Punk Labs LLC have updated OneTrick SIMIAN, an 80s drum synth classic, currently available for $35.00. The update is free for existing users.
What’s new version 2.0:
- Added: CLAP plugin format
- Added: Multi-out Buses
- Added: Preset saving, editing, and tagging
- Added: Chromatic MIDI Channels
- Added: Pitch wheel controls decay
- Added: Mod wheel controls filter cutoff
- Added: Plugin now saves last state
- Added: VU meter
- Added: Fully keyboard navigable
- Change: Reverb using Zita-Rev1
- Change: Reverb Decay renamed to Size
- Change: Using NIH-plug framework
- Change: Using Steinberg Audio Unit Wrapper (vst3sdk 3.7.11)
- Fixed: Tom drums are now mapped correctly according to General MIDI
- Removed: Voice icon and color controls
- Updated Minimum System Requirements:
- Windows 10
- macOS 10.13
- OpenGL 2.0
- Updated Installer: Using Qt Installer Framework for Windows and Linux (QtIFW 4.6.1)
- Updated Documentation:
- Added: New sections “Basic Navigation”, “Audio Bus Layouts”, “Chromatic MIDI Channels”. “Chromatic MIDI Map”, “Multi-Out Channel Map” and “Support”.
- Change: Updated “Supported Platforms”
- Change: Updated screenshots
- Change: Updated framework and plugin format logos
- Change: “Installing” section now reflects new install locations.
- Change: “Voice Section” renamed to “Kit”
- Change: “Preset Selector” section renamed to “Preset Browser” and now expanded to cover the new features.
- Change: “MIDI Map” now includes pitch and mod wheel controls.
- Change: “Notices” section now only relevant to documentation.
- Fixed: Header and paragraph formatting issues.
- Removed: “Visual Controls” section
Crash into the 80s with an open source drum synth inspired by hexagonal classics like the SimmonsSDS-V. Thumping kicks, punchy snares, and sizzling cymbals coalesce with its clacky claves and crunchy claps. Bring saccharine synthwave sauce to your sublime soundscapes or drop indelable pewww pewww tom toms into your new nu-disco.
Highly customizable voices with great dynamics, filter sweeps, saturation, and drive that will literally flam your tracks. Toss [OT] SIMIAN into your DAW and just see what happens.
Features include:
- 10 configurable voices
- 33 factory preset kits
- Velocity sensitive pitch, filter, and amp dynamics
- Lofi EPROM for classic cymbal sounds
- Gated Reverb bus
- Selectable voice icons and colors
- Saturation (per-voice and global)
- 1176-style limiter with drive control
- All parameters are automatable
- No telemetry or analytics
- DRM free
- Open source to inspect, learn from, adapt, and improve
OneTrick SIMIAN is available to PC, Mac and Linux users (VST3 , AU and CLAP).
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