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near is a wandering synthesizer built around four independently tuned oscillators that move through a shared Pitch Field. Position each oscillator manually, or use WANDER, ORBIT, and FOLLOW modes to introduce movement, variation, and evolving relationships between pitches.

Inspired by lowercase ambient compositions, near was designed for creating drifting harmonies, imperfect drones, and slowly evolving soundscapes. Shape the instrument with controls for TEXTURE, WEIGHT, BURSTS, BLUR, DRIFT, SPACE, MOTION, and SPREAD, and use the synthesizer's dedicated envelope, waveform shaping, and filtering controls for more precise sound design.

Dial up the AGE parameter to introduce the character of a deteriorating cassette recording, from subtle tape saturation and instability to worn filtering, pitch fluctuations, and intermittent dropouts.

Save your sounds using near's internal preset browser, or explore endless new combinations with the randomization function.

Features
- 4 independently tuned oscillators.
- Interactive Pitch Field with adjustable oscillator positioning.
- FIXED, WANDER, ORBIT, and FOLLOW behavior modes.
- TEXTURE, WEIGHT, BURSTS, BLUR, DRIFT, SPACE, MOTION, and SPREAD controls.
- BURSTS engine for randomized tonal fragments.
- AGE cassette deterioration with saturation, filtering, wow/flutter, and intermittent dropouts.
- Stereo spatial movement.
- Randomize function for generating new sounds.
- Host-accessible parameters for automation and external modulation.
- Built-in keyboard for in-app playing.
- Light & Dark Mode toggle.
- Standalone app + AUv3 instrument.

Happy creating.