The education version of SkyDust Stereo: the Sound Particles spatial synthesizer in the edition designed for working in stereo and binaural, i.e. 3D sound over headphones.

SkyDust Stereo uses the SkyDust sound engine with more than 100 oscillator waveforms, waveform modifiers, FM synthesis with eight operators and the ability to import your own samples, plus 40 envelopes and 40 LFOs per voice. Spatial envelopes, LFOs, movement modifiers and a polyphonic sequencer with panning per step bring movement to the stereo image; for binaural playback over headphones, five HRTF datasets with more than 100 profiles or your own SOFA file are available. Ambisonics output is reserved for SkyDust 3D. According to the manufacturer, the education version has no technical limitations.

Features

• Designed for stereo (including VBAP and MS) and binaural, i.e. 3D sound over headphones
• More than 100 waveforms, waveform modifiers, FM synthesis with eight operators and import of your own samples
• Binaural with five HRTF datasets and more than 100 profiles or your own SOFA file
• 40 envelopes and 40 LFOs per voice, modulation matrix with curve editor
• Arpeggiator with seven patterns and polyphonic sequencer with up to 128 steps
• MPE support, four macros, MIDI Learn and random presets

Technical details

• Type: virtual instrument (synthesizer for stereo and binaural), education version
• Operating systems: Windows, macOS
• Plug-in formats: AAX Native, Audio Unit (AUv2, macOS only), VST3
• Licensing: perpetual licence, non-transferable; individuals: installation on several computers, no simultaneous use; institutions: one licence per seat
• Requirement: only for students, teachers, staff, universities, music schools and training institutes; proof of eligibility may be requested

System requirements

• macOS 13.3 or later (Intel or Apple Silicon Mac)
• Windows 11 or later
• Processor: at least 2 cores, 4 cores or more recommended
• RAM: at least 4 GB, 8 GB or more recommended
• Disk space: 1.3 GB

The licence is registered with the manufacturer at https://www.soundparticles.com/community/education. You will receive your serial number and the download link by e-mail immediately after purchase.