SYMPHOBIA 4: PANDORA

Adaptive Sync
Modify sync controls on the left, microphone channels and optional percussion layers in the middle, and envelope and mapping controls on the right. You can also access advanced settings by clicking on the module headings.

Keyswitched articulations
Customize articulations by controlling microphone channels and percussion layers in the middle and additional envelope and mapping controls on the right.

Pulses
Build driving, cinematic patterns, by switching Pandora’s rhythmic pulses – recorded as idiomatic clusters and tonal notes – between quarters, eighths, and sixteenths. You can also add an optional matching synth on the fly using the Synth Layer controls.

Sound Design mode
With length and dynamics locked, you can tweak samples using the waveform display, including sample start offset and reverse controls – great in conjunction with the Effects Module.

Effects module
The Effects module gives you an entire set of carefully-tuned controls, such as a synchronized stutter effect and a pitch envelope. Snapshots are available for a selection of instruments offering inspiring effect presets as starting points.

Combo 1
Combos layer together Pandora’s individual articulations, effects, pulses, and percussion – powerful and inspirational starting points for your cinematic track. This Combo shows Adaptive Sync controls for the top instrument and keyswitched articulations for the bottom one.

Combo 2
Pandora’s Combos offer some of the biggest orchestral ensembles you’ve heard yet. This Combo holds a percussive roll at the top, with a brass diminuendo and cinematic drum hit underneath, synchronized to the climax of the top roll.