Subhuman Sorted

US de la manchaâ€™s VSTi sub bass synth gets a makeover 04/04/08

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de la mancha have announced an updated subhuman bass synth. Hereâ€™s the details in their own words:
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, syncâ€™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.
Features

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