Excite Audio Evolve Velvet v1.0

The Sound of Nostalgia

Combining vintage keyboards, intimate acoustic instruments and warm lo-fi textures Evolve Velvet is a unique sample-based synthesizer inspired by the smooth and luxurious character of Velvet. 

Evolve Velvet combines over 250 sound sources ranging from felt pianos and classic electric keyboards to timeless strings and sought after classic synths from the 70’s and 80’s. The result is a smooth, expressive sound palette that ranges from acoustic and intimate through to lush, rich electric tones that provide a vintage quality into your music.

Blend your sound from four layers, morph between them with the XY pad, and then shape the output using four velvet inspired macro effects: Soften, Warmth, Sway and Haze. Evolve Velvet offers dual filters, endless modulation potential and 16 effects modules to power its 250 presets crafted by Excite Audio’s team of professional sound designers.

Whether you’re sketching soulful jazz chords, building lo-fi house grooves or painting psychedelic pop textures, Evolve Velvet makes cozy, timeless tones that are instantly playable and inspiring.

What Can Evolve Velvet Do?

• Blend four layers of samples or synths using the powerful quad-engine.
• Morph sounds in real time with the expressive XY Pad.
• Get instant creative sparks with one-click randomisation.
• Import your own samples and build entirely custom patches.
• Modulate anything with drag-and-drop envelopes, LFOs, and XY controls.
• Shape and polish your sound with metal-inspired macro effects.
• Tweak your tone with dual filters and a rearrangeable 3-slot FX chain.
• Explore 250 genre-spanning presets or create from scratch.

Four Dimensions of Sound

The source of Evolve Velvet’s sounds is its quad-layer engine. Each of the four layers can house either a sample-based instrument from a selection of 250 sources, or a synth oscillator. You can even import your own samples into Evolve Velvet to start a new sound or replace any source of an existing patch. 

Sampled sources give you play direction, tone and keytracking parameters to play with, while synth sources get an oscillator shape slider and unison detuning. Control the Pitch and Fine tuning, plus Velocity Sensitivity, Panning and Volume for any sound.