Okay, so the website’s in Japanese, but don’t let that put you off. Modelled on a Clavia Nord Lead 2 Red Synth, the Synth1 is a top of the line synthesizer, ready and willing to help you put together that next electronic hit. 128 preset sounds, 32 note polyphony and automation support, plus all the…
Mellotrons are cool and this emulation is one of the coolest I’ve come across. Here’s how it works. You’ve got a flute sound, strings sound and a chorus (the singers not the effect). There’s a big knob on the right hand side that you use to blend them together. Sounds simple right? It is, but…
An emulation of the classic Wasp synth, the daHornet VST by NuSofting has achieved something of a cult status online. It’s little wonder. daHornet offer a cool combination of vintage and cutting edge sounds, specializing in funky lo-fi-ish sounds. With a handy 128 preset factory bank, noise generator and legato mode with tuneable glide effect…
Personally, I’m not a huge fan of synthesizers. If I’m using a synth, I generally not looking for soft, swelling pads, or mellow washes in the background. If I’m using a synth, I’m after weird, off-kilter strangeness, all the way. So, I’m a big fan of the Crystal Soft Synth 2.5 from Green Oak Software.…
Adding MIDI control to your synth functionality can bring a lot of fun to the party…and that’s just what the DFX Rez Synth specialises in. “Rez Synth allows you to ‘play’ resonant bandpass filter banks that process your sound. In the right hosts, MIDI notes can trigger individual filters or banks of filters (up to…
Here’s a cool bassline synthesizer from Dream Vortex. “A bassline synthesizer with an innovative single knob A.D.S.R. envelope control and simple design to enable a wide range of bass sounds to be created quickly…” An easy way to get (fairly traditional) dance sounds. DOWNLOAD: http://www.dreamvortex.co.uk/instruments/
The Guttersnipe is a down and dirty organ, specially designed to give you raunchy, gritty organ sounds. Tweaking your tone is a bit different than you’re probably used to: a 10 draw-bar tone system. There are several very functional presets, and everything’s nice and adjustable with a rotary speaker control, vibrato chorus and a digital…
How many synths does one man need? Well, maybe just one more. The speil: “Podolski is a simple, CPU-efficient virtual analogue synthesizer. Basically a cut down version of FilterscapeVA with just one oscillator, one filter, one envelope and two LFOs, it also features a Zebra-style arpeggiator/sequencer plus chorus and delay effects.” “Podolski’s specialities are the…
If you’re like me and you find most synths just a tab intimidating, here’s something for you: A cool little synth that’s super easy to operate but still can deliver some killer sounds. Boasting a little bit of a “moogysh” tone, the Minitron MiniSynth features one Oscillator (saw), one LFO (pulse), one “moogysh” LP-filter, an…
If you’re in the market for a virtual-analogue drum synthesizer, check this out. The Drumatic 3 Drum Synth specialises in particularly synthetic-sounding noises that you can tweak to your heart’s content. Included in this free unit is a bassdrum, snaredrum, handclap, 2 toms, hi-hats and a rimshot / Bell Features: Load / save presets for…
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