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Beatzille

Synthesizer Plugin by u-he
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Beatzille
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Beatzille by u-he is a Virtual Instrument Audio Plugin for macOS and Windows. It functions as a VST Plugin, an Audio Units Plugin, a VST 3 Plugin and an AAX Plugin.
Product
Version
1.0.2
Current PC
Windows XP/Vista/7/8

Multicore CPU with SSE2 (Sandy Bridge architecture or newer recommended)
1GB RAM, more recommended
30MB free disc space
Display 1000x600px and greater

VST2 compatible host software
Supports 32-bit and 64-bit in all formats
AAX support for Pro Tools 10, 11 & 12
Product
Version
1.0.2
Current Intel Mac
Mac OS X 10.5 or newer

Multicore CPU with SSE2 (Sandy Bridge architecture or newer recommended)
1GB RAM, more recommended
30MB free disc space
display 1000x600px and up

VST2 or AU compatible host software
Supports 32-bit and 64-bit in all formats
AAX support for Pro Tools 10, 11 & 12
Instrument
Formats
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Beatzille is a compact version of the modular synthesizer Bazille commissioned by the German music / technology magazine Beat and developed by u-he.

Beatzille features are a simpler version of Bazille's more robust and larger offering, using the selected and re-arragned modules for a more basic configuration.

Key features:

  • 2 digital oscillators with simultaneous frequency modulation (FM), phase distortion (PD) and fractal resonance (FR) synthesis.
  • Multimode analogue style filter (low pass, band pass and high pass) with 6 parallel outs.
  • Built-in stereo delay.
  • 16-step sequencer with 8 "snapshots".
  • Signal processors: inverter, rectifier, sample & hold, lag generators and quantiser.
  • Mapping generator (waveshaper) with a variety of drawing tools and controls.
  • 2 envelopes and 1 LFO for modulation control.
  • User interface zooms in 10% steps (70-200%).
  • Configuration menu to set preferences and assign MIDI controls.
  • Support for Oddsound MTS-ESP.

Only available via Beat DVDs included with print copies of the magazine.

Latest User Reviews

Average user rating of 5.00 from 1 review
Beatzille

Reviewed By YnJ [all]
September 23rd, 2021
Version reviewed: 1.0.2 on Windows

This is so good that I wont be buying the full version anytime soon, and only if it's on sale.

Seriously, this is a magware version of Bazille with 2 oscillators instead of four, one filter instead of four, one LFO and only one effect.

The sound is the same though, and you even get a few third party presets for Bazille. For a one year sub on beat.de, 30 something euro, you get this as well as several other magware synths and a ton of soundware. This synth is worth the 30 something euro alone.

Downvoted by a couple of butthurt old farts who can't tell one synth from another.

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Comments & Discussion for u-he Beatzille

Discussion
Discussion: Active
StudioDave
StudioDave
8 December 2015 at 11:58am

Beatzille is also available in a native Linux version, downloadable from the Beat.de site after registration. The plugin works perfectly in Bitwig 1.3.5 for Linux.

arseniy2
arseniy2
1 March 2016 at 10:17pm

Some of those limitations seems like make this synth pointless. Like no "high qulaity".

abique
abique
2 March 2016 at 9:04am

Pointless? Did you miss the point? ;-)

Russell Grand
Russell Grand
10 July 2017 at 11:09am

Pointless? You've got to be joking.

Illforddd
Illforddd
20 August 2019 at 12:22pm

I know this was years ago but this confuses the hell out of me.

Rcl
Rcl
22 September 2016 at 4:43pm

This is one the coolest synths out there. No high quality???? It would really only need that for super high freq content. Its not as full featured as Bazille but thats a good thing. It really forces you to get the most out of it. It makes for some enjoyable programming.

Russell Grand
Russell Grand
10 July 2017 at 11:10am

Agreed, Rcl. It's a damn fine synth in it's own right, and far from pointless. I imagine anyone who would claim that it's pointless just don't know how to use it.

cutcat
cutcat
30 November 2020 at 9:32am

It's "free" if you pay for a magazine subscription.

glokraw
glokraw
4 January 2021 at 2:56am

A single issue will provide it, don't need to subscribe, .

you'll also get an excellent Zebra CM, a great xils Stix drum machine, .

and dozens more, all for around $6 and 20 minutes setting up a CM account, .

a filesilo account and then downloading your content. A nice system, .

easy to navigate.

Cheers.

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Dimvlach
Dimvlach
29 February 2024 at 9:49pm

I thought I should share since I found it. You can still download U-He's Beatzille from The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine here https://web.archive.org/web/20161019182835/https://www.zampler.de/upload/20k_Beatzille.zip. This download includes 32-/64-bit Windows, Mac OS and Linux VST, AU and AAX versions of Beatzille. Enjoy.

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