Can’t wait to hear more, how much longer till the release?

 

Release: October 3rd

 

FINALLY THE DAY OF RECKONING HAS BEEN FORETOLD now how big are the windows and Mac versions please?

 

hope it works in windows se7en like an incredible Myth
Dawesome is one of the few developers that really pushes the boundaries of virtual instruments today for the mass market and does not follow the beaten path.

 

Last edited: Sep 24, 2025

Remember that you can always try VxKex wrapper.
In my experience it worked at 70% of tested win10 vst/sw.

 

right I adopted it at last recently, life's become easier

 

BTW dotexe (fork?) is the most frequently updated.

 

The sound artists who worked on the content for KONTRAST

 

And here are a few of the presets:

 

Only THREE MORE DAYS before it’s here, how big are the installers?

 

Wow this is awesome

 

awesome. im definitely buying!

 

Dawesome Kontrast: upcoming wavetable synth plugin promises to break new ground
September 1, 2025 Synth Anatomy News, Plugins, Software 0

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Dawesome Kontrast is a new upcoming wavetable Synthesizer plugin that promises to break new ground with a new grayscale take on wavetables.

Wavetable synthesis has been a hot topic in the Synthesizer world for over a decade. Countless wavetable synths have emerged on the market, both hardware- and software-based, often employing similar approaches to wavetable synthesis.

Recent releases included 4Pockets Oscidia for iOS, Serum 2 for macOS/Windows, and the Suonobuono Polyvera hardware. However, things will soon move forward on the technical side.



Peter Vorländer (Peter V) of Dawesome, a developer who has made a name for himself with novel, unique synth plugins in the past, wants to turn wavetable synthesis on its head with his upcoming synth plugin, Kontrast.

Dawesome Kontrast
Kontrast will be the developer’s sixth Synthesizer plugin and is scheduled for release in October 2025. Dawesome promises a radical departure with Kontrast, moving beyond classic wavetable concepts that have been repeated over the past decade.

In classic wavetable synths, you load your wavetables, which typically consist of 64, 128, 256, or more samples, and these are then sliced into scanable straight lines. According to Peter V, they are pretty limiting.

Different in the upcoming Dawesome wavetable synth. In Kontrast, wavetables are displayed as grayscale images with high precision and more intuition. You can also upload your own wavetables or photos, which will then be converted.

Peter V recommends taking photos of various everyday objects (bathtubs, radiators…). The more complex and adventurous it looks, the more exciting the results will be.



Scanning the wavetable is also possible here, but not along a fixed line from top to bottom or vice versa; instead, it is very flexible and organic. This gives you an entire zoo of possible shapes, each with its own character.

On six different levels, you can modify the scanning shape and behavior that is applied to the grayscale images. First, you can adjust the position and size of the shape. Then, you can change the shape form (circle, flat, angle…), and tweak the phase for spirals.

The rose section allows you to create flower shapes, while the noise and form give you all kinds of irregular shapes.

An exciting approach to wavetable synthesis that Kontrast pursues here, modeled on a complex, analog nonlinear circuit. According to Dawesome, users don’t need to understand it, as they have spent a lot of time ensuring that you don’t have to think about how it works.



More Sound Design
In addition to this newly developed wavetable engine, various tools can be connected to it.

For example, Kontrast ships with a unique analog-modeled filter section, offering different sonic ingredients: modal (comb-filter on steroids), inharmonic shaper, or chainsaw distortion.

Another powerful creative tool in the upcoming Dawesome Kontrast is the built-in sequencer, which features probability and gate manipulation on the fly, allowing you to create expressive rhythmic patterns.

Like the previous Dawesome synths, it also comes with an impressive 5-slot modular multi-FX section. It ships with various delays, reverbs, chorus, granulator, microlooper, phaser, compressor, OTT, and more.

Furthermore, it features three modes (vibe, fat, and bite) that instantly modify the sound character of the synth with a single click. Full MPE support is also onboard, making it a highly expressive wavetable synth.

The final version will ship with numerous presets from professional sound designers.



First Impression
As I’ve been a big fan of Dawesome’s developments since the very beginning, I’m a bit biased about this upcoming release.

The very fascinating, different approach of wavetable synthesis sounds very intriguing and could open up new sounds. The differences in results from a classic wavetable synth will have to be seen in a test and further sound demos.

Dawesome Kontrast will be available in early October 2025 (2nd estimated) for an introductory price of $89, down from $149. It will run as a VST3 and AU plugin on macOS (native Apple Silicon + Intel) and Windows. There will be a 90-day free trial version.

More information here: Dawesome

 

KONTRAST is now available for download via our website!
www.dawesomemusic.com/plugins/kontrast

 

Congratulations on the release! I'm glad to see you're still active on the thread giving us updates.

Maybe I'll grab KONTRAST during a sale in the future. Audio software/hardware isn't on my "financial priorities" list at the moment haha.

Still enjoying messing with LOVE and Zyklop.

Actually just finishing up 50ish custom presets for Zyklop, many of which use re-synthesized audio sources I have from previous sound design projects. Maybe I can send them to you to check out if you're interested.

Excited to hear what people make with KONTRAST!

 

FINALLY IT’S HERE IT’S HERE THE WAVES WILL SOON COME TO ME

 

GRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!! I been waiting all this time for the installers to be 800 megabytes and a gigabyte! This better be totally incredible cause I’m gonna be stuck with the demo for a while!

 

whats going on now? do you not have fast internet or are outta space or something?

 

Nah I was planning on installing it and backing up the installer for when I get new windows hardware or new Mac… plus I was gonna install it on a laptop my love has so her friend has some extra music tools to help her get through school but I don’t want them to fill up the drive so much