Introduction of Phuturetone's GR-8 synth sound that you can't believe it's free
To my surprise, I thought I wrote it, but I didn't.
(update articlewas written properly)
This is a free sound source that I really want various people to try, so I thought I'd write an article.
If many people download it, developers will be motivated, and they may develop paid plug-ins.
If you create plugins of this quality, you can also expect paid plugins.
Sound demo
I tried playing the preset.
The main lead, pads and bass are all GR-8.
Overview
The GR-8 is an 8-voice virtual analog synthesizer with built-in effects and arpeggiator.
Features
Arpeggiator. 5 modes (Up, Down, Alt 1, Alt 2, Random), 4 octave range.
voice mode.Mono, Unison (8 voices), Chord (stereo 4 voices), Poly (8 voices).
Voice Effects Glide, Legato, Voice Detune, Voice Stereo Spread.
Oscillators OSC 1 (Tri, Saw, Pulse, Square), OSC 2 (Sine, Saw, Pulse, Noise).
Oscillator Effects Cross Modulation (FM), Pulse Width Modulation (PWM), Sync.
Filters Non-resonant highpass, resonant lowpass (12, 18, 24 dB/octave).
modulation.Pitch bender, mod wheel, LFO, 2 envelopes
Effects EQ, Distortion, Phaser, Chorus/Flanger, Delay, Reverb.
Preset: 88
Notes on updates
If you are updating and using automation, you need to be careful.
As a way to do it, you can avoid it by changing the file name of the new VST3.
(Escape the old VST3 to another folder, etc., install it, and then change the name of the new VST3)
IMPORTANT: Parameter automation IDs changed in version 1.2.0.This breaks automation compatibility with previous versions.For example, if you open an old song that had its Filter Cutoff automated, that automation lane will now automate other parameters (like the Envelope Attack).This change corrects a mistake we made when adding new controls in versions 1.1.0 and 1.1.1.Being unfamiliar with the newer version of the plugin development platform I'm using, I didn't know that automation parameter IDs are automatically set alphabetically unless manually specified.We sincerely apologize to everyone affected by this change.Note that your presets will not be affected by this change, so you can continue to use the sounds of your previous presets.
please note.Each preset has its own MIDI assignments. If you have made MIDI assignments, you will need to save the preset.Otherwise, your MIDI assignments will be lost as soon as you change presets.If you want to create your own presets with the same MIDI assignments, you can do so by assigning MIDI control to the Initial preset, saving a copy of it and using it as a template for your sounds.
Download
You can download it without registration.
Transition from the above link and click the link of the corresponding OS.
Installation
In the case of Win, the installer is included, so you can run it as it is and do the default installation.
Install additional presets
There was a person who published a preset (bank) at KVR.
DownloadYou can download the preset by transitioning from the link and scrolling down a little.
However, it is Kaname KVR's account.
Downloaded presets (banks) can be loaded using "Load Preset" or "Import Bank" from the GR-8 menu.
Presets are recognized even if they are manually placed in the following folders.
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\VST3 Presets\Phuturetone\GR-8
Summary
It's a good sound source after all.
It's fun to use the GUI like a hardware sound source, and the balance is very good.
Unfortunately, the size of the GUI is not resizable and the user cannot categorize additional presets.
Also, I think it would be nice to be able to apply modulation to effects, etc., but it's free and the functions so far are really luxurious.
Since there is no update for a long time, I wonder if the plug-in has not been created.
I sincerely hope that such people will create plug-ins.
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