Void Wave Synth

Overview

Void Wave is a dual wavetable synthesizer built for basslines, leads, pads and plucks that hit. Two oscillators, eight filter topologies, a 12-slot mod matrix, 109 factory presets, and a four-stage FX chain — as a native VST3 plugin.

The LP24 Huovilainen ladder filter self-oscillates cleanly. The analogue character system adds per-voice brownian pitch drift, micro-LFOs on every unison voice, and a transistor settling transient on every note. It sounds like hardware because it's modelled like hardware.

The VST3 build is in active beta. Download it, install it, and if something's broken — send feedback.

Under The Hood

For anyone who wants to know what's actually happening. Every module below is a custom implementation — the filter topology, the voice architecture, the analogue character model, the modulation system. Here's how it works.

Oscillators

Tables64 slots per OSC — 9 factory + 2 user import via LOAD WAV (any single-cycle WAV or AIFF, resampled to 2048 samples × 256 frames)

Resolution256 frames × 2048 samples · 4× internal oversampling with anti-aliasing

ModesSingle (fixed frame) · Morph (manual) · Scan (0–4 Hz auto-advance)

PhaseFree · Fixed · Random — set per note trigger

Unison1, 2, 3, 4, 6 or 8 stacked voices per OSC · detune spread 0–200¢ · stereo width 0–1

TuningCoarse ±24st · Fine ±100¢ · Level · Pan

Pitch EnvHardwired to both OSCs · Attack 0.001–0.5s · Amount ±24 semitones

Mix modesBlend · Ring Mod (OSC1×OSC2) · Hard Sync · True Linear FM 0.5–8×

Analogue Character (always on)

Pitch driftPer-voice brownian motion ±1.5¢ — each voice wanders independently

Spectral driftWavetable position drifts subtly for living timbral movement

Note transient3¢ blip at ~4ms on every note-on — transistor settling simulation

Micro-LFOsPitch, level and pan micro-LFOs on every unison voice for organic beating

Filter input2% asymmetric even-harmonic saturation (x·|x|) always on — constant warmth

Filter

LP24Huovilainen 2004 Moog ladder — 4 tanh-saturated stages · self-oscillates cleanly · analogue saturation above res 0.45

LP12 / HP12Simper TPT state-variable · smooth 12dB/oct

HP24Two cascaded SVF stages · steep 24dB/oct highpass

BP / NotchSVF bandpass and band-reject

CombResonant delay · delay time pitch-tracked

Formant3× bandpass at 800 / 1200 / 2600 Hz — vowel filter character

DriveArctangent soft-clip pre-filter · Key tracking 0–2× · Vel tracking 0–1

Envelopes + LFOs

Envelopes3× DAHDSR — Filter ENV · Amp ENV · Free (mod matrix) · all controls always visible simultaneously

StagesAttack 0.001–10s · Hold 0–5s · Decay 0.001–10s · Sustain · Release 0.001–15s

CurvesLinear · Exp · Log — set independently per envelope via F.CRV / A.CRV

Loop modeRe-triggers from release — turns any envelope into a complex LFO

LFO shapesSine · Triangle · Sawtooth · Ramp · Square · Sample & Hold · Smooth Random

LFO rateFree 0.01–20 Hz or tempo-synced 1/32–8 bars · Phase offset · Fade-in 0–10s

TriggerFree · Retrig (resets on note-on) · One-shot

Mod Matrix + Voice

Matrix12 slots — Source → Destination × Depth (bipolar ±1) + enable toggle per slot

15 SourcesENV1/2/3 · LFO1/2 · Velocity · Note · Aftertouch · Mod Wheel · Breath · Macros 1–4 · MIDI CC

19 DestinationsOSC Pitch · WT Pos · Level · Pan · Uni Detune · Filter Cutoff · Res · Drive · LFO Rate/Depth · ENV Depth · Amp

Polyphony1–16 voices · oldest-first stealing · 3ms anti-click fade on steal · 5ms ramp-in on attack

Per-voiceSoft clipper above 72% amplitude — analogue intermodulation simulation

PortamentoGlide 0–5s · Always or Legato-only

MIDISustain CC64 · Pitch Bend ±1–24st configurable · Aftertouch · full MIDI Learn

FX Chain — 4 serial stages

Distortion

Soft Clip · Hard Clip · Tube Sat (tanh) · Foldback · Bitcrusher

Drive · Tone (post HP 20Hz–20kHz) · Mix

Modulation

Chorus · Ensemble · Flanger · Phaser (4-stage all-pass)

Stereo LFO · Rate · Depth · Feedback · Mix

Delay

Mono · Ping-Pong · Stereo

1–2000ms or tempo-synced · Feedback · Damping · Mix

Reverb

Peverb — time-varying nested all-pass + early reflections

Size · Damping · Pre-delay 0–200ms · Room / Hall / Plate

Wavetable Slots

Mod Sources

Mod Destinations

Serial FX Stages

Install

No installer wizard. Drop a file in the right folder, rescan your DAW, done.

macOS

Download & open the installer

Double-click Void Wave Installer.pkg and follow the steps. Choose VST3, AU, or Standalone — or all three.

macOS security prompt

If macOS blocks the installer, open System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.

Open your DAW & scan

Ableton: Preferences → Plug-Ins. Logic: Preferences → Plug-In Manager → Rescan.

Load Void Wave

Opens on Bass / Boom Bass. Use the preset arrows to browse.

Windows

Download & unzip

You'll get a .zip with the VST3 file inside.

Copy the VST3

Move VoidWave.vst3 to C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\

Open your DAW & rescan

Ableton: Preferences → Plug-Ins → VST3. FL Studio: Options → Manage Plugins. Reaper: Options → Preferences → Plug-ins.

Load Void Wave

Opens on Bass / Boom Bass. Use the preset arrows to browse.

Not finding it?

Check VST3 scanning is enabled and the path above is in your DAW's scan list.

Community

Void Wave ships with 109 factory presets — but that's a starting point. If you build something worth sharing: a bassline with a specific technique, a lead with character, a pad that moves in a way you couldn't ignore — send it in.

The goal is a growing community preset library that ships with future versions. Your name goes on your presets, always.

Use the VST3 version only. Build your sounds, save a bank using the SAVE button in Void Wave's top bar, and email the file.

Send your preset bank to Attach the file · Short description · How you want to be credited

ollie.nicklin@gmail.com

Submission guidelines

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VST3 only — browser version presets can't be imported into the plugin.

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Name presets clearly — category first, then character. E.g. BASS / Reese Drive, LEAD / Glass Octave.

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One file, multiple presets — save a full bank per submission, up to 20. Not one file per sound.

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Include your name — how you want to appear in the metadata.

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Any genre — electro, techno, ambient, industrial, experimental. No restrictions.

Void Wave VST3 — Beta v0.9

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