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Shane Sanders · Post by **Shane Sanders** » Tue May 22, 2018 7:47 pm

Hola!

Years ago there was a freeware synth geared for synth bass tones. Here's what I remember about it:

1. Graphics were based on the underside of an Orca whale (you could move the jaws and close filters)
2. It was a pre-cursor release to something that may or not have materialized as a commercial synth
3. I think the overall character of the synth was kind of a hollow-y sine type sub bass but there were some overtones available, too.

Anyone know if this is still around (not looking for a shared file or illegal thing--just a link to the original source or the name of it so that I might have a shot at finding it on my old machines).

-S

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Tue May 22, 2018 7:49 pm

http://www.kvraudio.com/product/orca-by ... on/details

No download links anymore though.

Shane Sanders · Post by **Shane Sanders** » Tue May 22, 2018 7:51 pm

Thank you so much!

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Tue May 22, 2018 8:26 pm

Shane Sanders wrote:Hola!

Years ago there was a freeware synth geared for synth bass tones. Here's what I remember about it:

1. Graphics were based on the underside of an Orca whale (you could move the jaws and close filters)
2. It was a pre-cursor release to something that may or not have materialized as a commercial synth
3. I think the overall character of the synth was kind of a hollow-y sine type sub bass but there were some overtones available, too.

Anyone know if this is still around (not looking for a shared file or illegal thing--just a link to the original source or the name of it so that I might have a shot at finding it on my old machines).

-S

It was released in the form of FXPansion D-Cam Synth Squad - and now in Strobe 2 too.

I made the only bank for it (called Killa Wails)

Shane Sanders · Post by **Shane Sanders** » Tue May 22, 2018 9:15 pm

Thanks for the extra info!

experimental.crow · Post by **experimental.crow** » Wed May 23, 2018 12:16 am

Shane Sanders wrote:Hola! -S

been awhile ...

layzer · Post by **layzer** » Wed May 23, 2018 1:10 am

hmmmm love oldies, gonna check this one out, thanks!

DL from vstplanet

http://www.vstplanet.com/VST_instrument ... ca_vst.rar

Halonmusic · Post by **Halonmusic** » Wed May 23, 2018 3:57 pm

I remember orca. Strange but good sounding synth

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Wed May 23, 2018 4:20 pm

Halonmusic wrote:I remember orca. Strange but good sounding synth

Yeah. It did a decent bass tone ... didn't know it had been dropped. 32 bit only, I presume. There's a download link here too: http://www.dontcrack.com/freeware/downl ... ware/Orca/

Halonmusic · Post by **Halonmusic** » Wed May 23, 2018 4:28 pm

thecontrolcentre wrote:
Halonmusic wrote:I remember orca. Strange but good sounding synth
Yeah. It did a decent bass tone ... didn't know it had been dropped. 32 bit only, I presume. There's a download link here too: http://www.dontcrack.com/freeware/downl ... ware/Orca/

Neither did i.

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Wed May 23, 2018 6:00 pm

It was really just a proof of concept plugin to test the waters for new technology - bit like u-he protoverb or the first iteration of Repro1.

Halonmusic · Post by **Halonmusic** » Wed May 23, 2018 6:28 pm

aMUSEd wrote:It was really just a proof of concept plugin to test the waters for new technology - bit like u-he protoverb or the first iteration of Repro1.

So what did Orca evolve into?

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Wed May 23, 2018 6:38 pm

aMUSEd wrote: It was released in the form of FXPansion D-Cam Synth Squad - and now in Strobe 2 too.

Halonmusic · Post by **Halonmusic** » Wed May 23, 2018 6:56 pm

thecontrolcentre wrote:
aMUSEd wrote: It was released in the form of FXPansion D-Cam Synth Squad - and now in Strobe 2 too.

Oh lol i must be blind. Totally missed that post

Nielzie · Post by **Nielzie** » Wed May 23, 2018 7:13 pm

FXpansion, bought a lot of their products back in the days, but almost never used them, high cpu usage and all that. And was burned because after buying some with a reasonable intro discount after a few weeks they where temporary sold for just a few bucks as "no-brainers" on a particular webshop. Also couldn't sell the licenses because of the ridiculous transfer fee involved. You just opened a big old dirty wound

Help me re-find this old freeware VST synth!