Cetone033 is a analogue-style bassline synthesizer, originally developed by Neotec Software. Though it has been designed for basslines, it's also a chiptune style synthesizer. Originally written by René Jeschke.
Sadly, Cetone Synth series had been discontinued for more than 12 years (since 2012), and it only supported VST 2.4. Original project is here.
But now, I (AnClark) brings it to life again, by re-implementing those plugins to DISTRHO Plugin Framework. It now runs well on most modern platforms, with advanced features and multi-format support.
The original Cetone033 was a monophonic synthesizer. Now I implemented polyphony support, and this version supports up to 16 voices.
- 16-voice polyphony synthesizer
- Configurable polyphony (from monopoly to 16 voices)
- 2 oscillators with 3 chiptune-style waveforms
- Waveforms: Saw, Square (pulse), Triangle
- Analog-modelled filter
- Supported models: Biquad, Moog
- Switchable filter mode
- Resonance support
- Simple modulation on filter
- Glide (portamento) support
- Simple "Attack-Decay" envelope
- Cross-platform
- Supports: Windows, macOS, Linux
- Multi-format
- Provides: VST 2.4, VST3, LV2, CLAP, Standalone (JACK only)
- Preset manager
- Save and load presets in JSON format
- Preset manager menu with bank and program support
You need to install GCC, CMake, GNU Make and Ninja on your platform. Ninja is highly recommended for its high performance.
# Ubuntu
sudo apt update
sudo apt install gcc cmake make ninja
# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu
sudo pacman -S gcc cmake make ninjaYou need to install Msys2 to build Cetone Synth series. Download and install it from https://msys2.org.
After installation, run MSYS2 UCRT64 Shell from desktop (or Start Menu), then execute these commands:
pacman -Syu
pacman -S mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-gcc mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-cmake mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-ninja
pacman -S makeYou can also install Git in Msys2, if you need:
pacman -S gitEvery command below should be executed in MSYS2 UCRT64 Shell.
# Source tree has 1 submodule: DPF. So you need to add --recursive
git clone https://github.com/AnClark/Cetone033.git cetone033 --recursive
# If you forget --recursive, run this
cd cetone033
git submodule update --init --recursiveCetone series now use CMake as build system. All platforms share the same commands.
You can explicitly specify built type here. For best performance, Release build is recommended. Optionally you can also set build type to Debug.
cd cetone033
cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -GNinja # If you want to use Ninja
cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release # If you are not using Ninja. On Msys2, CMake uses Ninja by default
cmake --build buildBuilt plug-ins reside in build/bin. Copy plugins to your DAW's search paths.
You can also specify some build options to enable or disable features (via -D flag in CMake). These options are listed below:
| Option | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
CETONE_ENABLE_POLYPHONY |
Enable polyphony support. If disabled, plugin will be monophonic, which is original Cetone033's behavior. | ON |
CETONE_ALLOW_VOLUME_BOOSTING |
Allow volume boosting when polyphony is enabled. This enables output normalization as well, in order to prevent overflow. |
ON |
CETONE_BUILD_JACK_STANDALONE |
Build standalone version with JACK support. | OFF |
- Monopoly builds (
CETONE_ENABLE_POLYPHONY=OFF) is NOT recommended, and only for developement purpose (e.g. A/B test with original Cetone033). You can easily switch to monopoly mode on polyphonic builds by setting polyphony to 1 voice in plugin's UI. - Only polyphony mode supports volume boosting.
- Presets in polyphony builds are not compatible with monopoly builds, and vice versa. You need to use different preset banks for different builds.
- René's original repo is provided 'as is' and license free for public use.
- This repository is licensed under GNU GPLv3.
- René Jeschke - Original author
- AnClark Liu - Maintainer of this repository. Re-implemented Cetone033 to DPF, and added new features.