Resonarium, LoQuest, Hellsbass: Free Plugins of the Week
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Resonarium, LoQuest, Hellsbass: Free Plugins of the Week · Source: Soule DSP, Audiolatry, DamyFX
Resonarium by Soule DSP is an impressive free physical modeling synth for abstract sound design and sonic exploration. This week’s collection of free plugins also features a fun little ROMpler full of lo-fi sounds and a bass amp sim with a warm tube sound.
Free Plugins of the Week
Soule DSP Resonarium: Free Physical Modeling Synth
Developer Gabriel Soule aka Soule DSP has released Resonarium, a free and open-source physical modeling synth based on string waveguide modeling. It’s an impressive-looking thing with a knob-laden user interface, so it might take some time to wrap your head around. But the demo tracks on the developer’s website reveal a wide spectrum of unusual, complex, evocative timbres that are perfect for cinematic sound design and experimental music.
The user interface gives you access to a range of exciters (impulse, noise, and sequence), a sampler, and four waveguides, each with its own comprehensive set of controls. Resonarium also features a wide array of modulators, such as simple and complex envelopes, LFOs, and randomizers. Filter, chorus, phaser, distortion, and delay effects are also included. The synth supports MPE and Soule DSP says that it works especially well with an MPE-compatible control device.
According to the developer, Resonarium is still in development, so you might still encounter a bug or two. But it’s already a very promising-looking software synth that should be right up your alley if you’re into experimental sound design.
Resonarium is currently available for macOS, Windows, and Linux in VST3 and AU formats.
Audiolatry LoQuest: Lo-fi Sounds out of the Box
LoQuest by Audiolatry is a free software instrument loaded with 22 presets inspired by lo-fi, ambient, retro, and cinematic sounds. The included sounds range from keys and pads to flutes, guitars, strings, organs, and more.
After loading up a preset, you can fine-tune the sound using the included ADSR envelope, LFO, and filter. LoQuest also offers a range of built-in effects (chorus, distortion, delay, reverb) for further sound shaping.
LoQuest is available for macOS and Windows in VST3 and AU formats.
DamyFX Hellsbass: Free Tube Amp Sim for Bass
Hellsbass by DamyFX is a bass amp simulator mainly designed for rock and metal, but the developer says that it delivers a wide spectrum of sounds “from Jaco Pastorius to Pantera” and works well for any style requiring a warm tube sound.
In addition to the all-important Gain knob, Hellsbass offers a 3-band EQ and a Presence control. It also features an additional overdrive stage appropriately named “Hells”, as well as a master volume control.
Hellsbass is available as a VST3 plugin for Windows.
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