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Simple Media The Shepherd - Free

Simple Media The Shepherd is a monophonic analogue synth designed to re-create the sound of a person whistling. There is a tune in Kill Bill Movie soundtrack by Ennio Morricone featuring a haunting and evocative whistling. This shepherd likes to whistle while he works, just add reverb.

Free Download (Zip Archive, 1 Mb):

The Shepherd - Free

The Shepherd features:

very little really
just enough control over sound
just enough control over play.
CPU Usage - very low.

Instructions:
To install simply unzip and copy the dll to your VSTI plugins folder.

Controls for this synth are as follows:

Volume - controls the overall volume level
Velocity - controls the amount that key velocity affects the volume level
Attack - the larger the amount, the longer the attack stages of the amplitude, frequecy and LFO envelopes
Jump - this is the depth control for the frequency envelope and determines how far below the played note the pitch will slide from- adjusting this does not alter tuning of the played note
Noise - this controls the amount of white noise (breathyness) included in the whitle tone
Speed - this is the LFO rate control
Warble - this is the LFO depth control - the amount of tremolo and vibrato are carefully balanced to sound natural no matter what setting is applied
Glide - if notes are played overlapping portamento will be applied - this control determines the portamento time.

Tips:

play legato and use combinations of pitch bend and modulation to create a more natural and dynamic perfomance.
add a little reverb, this synth is very basic and although it sounds quite nice dry, it really comes to life when a bit of reverb is added
playing too rapidly will result in popping or clicking.