Comments on: Fruitymasterz Release FREE Hercules V2 Virtual Synthesizer

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 13:39:55 +0000

In reply to Numanoid. When I tried Surge in 2019 the CPU usage was surprisingly good, so you're possibly mistaken there. Seems quite efficient. And regarding Supermassive: It's a bit disagreeable at times when you want control over the size of the reverb, or if you want just a pure controlled delay. The preset modes are a bit hit or miss. With Supermassive, you are letting go of control, accepting chaos, and are rewarded with a rich, wide, chorus-like reverb+delay.

By: Milan (Sawer)

Milan (Sawer) — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 22:16:06 +0000

Ive used both Hercules 1 & 2 and 2 is definitly a very usefull plugin. How I’d describe the sound? Kinda sharp but not thin in any way. It is made with Hardstyle production in mind and for that I highly reccomend it. Even if you have Serum or Sylenth1. Its great to layer with.

If you are not into hardstyle, I still reccomend it, but mainly for beginners in synthesis. If you want a softer kind of sound instead, Hercules 1 might help.

Great all round synths? Not really. But for the task it is designed for it is a great tool <3

By: Rox Roll

Rox Roll — Sun, 06 Jun 2021 09:46:29 +0000

So limited you can do with this synth,you only have 2 LFOs for pitch modulation,and 1 pitch envelop.There are so many better options out there.Maybe you want some challenges with this one,but that’s all.

By: Aditya Ghosh

Aditya Ghosh — Sat, 05 Jun 2021 17:46:57 +0000

Hey, thanks as always for letting us know about these free plugins.

One thing I think you should’ve mentioned is “Fruitymasterz” himself; he’s a hardstyle producer with a fairly dedicated following on YT and this synth was made with the modern hardstyle aesthetic in mind as a free alternate to the oft-used Sylenth1 banks. That context is a fairly important part of why this synth exists in a market of free and cheap VA VSTi’s and maybe it’s better to think about how this synth will sound in that context rather than as something emulating a subtractive, virtual analog workflow.

Just a heads-up. Keep the articles coming, we all appreciate you bringing such great content to us <3

By: Den

Den — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 10:39:50 +0000

In reply to Tomislav Zlatic. horrible aliasing :/

By: Michal Ochedowski

Michal Ochedowski — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 18:56:14 +0000

Gearspace.com & TB Pro Audio presents GSat+ FREE. This looks like a cool alternative to Sleepy Time DSP Stereo Channel.

By: Aris

Aris — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 16:56:43 +0000

Firepresser is free with any purchase at adsr sounds.

By: Aris

Aris — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 14:19:30 +0000

Fat channel XT free with any purchase at plugin boutique.

By: Athanasios

Athanasios — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 08:35:15 +0000

Hi Tomislav.
As SH-101 is a straightforward synth (which was my first synth in late 80’s and I still have and use), I would recommend TAL bassline 101, as a beginner synth: the user gets to understand the principles on an emulation of a real synth.
As a side note, I don’t own the commercial version of 101 from TAL (I have their J8 and UnoX), but this bassline 101 sound very different to my SH-101 (by no means can that vst reach the screaming nature of my SH).

By: Jason Botha

Jason Botha — Mon, 31 May 2021 21:33:53 +0000

In reply to Numanoid. Thanks Tomislav. Vital is a good synth to learn synthesis and there are tonnes of online videos showing how to use it. One rather overlooked one for easy learning is Orb Synth.

By: Glauco W. Beall

Glauco W. Beall — Mon, 31 May 2021 21:27:57 +0000

There’s no doubt…”Helm” is the best to learn subtractive synthesis.
All parameters are animated, you can drag parameters or graphics itself…
hear and see what they are doing. Unfortunately i ahven’t seen updates anymore

By: Tomislav Zlatic

Tomislav Zlatic — Mon, 31 May 2021 21:17:40 +0000

In reply to Numanoid. I agree, nothing wrong with trying new plugins. It's just that I like to keep my plugin collection lightweight and not have more than a couple of plugins for a particular task. Helps with productivity in my case.