Physical Audio Modus

Physical Audio Modus: The Collision Physical Modelling Synth

Physical Audio Modus is a string and plate synth that builds sound from strings, plates and the way they collide, rather than from oscillators. Its collision-modelling engine lets strings, plates, springs and rattles interact like real objects in a real space, so notes resonate and react with lifelike nonlinear behaviour, from subtle pitch glides to high-energy crescendos. It is a sound design synth for organic, evolving textures and often surprising tones. Mac and Windows, in one purchase.

What’s Inside Modus

• Three physical models: Plates, Strings-Plate and a combined model built from real physics.
• Collision modelling: strings, plates, springs and rattles collide for nonlinear, reactive tones.
• Playable physics: where you strike and where connections sit changes the sound, like a real instrument.
• Two LFOs: sine, sawtooth-up and random shapes with host tempo sync for movement.
• Built-in effects: a ladder low-pass filter, drive, delay and reverb to finish sounds.
• 120+ presets: a factory library and full MPE support for expressive control.

Who Is It For?

Sound designers, film composers and electronic producers who want organic, unusual tones get the most from Modus, because physical modelling makes sounds no sample or oscillator can. Composers reach for its evolving resonances for scoring texture. Electronic producers use its nonlinear behaviour for signature plucks and pads. Anyone who wants a synth that reacts like a real object in a real space gets a fresh sound source here.

Formats and Compatibility

Physical Audio Modus runs as a VST3, AU and AAX plug-in in your DAW. It works in Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Cubase, Studio One, Reaper and Pro Tools on macOS, and in FL Studio, Ableton Live, Cubase, Studio One and Reaper on Windows. It runs on Apple Silicon and Intel, and one purchase covers both platforms.

System Requirements

• macOS: 10.15 or higher, Intel or Apple Silicon
• Windows: 10 or newer, 64-bit host
• Formats: VST3, AU, AAX, 64-bit, MPE-compatible
• Presets: 120+ factory presets included

How Producers Use Modus

A film composer plays a slow pad in this physical modelling synth and lets the plate resonate and decay like a struck soundboard, giving a scene an organic, breathing texture. An electronic producer strikes the Strings-Plate model hard for a nonlinear pluck that glides and rattles differently on every note, then adds the ladder filter and delay for movement. A sound designer builds an evolving drone from the collision engine and rides an LFO for slow motion, much as they would layer it under a patch from the Synthesizers shelf. Because the engine reacts to how and where you play, no two notes feel identical.

Why Buy Physical Audio Modus From VST Vault?

• Instant digital delivery: your download details land in your inbox within a minute of checkout.
• Mac and Windows in one purchase: one order covers both platforms.
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Questions Producers Ask

What is Physical Audio Modus?

It is a physical modelling synth that creates sound from strings, plates and their collisions rather than oscillators. Its engine has three physical models and lets strings, plates, springs and rattles interact for nonlinear, reactive tones. It includes two LFOs, built-in effects, 120+ presets and full MPE support, and runs as a VST3, AU or AAX plug-in on Mac and Windows.

What does collision modelling mean?

It means the sound comes from virtual objects hitting and interacting, strings striking plates, springs and rattles reacting, modelled from real physics. Because these collisions are nonlinear, the tone shifts with how hard and where you play, producing everything from subtle pitch glides to energetic crescendos. It is what gives Modus its living, reactive character.

Is Modus good for film and sound design?

Yes. Its evolving resonances and organic, unpredictable textures suit scoring and sound design, where an unusual, breathing tone often works better than a static synth patch. The built-in filter, drive, delay and reverb let you finish a sound in the plug-in, and MPE support adds expressive, per-note control for detailed performances.

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