GammaWave VST released – Donation-supported texture synth (Free full version for KVR until March 1)

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GammaWave
Hybrid VST3 Instrument/Effect

Hi everyone,

Just released GammaWave, a hybrid VST3 instrument/effect designed to turn static waveforms into living, unpredictable sonic landscapes.

It's built around:
  • A classic analog-style oscillator section combined with granular processing for evolving textures
  • The Hearth multi-stage saturation engine (7 algorithms: Heat, Inertia, Gravity, Singularity, Photosphere, Flux, Fold)
  • Flux global instability macro that drifts pitch, jitters filters, and adds organic degradation – like aging analog hardware in your DAW
  • Intelligent Mutate randomization for instant inspiring patches
  • Over 200 factory presets covering bass, leads, pads, and cinematic textures
Perfect for industrial, techno, DnB, cinematic sound design, dark ambient, or anything needing gritty, alive textures.

Pricing & Update:
- Free demo available (fully functional with silence every 60 seconds)
- Full unlock at a $5+ minimum donation (effective February 27, 2026)
- Still donationware — your support helps keep development going!

Download here: https://shadowtune.itch.io/gammawave

Special KVR Community Offer (limited time):
I'm giving a full personalized license completely free to the KVR community until the end of the weekendSunday, March 1, 2026!

To claim yours before the cutoff:
1. Reply to this thread to say you're interested (helps keep us visible!)
2. Send me a Private Message (DM) with:
- Your desired User Name (how it should appear in the plugin)
- A valid Email address

Please do NOT post your email publicly in the thread — DM only for privacy.

Windows 10/11, linux and mac releases (VST3 + standalone), tested in Ableton, FL Studio, Bitwig, etc.

Would love to hear your thoughts, presets experiments, or suggestions – drop a reply!

Cheers,
ShadowTune

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Last edited by FFFFFred on Fri Feb 27, 2026 11:34 am, edited 4 times in total.

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It looks interesting!
A lot of features :phones:
Thank you for the offer :tu:

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I'd be interested in giving the full version a try. :)
None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Teksonik wrote: Sun Feb 15, 2026 3:43 pm I'd be interested in giving the full version a try. :)
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Got the License. Thanks

Just demoed some of the pad presets so far. Some nice ones in there.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. - Emerson

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Thank you all so much for the interest and quick requests! 😊

I've now sent the full personalized licenses to everyone who reached out—hope you enjoy diving in and creating some wild textures with GammaWave.

Quick side note: I've just uploaded some basic documentation to the itch.io page (installation tips, license file placement, quick feature overview, and troubleshooting notes). It's linked in the description/downloads section—let me know if anything's unclear or if you'd like more details added!

Cheers, and looking forward to hearing what you make with it,
Shadowtune

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Thank you very much for the license but the standalone .exe won't run here. (Win 10)


The VST3 version won't load in FL Studio:

GammaWave.png
Or Waveform Pro:

GW WF Pro.png
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None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Can you give a try to GammaWave_v1.0.0_Win.zip I have just uploaded?

Thank you
Teksonik wrote: Sun Feb 15, 2026 10:01 pm Thank you very much for the license but the standalone .exe won't run here. (Win 10)


The VST3 version won't load in FL Studio:


GammaWave.png

Or Waveform Pro:


GW WF Pro.png

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FFFFFred wrote: Sun Feb 15, 2026 10:41 pm Can you give a try to GammaWave_v1.0.0_Win.zip I have just uploaded?
Same result. Sorry, I'm out. Good luck.
None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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I downloaded the previous version and the vst3 worked for me (Reaper, Win 10). Haven't tried the exe.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. - Emerson

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Thanks for your generous offer, I'd be interested in trying GammaWave out.
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+1 Looks interesting, I'm down to give it a try, win 11 Iris Xe Graphics...

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Teksonik wrote: Sun Feb 15, 2026 10:58 pm
FFFFFred wrote: Sun Feb 15, 2026 10:41 pm Can you give a try to GammaWave_v1.0.0_Win.zip I have just uploaded?
Same result. Sorry, I'm out. Good luck.
Thanks for the help in catching this! You were 100% right. I've now managed to reproduce the exact issue on a Win10 machine and have uploaded a new build that fixes it.
If you're willing to give it one last shot, I’d love to know if it works for you now. If not, I completely understand. Thanks again for the feedback!

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So it's basically $1 for the full version? In that case, it's not donationware, just cheap.

Might be better being more accurate with the labelling there.

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FFFFFred wrote: Mon Feb 16, 2026 7:17 am
Teksonik wrote: Sun Feb 15, 2026 10:58 pm
FFFFFred wrote: Sun Feb 15, 2026 10:41 pm Can you give a try to GammaWave_v1.0.0_Win.zip I have just uploaded?
Same result. Sorry, I'm out. Good luck.
Thanks for the help in catching this! You were 100% right. I've now managed to reproduce the exact issue on a Win10 machine and have uploaded a new build that fixes it.
If you're willing to give it one last shot, I’d love to know if it works for you now. If not, I completely understand. Thanks again for the feedback!
Ok fair enough. I'll give the new version a try later today.
None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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