass and Highpass
When engaged, the input is automatically pushed by 12dB for saturation, and then volume-compensated. This Lowpass filter is more aggressive and has more saturation than the standard Smooth Lowpass option, and will self-oscillate if pushed over the edge.
- Bandpass
It's a bandpass!
- Coherency 4 oct LP-HP
Create coherency by removing clutter. A transparent Lowpass and Highpass exist 4 octaves apart, which accentuates the selected frequency range and emphasize to taste using resonance. A little extra resonance often creates a tone that sounds larger than life.
- Octaver
An allpass filter with two resonance bumps an octave apart. This is especially great for adding tone or enhancing the low end.
- Octaver BP
A highpass and lowpass filter 2 octaves apart. This is great for making basses, or edgy filtered tones when used at higher frequencies.
- Formant Type A, B and C
Talk and Size are both controlled by the Cutoff knob. Sharpness is controlled by Res.
Sound comes first.
After years of rigorous design, Elysium skillfully combines live+hybrid instruments with the most iconic synths of all time.
Rich, Acoustic Instruments
Gamelans, pianos, mallets, a beautiful string section recorded at a church in New York, and much more.
Run it though Elysium’s acclaimed sequencer or play on your own.
Modern Synths & Bass
We sampled some of the most sought-after synths in history, collecting the best sounds for both producers and composers.
Beautiful, Lush Ambiences
Run hundreds of iconic synths through the Pulse-Chop-Flow Engine and find yourself lost in mesmerizing pulses, sweet leads, and meditative pads.
Sound Browser
- Preview the entire pitch range of a sound before loading them into your patch. So if you want a great bass, you can preview all sounds in their bass range before committing.
- Tag-based browser to find sounds quickly.
- Generate mood-based sound combos and FX chains with one click.
- Cancel button allows freedom for experimentation, because you can always revert back to what you had before opening the Browser.
Select the mood you want to bring to your music.
1 of 5You can audition and assign the perc channel and all four synth channels at the same time.
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Deep sampled.
Every soundsource is multi-sampled.
And more importantly, even the atmospheres are mixed to work from bass to the highest range. Engage your listeners with thunderous lows, or bliss them out with zen-like highs.
The Most Powerful FX Section.
FX are sound design too.
That’s why we created arguably the most robust and fun FX section ever seen in a synth, bar none.
Welcome to sound design heaven. Create full FX chains for the Perc Layer and Synth Layer. Use the Master Chain to affect the whole mix.
1 of 3For Perc and Synth layers: solo, change layer volume, or conjure immediate inspiration by generating entire FX chains with the click of a button.
2 of 331 effects over 7 effect rows, 300 effect presets and over 600 practical and creative impulse responses.
View the list of Effects below.
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Run the show with 31 electrifying stompboxes, amplifiers, adventurous mod and chorus-based effects, saturated delays, reverbs, and more.
300 effect presets (not including Convolution Reverb presets), ranging from practical tools, to sounds you’ve never heard in your life.
Incredibly diverse Convolution Reverb Library with 600+ reverbs in 27 reverb categories — from 9 world-class reverb units like the famous Bricasti M7, EMT 250 and Lexicon 480, to the most ethereal and otherworldly sounds imaginable. Add to the mix funky harmonic plates, household recordings and actual samples of other live instruments… you could get lost exploring these alone for hours.
Try running one of our hybrid mallet sounds through a piano impulse… song intro: done.
Generate Sounds and FX
In 2015 we pioneered “Intelligent Randomize” for you to make new patches, which gave you great starting points instead of dead-ends.
In 2020, generating sounds is no longer random.
From the Sound Browser or FX Pages, use the Generate buttons to combine thousands of hand-crafted sounds and FX presets to generate something brand new, uniquely yours, and human-approved.
Infinite inspiration at the click of a button.
Introducing Tide, an intuitive way to change volume with rhythm. Make sweeping, cinematic 8-bar swells, or beat-driven LFO “sidechain” pumping, and adjust how much you want on each layer.
1 of 4The Tide Display tracks each voice during its entire Rise and Fall in real-time, to help you easily see what you’re playing and follow the timing.
2 of 4 A few optional add-ons for Tide:- Per Note Activates Tide with each note played
- Global Activates Tide only once per note down
- Loop Tide will repeat the same envelope as long as a note is held.
We know that in the moment you don’t always want to draw sequences. Use each sequencer’s dropdown to Generate functions to create common or random shapes, then use the Process, Repeat or Trajectory functions to sculpt your sequence + playback. No drawing necessary if you don’t want to.
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Rise and Fall with Global Tide: Create multi-bar swells or rhythmic LFOs
6 elegant, one-click sequencers to automate any parameter in the entire synth, including the ability to change the Perc layer’s Morph and Bass sounds on every step.
With six sequencers and over 130 modulation destinations, you’ll never run out of creative ways to add motion. Use them to add more evolution, or turn the resolution up and use them per-cycle as an LFO.
Hear Global Tide in action.
Turn it loud.
“College courses on interface design should study Wide Blue Sound’s user interface as an example of how to combine simplicity, depth, and an invitation to experiment.”
– Harmony Central
A Work of Art.
Made to inspire yours.
Every single nuance was optimized for fun and creativity.
Because design is how it works, not how it looks.
Because design is how it works, not how it looks.
Buy today.
What you get:
One of the most inspiring instruments ever createdOver 300 track-starting presets from world-class designersHundreds of deep-sampled keyboards, mallets, live strings, iconic synths and moreElysium is perfect for:
The sounds you’d expect from a top-notch synth or sample library, but with an intuitive, blazing-fast UI for sound design and keeping sounds interesting —and you interested— over time.
Evolving atmospheres with subtle tonal rhythms blended in.
A creative arpeggiator, one-click Sequencers and the all-new Global Tide. Quickly generate blissful arps, hard-hitting 303 basses, or just any rhythmic element with impeccable, radio-ready sound design that fits into any track.
Easily make fun patches and sequences that are oozing with character.
Inspiration Guarantee
We believe this is one of the most inspiring instruments ever created. If you aren’t happy after 14 days, just write to us.
Walkthrough
A journey through Elysium with your intrepid host, founder Nathan Rightnour.
Patch Demo
Shaun Chasin plays through some of his favorite presets, showing us what just a single instance of Elysium can do, representing a shift in what we can expect from synthesizers.
Specs
- 3.54 GB (Compressed)
- Hundreds of deep-sampled soundsources
- Perc layer with up to 3 soundsources at once (Main, Morph and Bass)
- Multi-mode high-cut and low-cut, Length control
- Perc layer advanced evolution controls (Analog, Flux, Spread)
- Synth layer with up to 4 soundsources at once
- 11 filter types, both traditional, character/saturation filters and bespoke creative filter types
- Synth layer triple engine mode (Pulse, Chop Flow)
- Phase Sequencer with up to 16 steps, swing, and per-step Sound Selector, Accents, Pitch, and Action Controls (double/triple hit, and various attack/sustain controls)
- Innovative Sound Browser with full-range sound preview, mood and source tags. Cancel button to undo changes.
- Generate panel for algorithmically creating mood-based sound selections + new effect chains.
- FX section with access to 31 stompboxes, amps, modulation effects, delays, reverbs, 600+ convolution presets, EQ, algorithmic Generate FX chain, and more.
- Motion Page with all-new Global Tide, 6 Motion Sequencers with easy access to 130 mod destinations, one-click generate+editing functionality, and more.
- Friendly, lifetime support
- Easy installation and updates via Native Access.
- Full NKS support coming in a November update.
Frequently Answered Questions
System Requirements
Elysium is 3.5 GB (compressed) and runs inside the free Kontakt Player 6.4.2+. Full Kontakt 6.4.2+ works as well.
System requirements are:
• macOS 10.12, 10.13, 10.14 or 10.15 (latest update), i5, 4 GB RAM
• Mac OS X (64-bit only): Stand-alone, VST, AU, AAX
• Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 (latest Service Pack), Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU, 2 GB RAM
• Windows (32/64-bit): Stand-alone, VST, AAX
A DAW or NKS Keyboard/Controller are not required to use Kontakt Player or Elysium.
What is Kontakt Player?
Every purchase of Elysium works in the free Kontakt Player, which is easy to setup. Links will be in your download email.
Kontakt powers the lion's share of the most powerful sound engines in the world. Most high-end libraries require the paid version of Kontakt to run, but Wide Blue Sound goes one step further to make our libraries accessible to EVERYONE on Mac & PC using the free Kontakt Player, which is essentially the same sampler with the same performance & sound quality under the hood.
Kontakt powers the lion's share of the most powerful sound engines in the world. Most high-end libraries require the paid version of Kontakt to run, but Wide Blue Sound goes one step further to make our libraries accessible to EVERYONE on Mac & PC using the free Kontakt Player, which is essentially the same sampler with the same performance & sound quality under the hood.
What if I'm still rockin' Kontakt 5?
Easy.
Kontakt 5 (/Player) and Kontakt 6 (/Player) are two completely separate plug-ins that live harmoniously with each other on your system.
Any tracks that use K5 (Kontakt 5) will still use K5 after you install K6.
If you upgrade from K6 Player to Full, the K6 Full installer will just upgrade your K6 to the Full version, and any K6 tracks in your sessions will load as they normally do, as the plug-in name doesn't change.
So just keep that K5 or K5 Player installed, and you'll be good!
Kontakt 5 (/Player) and Kontakt 6 (/Player) are two completely separate plug-ins that live harmoniously with each other on your system.
Any tracks that use K5 (Kontakt 5) will still use K5 after you install K6.
If you upgrade from K6 Player to Full, the K6 Full installer will just upgrade your K6 to the Full version, and any K6 tracks in your sessions will load as they normally do, as the plug-in name doesn't change.
So just keep that K5 or K5 Player installed, and you'll be good!
I'm not 100% sure yet...
Hey, we get it. That's why we offer a 14-day Money Back Guarantee — no questions asked — so there's no downside to giving it a spin.
If you have any questions at all, you can reach us via the Contact form or by simply replying to any of your purchase/download emails. We avoid using "noreply" email addresses so that we're easy to reach.
If you have any questions at all, you can reach us via the Contact form or by simply replying to any of your purchase/download emails. We avoid using "noreply" email addresses so that we're easy to reach.
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