T-Force Zenith, a FREE Roland-inspired synth, is the flagship synth from Mastrcode Music.
The synth is only compatible with Windows, so Mac users like me will have to miss out, at least for now. But, after listening to some demos, I have to say it sounds great.
T-Force Zenith offers two free-running, seven-voice oscillators inspired by the original Roland Supersaw (JP-8000/8080).
Although inspiration comes from the iconic Roland 90s Trance machine, T-Force Zenith aims to be more flexible with over 200 waveforms and the ability to load user samples as single-cycle oscillator waveforms.
It also features a useful audio editor to record and edit user samples.
You can create some pretty massive sounds with up to 32X polyphony.
Roland’s JP-8000 is the synth behind the legendary Trance hit Sandstorm (Darude), the track you can’t un-hear for days (sorry).
If you want to create similar tastefully obnoxious sounds, you can do so with T-Force Zenith. You can also recreate the famous detuned Supersaw sound using the Detune control to adjust each of the seven voices.
If you want to get a little crazier, the Oscillator Feedback module produces some controlled chaos.
T-Force Zenith offers much more than a pair of Supersaw-inspired oscillators. It includes fifteen filter types with controls for Cutoff, Envelope Amount, Resonance, Keytracking, and Velocity.
The flagship freebie also includes four envelopes: ADSR Filter Env, ADSR Amp Env, and two ADSR Modulation Envelopes.
This is in addition to three LFOs, a wide range of effects, and a Mod Matrix. The built-in effects include a seven-band parametric EQ, Reverb, Distortion, and a Stereo Chorus Effect.
For those heading down the Trance path, the envelope-controlled 32-step Trance Gate will be extremely useful.
There’s also a Chorder module that allows you to trigger chords from a single note, and that sort of thing is always handy when creating electronic music.
Perhaps ironically, I was more impressed (initially, at least) by some of the softer pad sounds that screamed Sci-Fi dystopia! But if you’re into electronic music of any sort, T-Force Zenith is worth a look.
Don’t forget to check out Behringer’s free synth offering, Vintage, while you’re at it.
T-Force Zenith is available in 64-bit VST3 format for Windows (7 with Service Pack 1 installed and 8/10/11).
Download: T-Force-Zenith (FREE – Windows only)
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Last Updated on May 7, 2024 by Tomislav Zlatic.
