Softube Modular + Heartbeat + FREE Samples

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Introducing the Softube Modular + Heartbeat + FREE Samples Bundle as part of the limited Plugin Boutique Exclusive Bundles+ range.

Combining two of Softube's most innovative and sought after instruments this bundle fuses the finest drum synthesis with the new standard of modular virtual synthesizers. Use Heartbeat to create and layer intense and complex drum sequences along with Modular for designing rich and unique synth sounds. Both can be used in conjunction within one another by using Heartbeat's instrument and EQ modules in Modular, making them ideal companions within your instrument collection.

Finishing off the bundle is Artisan Audio's Modular Techno samples. From groove-filled, syncopated drums to warm, characterful synths, this meticulous set of samples provides the right element of musicality without compromising the rolling aspect of dancefloor techno.

The Softube Modular + Heartbeat + FREE Samples Bundle is exclusive to Plugin Boutique and available for a limited time only.

Modular

Created in close collaboration with Doepfer, Softube Modular gives you both the sound, flexibility and expandability of a true analog modular synthesizer. But Softube Modular is more than just another virtual synthesizer plug-in—it's an entirely new modular synth standard.

Infinitely Expandable 

As a Modular owner, the basic system gives you a great toolkit to start out with. It includes six modeled Doepfer modules and over 20 utility modules. But there is much more to discover. Additional modules from quality Eurorack vendors—starting with a range of units from cutting-edge manufacturer Intellijel—are available for separate purchase. More modules will continuously be made available. Owners of Softube's drum synth Heartbeat can add its instrument and EQ modules to Modular and combine them with any other modules. Softube's award-winning engineering team have modeled each analog module, component by component, and the resulting plug-ins are sonically indistinguishable from their hardware counterparts.

Welcome Experts & Beginners 

Experienced Eurorack synth users will be right at home from the start. Modular's workflow is very close to the use of physical Eurorack modular synths. Add modules, connect them using virtual patch cords, adjust their knobs and switches to your heart's desire. Get MIDI connectivity with the MIDI To CV/Gate Converter and add any of the included step sequencers—unless you prefer using your DAW's built-in sequencer, of course.

To beginners, a modular synthesizer can be daunting at first. But Modular offers a wide range of expertly designed presets, immediately available to be put to use in your music. When you are ready to learn more about patching a Eurorack synth, the manual offers step by step patching tutorials that go hand in hand with the included tutorial presets.

Both experts and beginners will enjoy the included Performance modules. These give the user a limited set of knobs and buttons that can be freely assigned to control any parameter on any module in the current patch—making creative tweaking on the fly super easy and accessible for inspired studio production and live performances.

Features

• Modular is a cross-platform modular synthesizer plug-in standard, which features authorized emulations of modules from well known hardware Eurorack brands
• True dynamic circuit-emulation—looks, functions and sounds like its hardware counterparts
• Basic system contains six Doepfer modules (A-110-1 VCO, A-108 VCF, A-132-3 Dual VCA, A-140 ADSR, A-118 Noise/Random, A-147 VCLFO)
• Basic system also contains over 20 Utility modules (such as MIDI to CV/gate, mixers, slew, sample & hold, switches, multiples, delay, offset, sequencers, clock dividers, logic and signal tools, as well as a Polyphonic MIDI to CV/gate module).
• Additional authorized emulations from Intellijel is available as add-ons (uFold II, Korgasmatron II, Rubicon). Many more modules from other quality hardware Eurorack vendors to be released
• Simple design of your own interaction layout with the Performance modules in classic synthesizer style
• Softube Heartbeat drum channels and EQ can be used as separate modules for owners of Heartbeat
• More than 200 quality presets included covering a huge range of styles and sounds
• Can be used both as effect and instrument for your DAW and integrates beautifully with your hardware Eurorack modular
• High internal sample rate within system enables true feedback

Learn more about Modular.

Heartbeat

Classic drum synthesis is back with a vengeance! Flexible and tweakable—Heartbeat is your source for familiar, yet unique, drum machine sounds. Use the built-in effects and the innovative Auto Layer Machine to take your beats to unexpected places. Or use Heartbeat's instrument and EQ modules in Modular. 

Heartbeat is likely to cause severe palpitations. It is the drum synth of your dreams, combining modeled analog synthesis of yesteryear with forward-thinking features and flexibility. The modeled analog sound engine, the Auto Layer Machine and the included top-of-the-line effects turns Heartbeat into a killer package for your beats.

The Synthesis Engine 

While Heartbeat draws inspiration from the best analog drum synths from the 1980s, it does not emulate any existing drum machine. The sound mostly originates from Softube's own modeled analog synthesis, which has been augmented with carefully selected waveforms.

The core of Heartbeat consists of the eight instrument channels. You will find two different bass drum channels, which can be as punchy and deep as you want them, but are also perfectly capable of producing snappy and hard hitting woody textures. The two dedicated snare drum channels have six parameters each which allows you to achieve anything from edgy rimshots, soft and whispery snare rolls to machine-like claps.

The percussion channels are identical and can be used to model anything from 80s style synthetic toms to cowbells and noise drops. And just like the other channels, the hihat and cymbal channels offer flexible synthesis engines—tweak to your heart's desire!

The Effects 

In order to make Heartbeat your one stop shop for beat programming, we added a fully featured effects section. It includes slightly adapted versions of our beloved model of Valley People Dyna-mite and one of our top sellers of all time, the TSAR-1 Reverb. The Dyna-mite is a dynamic shaping Swiss army knife with a serious attitude. Limiting, compression, gating, sidechained ducking—Dyna-mite handles it all. And TSAR-1 is simply the most gorgeous plug-in reverb ever created.

The all new Filter Echo is a filtered delay effect with adjustable Cut Off and Resonance parameters. And finally, the output saturation can go from juicy to gritty and is not taken from any existing Softube product.

Each of the eight channels has a dedicated mixer channel with controls for volume, pan, ping-pong (auto panning), EQ (adapted specifically for each instrument) and send levels to the reverb and delay effects.

Features

• Eight channels of drum sounds, mostly based on modeled analog synthesis
• Mixer with volume, EQ, effect sends and panning for each channel
• Four channel Auto Layer Machine for layering sounds or triggering beat patterns
• Chaos slider adds randomness to the behavior of Auto Layer Machine
• Adapted versions of TSAR-1 Reverb and Valley People Dyna-mite included, as well as Filter Echo and output saturation
• Use Heartbeat's instrument and EQ modules in Modular (this applies only to these components, not TSAR-1 and Dyna-mite)
• No iLok USB dongle required

Learn more about Heartbeat.

Artisan Audio Modular Techno 1

Contained within this pack is a range of sonic tools with limitless potential. The chromatic synth loops offer a selection of what is possible with hardware sequencing inside the modular synth and a level of depth, character and warmth that can be almost impossible to achieve with soft synths alone. Artisan Audio's synth loops have a string melodic quality that gives give the right element of musicality without compromising the rolling aspect of dancefloor techno.

The drums range from poppy syncopated rhythms to full-on distorted monsters with exploding 808 kicks mashed against the other drum parts into a solid unit of sound. Rhythmic Fx loops add an extra range of textural motion with everything from wild bleeps to subtle pops and throbs. 

The world of drones available is not something to be taken lightly! They have all the gut-wrenching subsonic frequencies and wailing high required end to score the very apocalypse itself! 

This is a vast and complex collection of sounds, worked upon with deep passion and love. A set of tools to craft records that can delight and inspire as well punish a speaker system and give a dancefloor a full-on work out be it 5 AM in a London sweatbox or 3 PM in a Berlin weekender.

Features

• 618 MB
• 24-bit Quality
• 25 Kick Drums
• 25 Perc One Shots
• 15 Snares
• 35 Drum Loops
• 19 FX Sounds and Loops
• 30 FX Percussion Loops
• 117 Synth Loops
• 67 Synth One Shots

Learn more about Artisan Audio Modular Techno 1.

System Requirements

• Mac OS X 10.13 up to OS 12 (older OS versions will not work) (64-bit only).
• Windows 10 (older Windows versions may work but are not tested) (Windows 11 Pending) (64-bit only).
• Mac: Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7 / Xeon - Full Apple silicon support (M1 or higher).
• Windows: Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7 / Xeon / AMD Quad-Core or newer.
• Screen resolution 1280x800 or larger.
• Supported sample rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 and 192 kHz, in both mono and stereo.
• 8 GB RAM or more is recommended, as well as at least 8 GB hard disk space for installation (individual plug-ins take less space, while sample libraries may require additional disk space).
• A Softube account is required to register and install the software.
• An iLok account is required for authorisation of the software.
• Internet access for downloading installer and managing licenses.
• iLok generation 2 and up, if you intend to use a physical iLok dongle for authorizing your plug-ins (note that an iLok dongle is not a requirement).
• In theory, any 64-bit VST, VST3, AU, or AAX (11.0.2 or higher) compatible host application should work.
• The most recent maintenance release of the DAW application is recommended.

However, due to plug-in host differences between DAWs - and Softube's own rigorous testing standards - Softube only officially test their plug-ins and instruments in the most recent versions of Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Live, Studio One, Digital Performer, Reaper and Sonar. Softube plugins are not tested in the non-listed systems, but they most likely work as long as the system requirements are met.

Important note: make sure that you always use the latest iLok License Manager. It is not included in the Softube installer but can be downloaded from www.ilok.com​