ToneBoosters releases TB Lowtone Bass Synthesizer

ToneBoosters has announced the release of TB Lowtone, an innovative bass synthesizer plug-in featuring three analog-simulated, voltage-controlled oscillators with a large variety of waveform algorithms, continuous pulse-width modulation (PWM), Frequency Modulation (FM) and oscillator hard sync, complemented by a voltage-controlled noise synthesizer, parameter modulation a re-designed non-linear voltage controlled filter.

ToneBoosters says TB Lowtone is the world's first bass synthesizer featuring loudness-domain harmonic synthesis, creating deeper, more consistent and production-ready bass sounds compared to conventional synthesizers operating in the (linear) amplitude domain.

ToneBoosters explains:

Loudness-domain synthesis

Loudness perception of tones and harmonics is known to be highly non-linear and intricately frequency and level dependent. Equal loudness contours, or Fletcher-Munson curves demonstrate this drastic effect for sine tones, which is especially relevant for low frequencies.

The loudness of a synthesizer bass note, and all its individual harmonics, will therefore depend strongly on what note you play on your synth's keyboard.

To overcome the resulting inconsistencies in loudness and timbre, TB Lowtone features innovative, loudness-domain synthesis algorithms that adjust each harmonic individually to compensate for loudness deviations across frequency.

TB Lowtone comes with loads of presets, and a preset browser that allows for sorting, searching, and categorization. User patches and user libraries are cross-platform compatible, so you can share your favorite sounds across Windows, macOS and iOS.

TB Lowtone also features a smart randomizer that generates new patches with a single click, and which learns from the patches you have already created to generate new, personalized patches.

TB Lowtone features a responsive, fully resizable UI with an optimal workflow for both small and large screens. Simply increase the UI in the vertical direction to open all VCO, VCN, X-LFO, envelope and gate editor panels for instant control. Dozens of UI color themes are provided to suit your production setting and DAW color scheme.

Pricing & Availability

TB Lowtone is available for € 24 for Windows (VST, VST3, AAX, Standalone) and macOS (VST, VST3, AU, AAX, Standalone), and $9.99 for iOS/iPadOS (Standalone, AUv3, IAA). Patches can be shared across platforms.