de la Mancha Releases miniSID – Free 6581 SID Chip Based Synth For Windows

The nutters at de la Mancha have released miniSID, a free SID synth for getting that “chiptune” sound with a minimum of tweaking. The waveforms are sampled from a 6581 SID chip and the arpeggiator 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...

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WOK Premiers StringChorus VST Effect Plug-In

WOK has released StringChorus, a chorus VST effect that emulates the circuits used in the old string machines like Solina, Crumar or Farfisa. Get that famous, lush string sound known from Jean Michel Jarre and others with any synth which can create a simple sawtooth waveform. Unfortunately, there’s not much else to reveal due to WOK’s anorexic description. WOK’s StringChorus is donationware. More information on WOK...

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