Promising pure satisfaction
NTS Audio Labs has introduced Benassi Bass VST, a free synth VST for Windows that promises Satisfaction.
Here’s what they have to say about it:
You need the well knowed ultra fat Bass than Benny Benassy used in his top productions? Well we made the first ‘Benassi’ dedicated virtual analogue synthesizer to fit this needings!!
This is not the same synthesizer but a fully customized Benassi bass virtual analogue synthesizer. It follow the original ‘Benassi’ technique to synthesize that type of sound and best of all we have coded one of the best sawtooth waveforms around.
Best of all it is FREE!!!
Features:
- Preset Manager (64 Presets)
- 32 Factory ‘Benassi Bass’ presets included
- 2 Sine/Saw OSC (LP Filtered)
- 1 Double Saw OSC (BP Filtered)
- Glide
- Resonant Filter
- Reverb
You can download the free Benassi Bass VST for Windows PC at ntsaudio. Registration is required.
Tekky Synths has announced the release of VoCoGaTe
Tekky Synths has announced the release of VoCoGaTe, a new VST plug-in for Windows.
Originally made to process vocal samples in a pitch shifter and a gater, VoCoGaTe can make infinite percussion variations. Many random options help to create patches. It is not an easy instrument to program but one can achieve some cool sounds with a bit of a time and patience.
VoCoGaTe comes in Pro (EUR 30.00) and Free versions.
The free version has some restrictions but it is fully usable and allows to save/load one preset at a time.
Price: Free / EUR 30.00
Visit: Tekky Synths
Analog Warfare – free triple oscillator VST
Analog Warfare is free triple oscillator VSTi bass synthesizer for Windows that’s designed to offer deep routing possibilities.
While Analog Warfare was designed with bass in mind, it’s flexible enough to be used for a wide range of purposes.
If you’ve used Analog Warfare, leave a comment with your thoughts on it!
Analog Warfare is part of a set of free synths that you can download at amVST.com.
Analog Warfare Features
- 2 Standard modelled oscillators.
- 1 Phase distortion modelled oscillator.
- 2 (Osc AB and BC) Ring Modulators.
- 3 Independent Clippers.
- 3 Independent Amp envelopes.
- 3 Independent SV filters with Crossmix.
- 3 Independent filter envelopes.
- 1 Modulator envelope.
- 1 Frequency Modulation Envelope module.
- 1 Modulator with many sources and 78 destinations.
- 2 BPM synced LFO’s with many sources and 2×78 destinations.
- Total of 234 routing options.
- 2 BPM synced filter delay’s with auto-panning and auto-crossing.
- Stereo chorus L/R.
- Double purpose CV/Groove Sequencer.
- 1 Phrase arpeggiator with groove control.
- 4 Panels (effects / arpeggiator-CV / Groovesettings / miscellaneous / about).
- 64 Standard editable patches.
Demo video via myVST
Iliadis new Combo organ for Windows
Iliadis unveils iVF Combo Organ, an organinstrument for Windows.
“The iVF Combo Organ is a Two Manual Transistor Organ Simulation for Windows Compatible VST Hosts, inspired after famous Transistor Organ models, withe special characteristics and the feeling of an incredible Retro Sound close to the sound of favourite models of the past.”
Features:
- 33 Notes Polyphony
- 9 Steps Drawbars (Flute OSC)
- 6 Drawbars for the Upper Manual (16′, 5 1/3′, 8′, 4′, 2 2/3′, 2′) and 1 Mixture (1 3/5′, 1′), 6 for the Lower (16′, 5 1/3′, 8′, 4′, 2 2/3′, 2′) and 4 for the Pedal (16′, 5 1/3′, 8′, 4′) + “Long” (Decay Drawbar) and Level Selector
- Yellow LEDs (Strings Oscs) and Green LEDs (Reed Oscs) available for UM, LM and Pedal
- Click&Noise Section (only UM). Adjustable Level. A Knob switches Off/On
- Percussion Osc (only UM). Adjustable Level. A Knob switches Off/On
- Vibrato. Adjustable Depth and Rate. A Knob switches Off/On
- Tremolo. Adjustable Depth and Rate. A Knob switches Off/On
- Tube Amplifier. Adjustable Drive, Level, Low, Mid, Hi, EQ Bypass Switch. A Knob switches Off/On
- General. OSC Selector, Sustain (only UM), Tune adjustable and Velocity Off/On Switch
- Midi Channel Selectors for the 2 Manuals and the Pedal
- 32 Programms available (16 ready Patches)
- A LCD Screen
- Retro Look
- CPU Power needed
Price: EUR 45,00 (Donation)
Everyone seems to make theremins these days
So here’s another one 
Spook Keys is a free theremin VST for Windows, designed to re-create the typical sound of a theremin.
It supports control either using a MIDI keyboard or using the mouse to drag a glowing spot across the ‘chart’ for a “virtual theremin” playing style.
Download at the simple-media site.
Experimental synth based on granular synthesis and mathematically generated noise
Grainbot, a free Windows software synth by Synthgeek, is an experimental synth based on granular synthesis and mathematically generated noise.
Description:
It’s not made for traditional bass/lead/pad type stuff (though it can do that if pressed), but it is capable of a wide range of other sounds: mechanical and engine-type sounds, rhythmic percussion sequences, random bleepery, drones, ambiences, and more. It can also process external audio.
There are two sound sources: the grain generator (which can granulate internal sound sources or an audio input), and “gen 1″, a chaotic math-based sound generator. There is also a ring modulator which uses these two generators as its inputs. You can choose between 5 different input sources for the grain generator: live audio input, a built-in analog-style oscillator, the input amplitude modulated by the oscillator, gen 1, or audio input from a file. The sound generators are processed through a filter with 5 types (lo pass, hi pass, notch, and 2 flavors of band pass) and a selectable number of stages. There is also a stereo delay effect which can sync to host tempo (or not). Various parameters (including the delay effect) can be modulated with 2 step sequencers, 3 LFO’s, and a 6-stage envelope. The modulation routing is provided via matrix. Besides the modulators mentioned above, there are also matrix inputs for key tracking and velocity, and a “combiner” which uses various math formulas to combine any two mod sources in various ways.
It’s a free download from the Synthgeek site.
via FreeVST
Multi-effects unit for Reaktor
TWISTED TOOLS have released a brand new mutli-effects unit for Native Instruments’ Reaktor 5, complete with a 346mb sample library by notable producers such as Richard Devine, D’arcangelo, Mike Huckaby and more.
Buffeater is a real-time, dynamically ordered, granular multi-effect for all versions of Reaktor 5. The effect works by capturing live audio and storing it in a temporary buffer, which allows for real-time processing of the incoming audio using granular synthesis and other methods. In plain terms, Buffeater allows you take live audio and tweak elements of the sound such as time and pitch, while controlling he signal flow of the effects by the order in which you play. With Buffeater, you can easily achieve stutters, glitch, beat repeat/juggling and/or chopped and screwed effects.
The six effects in included are:
Stretch : A granular time and pitch stretching effect. You can use this effect to slow down (stretch) your audio and even freeze it, while still maintaing control over the audio’s pitch.
Tape : A varispeed type effect that allows you to slow down/speed up effect while also altering its pitch. This is similar to the effect you get when speeding up or slowing down a tape.
Slice Repeat: Allows you to repeat fragments of incoming audio and even re-order them on the fly. You can also adjust the speed and direction of the playback of the slices.
Deconstruct: Takes slices of incoming audio and randomly rearranges them in time and can also reverse them. This effect is similar to Slice Repeat, except that it is more random and also features a ‘slide’ setting that causes audio to glide between slices.
Scratch: Classic turntable style scratch effects, similar to what a DJ does with vinyl or cdjs. This allows you to play with time rhythmically with results that sound like ‘scratching’.
Feed Grains: Feed Grains is a granular feedback effect, that is great for creating spatial effects similar to reverb and also to create similar effects to ring modulation. This is a unique effect that really has no comparison that we know of. Try it and experiment.
Buffeater Features:
* 6 realtime granular and buffer effects
* Playable via MIDI
* Advanced internal automation system
* Independent automation speed and length per knob
* Effect signal flow is dynamically re-ordered as you play
* 288 FX Presets and 60 Snapshots (Combos)
* Kore and Maschine Templates
* Time-stretching sample playback system
* 346mb Sample Library
* Sounds by: c2, Richard Devine, EVAC, Glitchmachines, Josh Hinden, Mike Huckaby, Haptic, Komposit, Rena Jones and Tembu (Bay Dawgz)
* Video Tutorial
* Documentation
Price: $49.00
Availability: September 14th, 2010″
Ammonite from Astralis
As posted about earlier it is now officially launched
Homegrown Sounds launches Ammonite, a synth for Windows.
“Ammonite VSTi is a feature packed dual synthesizer, extremely powerful, yet intuitive to use. It comes from a long line of Astralis Synths and benefits from the proven formula that ensures a user friendly experience. Whether you want a synth capable of undulating atmospheres, or Kraftwerk/Orbital style sequencing or cutting leads, Ammonite is capable of this and much more. A strong point of Ammonite is that it can be used to good effect on a superficial level by people less experienced with synths, and the deeper elements can become apparent through usage.”
Features:
- 2 independent synth engines each with:
- a Dual Oscillator capable of additive, subtractive and FM synthesis. The oscillator/Synth engine was coded as a single piece of SSE optimized code and is also expandable in the future.
- The usual Sine, Saw, Square waveforms as well as a waves such as Piano, Guitar etc…
- A huge and diverse selection of 3,500 digital style waveforms.
- 24 Note Polyphony.
- 10 different filter types including the usual suspects, cascadable up to 8 times
- White Noise
- Drive
- Drift
- Glide
- A Microtuner that uses Scala files, and 300 patches are included organised into categories.
- 2 Dedicated Volume Envelopes with up to 32 steps, a multitude of transition shapes, and the ability to repeat to any stage.
- 2 dedicated Filter Envelopes
- 2 LFOs with many waveforms and features.
- 2 Modulation Sequencers, one is polyphonic and the second is monophonic.
- 2 Gates Sequencers, the first is a trance gate for re-triggering the Envelopes and the second for re-triggering the FX Modulators and driving the Gapper.
- A Gapper is available for the final output with Attack, Width, Release and Mix settings.
- A sophisticated Arpeggiator/Note Sequencer.
- Programmable Vibrato
- A Modulation Matrix with 8 input sources and a large selection of destinations.
- Quantizers on each of the Modulation Matrix Destinations for glissando style effects.
- A preview keyboard with sticky keys to make working on patches easy, plus it displays incoming midi notes.
- A sophisticated Randomization system with a global randomize button and a Randomize options page for selecting which parts of the synths it will affect. Global Default button resets 90% of the synth to it’s default state with one click.
- There are randomizer and default buttons throughout the synth for just randomizing particular settings.
- A built in WAV Recorder capable of auto-naming and recording a specified number of bars.
- Manual Tempo for old school style Arpeggiator usage etc…
- A powerful purpose built FX engine TerraNova which includes:
- SoundScaper for comb/Reverb and Vast church bell style Delay Effects.
- Stereo Delay with additional Reverse and glitch modes.
- 3 x Modulator. The Modulator is a general purpose effect capable of many different effects such as Flanger, Phasers, FM, Chorus, Filters, Ring Mod, Synth Tones, Mod Delay and Pitch shifting.
- Drag and Drop Routing.
- Hi and Low Exciters for bringing presence and clarity to the top and bottom end.
- Compressor
- 8 band Graphic EQ
- Hi and Low Cut
- Drive with 4 different styles.
- Analog Mode with 4 different levels, to warm up the sound and make it sound more natural.
- An always visible Master ON/OFF for all major components.
- A pitch Shifter which uses delay based pitch shifting either pre or post FX.
- An Envelope dedicated for use through the Modulation Matrix.
- Many parameters have CC numbers assigned, and VST is supported for most components.
- Extensive PDF Manual
Price: $30.00 (regular $55 USD)
ARP emulation – The Pro SoloVst, download the demo here at Stereoklang
AM Music Technology has announced the release of version 2.0 of Pro SoloVst.
You can download here the demo version of the
AM Pro SoloVst for Windows and AU for Mac.
Changes include:
- New functionality: The Sustain Pedal control has been added.
- Improvements:
- All presets have been reviewed and improved to be extremely close to the original instrument sounds.
- A new more realistic graphic interface has been redesigned.
- Improvements have been made on some controls, like Brilliance, Portamento and Aftertouch.
- Major bug fix: Aliasing noise audible in some presets has been completely removed.
- Some minor bugfixes.
Pro SoloVst is an emulation of the ARP Pro Soloist monophonic analog synthesizer from the early 1970s. Pro SoloVst’s sound engine is a software emulation of the analog circuits implemented inside the original instrument: VCO, resonators, filters, VCF, VCA and analog effects. It offers a set of 30 voices corresponding to the presets of the original synthesizer.
Version 2.0 is available for Windows (VST) and Intel-Mac OS X (10.6+) (AU).
Price: EUR 29.99
Visit: AM Music Technology
Easy-to-use sound synthesis software
Up from some spicy guitars?
Spicy Guitar is an easy-to-use sound synthesis software aimed to provide a realistic acoustic guitar simulation as well as original string-based sounds.
It’s an acoustic guitar simulation synthesizer which introduces 9 real guitars (4 folk, 2 classical, 1 flamenco, 1 jumbo, 1 gypsy) modeled, “intuitive” chord detection system and wide range of guitarist playing techniques such as bends, vibrato, palm muting, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and artificial harmonics.
www.spicyguitar.com
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