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Square I

Synth (Analogue / Subtractive) Plugin by Cakewalk
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Square I
Square I by Cakewalk is a Virtual Instrument Audio Plugin for Windows. It functions as a VST Plugin.
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  • 3 Oscillators, 9 Alias Free Waveforms each plus a Noise Generator.
  • 32 voice polyphonic (CPU dependant).
  • 192 Factory Presets (Can store up to 6 banks/768 patches).
  • Individual adjustment of Level, Waveform, Mode, Phase, Fine and Coarse tune and Pitch EG Intensity for each oscillator.
  • Random Pitch control.
  • Low/High Pass filter with resonance.
  • Pitch, Filter and Amplifier dedicated Envelope Generators, Keyboard tracking and Velocity control.
  • 4 LFOs, for Pitch, Filter, Amplifier and Random Wave selector, 8 waveforms each plus Random.
  • Random Wave selector, with adjustable intensity for each oscillator.
  • Built-in effects: AutoPan, Chorus, Stereo Delay, Stereo Spread and Two Band Equalizer, all can be disabled to save CPU.
  • Extensive MIDI implementation: Velocity, Pitch Bend, Aftertouch, Modulation, Breath, Sustain Sw and more.
  • Easy programming layout.

Latest User Reviews

Average user rating of 5.00 from 4 reviews
Square I

Reviewed By alex1206 [all]
April 23rd, 2002
Version reviewed: 1 on Windows

For the money (currently $35) I am sure that you cannot buy a better VSTi. This thing is really good for users wanting to enjoy the really phat subtractive synthesis. This thing has 3 oscillators (with a good variety of waveforms), loads of envelopes and LFOs (pitch, filter, amp), as well as effects to really beef up your sounds (chorus, delay, eq). The sounds you get out of it are really rich. The midi learn funtion in RGC synths is excellent too...just assign knobs on your controller to knobs on the VSTi at the click of a button!

What I like about this synth is that it is the "not so little" brother of Pentagon 1, so when you are ready for a more powerful synth you are instantly familiar with its controls. If you've tried Triangle 1 or 2...you will love this! Hopefully the GUI of Square 1 will be updated soon so that you have the option of a P1-type skin in the next version.



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Square I

Reviewed By Scot Solida [all]
March 27th, 2002
Version reviewed: current on Windows

I recently downloaded the free Triangle 1 from RGC Audio, and liked it so much that I use it as my examples for synth-programming tutorials on my own site. I didn't quite have the money for Pentagon 1 yet, but since I was impressed by the sound of RGC's synth engine, I decided to buy the Square 1 until I could afford it's bigger sibling. I was quite pleasantly suprised. I expected a polyphonic Triangle, but the Square is much, much more. There is a deeper level to the synth thanks to knobs that can have two functions. For example, an aftertouch knob might double as a breath-controller knob. A nice touch, sort of reminding me of the old Oberheim synths. Unfortunately, this can make the interface a little confusing at first, but I'll soon become used to it. The sound this thing generates is certainly huge! Three oscillators and individual LFOs make for some mostrous, swirling pads. A happy suprise was the "Random Patch Generator", accessed by clicking on the "Square 1" logo. This had me creating "Dr. Who" sounds all night! The downloadable manual is complete and essential, as the Square is a complex synthesizer. It does a good job expaining all of the functions. The presets are good, and there are a lot of them. They remind me a lot of the presets in the synths from the late seventies/eighties, particularly those from the Prophets. And the customer service is the best I've ever seen. There was a problem with Share It accessing my E-mail, and though it wasn't even his fault, Rene had it fixed within the day! The price for Square has recently been lowered to $35, so that makes it hard to pass up! I've certainly bought some VSTis in boxes that sounded nowhere near this good for four times as much. As for stability, there has never, ever been even the tiniest problem with an RGC Audio product in my system, and the Square 1 is no exception. You have $35? Go get this synth.
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Square I

Reviewed By pietro [all]
January 17th, 2002
Version reviewed: 1 on Windows

A gem from RGC Audio:warm and rich sound ala Oberheim,
but is missing portamento (hope they add in the next version!).The actual price offer makes it absolutely the
VSTi with the best price-quality ratio!!!
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Square I

Reviewed By midisax [all]
September 12th, 2001
Version reviewed: 1.1 on Windows

You can check out my review of triangle 1 to get my feelings about the incredible quality of RGC plugins and their steller customer relations.

Square just multiplies the power.
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Comments & Discussion for Cakewalk Square I

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matthewmccoy
matthewmccoy
27 December 2015 at 5:31pm

Is there a download link for Square I? I can't find one on their website.

BlackWinny
BlackWinny
19 January 2016 at 2:41pm

It is totally discontinued.

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RetroTones
RetroTones
20 February 2017 at 8:33pm

If you ever bought some version of Sonar, it's waiting in your account @ Cakewalk.

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Pomax
Pomax
10 January 2017 at 12:32am

While discontinued as a product "on its own", it still comes bundled with Cakewalk's Sonar X3 artist, pro, and platinum (https://www.cakewalk.com/Products/SONAR/Versions)

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lucknow13
lucknow13
16 November 2017 at 12:43am

Check out vst4free site Maybe there.

wikter
wikter
29 July 2018 at 7:57pm

Not at VST4Free, but available for free in some other sites.
Great sounding, I've not seen in my Cakewalk Bandlab setup...

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