Digimorph, Bella, Rain Maker 2: This week’s edition of Free Plugins of the Week is all about unconventional sound generators. From ethereal pads to bell-like arpeggios to rain and thunder – these three software synths are worth checking out.
Linda Audio Digimorph: Additive Synth with Heaps of Modulation
Digimorph by Linda Audio is an unapologetically digital software synth that delivers everything from gnarly basses to otherworldly pads to FM-style bells and textures. One look at the fader-laden GUI tells you that this one is all about modulation and creative sound design.
At the core of Digimorph is an additive oscillator with 16 individually adjustable harmonics. The waveshape is adjustable and ranges from sine to triangle, pulse, saw, and multi-pulse. Furthermore, there’s a phase offset parameter for the harmonics.
The center section offers additional sound shaping parameters that affect the various oscillator waveshapes, such as pulse width, waveshaping, and ring modulation. You can also reduce the bit rate and apply a multi-mode state-variable filter.
The green modulation section at the top offers two ADSR envelopes and two LFOs, which you can apply to almost any parameter using the sliders. The same applies to the modulation wheel and velocity. In addition to this, Digimorph includes an arpeggiator / step sequencer, which also serves as a modulation source.
While Digimorph may not be as immediately accessible as standard subtractive synths, it offers a wide range of sound design possibilities. The 200 included presets are a good starting point.
Digimorph is a VST plugin for Windows.
Fanan Team Bella: All the Bells and Whistles
Fanan Team Bella is all about the bells! With eight different bells and mallets models, this software synth delivers everything from classic glockenspiel and marimba tones to haunted chords and horror-movie-style textures.
After selecting the bell model of your choice, you can shape the sound using the built-in filters and wah, reverb, and delay effects.
In addition to this, Bella includes a programmable step sequencer and arpeggiator that can follow the chords you play on your MIDI keyboard. A great way to create complex arpeggios and phrases!
Bella is available for Windows in VST and VST3 formats.
Quiet Music Rain Maker 2: Rain and Thunder
Rain Maker 2 by Quiet Music is a great way to add rain and thunder sound effects to audiovisual projects, podcasts, or music productions. It offers four layers, each of which can hold one of the included rain and thunder samples. Each layer has its own gain, pan, and tune controls. You can also trigger the layers via MIDI, which allows you to create custom sound effect beds.
Rain Maker 2 is available for macOS and Windows in VST, VST3, and AU formats. Due to the included samples, it requires 263 MB of disk space.
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