Year / Date of Issue: 1/15/2020
Version: 3.0.0
Developer: Gforce Software
Developer’s site: gforcesoftware
Format: STANDALONE, VSTi, AUi
Bit: 32bit, 64bit
Tabletka: present
System requirements: Windows XP SP2, Intel Pentium IV 1GHz with 1GB RAM | OS X 10.7.x, Intel Mac
Description: VSM is a very special romper. These are only sounds from ancient stringed machines, more precisely from 21 iconic instruments. The selection can be expanded to 47 different tools with the VSM expansion pack. You can have so many string machine sounds that you haven’t even dreamed about it. VSM is a classic romper, its own samples cannot be loaded here, and it is not a replacement for Kontakt.
These legendary string machines (Elka Rhapsody, Solina …) were sampled here in detail by individually recording and looping 49 notes. To guarantee high quality material, sounds can only be played in the range of 49 notes; an ultra-low or high note is not possible. Only the selected notes are played.
Flexibility and versatility – A rombler that can only play string machines at first glance sounds like a very limited virtual instrument. On the one hand, yes, VSM focuses on high-quality string machine sounds, but some basses or pads are also included. You should be aware of this when you buy this plugin. The dual engine is very versatile and flexible to use. Thanks to this, you can easily combine the sounds of two different string machines.
This process is very simple, and you do not need to read the manual for this. For example, the sound from the ARP quartet and another from the Logan String tune can be selected through the built-in sample browsers. The result is the sound of a new string machine that is not in the hardware. However, if you do not want to play sounds together, it is possible to split the sounds on the keyboard.
Signed string machines – ARP Omni, ARP Quartet, Crumar Multiman, Elka Rhapsody, Eminent 310, Freeman String Symphonizer, Junost 21, Korg PE-2000, Logan String Melody, Oberheim OB-8, Oberheim Xpander, Moog Opus 3, Polymoog, Roland RS202, Solina, Yamaha SK-15, Yamaha SS-30, Roland Juno 106 Stereo, Roland RS505 Stereo, Solina Stereo, Yamaha CS-60 Stereo & Yamaha CS-80 Stereo.
If you are looking for more sounds from antique string machines that are not included here, you should take a look at the nearly 5 GB VSM expansion pack, which includes sounds from 26 classic instruments, 87 individual samples and more than 550 patches.
Includes: ARP Qudra, Clef Strings, Crumar Trilogy, Elektronika EM25, Elektronika EM25, Farfisa Soundmaker, Firstman FS-4V, Godwin String Concert, Hohner K4, Jen SM207 String Machine, Korg Lambda, Logan String Melody II, Polymoog Vox Humana , Sequential Prelude, Technics SX-K200, Teisco SX 400, Roland VP330, Yamaha CE-25, Yamaha GX-1, Mellotron ® MkII, OB-8 Voice Stereo, OB-12 Stereo, Orchestron, Roland JP-6 Stereo, Roland JP-8000 Stereo, Roland VP-330 Stereo, Yamaha CS-60 Stereo & Yamaha SY-2 Stereo.
Create your own instrument – Sets of samples can be processed separately (A / B) or together (link) with various parameters: tuning, tuning, panning, level, multimode filter (LP / HP / BP), as well as several effects (phaser, ensemble, stereo width). The filter and amplifier can also be modulated to produce sound motions, also separately or together with the envelope of the filter and amplifier. In addition, each layer has a synchronized LFO, which can modulate the filter and pitch. It’s nice that here you have a dynamic control that offers each filter at the touch of a button. In addition to numerous additional sounds, VSM now offers true stereo playback for some sets of samples, which is a very nice addition. The GUI has also been revised and now includes two interface sizes (small and medium). It would be better to use a vector-based GUI, but it would be nice to have at least two sizes.
The sound quality of the sampled machines is excellent. They were sampled and edited in such a way that they still sound super authentic in the plugin. If you compare the sound with plugins based on synthesis or physical modeling (Arturia Solina V …), VSM sounds much more authentic, in my opinion. No wonder: it is based on samples of content from the original machines, while others imitate it. Built-in effects are also ideal for content. They do not distort the pitch of the sampled string machines and make the sound of patches even better.
Characteristics :
Sounds from over 20 classic and rare string machines
Stereo playback
100 individual sample sets
A range of 49 notes; each note is individually sampled and looped.
Ability to use two layers and split keyboard.
Vintage ensemble and phaser effects.
Section Lowpass, Bandpass and Highpass filters.
Two envelope generators.
Pitch and Filter LF
