$15

dirty harry is an unashamedly DIY lofi synth based on the samples of my two homemade, lofi noisemakers, the Atari Punk Console and the BugBrand WOM

dirty harry offers 20 unique waveforms in all their mono/monophonic glory. For extra grit the oscillators can be sync’d or ring modulated. Fidelity can be lowered further still with reduction in sample quality, distortion and a unique ‘bad contact’ emulation. 2 tempo sync LFOs allow modulation of filter, pitch and contact, with one LFO modulating the depth and frequency of the other. There are envelopes for volume, pitch and filter, with different contours and pitch options. Throw in an arpeggiator, pitch drift and portamento and you can see that whilst it may be lofi in sound, it doesn’t lack for sound design feaures



• 20 unique waveforms sampled from my homemade lofi synths, the Atari Punk Console and the BugBrand WOM
• 3 oscillators, syncable to osc1 and ring modulatable with each other
• Each osc can be routed to the filter independently
• 2 tempo sync LFOs with many waveforms, can modulate filter cutoff, each osc pitch and the contact depth and wet level
• LFO 2 can modulate the depth and speed of LFO 1
• 2 envelopes for volume, filter or pitch, with various contours and options to modulate up/down
• Tempo sync arpeggiator
• Dodgy contact emulation
• Pitch instability
• Low quality, dirty, lo-fi options
• 89 presets covering Lead, Bass, Arp, Drone, Fx and Basic styles

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Download demo VST (2.2 MB) - This zip contains the demo version of dirty harry to allow you to fully evaluate it before purchasing. It is fully functioning except for the following restrictions
- it is a lofi GUI compared to the full version
- you cannot render, only hear the live playback
- you will get 1 second of silence every 20 seconds
- there is a nag screen on start up

A Manual is also included with the demo version




The demos below are 100% dirty harry, with no effects or processing. They cover different sounds and styles, but I still recommend the demo version to fully test the sound and function on your host

Audio demo 01 - Bass sounds
Audio demo 02 - Lead sounds
Audio demo 03 - Noises and Drones
Audio demo 04 - Tetris theme
Audio demo 05 - Bladerunner theme




dirty harry was developed using SynthEdit software version 1.017
There is a known bug with this version of SynthEdit that affects some multicore processors, although it isn't widely documented. Some users with multicore processors and certain hosts have reported issues when trying to load multiple instances of the same SynthEdit plugin. This bug is not reproducable on all systems or hosts, and may not occur on your system. If you have a multicore processor you are strongly urged to fully test the demo version of dirty harry on your system before purchasing.
This bug does NOT affect single core processors or single instances of a plugin
This bug only seems to apply in hosts with multi-core support
Whilst SynthEdit 1.1 will fix this bug, there are several other bugs associated with SE 1.1 and it is not considered stable at this time. There is no guarantee that dirty harry will be updated to SE 1.1, as the compatibility between the two versions is not certain.
If you do have issues with multiple instances, there is a potential workaround. By making several copies of dirty harry.dll (eg dirty harry_1.dll, dirty harry_2.dll, etc) in your VST directory, your host will see each one as a different plugin and be able load one instance of each



dirty harry has been tested and works in Cubase 4.5.2, Sonar 7.0.2, Ableton Live Lite 7.0.16, FL Studio 8.02, Reaper 3.11, Renoise 2.1, energyXT 2.5.1, energyXT 1.4 and Podium 2.21
You should however always test the demo version in your choice of hosts/system before purchase



The two instruments sampled in dirty harry are the APC 2 deluxe kit from the brilliant GetLoFi and the BugBrand WOM from the awesome Tom at BugBrand

   

Thanks to my good friend sink, for coming up with the name dirty harry

3rd party modules from Chris Kerry, Dave Haupt, Kelly Lynch, Daz Disley and Scoofster



All plugins are Windows VST only. They can be bought seperately or in bundles for an even better deal. Please check the included End User License Agreement (EULA) before installing. You are encouraged to try the demo version before purchase. You can get updates on plugins by subscribing to my newsletter