basic64 is a free (donations accepted) VST plug-in for Windows. You can see the full specs on the developer site, but let’s skip straight to what sets this one apart:
- Oscillator sync
- Ring modulation
- Pitch envelopes
- Tempo-synced arpeggiator
- MIDI learn on everything
Pretty powerful for free. It’s not a full SID emulation, but then, I think an “inspired” version is better anyway. Now, enough blogging, I’m off to go play with this thing. And yes, lots of weird and wonderful plug-ins is one excellent reason to use Windows, even if just a justification for throwing XP Home on Boot Camp on a MacBook.
basic64 on de La Mancha
and lots of other free/donationware plugs from them
Via the good peoples of Sonic State