Sinevibes Dense: A Virtual Analog Oscillator Plugin for Korg Synths

Sinevibes, the Korg Multi-engine wizards have released Dense, their new custom oscillator for the prologue, minilogue XD and Nu: Tekt NTS-1 synthesizers. It pairs four oscillators and four drift modulators to replicate pitch fluctuations and instabilities of old analog synthesizers – and produces vintage-style sounds with organic movement.

According to Sinevibes, the foundation of Dense consists of four separate oscillators with saw, square, triangle waveforms – generated using a technique often used in the early virtual analog synthesizers. In addition to mutual detuning, each oscillator has its own random pitch drift LFO, and global pitch can also be slightly off on every key press – together, these features simulate tuning instabilities and per-voice discrepancies in old analog synthesizers, going from very subtle to “badly needs calibration”.

Dense offers a total of 50 sound source configurations with different settings for the individual oscillator parameters, including waveform, coarse tuning, output level, and optional ring modulation or bit depth reduction for a larger range of tones. A one-pole high-pass filter and an extra sine LFO for vibrato are present to give the sound one last polish. Dense is capable of producing stunning vintage-style sounds that are full of life and organic movement because of the many variations and dynamic interactions occuring between the oscillators as well as between the oscillators and the synthesizer’s filter.

Compatibility

• KORG prologue
• KORG minilogue xd
• KORG NTS-1

Package Contents

• Dense plugin in prologue, minilogue xd, and NTS-1 formats
• 25 example presets for prologue and minilogue xd
• User Manual PDF
• Multi Engine Preset Converter utility

Features:

• Four virtual analog oscillators with saw, square, and triangle waveforms
• 50 oscillator configurations featuring different settings for waveforms, coarse tune, fine detune range, output level, ring modulation, and bit depth reduction
• Four random modulation generators (one per oscillator) for simulating vintage analog-style pitch drift
• Adjustable key pitch randomization for simulating vintage synthesizer tuning discrepancies between multiple voices
• Adjustable one-pole high-pass filter with cutoff frequency key tracking
• Built-in sine LFO for additional global pitch modulation
• Built-in lag filters for noise-free, ultra-smooth parameter adjustment and modulation

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Pricing and Availability:

Sinevibes Dense is available now for $29 USD.