RetroPlug
A frontend for the SameBoy GameBoy emulator, with a focus on music creation. It runs standalone and can be used as an audio plugin (VST) in your favourite DAW! (by tommitytom)
dexed
DX7 FM multi plaform/multi format plugin (by asb2m10)
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0.0 | 2.9 | |
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MIT License | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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RetroPlug
Posts with mentions or reviews of RetroPlug.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-07-11.
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Big update to my free Gameboy VST, Soraboy! (+ FL Project file)
If you are wanting a VST that can run roms, checkout RetroPlug! (I am yet to try it, but I've heard it's good)
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Looking for Retroplug MacOS beta
Per title, i'm wondering if anyone here has the beta of Retroplug for Mac.
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Newly downloaded plugin not showing in Reaper
Hi, me again! I recently learned about Little Sound Dj, and I'm excited to mess around with it. I downloaded the VST from here and added it to my VST folder. When I opened Reaper, I could not find the VST. I re-scanned my plugin folder and it still wasn't showing up.
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LSDJ - Modded gameboy or Ambernik?
If you've got a gamepad, (or don't mind using the keyboard in an emulator) try this https://github.com/tommitytom/RetroPlug
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"FL_Studio isn't good at emulating Gameboy hardware"
This is done by using the emulator sameboy, being wrapped into a VST, then integrated into FL. The wrapper is called retroplug, and was created by tommitytom on GitHub. https://github.com/tommitytom/RetroPlug. The plugin is meant to be used for LSDJ (a tracker that runs on Gameboy hardware) to be able to run in traditional DAW's. However, it's still a fully functioning emulator, meaning any .gb can be run on it, including Pokemon.
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How to get into this in 2021?
Lastly, if you want to play in an emulator, I highly recommend RetroPlug. It is tailor-made for LSDJ and has a TON of awesome extra LSDJ-specific features.
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Whats your favorite VST for making NES style 8bit music?
Retroplug (https://github.com/tommitytom/RetroPlug) is pretty rad. Dowload the mGB ROM (https://github.com/trash80/mGB) and you’ve got anear perfect gameboy sound!
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Hi Huge Question! I'm looking to make my music live! I need Help!
One solution you might look into is the VST RetroPlug. It's a GB emulator in a VST, so you could load it into the DAW, boot up mGB on it, and then you can control that with a MIDI controller.
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UVI "8-Bit Synth" collection of sounds created with Commodore 64, Game Boy, SID Station, Mod Machine and more for UVI Workstation/Falcon - Intro Price ($59) through 8 February
If you just want to do simple stuff, there are 2 good free options: YMCK Magical 8bit Plug, or if you want more authentic, RetroPlug (a VST gameboy emulator) with mGB as a ROM. If you just want to play basic notes/arpeggios controlled from your DAW these will do the job just fine.
- im a newbie and need help, yeah pretty generic aint it?
dexed
Posts with mentions or reviews of dexed.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-10-21.
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Anyone have luck using the Roland UM-ONE MK2 between Dexed and their DX7? My UM-ONE will only send to DX7 with Midi-OX.
Did you already find https://github.com/asb2m10/dexed/wiki/Dexed-as-a-DX7-editor ?
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Help programming Joseph And The Amazing Colored Dreamcoat!
There's a full DX7 emulator available for free (think FM8, but open-source). It's at: https://github.com/asb2m10/dexed/releases For the original DX7 sounds (including the classic EPs and basses), there's a .tar file containing a bunch of SysEx backups here: https://homepages.abdn.ac.uk/d.j.benson/pages/dx7/syx/sysex.tar The main page that lists some other files and other general information is here: https://homepages.abdn.ac.uk/d.j.benson/pages/html/dx7.html There are a bunch of sysex dumps in that .tar file, some with other patches, some duplicates, but all worth trying out. The original ROM dumps have names that, oddly enough, start with "rom" (so rom1a, rom1b, rom2a, etc). A page that goes into some good detail on each patch is here: https://www.synthmania.com/dx7.htm By combining Dexed with the SysEx dumps above, you can get a very lightweight DX7 for a grand total of $0. It takes way less RAM than FM8, and it's Apple Silicon Native now, too! I used this plugin a TON for Joseph, to get that 80s synth vibe.
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MicroDexed - Touch. Teensy DX7+Monosynth+Drums/MultiSamplePlayer+EP+Braids+Tracker DIY
MicroDexed Touch is a fork of MicroDexed which is a port of Dexed for Teensy 3.6/4.1 with a lot more functionality including multiple sound engines (2 x 16 voice DX7, 2x VA Monosynths, Layered Multi Samples, MDA ePiano, 8 voice Mutable Instruments Braids Oscillator), basic audio effects and a 8 track pattern song (tracker like) sequencer.
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KORG VOLCA KEYS
If you want an FM synth specifically to use in your DAW of choice you have plenty VSTs, both free and paid and even included in FL Studio itself, which do much more than the Volca, but there's a trade-off, you lose some imediacy but get much more power.
- Free 80s synth VSTs for MPC Beats?
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Trouble installing Dexed plugin in reaper.
I downloaded dexed-0.9.6-win.exe from https://github.com/asb2m10/dexed/releases/download/v0.9.6/dexed-0.9.6-win.zip and installed it in its default location: C:\Program Files\Dexed for the stand-alone app.
- What VSTs Come to Mind for Retrowave/Synthwave?
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Sufficient theory for dance music without being overwhelmed?
How familiar are you with how this sort of genre is produced? You could certainly do it in a DAW, there are cheap/free ones available like Reaper or Bandlab, plus many free VST instruments that you can use as plugins.
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What kind of VSTs would capture the sound of Maplestory?
Maybe grab Dexed - https://www.kvraudio.com/product/dexed-by-digital-suburban https://github.com/asb2m10/dexed
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DX7 Oscillator frequency
Its called DETUNE parameter. But I can't find information about units. Issue is discussed here: https://github.com/asb2m10/dexed/issues/88 but I don't know how to interpret that table.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing RetroPlug and dexed you can also consider the following projects:
JUCE - JUCE is an open-source cross-platform C++ application framework for desktop and mobile applications, including VST, VST3, AU, AUv3, LV2 and AAX audio plug-ins.
yabridge - A modern and transparent way to use Windows VST2, VST3 and CLAP plugins on Linux
lsdpack - Standalone LSDj recorder+player
OB-Xd - Virtual Analog Oberheim based synthesizer.
helio-sequencer - One music sequencer for all major platforms, desktop and mobile
yamaha_dx7_rom_disassembly - Yamaha DX7 Firmware ROM annotated disassembly.
mGB - mGB - Nintendo Gameboy MIDI control for Arduinoboy
ardour - Mirror of Ardour Source Code
olive - Free open-source non-linear video editor
obs-vst - Use VST plugins in OBS