Phoenix is a hybrid synthesiser for composition and cinematic sound design, created by BT and Spitfire Audio. It combines six sound generating engines, deep modulation, a curated sound library and 37 effects in one instrument.

Phoenix combines spectral wavetable synthesis, six operator FM, sampling, two operator FM transients, a sub oscillator and a noise oscillator. These sources can interact through cross modulation, allowing a patch to blend sampled and synthesised sounds.

Phoenix includes 552 factory presets and a library of recordings from BT’s collection and Spitfire Audio. The source material includes textures, instruments, transients, noise and wavetables. You can start with a preset or build your own sound from these materials.

The total size of the library is 40GB, however due to the installation process, twice this size will be needed, please allow 80GB+ available free space on your drive for install.

Yes. SFZ import is supported and you can load your own audio into the sampler.

Phoenix has independent left and right synthesis paths within each voice. Controls such as wavetable position, spectral processing, phase warping and modulation can move differently on each side, so stereo movement can begin at the sound source.

Yes. Phoenix supports full MPE expression and up to 16 voices of stereo polyphony. Available voice count in a session may also depend on the complexity of the patch and your computer.

Phoenix has a modulation matrix with no fixed slot limit, eight multi stage curve sequencers, random generators and a probability arpeggiator. You can use these to create evolving sounds and rhythmic movement.

Phoenix includes 37 effects, including reverbs, delays, distortion, filters, dynamics and spectral processing. Effects can be arranged in its effect chains to shape a patch further.

Not currently. The computer running Phoenix must stay continuously connected to the internet while you use it. Offline operation is not currently supported, however this is a feature we will be introducing in a future update.

Phoenix is available in VST3, AU and AAX formats.

No. Phoenix is a dedicated plugin and cannot be loaded in Kontakt.

This instrument is a high-performance hybrid synthesizer combining six simultaneous synthesis engines, sample playback, spectral processing, FM synthesis and 16-voice full MPE. System load varies according to preset complexity, polyphony, effects and synthesis configuration.

Minimum

Intel Mac

All Mac Systems

Recommended

Both Intel and Apple Silicon/ARM are supported.

Apple Silicon is strongly recommended for complex presets, high polyphony, MPE performance and multiple instances.

Minimum

Recommended

CPU usage can vary significantly according to the combination of synthesis engines, polyphony, MPE input, effects and preset complexity. All six synthesis engines can operate simultaneously.

For CPU-intensive presets, high-polyphony MPE performance and systems close to the minimum specification, an audio buffer size of 512 samples is recommended.

Lower buffer sizes may be used on higher-performance systems where sufficient CPU headroom is available.

Yes, our license allows for up to two installations at a time for a single user.

You can find a handy guide on how to install on your second system here.

https://support.spitfireaudio.com/en/articles/17229583-phoenix-user-manual