What sets Zerobox apart

As we enter a modern age, many plug-in manufacturers are seeking to authentically recreate legendary synths of the past. In order to stand out from the crowd, Zerobox includes a set of new features that go above and beyond what was ever possible with the hardware counterpart. For complex wave manipulation and wave-blending, Zerobox comes with an exclusive LFO, ranging from 0.05Hz to 20Hz.

For added authenticity in creating the desired analog sound, Zerobox comes with a virtually-modelled component age selector to change the instability levels of internal components. This goes hand-in-hand with the integrated circuit-bents that add to the charm and character of traditional analog equipment, whilst maintaining 100% of the functionality. Lastly, you can choose between six insert effects which range from distortions to chorus and much more to add the professional edge that your sound needs.

Classic 4-pole low-pass filter and built-in distortion

A staple in the original hardware, the 24dB/octave filter is one of the shining lights of this bass synthesizer. Vital in the tonal shaping capabilities of the original, Zerobox immaculately models the four-pole filter to give you the same experience as many who discovered its power in the '80s. You can dial in the low-pass cutoff frequency and resonance settings with precision, allowing you to easily shape your tones, adding weight and power to your low-end.

Powered by Advanced Component Simulation (ACS)

To recreate an iconic sound that is familiar to so many producers and musicians, it's important to pay close attention to the details. This is where the ACS modelling technology ensures a like-for-like replica of the original hardware. Faithfully simulating the physical properties of the architecture of the hardware as well as the electro-acoustic components found inside the instrument, Zerobox captures every nuance and detail of the fabled bass synthesizer hardware.

For such a unit as the Zerobox models, capturing the micro-instabilities and imperfections is paramount. Including these imperfections in the sound of Zerobox will deliver a higher degree of accuracy and realism when compared to other recreations. Now as well as sounding accurate, the response of each note is as authentic as the hardware, giving you a symbiotic relationship that moves with your playing, letting you capture your lighting in a jar.

• Modelled using Advanced Component Simulation architecture, preserving the micro-instabilities and imperfections of the analog counterpart
• Full 64-bit processing accuracy for every single aspect of the simulation
• Complete signal chain with monophonic analog-modelled bass, integrated analog-modelled sequencer and digital effects
• Everything you love about the original is maintained, including the legendary quirks, analog-filter with limited self-oscillation, character and behaviour of accent and slide functions and the internal signal polarity
• Aliasing-free analog-modelled oscillator produces the same capacitor charging/discharging as found on the original hardware
• Sawtooth and square waveform blending options
• Independent oscillator waveshaping control
• Legendary 4-pole resonant analog-modelled low-pass ladder filter implemented with topology-preserving, zero-delay feedback modelling
• Both MEG and VEG envelope generators keep the same capacitor charging/discharging response as found on the hardware counterpart
• Virtually modelled component age selector to change the instability levels of internal components
• Several parameters go above and beyond the range of the hardware original for more creative sound design possibilities
• Integrated circuit-bents
• Exclusive LFO set between 0.05Hz and 20Hz with controls for waveform blending, waveshaping and filter cutoff
• Adjustable highpass filter
• Adjustable filter envelope (MEG) minimum decay time
• Adjustable slide time control
• A VCA envelope (VEG) smoother control
• Achieve different sonic flavours with polarity inverter control
• Three sequencer modes: Sequencer Off, Sequencer Pitched and Sequencer Key Trig
• Sequencer Off allows notes to be triggered via your DAW
• Sequencer Pitched activates the internal sequencer where eight scenes are MIDI triggered
• Sequencer KeyTrig triggers each of the eight scenes
• Multi-scene loading engine with up to eight per preset
• Built-in effects slot with integrated CHOR-S stereo chorus, FLANG-R stereo flanger, X-TREME analog-modelled tube distortion, SOLIDA transistor distortion, PHEEBEE digital foldback distortion and CRUSH-R digital bit crusher
• Master effect with integrated D-LAY stereo delay and REEVERB resonator-based reverb
• Includes over 130 presets to dive into composition
• Multi-color synth panel (silver grey or acid yellow)
• MIDI automation
• Support for sample rates from 44.1 kHz up to 192 kHz
• Available in multi-size GUI resolutions

Specifications

Operating system:

Windows: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 (64-bit)
Mac: macOS version 10.7 or above (64-bit) / Not natively compatible with macOS Catalina (version 10.15)

Format:

Windows: Windows 64-bit : VST(2.4) , VST3
Mac: macOS 64-bit : VST(2.4) , VST3 , AU