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5 Free VST for hardcore gabber hardstyle kick

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When it comes to hardcore techno, and style/genre like gabber, hardstyle, speedcore, new style hardcore, oldschool gabber, etc..  the kick drum is the more important part of the production:

the kick drum has to be ridiculously strong, and/or distorted, mangled to death, strong solid fat devastating and incredible.

For me the best combo is drum synth or sample + distortion (and couple of other effects like compression, distortion, EQ, and more distortion).
But sometimes it’s nice to have a dedicated plugin ! Here we go with the freeware plugins :

 

1. Gabber Master! VST by John Merrik

Gabber Master !

Gabber Master !

direct dl : Gabber Master VST download!

It’s a Windows-only VST, it seems it has been created with Synthmaker, and should work well in 32 bit VST hosts sequencers.
The GabberMaster VST is sample based with a nice variety of samples, and some parameters for destroying the sound.
Instant gabber hardcore breakcore speedcore terrorcore !

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5 best free audio editor (freeware roundup 2014)

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Everybody needs a good audio editor.
and you can get it for free !
Here, in the Wavosaur team we know what we are talking about ! If you need a freeware for audio editing, here’s a selection of the best free audio editors available in 2014 :

1. Wavosaur

Wavosaurus Rex

Wavosaurus Rex

Download !!!

We created Wavosaur in 2006 because we needed a light / portable / VST compatible audio editor, with the same professional workflow you can find on Soundforge (this one wasn’t portable) or Wavelab.
By the years we added a lot of features, suggested by our users, and we’ll continue to improve the software !

pros:

  • full VST support
  • VST effect chaining
  • batch processing
  • loop point support
  • can be controled with MIDI surface control (BCR 2000 or UC 33e, etc..)

cons:

  • memory problems with very large file on “old” or small configurations
  • redo is not yet implemented

 

2. Audacity

Audacity !

Audacity !

download : http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/

Audacity exist since always. It’s not really the same philosophy as Soundforge / Wavelab etc.. => Audacity is multi track : you can play multiple audio files at a time : so it’s nice for basic sequencing.

pros:

  • multi-track
  • cross platform
  • open many audio formats

cons:

  • VST plugins are nearly unusable : you can just preview 5 seconds, and you can’t change the parameters while it’s running
  • no support for loop points
  • can’t zoom with mouse wheel

 

3. Ocenaudio

Ocen audio

Ocen audio

Info & DL : http://www.ocenaudio.com.br/

Ocenaudio is available for Windows, Mac OS X & Linux, it supports VST plugins.
Some may prefer its look over the more “classic” audio editors.
It’s one of the most featured audio editor, and has many configuration options.

pros:

  • cross platform
  • full VST support
  • VST effects available from the Effects menu (we have to add this to Wavosaur 🙂 when you don’t need to chain effects, and just want to load a single VST effect)
  • loop points support !

cons:

  • can’t have two (or more) waveforms view at the same time, the navigator windows is easy and fast to use but sometimes we need to have two or more files (old school MDI style !)
  • i experimented some recurrent bug ( like a playing problem when hitting “play”)
  • bugs with many VST plugins we tested (the magic of VST…)

 

4. TWE by Yamaha

Tiny Wave Editor

Tiny Wave Editor

direct download : TWE for Windows

In the last century, Yamaha was giving this useful tool for free.
It works on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.
The workflow and the philosophy of the software make it suited for small samples. The program is MDI, you can work on more than one file at a time. It doesn’t have many effects and of course is not VST compatible, but it has all you need for working on sample.

pros:

  • light & efficient
  • support for loop points !
  • the time compress / expand is nice ! it has the good old school speed garage style (you have to apply many time the effect, as the max is set to 125%)

cons:

  • development has stopped for a looong time
  • no plugin support
  • experienced some crash when using the effects on samples with duration > 1 ~2 minutes

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Best free TB-303 emulation sotwares : VST plugins & standalone

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Be Acid

Be Acid

The Roland TB-303 ! the legendary Transistor Bass synthesizer by Roland.
Created to emulate bass sound and used by nearly nobody until someone saw the light : “hey, listen what happens when i turn these knobs!!” turn up the res to the max ! yeah ! aciiiiiiiiiid
Back to the Chicago House, Acid House, Belgian New Beat, then Acid Techno, Acid Trance and every electronic music genre.

 

Now let list some free TB303 software emulations :

1. Rebirth RB-338 by Propellerhead (Standalone)

Rebirth RB-303, free ! aciid

Rebirth RB-303, free ! aciid

Information and download : http://www.rebirthmuseum.com/

Rebirth was one of the first TB303 software emulation, in 1997!
And it’s free since 2005.
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How to change Wavosaur VST host tempo

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Some VST plugins effects you can use in Wavosaur sometimes need a tempo information in BPM.
Think about delay for example, with 1 BAR 1/2 1/4 1/8 etc..

So you may need to change the host tempo.
this is how you can do it in Wavosaur :

1. go to “Options” menu
2. open “Editor configuration”
3. type a tempo value i(n beat per minute) into the “VST host tempo” textfield
4. validate by clicking on “OK” button

Wavosaur editor configuration

Wavosaur editor configuration

The 5 Best Free Evil VST

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Looking for strange weird sounds / effects ?
Here’s a selection of 5 plugins for Creepy Spooky Dark Devil Satanic Scary horror Nightmare evil atmosphere.

Coming straight from hell, use them with a “Poltergeist voice” effect -> https://blog.wavosaur.com/the-reverse-reverb-effect/ and you’re done.

 

1. 666 By Eloxoga

666

666

summoning the devil

 

2. The Nightmare Machine by Jack Dark

Sleep well, if you can

Sleep well, if you can

Evil in a box

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Free VST for SFX (in video prod or other) part 2/2

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Here’s the follow up to this post : https://blog.wavosaur.com/free-vst-for-sound-fx-in-videomovies-production-12/

It’s a nice opportunity to exhume some unusual VST instruments.
like these :

1. Whale Song VST by Necromare Music

Whale Song VST

Whale Song VST

download it right now ! => http://necromare.blogspot.fr/2011/01/free-vst-whalesong.html

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The 8 Best free Theremin VST

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The Theremin !
One of the very first electronic instrument, invented by the Russian physicist and cellist Leon Theremin in 1919.

Leon Theremin in the house

Leon Theremin in the house

Everybody knows this instrument that you can play without physical contact. The Theremin produces a tone that changes in pitch and dynamic level when the player moves his hands near its antenna and loop.
It’s often associated with 50’s sci-fi movies, furious aliens and creepy/spooky creatures and was also used by many artists, just to name a few :
Beach boys – Good Vibrations !
Portishead – Mysterons
Goldfrapp – Yes Sir
+ Radiohead, Led Zep, Massive Attack, Pink Floyd, Julien Dragoul and many more !

If you search the perfect VST for this landing spaceship sound here’s a selection of free VSTi that tries to emulate the good old Theremin :

 

1. Spook Keys by Simple Media

Spook Keys VST

Spook Keys VST

Download : http://www.simple-media.co.uk/vsti.htm

This is the best Theremin VST emulation, and it’s free !
Drag the light point on the amplitude / frequency axes : instant Theremin action ! Here come the flying saucers. You can also play MIDI notes with your keyboard.
You have 4 waveforms to choose from so there is more than the Theremin sound, check out the presets !
Delay is simple but effective.
Depth and Rate parameters are for the vibrato.

Alien invasion, they are coming

 

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Free VST for sound FX in video/movies production 1/2

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When it comes to sound FX, nothing can’t beat a good field recording mic + audio editing + sampler, or even faster : freesound.org + free VST sampler .

For the selection to follow we have found some free VST/VSTi that are ultra-specialized (one trick pony sometimes) for very special task. More music, less talk :

1. CensorCUT : the Bleep generator VST by GrooveZing

Beep VST !

Beep VST !

Info and download : http://www.groovezing.com/en/plugins/censorcut.php

This one is a free VST effect : it lets the audio signal pass thru it but when you hit the “-18” button, it replaces the audio with a BEEP sinus sound @ 1KHz ! Censoring the sound like in TV shows. It also works with the MIDI keyboard. Beep volume is available from the parameters (but not the interface).

Here’s the demo mp3 from the website :

It can even encode your sound to make sound like a “crypted TV program” (with the same encryption sound used by the very first french pay TV channel in the mid 80’s)

 

 

2. Field ambience tool VST by Tweakbench

Field Ambience VST

Field Ambience VST

download it here : http://www.tweakbench.com/field
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Windows 95 freeware studio

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It’s time for archaeology : let’s exhume 4 or 5 applications that ran on Windows 95 and try to make a nice freeware virtual studio for dance  / techno / jungle production.

the first thing we need is a good solid hard kicking BEAT BOX :

1. HammerHead Rhythm Station v 1.0 by Bram Bos

Rhythm device for the headstrong

Rhythm device for the headstrong

Download it here : http://www.threechords.com/hammerhead/download.shtml

Old school beat !

This rhythm making software is basic and come with rock solid drum kit : 909 oriented, with hard & hardcore bass drum + closed hihat / open hihat / claps / snare & some nice breakbeats.

  • there are 6 slots for user sounds.
  • the user interface is straight forward, 909 style, it takes about 0.2 seconds to understand and master it.
  • there is distorsion unit (per sample)
  • you can also reverse the sound
  • the shuffle slider adds some groove to your beats !
  • tempo up to 250 BPM,etc..

The software come with funky presets : hip hop beat , jungle beat, hardcore gabber rhythm…
of course, it lacks some of refinements we found on our “modern”  plugins, like time stretch / slice , accents, filters etc.. But from the limitation come the creation!

 

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