Quetzalcoatl has been in development for around 2 years now, and with the release 0f v0.6 I finally feel like it's coming together as a viable instrument.

While there is still a lot of work to do refining the plugin, it is now at least useable and capable of sounding (IMO) pretty spectacular. In fact, I'd say it goes beyond what you'd expect from a traditional synthesiser in that can be used as a kind of left-field groovebox & melody generator.

Roadmap

While the future is never certain, here's how I imagine Q will shape out over the coming months:

More presets!
About 2 weeks ago Q had a funny, multi-stage waveshaper. A month ago, there was an FM mode. Both of these features were cut for performance/sounding crap reasons. If possible, some form of audio rate modulation will return.
Wavetable mode (possibly).
1 click package installers for Windows and Mac.
Further bug fixes, UI improvements.
Improved sound library. (Leaner, more diversity).

How you can help

As things stand, Quetzalcoatl is pretty awesome, but think of how much greater it could be with YOUR involvement! Here are just some of the ways you can get involved:

Send me bug report! If you run into any errors, glitches or crashes, get in touch.
Let me know how it performs on your system, include DAW, CPU usage info, and a system profile.
Let me know which SFZ files work for you. I'll be compiling a list of SFZs that work 'OTB' soon.
Make your own sound library for Quetzalcoatl. As Q is compatible with the SFZ format, making your own library for Q is pretty easy. This could be a free, or commercial library, with no license fees to pay. If you're interested in doing this, get in touch and I'll provide all the assistance I can.
Release not working with your Linux Distro? Fork the project, create your own binaries and don't forget to tell me about it.
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