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  1. BEAT16

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    Krakli Software - Arminator 2 VSTi (32 Bit) Free.jpg

    Krakli Software - Arminator 2 VSTi (32 Bit) Free

    We say that Arminator2 is designed as a homage to the Yamaha CS80, it can not be considered to be a faithful emulation of
    that fantastic instrument but rather it’s aim is to offer patches that hint at the original instruments power. Others say that
    Arminator is a stunning homage to the Yamaha CS-80. It’s one of the best emulations you’ll find and it’s completely free.

    Version 2 includes the following enhancements:

    The scaling of various controls has been improved, the LFO can now be synced to a KeyPress.
    KeySplit can be anywhere on a key across the 10 octave range. KeyTracking is now available on the LowPass and HighPass Filters.
    The Sine oscillator in the Line Amp can now also be a -1 or -2 octave sub. Mono Poly on individual lines and a Chorus effect has been added. Lastly line 2’s envelopes can be delayed by up to 500ms from KeyPress.

    But none of that is particularly important unless you’re an existing owner. For anyone else all you need to know is that this is a fabulous CS-80 emulation with some great presets, for free, wrapped up in a rather cramped, small but functional GUI.

    The only slight weirdness is that it’s a 32bit plug-in for Windows only.
    But provided your DAW supports 32bit plug-ins or you use some bridging software then it should be fine.

    My comment: Wow the Arminator 2 a real surprise, how beautiful but music can sound. Krakli has created something great.
    Must have heard. A very high quality instrument. Inclusive 4 Kujashi Banks. Rating is 5 out of 5 points.


    Demo of my new created patchbank for the ARMINATOR 2 Synthesizer by Ian Webster aka Krakli....these sounds makes use of all the new features of the synth. All sounds in this demo are from this bank (except drums & percussion) and played without the use of external effects.... The melodies/characteres of the 2nd and 3rd track inside the demo, are copyright by VANGELIS Papathanassiou, Mr Wallfisch and Mr Hans Zimmer of the "Blade Runner" soundtracks.....all the other islands of music by me...Enjoy

    Free Download: www.krakliplugins.co.uk/Plugins.aspx
     
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  2. BagelShaggerz

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    I second that Arminator! I love any CS-80 emulation and this one is really fun. It's also very light on your CPU so you could load so many of them if you wanted to layer them without having to bounce to audio.
     
  3. Olymoon

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    Specs: 32 bit only.
     
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  4. BEAT16

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    Sound Particles - Explorer v1.1.3 - Standalone App - Windows / macOS - 364 MB - Free

    The most powerful way to manage your sounds. Explorer is a powerful application that allows you to manage your files with enormous control. Designed from the beginning to work with and support surround and immersive formats, you get incredible control over them - from how you listen to, organize, and even integrate them into your workflow. And all of this for free.

    Register on the homepage to use the software. https://soundparticles.com/products/explorer

    Note from me @BEAT16: Finally a well thought out product, very intelligently done.
    5/5 points. You can search, organize, edit with it. Convert, Export and much more.
     
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    FKFX - KrishnaSynth Legacy 1.7.0 VSTi - Free.jpg

    FKFX - KrishnaSynth Legacy 1.7.0 FREE VST / VST3 - WIN & OSX Installers (Free Download) 416 MB

    The Devine Machine - Krishna Synth was released in January 2007 and cost 236 incl.Vat EUR.
    The company no longer exists, the product is no longer available.
    The company FKFX brought the KrishnaSynth Legacy back to life at the end of October 2022.

    @BEAT16 says: The Krishna Synthesizer has a lot of possibilities to edit sounds and create new sounds.
    It sounds different and unique due to its frame oscillator. Some will like it and some will not, so try it out.

    Frame Synthesis is and exclusive technology from Devine Machine that let you analyse a sound sample to obtain a special « movie » file that Krishna Synth will use as an oscillator. This process, the tools provided and the modulation possibilities can create sonic textures that you won’t get from any other synthesis. A full set of graphic tools let you edit that file frame per frame.
    Classical analogue oscillators and filters as well as a complete FX chain are also provided to enhance possibilities.

    Krishna is based on a new kind of oscillator - a "Frame Oscillator".

    Features

    Frame Oscillator

    • New Synthesis System (Frame Oscillator).
    • Sound/Speech/Waveform importation with Frame Analysis Technology (F.A.T.).
    • Full Control Over Frame Rate and (re)Animation of imported sounds.
    • Variable PWM Effect.
    • Mirror Effect.
    • Mirror Quantized Effect.
    • Repeat Effect.
    • Bit Reduction Effect.
    • Lo.fi Effect.
    • Squarer Effect.
    • Exclusive Draw Screen.
    • 9 Sizable Draw Tools to draw Frame Oscillator :Sine, Triangle, Ellipse, Square, Line, Noise, Harmonic, Smooth, Pencil.
    • Several interpolation modes.
    • Volume and Pan control.
    • Coarse Control(-36/+36 semitones).
    • Fine Tune Control (-50/+50th of a semitone).
    • User friendly Import Menu.
    • Batch Import.
    Analog Model Oscillators

    • 2 Analog Model oscillators.
    • 5 Oscillator shapes on both Analog Oscillators : Saw, Sine, Square, Triangle, Noise.
    • Volume and Pan control.
    • Coarse Control(-36/+36 semitones).
    • Fine Tune Control (-50/+50th of a semitone).
    • Old synthesizer defect emulation for each oscillator.
    • Desync for each oscillator.
    Filters / Post Oscillator Synthesis

    • 3 Fat Analog Model Filters (Low Pass, Band Pass, High Pass).
    • FM Synthesis.
    • RM Synthesis.
    • AM Synthesis.
    LFOs

    • 5 LFOs, each with 3 bipolar sends.
    • Free drag'n drop assignation to any control on screen.
    • 108 internal modulation destinations.
    • 16 external MIDI OUT modulation destinations.
    • 11 LFO shapes : Saw, Inverse Saw, Triangle, Sine, Chaos, Square, Noise, Log, Inverse Log, Triangle Log, Ellipse.
    • 6 Drawable LFO Step Sequencers Shapes: Simple, Ramp, Saw, half-Saw, Soft, fine.
    • Speed Settings : from 32 Bars to 128th with dotted and triplets, and up to note frequency multiples.
    • LFO Phase Control for each LFO.
    • Unipolar/Bipolar switch for each LFO.
    • LFO per voice (Polyphonic), or synced (Monophonic) for each LFO.
    • Perfect Sync of LFO with host tempo and timecode.
    • LFO Speeder knob : Up all LFO rates live with a single control .
    • Feedbacked LFOs : LFOs can control LFOs/AHDSRs.
    • Knob Movement Recorder : get control movement recorded into LFO.
    • LFO Visual Feedback : see the action of LFO directly on the destination.
    • LFO Visual Routing : any control affected by LFO shows up in green.
    Envelopes

    • 3 Envelopes with Attack, Hold, Decay, Sustain, Release.
    • Free drag'n drop assignation to any control on screen.
    • 108 internal modulation destinations.
    • 16 external MIDI OUT modulation destinations.
    • Five response modes : Velocity, Key, Velocity Sync, Key Sync,Velocity To Decay.
    • Envelope discreet parameters : time in samples of the "zero ms" attack/release.
    • Feedbacked AHDSRs : AHDSRs can control LFOs/AHDSRs.
    • AHDSR Visual Feedback : see the action of AHDSR directly on the destination
    • AHDSR Visual Routing : any control affected by AHDSR shows up in yellow
    • Auto-Zoom Envelope to Screen Adjust.
    • Showing all envelopes by soft transparency.
    Note Step Sequencer

    • 16 Steps Sequencer.
    • 128 Pattern Memories.
    • Step Size from 1 to 16.
    • +2/-2 Octave Control for each step.
    • Slide Control for each step.
    • Velocity Control for each step.
    • 2 Randomizers (Intelligent/Chaotic).
    • Speed Settings : from 32 Bars to 128th, with dotted and triplet.
    Effects

    • Tube Emulation with customizable cabinet size and frequency.
    • Full High Quality Effect Chain.
    • Phaser.
    • Flanger.
    • Chorus.
    • Delay.
    • Reverb.
    • Several Models of Phaser, Flanger, Chorus and Delay.
    • Perfect sync of effect parameters with host tempo and timecode.
    • Effect Preset Managers including dozens of Effects Presets.
    Play Modes

    • Legato.
    • Mono.
    • Unison using from 1 to 16 note (user selection).
    • Unison Pitch detune (added to each extra unison voice).
    • Unison Phase delay (same).
    • Unison Random Pitch detune (same).
    • Unison Random Phase delay (same).
    • Unison Master Level Compensation to avoid output saturation.
    • Free polyphony per preset : from 1 (mono) to 16.
    • Time or Distance Portamento.
    • Build-in Hold implementation.
    • Distinct Up and down values for Pitchbend range.
    • 16 voice polyphony.
    • Preset Master Tuning.
    • Global Master Tuning.
    MIDI Features

    • Advanced and visual MIDI Learn Mode.
    • MIDI Learn Edit Screen.
    • MIDI Controller number and Channel Edit.
    • MIDI Learn invertable min and max Edit.
    • MIDI Intelligent Random Mutate.
    • MIDI OUT Full Implementation.
    • MIDI out controls on channel, Controller number, minimum and maximum output values.
    Preset Management

    • Preset Manager Screen.
    • Managing functions : Save, Save As Variation, Replace, Move to Category, delete.
    • Preset Category reflecting Folder Organisation on Hard Drive.
    • Easy to Read List.
    • Preset Randomizer (choose any number, the same number generates the same random preset).
    • Mini Preset Browser.
    Misc.

    • Big Parameter Read-out in the central screen.
    • Intuitive 3D user Interface.
    • On/Off Switch For every Module.
    • Option Screen with clear categories.
    • Preset Options (Saves in Preset).
    • Global Options (Saves on Exit).
    • Visual Modulation Routing.
    • Over 1000 presets.
    Product content:
    - KrishnaSynth Legacy 1.7.0 FREE
    - WIN & OSX Installers
    - VST / VST3
    - AudioUnit
    - 133 presets
    - 55 movie files
    - User's Manual (EN)

    Minimum requirements:
    - Windows 10
    - OSX 10.13.6 (M1 compilation)

    After install, simply drag and drop "KrishnaSynth Legacy Data.zip" onto plugin GUI to activate the plugin.
    You will get the following files: ZIP (59MB) ZIP (195MB) PDF (18MB)

    Free version of KrishnaSynth Legacy 1.7.0
    https://fkfxaudio.com/krishnasynth

    You enter your email address and get an email with the serial number and the download.
     
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  6. Olymoon

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    Have you used it in your compositions?
    Do you have a sample or a song to listen to?
     
  7. BEAT16

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    Hi @Olymoon, I bought the original Krishna synth back in 2008 when it came out and made 3 sound banks.
    Attached are 3 videos from my YouTube channel and 1 sound example from my SoundCloud.





     
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    That's a an argument.

    Are using this synth today?
     
  9. BEAT16

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    Hi @Olymoon, I played the Krishna Synth 2 x 3 a week back then and now every few months in 2022.
    As we have all noticed, there are so many and usable Virtual Software Synthesizers now.
    If you have too many installed like me, the time you spend with one synthesizer becomes more and more scarce.
    Then you have phases where you try out and phases where you only deal with one synthesizer.
     
  10. Xenon

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    This is a nice synth, and the full content and additional (about 5gb) is still available on sister site!
     
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    I dont have too many synth installed because I try to use only the ones that I consider the best . lol
    But I understand what you mean, as I passed through that time ago.
     
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    :excl: Register... Login... (give your email address, then it will be sale => ton of spams, craps...)
    aka nothing is free. :rofl:
    (okay, possible way is to use a temporary email address, I admit this)
     
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    Yes. I installed old Krishna Synth in Sandboxie, then installed Krishna Legacy (new version), installed new presets and registered it (by dropping .zip on the plugin), and then just copied old presets over the new ones. New presets are part of old ones, their sizes are identical.
     
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    I remember this synth. Old beast. Yes, really weird but cool one.
     
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  18. Xenon

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    Yes!
     
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    Lord of the Springs synthesizer, by Taron.
    https://plugins4free.com/plugin/2571/

    Very nice sounds + 64-bit VSTi (2.4) = go to arsenal!
    Thanks for the info!
     
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  20. BEAT16

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    No @Legotron! You must already have the full version.
    (NOTE : FULL version with 1230 Presets and 2135 movie files is here) 49 $
     
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