Invader

I discovered Invader after somebody on the K-v-R forum who was looking for a VSTi for creating sound effects was directed to it. It's always good to find free VSTi's that are made to do something a bit different & that actually sound good. Invader is one such synth.

The parameters on the Invader are your standard subtractive synthesis fair - 2 Oscillators, Amp envelope, Filter, Filter envelope & 2 modulaters that can be synced to your sequencers BPM & routed to the oscillators &/or the filter. This is handy for adding rhythmic modulations to your sounds. There's also a delay section & the main area has a glide control for portmento effects, A noise generator & a Ring modulator.

Sound wise is where the Invader stands out from the usual VA/Subtractive soft synth. It's cleary been designed with more obscure, Esoteric sounds in mind. That's not to say it pumps out random, unusable nonsense - quite the opposite. It's sounds have a fair amount of character, Warmth & depth to be honest. It's certainly just as capable of creating nice fat, warm bass & leads tones it is at making more esoteric sound FX.

Sound quality wise the Invader scores quite highly to my ears. It often reminded me of the old C=64/SID type sounds only with much more analogue style fatness & character.

As a freebie that will give you something a bit different that also sounds fantastic Invader is absolutely essential.