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BioTek 3 Black Friday deals put Tracktion's synth plugin at 40% off, so it comes to $107.40 until Nov 6, 2026.
BioTek 3 is the third generation of Tracktion's synthesizer. The maker calls it the deepest and most creative synth it has built, with changes to the interface, the workflow and the audio engine.
It needs a DAW host to run, and it takes 1GB of disk space.
The headline addition is the Easy page. It puts the essential controls in one clutter-free layout, and you can assign any parameter you like to it.
Any macro you expose on the Easy page shows up in your DAW's automation list. The maker also describes an updated system for importing your own samples and promoting parameters to that page.
The edit pages were redrawn so parameter assignments happen on a single page. A visual XY pad sits alongside, built for sounds that evolve and morph as you move it.
Beyond standard waveforms and noises, BioTek 3 has a sampler, a granular oscillator and the Spinal Saw oscillator.
Stack all of that and the maker says one note could, in theory, play 11264 oscillators.
The filter section adds two new types in this version, the Transistor Ladder and the Sallen-Key. Nine effects can be loaded into four effect slots per voice.
The maker says the reworked audio engine is responsive and light on CPU, and that BioTek 3 can run over 50 instances in a project without trouble.
The factory library passes 800 sounds, including over 300 new presets from Miclop, Mode Audio, Databroth, Spektralisk Hydratek and Alessandro Cardinale.
Expect moody film-score backdrops, slowly shifting soundscapes, rich sustained chords, strange mallet and piano tones, heavy low-end, and distorted rhythmic hits. Every preset is organized around the XY pad, and the browser's thorough tags make it easy to filter down to what you need. Genre-specific expansions are also available for cinematic, deep house, ambient and techno work.
Yes. The BioTek 3 Black Friday deal takes 40% off the synth plugin, so it costs $107.40 until Nov 6, 2026. It is Tracktion's third-generation synthesizer, and it needs a DAW host to run.
It is a clutter-free page holding the essential controls. You can assign any parameter to it, and macros placed there appear in your DAW's automation list. A dynamic XY pad gives visual control over evolving, morphing sounds.
Besides standard waveforms and noises, it has a sampler, a granular oscillator and the Spinal Saw oscillator, which gives up to 44 oscillators per voice. Unison goes up to 16 voices, and layers are nearly unlimited.
On Mac you need macOS 10.9 or later, on Intel or Apple Silicon. On PC, Windows 7, 8, 10 or 11 and an Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz. Both want 2GB RAM (8GB recommended), 1GB of disk space and a DAW host.
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