Hello fellow musicians and others!




I´ve compiled a new post for you to honour the 9/11 anniversary.
It is comprised of 2 plugins that both attempts to emulate the Boss HM-2 pedal.


I recently managed to buy a genuine HM-2 pedal which to my surprise showed me that my earlier attempts may not have been so close soundwise as I previously thought.


So, I had to rethink and push myself even further in my quest to truly approach the Buzzsaw sound.
If you have downloaded the Buzz Helvetes Metal HM-2 in previous post, please ditch them and download the new version as this one comes EXTREMELY Close (I kid you not!).


You will NOT find another free and as easy way to reach that early 90:ies Swedish deathmetal sound!


In this post I´ve also included sound-files where you can hear a comparison between the real deal and Buzz Helvetes Metal HM-2.




The other post is called "Instant Buzzsaw" which does what its name says. Together with a suitable amp and cab it will give you a Buzzsaw-sound with the turn of a knob.
Please read the included instructions for both plugins for more info.


And, so here they are!

                                                  Buzz Helvetes Metal HM-2 (911) 32bit

                                                              Instant Buzzsaw (911) 32bit


In this post I´ve also included a bonus plugin in the form of a noise-gate which I call Black Gate VST which is also in 32-bit format:


                                                                     Black Gate (32bit)


Enjoy and spread the Word!!

Buzz HM-2 sound preview

Here is a preview video of how the Buzz HM-2 plugin sounds.


The song in question is a very short cover-version of Entombed:s song "Demon", which was featured on the "Wolverine Blues" album.


The first part plays the "plugin-only" version without any other effects (i.e. NO amp-simulation, NO cab, NO reverb, NO compressor) in mono.


The second part (at 00:46) follows the same criteria as above, only recorded twice and panned hard Left and Right.


The third part (at 1:32) plays a short mixdown I´ve made showing how the plugin will sound during a mix-situation.
Bass (recorded by me using the free Bass Preamp v.1 by RonaldsPassion) and self-programmed drums (Addictive Drums by XLN-audio) has been added.
Also added are some mastering-effects, Eq and a master Reverb on the Main-out channel.
The guitars use the same recordings as above but has two more (free) effect instances added to each of them: HyBrit by LePou and
Mercuriall Cab v3.0 by Mercuriall, tweaked to taste.


That´s it!

Hello!
I have recently reworked Kross SwM-2 a bit and felt I owed it to myself and to you to publish it.
It has been overhauled and stripped of unnecessary stuff inside so it is a bit smaller and slicker.
The sound of the pedal is basically the same as before, perhaps a bit better actually!


The plugin is now also renamed and is called: Buzz Helvetes Metal HM-2.
"Helvete" is Swedish for "Hell", so "Helvetes Metal" could mean "Metal from Hell" or "a Hell of a lot of Metal", which sums the pedals reputation up pretty nicely, I think.


In this post i have also included a standalone version of it for anyone needing such a plugin.
For any more info please read the included instructions.

                                                                    Buzz HM-2.zip

More free guitar stuff!

My second free offering is acctually two!


I started making a "go-to" distortion-plugin for my own uses and felt quite satisfied with it. However, when it was done, I started making a follow up with a few other things I thought was handy.




So, without further ado, here comes Workhorse and Workhorse 2:

Workhorse 32bit

Workhorse 2 32bit

Free offerings 4 all!

I start off this blog by launching some free offerings for you.


I am currently only releasing my plugins in VST 32bit format so please make sure you notice this before downloading.


My first offering is an exclusive freeware plugin never before released as freeware by anyone!


KROSS Swede Metal SwM-2


It is based on (but not an exact clone of) the BOSS HM-2 distortion pedal which was made legendary by Swedish Death-Metal bands such as Entombed and Dismember in the early 1990:s. This pedal was almost entirely responsible for the Buzz-saw sound of Sunlight studios. The way the pedal was used then (and in my oppinion should be used) was to "dime out" all knobs (everything on max) which creates a very brutal guitar sound. Together with heavily downtuned guitars (B or C) the sound is crushing and murderous.

This VST is NOT an exact replica, clone nor do I claim it to be, but the sound is very close (in my oppinion) and I use it myself in my own DM songs.


Please read the included instructions.


Enjoy!!


KROSS SwM-2 32bit

Welcome to FrankenLine productions!

Hello and welcome to FrankenLine Productions!

I am an amateur plugin developer/ musician/artist/performer/Music-engineer/sound-designer and this blog is an invitation to my digital domain.


I may not be writing and updating as frequent as your average blogger as I will mainly use this spot to publish various productions I feel satisfied with.


My main publications will be VST plugins of various types, but I may also publish other things in the future, so please drop by at times for updates.