SUPERMATIC S-12
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The 1971 Welson Supermatic S-12: 50 years later in a digital format!
Like all the classic ol' drums, the Supermatic was built as a simple pattern player: 12 grooves... So S12, and 'Matic' like automatic. Super Automatic 12 grooves thing in other words! No params of course, yo we're in 1971 this is straight mono, play/stop and that's all x) I reproduced the original sounds, then unlocked some parameters so you can tweak them!
The original sounds... with editable synthesis parameters
Vintage mono spring tank effect included for that 70's vibe
Heat parameter which overdrives VCAs and adds variability
Releases:
03rd November 2021: Supermatic S-12 1.00
First official release
Download:
Windows VST2 64 bits and Mac Audio Unit: DOWNLOAD
The free version is mono-output, like the original. If you want to get a:
- 6-outputs Supermatic, with
- the original grooves in MIDI
- the real machine samples,
Send me any donation via Paypal at mooggy.vjn@gmail.com with your email & the plugin name you ask for in the description.
I'll send you it as soon as I'll have received the notification! :D
If issues with installation: How to install my VST?
Because I love schematics, I made one and actually it might be useful for you if you want to understand how sounds are shaped:
My fav way to check the ear-fitting accuracy on plugins is comparing the spectrum. This gives a good idea of the general impression, although it doesn't integrate fluctuation, nonlinear summing overdrive and all little details but anyway I'm not there yet x) In those old drum machines, the noise makes the signature for each model. So I compared it, orange is the emulation, purple is the original:
