I/US Music Presents

SolarSynth Standalone & VST3

SolarSynth is a JUCE-based instrument that combines a playable three-layer synth engine, internal rhythmic trigger lanes, live performance controls, and audio capture into one desktop application and VST3 plug-in. SolarSynth is built around three complementary signal engines, each derived from a different physical aspect of solar and plasma behaviour. Rather than imitating traditional subtractive or keyboard synthesis, the instrument models three families of motion: solar oscillation, radio-burst activity, and plasma turbulence. These become the Helio, Radio, and Plasma engines.

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What's Inside

Core Features

Three-layer synth engine: The sound engine blends three continuously variable layers: Helio for the main tonal body Radio for unstable, burst-like upper energy Plasma for noisy, animated texture These layers are shaped by a dedicated performance state that includes: Morph X / Morph Y control Morph Lock Density Drift Excitation Brightness Field Gain.

Helio

Helio is the resonant engine. It is based on helioseismology, the study of pressure waves and oscillations moving through the Sun. NASA describes the Sun as a body filled with waves that travel, bounce, and reveal internal motion, and notes that solar oscillations include well-known five-minute surface motions as well as larger-scale wave behaviour.

Radio

Radio is the event and signal engine. It is based on solar radio emissions, especially burst activity produced when energetic electrons accelerated by solar flares move through surrounding plasma and emit radio waves.

Plasma

Plasma is the turbulence engine. It is based on the behaviour of charged particles and plasma waves in heliophysical environments.

VST3 + Standalone

Load SolarSynth directly into your DAW as a VST3 plugin, or run it as a fully self-contained standalone application.

Windows & Linux

Builds targeting both Windows and Linux platforms, making SolarSynth accessible across the most common production environments.

Experimental

The three engines are parallel layers of one instrument Helio provides structure and resonance Radio provides signal events and transient motion Plasma provides turbulence and texture

Technical Details

Specifications

Project Status	Alpha Experimental work in progress
Plugin Format	VST3 Standalone
Platform Support	Windows Linux
Source Code	github.com/IUSmusic/SolarSynth
Developer	Pezhman Farhangi
License	I/US SolarSynth Demo Personal Use License 1.2 - See repository for current licensing details

SolarSynth Standalone & VST3

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Core Features

Specifications

v0.1a