The Reese Machine is a monophonic subtractive synthesizer optimized for creating deep, rich, vibrating bass for various kinds of electronic music, especially Drum’n’Bass, Speed Garage, Techstep, etc.
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Voxynth is a synth (VST or AU), which can be used to create vocal sounds or synthetic choirs. Unlike many other plugins, this synth contains 20 different formant filters (38 in version 2.0), which give the synth an organic an unusual sound. In addition, the MIDI synth has a stereo delay and comes with 64 factory patches (256 in version 2.0) and a manual (Adobe Acrobat). The plugin has been tested with Cubase SX 1.02, Cubase VST 3.7 and 5.0, Muzys 2.11, Emagic Logic Platinum 6.1, Rax, SynthTest, Orion Pro 3.03, Logic 5, Acid Pro 4.0, Magix Music Studio 7, Audio Mulch 0.9 and SONAR 2.0 using the ToneWise DirectiXer and FXpansion VST-DX adapters. It should work with all VST and AU compatible hosts as long as they follow the VST and AU specifications.
Monolith is the world’s first monphonic, low latency VST guitar synthesiser. Just plug in your electric guitar, (no MIDI interface or other modifications neccessary) and start playing phatt bass sounds or searing leads courtesy of the 3 oscillators and 24 dB/octave filter…
Cathedral is a new approach to the task of recreating the sound of a pipe organ. Rather than use a large sample library, Cathedral uses a hybrid analogue synthesis and physical modelling approach to create an ultra-flexible instrument without a huge file size and with reasonable CPU performance. Cathedral offers up to 6 programmable, 4-level stops that can each be set to 1 of 3 pipe types and any 1 of 14 different footages. Cathedral includes a built in reverberation unit, essential in recreating an authentic pipe organ sound and additional filtering and modulaion to enhance the sound even further. Cathedral is presented in a beautiful and easy to use interface to allow for intuitive programming. Try the demo version for free, simply download and extract the zip contents into your DAW’s or Host’s VST instrument directory.
Super String Thing is a multi-purpose physical modelling synth for producing a wide range of natural and un-natural acoustic sounds. Anything from guitars, through bowed strings, flutes and bells to atmospheric textures can be produced using the unique synth engine of Super String Thing.
Planet Earth is jammed with jungle soundscapes and tribal rhythms, industrial basses and warped machines. From ancient ritual to glimpses of alternate futures, it offers a world of new sounds for modern electronica, ambient and dance, yet manages to be both warm, lush, light and airy, as well as dark, dramatic and icy, just like Planet Earth itself. Featuring gamelan bowls and oriental bells, bamboo bongos, glass instruments, mechanical pianos, electronic and vocal drones, Planet Earth features 320MB of new samples, including rich pads, ethnic loops, inventive soundscapes, powerful electronic basses as well as synthesisers and broken machines. It was created by a talented team of sound designers from around the globe.
