deSIDuous v1.02

deSIDuous is a VST3 instrument built on cycle-exact MOS 6581 / 8580 SID chip emulation (reSIDfp) and JUCE 8.

This release renames the plugin from its working title (inSIDious) to deSIDuous and adds the new logo. Sound, presets and parameters are unchanged. A DAW will see it as a new plugin, so replace any earlier version in your projects.

Highlights

• 3 voices with every waveform combination, ring mod, hard sync, test bit and data sheet ADSR
• 11-bit filter with 4-bit resonance, LP / BP / HP and 3OFF, plus a filter envelope, key tracking and velocity
• Voice modes: Layered Poly (up to 8 chips), Paraphonic (3 notes), MIDI channels 1-3
• 64 level-matched factory presets: Bass, Lead, Pad, Arp, Keys, Drums, FX and a waveform showcase
• C64-style UI with oscilloscope and a live $D400-$D418 register monitor
• 75-second demo video: deSIDuous-v1.02-demo.mp4 below
• User manual with screenshots: deSIDuous-v1.02-Manual.pdf below, or read it online

Download

Each zip contains only the deSIDuous.vst3 plugin. You don't need the "Source code" files below to use it.

Platform	File	Copy deSIDuous.vst3 to
Windows 10/11 (64-bit)	deSIDuous-v1.02-windows-x64-vst3.zip	C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3
macOS 10.13+ (Apple Silicon and Intel)	deSIDuous-v1.02-macos-universal-vst3.zip	/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3
Linux (64-bit)	deSIDuous-v1.02-linux-x64-vst3.zip	~/.vst3

Then rescan plugins in your DAW. It appears as an instrument named deSIDuous from Bananalytics.

macOS: the plugin isn't notarised by Apple, so macOS may block it. After copying, run once in Terminal:
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/deSIDuous.vst3

Notes

• CPU: each sounding chip costs about 8-10% of one core at 48 kHz. Idle chips cost nothing.
• Licence: AGPLv3 (reSIDfp is GPL v2+, JUCE 8 is used under its AGPLv3 licence).