basic65 – retro chiptune synth – is released for free

basic 65 is a monophonic synth, inspired by the classic 80s home computer, the Commodore 64 and its legendary SID chip. Building on the waveforms and signal path of this famous chip, basic 65 adds further features and options to take things a step further.

The double arpeggiator allows complex versions of that retro 8-bit game sound and the modulation options inspire experimentation via the mod envelope and 2 comprehensive LFOs. Pulse width modulation, ring modulation and oscillator detune/sync are key ingredients in the signature sound. Throw in some pitch drift, bit drift, a sprinkle of dirt and randomisation and you have a wide range of lofi, chiptune, retro-tastic sounds at your disposal.

This version is the update to the popular basic 64, redesigned from scratch, with many improvements, new features and all new presets. basic 65 was co-developed with sink, who also made the amazing presets.

features

• Monophonic synth in VST format for Windows based hosts
• 3 oscillators with pulse, saw, triangle and noise waveforms
• Pulse width can be modulated by envelope or both LFOs
• Each oscillator can be sync’d to another and/or ring modulated by another
• Each oscillator has its own ADSR envelope and can be routed to filter individually
• Resonant filter with low pass, high pass, band pass and notch modes
• 2 tempo-sync Arpeggiators in series for complex arp sounds
• Arp tempo, range and note length can be adjusted
• Modulation envelope can control pulse width and pitch of individual oscillators as well as filter and dirt
• 2 tempo-sync LFOs with wide range of waveforms, including random
• Both LFOs can control pulse width and pitch of individual oscillators
• One LFO also controls filter and dirt, the other can modulate the depth and speed of the first LFO
• Envelopes are non-linear and can be retriggered from zero or smoothed on each new note
• Pitch drift models instability with variable depth and frequency
• Options for 4, 6, 8, 12 or 16 bit audio with randomising feature
• Developed with SE 1.1, so no problems with multiple instances
• 128 presets by sink covering arps, leads, bass, drums and lofi sounds

basic65 used to be a payware plugin, but is now free to download. However, if you like and use any of my plugins, please consider donating to Cancer Research UK in order to help care for and find a cure for cancer sufferers.

Any amount you can afford is appreciated and will help to fund international research projects in all aspects of cancer.

basic 64 is back for free download

basic 64 – click for more info

I thought I’d put back an old favourite for download since I had a few requests for it.

 *** please note, this is an old synthedit plugin – it’s not 64 bit anything and it’s windows only ***

As you may know, I stopped developing plugins a while ago, and then after a catastrophic web/database corruption I stopped selling plugins altogether, but leaving the freeware downloadable. Since my hosting contract finished, I moved everything over to a wordpress site, so the freeware is still all here, and whilst I was at it, I added basic 64 back, which wasn’t available following the release of basic 65.

I still won’t be developing any new plugins and I don’t plan on selling any of the payware plugins, just thought I’d upload and oldie that had gone missing. I have a couple more oldies in the archives that I will upload at some point soon too.

If you would like to donate…

If you like and use any of my plugins, please consider donating to Cancer Research UK in order to help care for and find a cure for cancer sufferers. Any amount you can afford is appreciated and will help to fund international research projects in all aspects of cancer.

miniSID

miniSID is a quick and simple SID synth for getting that chiptune sound with the minimum of tweaking. The waveforms are sampled from a 6581 SID chip and the arp gives that retro gamer effect.

 features

•  Square, Saw and Triangle waves sampled from a 6581 SID chip
• 2 oscs with 3 levels of oscillator sync
• arp with 3 modes and 4 speeds
• arp has up to 4 octaves range
• arp has 4 note length options
• all controls have MIDI CC’s assigned

installation

Please make sure you extract all contents of the zip to your VST directory, maintaining the folder structure, to ensure the plugin will work correctly

basic 64

basic64 is inspired by the 8 bit sounds of the classic Commodore 64. It’s not a straight emulation, but is based around the SID chip with some extras for that 8-bit retro game sound, lofi gritty noises or just plain oddness

 features

• 16, 8 or 6 bit sound quality
• 3 oscs, each with their own ADSR envelope
• oscillators can be sync’d and ring modulated by each other
• pitch envelope modulation
• pitch wobble option, for subtle instability
• 2 tempo-sync LFO’s to modulate pitch, cut-off and pulse width
• LFO’s have attack/release curves
• tempo-sync arpegiator
• flexible routing to state variable filter (LP, HP & BP)
• envelopes can be reset or continuous at retrigger
• monophonic or polyphonic option
• midi learn / midi CC support
• 128 presets by sinkmusic & WhiskeyPriest

If you would like to donate…

If you like and use any of my plugins, please consider donating to Cancer Research UK in order to help care for and find a cure for cancer sufferers. Any amount you can afford is appreciated and will help to fund international research projects in all aspects of cancer.