Musictop Instruments has released Creatools: Keys, a free and open-source rompler synth plugin. This plugin is built using the HISE framework and offers a wide range of sampled sounds. Producers can layer, edit, and modulate these sounds to create unique textures and tones, especially when looking to recreate 80s and 90s keyboard sounds like the DX7 and Rhodes.
Personal Review
The plugin shines when it comes to recreating that iconic plucky piano sound often heard in 80s/90s pop music. The layering options with strings and pads allow you to craft those dreamy, nostalgic tones that many producers will find useful for synthwave or retro-inspired tracks.
Features
- Built-in effects: reverb, compression, saturation, tremolo, delay, and phaser
- Multi-mode filter
- Four LFOs with customizable shape editor, Fade In, Legato, and Loop settings
- Convolution resonance for enhanced sound depth
- Wide selection of presets from acoustic, electric, and electronic instruments
- Interface with multiple pages (Main, Editor, Mod, Settings, Presets)
System Requirements
- Windows-only plugin (MacOS support is expected in the future)
