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subhuman is a specialized 2 Osc synth for creating powerful sub bass, either for low down basslines, or sub-bass kick drums and drops. subhuman has been updated to add a pitch envelope, contoured graphical envelopes, note-on sync, waveform display and oscillator phase. It also now has a pure sine oscillator for Osc1, which is generated by real-time math to avoid interpolation and give a pure signal

By playing notes several octaves below middle C, subhuman will create a deep sub bass from the pure sine wave generated by Osc1. You can add to this with a different waveform on Osc2, detuned, sync’d and out of phase to get an extra layer of sound. Use the envelopes to shape the volume, pitch and LFO profile, each one has multiple contours for each stage to get just the right effect. The tempo-sync LFO can make the filter wobble or sweep and the overdrive will add some dirt. Drum mode removes the sustain stage of the envelopes to give you a percussive sound on each note, used with the pitch envelope to get that classic drum machine kick



- 2 oscillators with independant volume, detune and phase
- Osc2 has 11 different waveforms
- Osc2 can be sync'd to Osc1
- note-on sync option
- resonant LP filter
- tempo sync LFO to modulate LP filter cut-off, 5 waveforms, note-on sync, depth&phase
- ADSR volume envelope
- ASR envelope for pitch and LFO
- all envelopes can have each section with a different contour
- graphical display of envelopes and waveforms
- drum mode removes sustain section of envelopes
- Overdrive for more dirt
- octave selector to reduce master pitch for simple layering
- midi CC / midi learn on all controls
- mono/poly options with envelope retrigger and portamento

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Download demo VST [1.6 MB] - This zip contains the demo version of subhuman to allow you to fully evaluate it before purchasing. It is fully functioning except you will get 1 second of silence every 10 seconds and a nag screen on start up. Manual is also included

You can also download audio demos to get a feel of what subhuman can do, these are all straight presets, with no effects or processing, no eq, no limiter, no compressor, just dry audio output
Download subhuman audio demo 1 mp3 - bass lines
Download subhuman audio demo 2 mp3 - kick drums




subhuman was developed using SynthEdit software version 1.016
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 subhuman 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 subhuman 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 subhuman.dll (eg subhuman_1.dll, subhuman_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



There is a known compatibility issue with the first issue of FL Studio 8 (8.0.2). The plugin will load, but will not generate audio and will crash FL on deletion/replacement. This issue is only for FL 8.0 , there is no issue for FL9, FL7 or any other host. This is due to a bug in the FL VST wrapper, confirmed by Imageline (the makers of FL Studio).

Imageline have since released an update to FL8 (8.0.2) which fixes the bug and allows dirtbox to work correctly



Thanks for the 3rd party modules from Dave Haupt, Chris Kerry and Scoofster



3.0 (Mar 08) major update, adds pure sine generator for Osc1, additional waveforms on Osc2, customisable contoured graphic envelopes, oscillator phase, drum mode, pitch envelope, note-on sync, LFO tempo-sync options, waveform display and a new GUI
2.0 (Jun 07) gets a complete rewrite, adds midi learn, tempo sync LFO, LFO envelope, pulse width adjust for Osc2 and LFO, mono/poly options with envelope retrigger and portamento, ADSR in ms, sync osc2 to osc1, overdrive, new GUI
1.0.4 (Dec 06) makes the synth monophonic and adds a global octave adjuster
1.0 (Dec 06) release



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