Category: Freeware

FSA Cymbols released (VST3i cymbal/percussion synth)

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Cymbols is a percussion synthesizer specifically designed for electronic cymbal and hihat sounds. The methods it uses to synthesize sounds are derived mostly from old analog drum machines (with a few tweaks), though it is not designed to specifically emulate any one machine or series of machines.

FSA Cymbols demo – VST3i cymbal/percussion synth

Cymbols is a percussion synthesizer specifically designed for electronic cymbal and hihat sounds. The methods it uses to synthesize sounds are derived mostly from old analog drum machines (with a few tweaks), though it is not designed to specifically emulate any one machine or series of machines.

See the dedicated page for another audio demo and more info.

Available now (free/donationware) from the FSA shops at Gumroad and itch.io.

AMOTA (Reaktor FX) released

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Because one can never have too many filters.

AMOTA is a filter/distortion/mangler effect based mostly on amplitude modulation and analog-style filters. It is essentially the filter and most of the modulation sections from Noisebot RKV as an effect processor with a couple extra toys.

Available here or from the Reaktor User Library.

AMOTA (Reaktor FX) Demo

AMOTA is a filter/distortion/mangler effect based mostly on amplitude modulation and analog-style filters. It is essentially the filter and most of the modulation sections from Noisebot RKV (https://www.native-instruments.com/en/reaktor-community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/14133/) as an effect processor with a couple extra toys. Available from the FSA website and the Reaktor User Library: https://www.native-instruments.com/en/reaktor-community/reaktor-user-library/all/all/all/7606117/ Thanks for checking it out!

Waterfall sounds

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Here we have 2 longish samples of a waterfall, recorded with a Tascam DR-40X. The pack can be downloaded directly here, or from the Samples page. As usual, this pack is released as freeware to do with as you please, though the samples may not be redistributed as-is without permission. If you like and use them, please consider donating something using the button on the right, joining my Patreon, or going to the music page and purchasing something from one of my musical projects.

 

New Decent Sampler instrument: Screenfield

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This is an instrument for Decent Sampler made from the “LCD Screen” multisample set previously uploaded in SFZ and DS format. This instrument uses and includes controls for the amp envelope, filter (lowpass) cutoff and resonance, chorus, and reverb. It can be downloaded here or from the Samples page.

This instrument is provided free of charge, though of course donations are appreciated (see the Patreon and Paypal links to the right).

Latcher released

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Another fairly simple noisebox synth combining an AM/FM oscillator configuration with an Atari Punk Console-style triggered monostable.

Latcher download page

Video demo:

FSA Latcher demo – VST3i noisebox synth

Latcher is a VST3i noisebox synth in the same vein as NANDroid and XORbot, and contains many of the same features as those previous synths. The sound-generating part is something of a cross between a circuit I built called the Modutronic Messmaker (an AM/FM noisebox), XORbot, and an Atari Punk Console.

New versions of NANDroid & XORBot

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NANDroid and XORBot have both been updated to V1.01, with the biggest change being that MIDI note value is now available as a modulation source in any of the assignable slots, including the Combiners. This change is largely thanks to a user request.

Another change is that these and other FSA plugins will now be available from Gumroad. They are still available for free if you like, just enter a price of “$0”.

New samples: Pickup Coil Pack 2

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More recordings taken with pickup coils of electromagnetic fields from various devices. Some of these were taken with a recently-acquired Tascam DR-40X, and are a bit less noisy than the ones taken with the 70’s Tapco preamp used in the others, at least in terms of background noise.

The example this time comes from an LCD monitor:

The pack can be downloaded from the Samples page.

Also, don’t forget about the extended version of the first pack, available to supporters of any level from the FSA Patreon page.

New sample pack: Pickup Coil Pack 1

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Some recordings taken with pickup coils of electromagnetic fields from various devices. Due to the nature of these recordings, they are mono, and somewhat noisy. As an example, here’s a demo of the recording taken from an optical mouse:

The pack can be downloaded from the Samples page.

I have also added an expanded version to the FSA Patreon page, which includes longer versions of several sounds, plus an extra “bonus” sound. Supporters at any level will be able to download this and other exclusive content.