Synth Plugin

Xolotl: Harmonic Synthesizer

Rick — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 01:16:00 +0000

Xolotl: Harmonic Synthesizer

Xolotl is an open source "harmonic" synthesiser built with HISE. Plugins are available for Mac OS , Windows and Linux.

2 Harmonic, sample based oscillators

Each "oscillator" consists of 16 independently pitched samples. By default the pitch increments through the harmonic series, but can be un-quantised using the step knob.

Flexible 16 Stage Sample and Hold

32 oscillators need at least 16 sample and hold effects, right? maybe not under normal circumstances, but this one's a bit different. Depending on how it’s configured, it can act as an effect, sound generator or modulator.

16 Stage Multimode Filter

A bunch of filters with independent control of the cutoff. There's a ton of sonic potential here. Comb filtering, phaser effects and some very tasty interaction between the S&H section.

Finally..

At the end of the signal chain is simple ADSR envelope and pan spread control.

Modulation

Xolotl has 2 looping envelopes, 2 polyphonic modulators, a single free running modulator, A S&H LFO, a tracking generator.

Interactive Demo:

Rick Tue, 03/19/2024 - 01:16

PluginTypes

VST3, Audio Unit

Platforms

Windows, MacOS, Linux

Links

Build Instructions

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Quetzalcoatl

Rick — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:12:42 +0000

Quetzalcoatl

A vector synthesizer with harmonic pitch controls.

Quetzalcoatl is built with HISE, an open source framework for sample based instruments.

An 8 layer vector "oscillator" with harmonic pitch control
Multimode harmonic filter
4 Flexible modulators with LFO, envelope, table, step sequencer and gate sequencer modes
Diverse sound library sourced from vintage synths
SFZ import

An expanded version with several gigabytes of additional sample content and presets is available to purchase for a small fee.

Interactive Demo:

Rick Tue, 03/19/2024 - 00:12

PluginTypes

VST3, Audio Unit

Platforms

Mac, Windows, Linux

Links

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Add_ons

Quetzalcoatl Expanded £10

Shapey!

Rick — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 22:57:12 +0000

Shapey!

Shapey! is a simple(ish) synth plugin with an unusual approach to waveshaping.

Features:

A wavetable/sample oscillator with sub osc and FM
Sample based waveshaper with scrubbing
Dual filter
2 LFOs, 2 Table modulators, Looping envelope
Spring reverb FX
Unison detune
Fancy Arpeggiator

Rick Mon, 03/18/2024 - 22:57

PluginTypes

VST3, Audio Unit

Platforms

Windows, MacOS

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Oi, Grandad!

Rick — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:54:32 +0000

Oi, Grandad!

Oi, Grandad! is a 4 voice granular synthesiser inspired by modular synthesis and certain, "lazy" DAW compositon workflows.

It Features:

4 independant granular voices
12 indepentantly triggered modulation sources
Tracking modulation
Drone button for sustained playback
Delay per voice
Round Robin mode
Crossfade mode

Rick Mon, 03/18/2024 - 21:54

PluginTypes

VST3, Audio Unit

Platforms

Windows, MacOS, Linux

Links

Guide

Installation

Oi, Grandad! v2

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Add_ons

Oi, Grandad!: Ultra Pack Pro

A large collection of extra content for Oi, Grandad!

3gb of loops, stems drones and more
60 unique presets
Helps support open source development

Buy on

Lilac

Rick — Mon, 01 May 2023 04:10:20 +0000

Lilac

A virtual Instruments created with samples from the Oberheim Xpander.

Ready to use binaries for Mac OS & Windows are available to my Patreon supporters

Lilac features 3 identical voices, each with a dedicated sequencer/arpeggiator, morphable waveforms, 2 LFOs and 2 envelopes

Rick Mon, 05/01/2023 - 04:10

PluginTypes

VST3, Audio Unit

Platforms

Windows, MacOS

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Peach

Rick — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 04:01:26 +0000

Peach

A virtual Instrument created with samples from the Roland System 100.

Ready to use binaries for Mac OS, Windows and Linux are available to my Patreon supporters

Peach features a single oscilator with unison detune, low pass filter, morphable waveforms, 2 LFOs, 2 envelopes and Chorus + reverb effects.

Rick Fri, 02/24/2023 - 04:01

PluginTypes

VST3, Audio Units

Platforms

Windows, MacOS

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