Magical 8bit Plug is a plug-in style software-synthesizer for producing primitive electronic sounds like the old 8bit game consoles. In Macintosh environment, it runs with AU (Audio Units)-supporting applications: ex. Logic, Digital
Performer, Garageband. In Windows environment it runs with VSTi supporting applications: ex. Cubase.
Most of the software/hardware synthesizers include the most primitive waveform: square wave and pulse wave. But almost none of them include the pseudo-triangle or the low-resolution noise that will most characterize the 8bit sound's unique taste. Magical 8bit Plug will help you producing the old 8bit sounds by providing those unique waveforms.

| waveform | feature |
|---|---|
| square | The most primitive digital waveform made by only low/high of the voltage. |
| 25%pulse, 12.5%pulse | Also primitive waveforms made by only low/high's. But the time ratio of low's and high's are different: 1:3 for 25%pulse, 1:7 for 12.5%pulse |
| triangle | The pseudo-triangle waveform. Includes lots of aliasing noise due to the low control resolution of 8bit machines. |
| noise | The low-resolution noise. A kind of white noise, but much more rougher than ordinary white noise because of the low control resolution of 8bit machines. |
| waveform selection | 5 waveforms (square, pulse(2 kinds), pseudo-triangle, low-resolution noise) |
| envelope setting | ADSR(Attack, Decay, Sustain Level, Release) |
| control correspondence | Velocity (0-127), pitch bend (±1-±12) |
| frequency sweep setting |
Negative/Positive switch, Sweep time setting |
| number of voices | 32 sounds (maximum) |
| version | Mac AudioUnits Universal-Binary Edition ver 0.4 | |
| hardware | PowerPC Macintosh that operates following OS and host application. | |
| OS | Mac OSX [PPC] 10.3 or later*1 | |
| application | Mac OSX application that supports Audio Units plug-in (ex: Logic, Digital Performer, and Garageband).*1 | |
| version | Mac AudioUnits PPC Edition ver 0.2 | |
| hardware | PowerPC Macintosh that operates following OS and host application. | |
| OS | Mac OSX [PPC] 10.3 or later*2 | |
| application | Mac OSX application that supports Audio Units plug-in (ex: Logic, Digital Performer, and Garageband).*2 | |
| version | Windows VSTi Edition ver 0.2 | |
| hardware | Windows PC that operates following OS and host application. | |
| OS | Windows2000 or later*3 | |
| application | Windows application that supports VSTi (ex: Cubase).*3 |
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