Any free/low cost VSTs that do good sound FX, like "laser" shots ?
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 1988 posts since 19 Aug, 2008
I've got Avenger and thats good for some sound FX, but is there some freeware / cheap synth vst that does good laser shots etc?
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- KVRAF
- 4590 posts since 7 Jun, 2012 from Warsaw
Any that has resonanace 
It's more of a sound design question I guess?
It's more of a sound design question I guess?Blog ------------- YouTube channel
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- KVRAF
- 35439 posts since 11 Apr, 2010 from Germany
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- KVRian
- 643 posts since 17 Aug, 2015 from Finland
I'd say either the Lokomotiv or Lucid, both free VST synths. I haven't fiddled much with either, though.
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- KVRian
- 853 posts since 13 Mar, 2012
Pretty much every synth can do laser shots, all you need is an envelope generator.
Use the envelope to pull pitch of osc from high to low. Will give you 'pew pew' sound.
If you want to make it even more laser, add a filter with resonance and modulate it in reverese to the pitch.
i.e. if pitch goes down, HP filter goes up. Gives a strong hit at start (HP filter cut is low, pitch is high => filter has no effect) and then fade out (pitch goes low, HP filter cutoff goes high => filter reduces signal).
Use the envelope to pull pitch of osc from high to low. Will give you 'pew pew' sound.
If you want to make it even more laser, add a filter with resonance and modulate it in reverese to the pitch.
i.e. if pitch goes down, HP filter goes up. Gives a strong hit at start (HP filter cut is low, pitch is high => filter has no effect) and then fade out (pitch goes low, HP filter cutoff goes high => filter reduces signal).
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Mister Natural Mister Natural https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=164174 - KVRAF
- 2834 posts since 28 Oct, 2007 from michigan
sorry but "good" and "lazer shots" are mutually exclusive - an oxymoron
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- KVRian
- 853 posts since 13 Mar, 2012
lol what kind of comment is this?Mister Natural wrote:sorry but "good" and "lazer shots" are mutually exclusive - an oxymoron
Watch Starwars or any other multi-mio-$$$ sci-fy blockbuster. You tell me that their space fights (including lasers) do not sound good?
I disagree, the cheap saw-with-pitch-envelope used on the homebrew dubstep track does not sound good, right... but the main weapon sound of an asgard mothership, carefully designed by a professional with big budget.. sounds awesome.
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