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Minimonsta Far more than just a Mini. A Minimoog® on steroids. Learn More Oddity2 A meticulous emulation of the legendary Odyssey. Now fully polyphonic. If there is one free VST synth that you want to get yourself familiar with, it is the Synth1 by Ichiro Toda. This synthesizer is actually a favorite among many music producers, and is often the one that’s most recommended. Synth1 is an analog modeled subtractive synthesizer. It’s functions are modeled on the Clavia Nord Lead 2 Red Synth. Minimonsta is a VST synthesizer to recreate the sound and the character of the mythic Minimoog analog synthesizer. Enjoy this classic with Minimonsta If you're looking for Minimonsta for Windows, You have come to the right place. You can download Minimonsta Latest Version direct download original file, Scanned with antivirus 100% safe Apps. GForce Minimonsta VSTi RTAS v1.1.2 Incl. Keygen-AiR Posted on at 12:13 in Applications, MAC, Windows by GENERiC AiR / ArCADE released updated version of GForce Minimonsta virtual synthesizer for Windows & Mac OSX.
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Minimonsta boasts not only polyphony but also additional LFOs and envelopes, the Melohman patch morphing system, a delay effect and external input for use as an effect. It sounds terrific, too, serving up a solid reimagining of the Minimoog Model D and including over 6000 presets. VST 4 FREE - Free Audio Plug-ins and Archives Free audio plugins archive - Instruments and effects for audio software. Plugins for Cubase, FL studio, Reaper, Ableton and other VST/AU platforms. Minimonsta: Minimoog VST Bass Synth On Steroids by gforce software The Minimonsta is a highly detailed and accurate emulation of the Minimoog. You will have all the features and sounds of the Minimoog including accurate waveforms, a painstakingly accurate resonant filter, snappy ADS envelope generators and the wonderful Mini loop-feedback function.
Forget completely flexible software synthesis — what everyone wants, it seems, is emulations of 35-year-old monophonic analogue synths! We check out the latest modelled Minimoog, and see how it compares to the original hardware.
It's a decade since the first, tentative steps were taken, but the craze for digital synths that emulate vintage instruments continues unabated. The past few years have seen intense activity in this area, with a virtual ARP Odyssey, an ARP 2600, an Oscar, a Yamaha CS80, an MS20, a Polysix and at least three virtual Minimoogs from Arturia, Creamware and Gforce. What is it about the Minimoog that inspires this degree of reverence? It can't be the facilities, because these are limited, both in terms of sound generation and performance control. No... as we all know, it's the sound. Even today, this remains unsurpassed, and if today's technology can recreate the sound of the Minimoog and couple this to the facilities we've come to expect in the 21st century, we'll have reached some sort of musical Shangri-la.
What's In A Name?
Before getting stuck in, there's a nomenclature issue to deal with. Although everyone I've spoken to about it always refers to it as Minimonsta, properly speaking, Gforce's Minimonsta is a joint development between Gforce and French plug-in developers Ohm Force, and its full title is the Gforce Minimonsta:Melohman (there's plenty on the Melohman part of the instrument later in this review). However, for reasons of simplicity and length, I'll be referring to it as Minimonsta throughout this article.
Even the briefest glance shows that Minimonsta is much more than a simple reincarnation of the Minimoog. The central section represents the original, but this is surrounded by numerous new control panels, the functions of which are not altogether obvious. So we'll start by considering those parts that emulate the Minimoog itself...
Oscillators & Noise Source
The Oscillator Bank offers three oscillators, all of which range from 32' to 2' (±8 semitones for Osc2 and Osc3) and have a 'Lo' setting for low-frequency duties. And, as on the hardware Minimoog, Osc3 doubles as a modulator, with routings via the Controllers section to the pitches of all the oscillators, as well as the filter cutoff frequency.
As always, the way to test the sound of these is to open the filter as far as possible, ensure that filter emphasis is at a minimum, defeat any modulation, and create 'organ' envelopes for both the filter and audio amplifier. This then allows us — as far as is possible on a fixed architecture — to analyse the sounds of the oscillators themselves.
I set up my original Minimoog, serial number 11285, next to the Mac I was using to host the software synth and, on both instruments, set Osc1 to a ramp wave at 8', with the level in the Mixer (which we'll come to, later) set to '5'. I then matched their pitches and output levels and compared them... Hang on. Which is which? If I didn't know which hand was playing which keyboard, I wouldn't have had a clue! The first two graphs below demonstrate this; the equivalence is clear.
The Minimonsta ramp wave.The Minimoog ramp wave.
The same level of accuracy is exhibited by the triangle, mixed triangle/sawtooth, square and pulse waves. At all pitches, these proved to be all but identical to my Minimoog. Unlike Arturia's Minimoog V, Minimonsta does not allow you to alter the width of any of the pulse waves, either manually or by applying modulators, but the only fault I could find (and it's trivial) is that the waveform of the ramp+triangle on Minimonsta appears to be inverted, as you can see from the remaining two wave traces below.
The ramp+triangle wave generated by Minimonsta.The ramp+triangle wave generated by the real Minimoog.
I also compared the noise generators of my Minimoog and Minimonsta. For both settings — white and pink — Minimonsta generates a much 'redder' spectrum than the original synth, with a greater low-frequency content. This is a little disappointing, because without a high-pass filter, it is impossible to match the sounds of the two, but, in the real world, I doubt that it matters too much.
The Mixer
The outputs from the three oscillators, the noise generator, and any signal applied to the external signal input are combined in the Mixer section. On the original, high signal levels allowed you to overdrive the filter input to create a slight, but 'warm' distortion. Observing Minimonsta's output demonstrates that this too generates a subtle distortion at high levels, without the need for any power-hungry compression or overload functions.
Encouragingly, setting two oscillators — say Osc1 and Osc2 — to the same waveform and almost identical pitch and then switching one of them on and off a few times demonstrates that the oscillators are 'free running'; each time that you switch the second oscillator on, the slight beating between the two begins at a different point in its cycle.
Gforce Minimonsta
As you can see from the screenshot later on, you can make use of Minimonsta's External Signal Input in a VST environment. In the example shown, Minimonsta, Gforce's Mtron and Korg's Legacy Polysix are all loaded within my chosen VST host, Plogue's Bidule. I was able to play everything from my MIDI controller keyboard, and the result (including the summing of the stereo inputs to mono) was just as you might expect. If, for any reason, you wish to disconnect the MIDI signal from Minimonsta, you can still pass the external signals through it by pressing the Hold button in the performance panel, and playing a note on Minimonsta's on-screen keyboard to open the Gate.Minimonsta also recreates the old trick of looping either the Minimoog's High or Low output back into the External Signal Input. Only the High loop is emulated here, so the input is easily overloaded, and feedback dominates the sound unless you set it up carefully. Sonically, the results are dramatic, and you can generate all manner of dark and radical sounds this way, but if I'm honest, I found the sounds not quite as pleasing as the ones I can coax from my hardware Minimoog.
The Filter
Minimonsta's filter copies the Minimoog's, so there are knobs for cutoff frequency, emphasis (filter resonance), amount of contour applied, and the ADS[D] contour generator. To the left are three switches that apply keyboard tracking at rates of 0 percent, 'a bit', 'a bit more', and 100 percent, plus modulation (supplied by the Controllers...
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Top 20 virtual instruments and high-quality plugins, such as Oddity, Trilian, Absynth, Omnisphere and more!
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20. Audiodamage – Phosphor 2.WIN.OSX
Years ago this plugin was considered a very peculiar and interesting instrument, and it continues being it until our days. It has two oscillators, each one is formed by a series of sinusoidal waves in multiples of the main frequency – partial or harmonic. At the end of the chain, you have a stereo delay that has a filter for the highs/lows for the left and right channels.
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19. GForce – The Oddity 2.WIN.OSX
GForce together with Arturia is known for their high-quality emulation of vintage synths. This VST is based on ARP Odyssey, which was produced between 1971 and 1976, which was used by Kraftwerk, Gary Numan, Herbie Hancock and later by Portishead. At the same time, Oddity 2 is a first-class emulation of this synthesizer. Its virtual nature offers a series of advantages, for example, the combination of different preset settings, which as a result can give really interesting results.
https://www.gforcesoftware.com/products/oddity2
18. Gforce – Minimonsta. WIN.OSX
If one seeks to emulate classic synthesizers, it has two options – a faithful reproduction of the original that is written in conformity with the possibilities of the hardware or build an analog copy and add some functions that are not typical of the original model, but doing that the result is more interesting. In the case of Minimonsta, Gforce took the second road. Basically, it is a Minimoog but with Monsta mode, which has the option of assigning an LFO to almost any parameter. Thanks to Ohm Force’s Melohman technology, you can move between 12 presets without problems. In the end we get a virtual instrument with a vintage character, but with modern features.
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17. Spectrasonics – Trilian. WIN.OSX
Trilian – is a high-quality bass sampler created by Spectrasonics. The 34 GB library contains samples of acoustic and electronic basses, each preset consists of two layers (secondary presets), up to 8 presets can be organized in groups. If you have Trilian, it’s hard to imagine yourself looking for more virtual basses.
16.FabFilter- Twin 2. WIN.OSX
The Twin 2 has three oscillators, 4 filters with wide options and a very clear and easy to use modulation system. All this is packaged in an ergonomic interface. This synthesizer is very exciting to use and program, and with a purely sonic vision. Perfect virtual instrument for EDM, House, Hip Hop and more electronic related genres.
15. Native Instruments – FM8. WIN.OSX
14. Sonic Charge – Synplant. WIN.OSX
If the competition for the most original synthesizer was announced, Synplant would surely have won.
It was created by a man who made Malstrom as part of Reason.
The Synplant works with a tonic head – and many branches that grow from it. The resulting sounds of this synthesizer are very organic.
Quite unique and interesting virtual instrument for anyone who wants something different and original.
13. Cakewalk – Z3TA + 2. Win.
It was clear that Z3TA + was in a dead end until the second version was launched in 2011. On the one hand, the interface has undergone a total reworking, on the other, the synthesis architecture has not changed at all. But despite this quality of sound of great quality, as befits a modern synth, especially with the capabilities of the second version, for example, working with oscillators and establishing double anti-aliasing by default.
12. Rob Papen Albino 3. WIN.OSX
The Albino 3 semi base synthesizer was assembled by LinPlug according to the specifications of the famous sound of the designer Rob Papen.
All its functions come with a unique interaction with each other. Here you will find 4 oscillators, each of the patches can have up to 4 layers, this makes it possible to create powerful epic sounds.
Onboard there is a hard filter, and the modulation options are extremely extensive. In the kit come 2,100 presets of Rob Papen, but you will get more from this unit if you start creating your sounds.
FXpansion – DCAM: Synth Squad.
Suddenly FXpansion took a long time to enter the virtual synthesizer market, but when they did, they debuted with three plugins (plus the add-on to combine and add effects).
DCAM Synth Squad contains: Strobe is the simplest of the three DCAM instruments. Think of SH101, OB1 or Pro One: your classic monophonic single-oscillator synthesizers.
Strobe offers a synthesis structure very similar to the SH101: a single oscillator with saw, square and noise as waveforms.
Cypher is a virtual analog synthesizer with three oscillators. His specific intent is to model synthesizers that were capable of analog-style FM and audio frequency modulation, such as Roland’s Jupiter 8, but with the precision and flexibility of a digital instrument.
Amber emulates the string synthesizers of the 70s and 80s as Roland RS505 and ARP Omnis. With a polyphony of 96 notes and two sections – Synth and Ensemble is a powerful tool with a vintage sound.
10. Native Instruments – Absynth. WIN.OSX
This synthesizer is traditionally a serious tool in the designer’s sound arsenal, while at the same time in the masses it is perceived as misunderstood and confusing. And in the last fifth version, nothing broke this stereotype.
With new effects and filters, it became possible to create more complex sounds, and the Mutator module allows you to mix different presets into something completely original. But the interface is still terrifyingly complicated.
Although the sound quality is excellent.
9. GForce – impOSCar 2. WIN.OSX
GForce has launched IMPOSCAR as a virtual analog of the OSCAR Oxford Synthesizer synthesizer firm in 2003. It was the same as its true analog brother, but with an additional section of polyphony and effects.
Thanks to a combination of user feedback and the original ideas of the GForce engineers, a second, much-improved version was launched. Musically, it is one step more than the original, with many interesting features like the unison mode.
All this makes IMPOSCAR 2 not only an excellent emulation but also just a high-end synthesizer.
8. reFX – Nexus2. WIN.OSX
Nexus is not as multifunctional as the synthesizers discussed in this post. Many users may say that this is not a synthesizer in the classical sense, but if you have a need to have great sounds out of the box, then here it is difficult to make a mistake.
This virtual instrument was originally sharpened for use in modern electronic music (trance, house, etc.). The mixing window can customize individual layers (each preset can have up to 4 layers).
7. u-he – ACE. WIN.OSX
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The name comes from Any Cable Anywhere: you can connect any cable anywhere. ACE is a semi-modular synthesizer, in which there is no difference between audio signals and a modulation source.
This provides you with a truly inexhaustible resource of flexibility with the creation of presets. All modules are initially connected as standard, but you can reconfigure everything for you.
ACE is not too accessible, for example, it loads the processor a lot, but anyway it is 7 in our rating. Why? Because it still sounds incredibly analog at this price.
6. Camel Audio – Alchemy. WIN.OSX
At first, it may seem that it is a rompler since it contains many presets based on samples that can be modified by the synthesis engine and the built-in effects.
However, it is a great advantage with the fact that Alchemy has the ability to import their samples, which can be processed by additive, spectral and granular methods.
The possibilities of sound formation here are huge, but many factory presets do not reveal the power of this synthesizer.
5. Native Instruments – Reactor 5. WIN.OSX
How to describe Reactor?
The best definition is a multiplatform audio design plugin, in which you can create your own synthesizers, samplers and effects, connecting different modules.
A great plugin for any music production with great customization and presets.
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4. Native Instruments – Massive. WIN.OSX
Massive is a hybrid plugin that combines ideas from different products in this segment of the market.
This virtual instrument can create everything from simple analog sounds to textures and long and complex mattresses. At the same time, it is designed for easy use and understanding.
You have to be careful not to get lost among the 600 factory presets, but if you make an effort to modify and adjust different options – you can get interesting sounds of great quality.
3. LennarDigital – Sylenth1. WIN.OSX
Sylenth1 is one of the most popular plugins on the market. It looks like all other emulated analog synthesizers – 4 standard oscillators, several filters and a simple mixer, but it sounds simply outstanding.
Its sound is rich, saturated, warm. Unlike many factories presets in other synthesizers, which do not express the fraction of possibilities, the factory bench of Sylenth1 is simply excellent.
Great selection of sounds, some in the style of TB-303 and Minimoog.
Sylenth1 is a synthesizer, that any artist interested in electronic music and synthesizers should try.
2. u-he – Zebra 2. WIN.OSX
Zebra2 is a virtual instrument that works as a playground for sound design and tone creation.
A powerful high-quality sound engine (but well optimized for your CPU) along with numerous sound sculpting tools make Zebra2 capable of an almost unlimited range of new sounds and textures.
A favorite among soundtrack composers, producers and sound designers, Zebra2 is a solid plugin with its own sound and great quality.