Synapse Audio The Legend HZ

With their The Legend plug-in, Synapse Audio have already created one exceptionally successful emulation of an analogue synthesizer, coming incredibly close to the unique musical character of vintage classics from the 1970s. Now, to transform this legendary software synth into its new incarnation – Synapse Audio The Legend HZ – the company has enlisted the support of another legend: None other than Hans Zimmer himself. Known to a wider audience as one of the world's most successful composers and producers of film music, he is also a true specialist in the field of analogue synths and modular systems. In a spirit of conceptual collaboration, The Legend has been extensively revised and expanded with a variety of new elements, extending even to the analysis of a filter bank from Hans Zimmer's own collection, which is now integrated into the plugin. And, of course, the master himself has also contributed a series of sounds for The Legend's new factory presets.

The elements Synapse Audio has added to the The Legend HZ bring sounds to life that could never be achieved with conventional emulation. The six oscillators per voice are almost worth the price of entry on their own, as they enable the creation of immensely wide, richly detuned tones and intervals, all of which serve as an excellent starting point for powerful basses, but also for atmospheric pads and textures. With this broad spectrum to work with, The Legend's integrated fixed filter bank can go to work adjusting or even significantly altering frequency ranges. Creative sound designers can also individually modulate the level of each frequency band, while the multi-segment envelope allows them to freely create curves by placing points and selecting different shapes. Using the loop function, MIDI sync, and multiple trigger options, producers can generate endlessly complex sequences and unique rhythmic modulation patterns.