inSIDious
Ultra-accurate emulation of the legendary Commodore 64 sound chip.
$64
Audio Demos
- Trapped inSIDe House Jammer 3:26
- Ocean Loader 5 Jonathan Dunn (arr. Fabio Marinelli) 3:10
- Megasid 2066 (mastered) zircon 4:56
- Space Duregungle Mark Knight (TDK) 5:54
- inSIDiots Unite LMan 5:43
- Turrican Subsong 2 Vince DiCola (arr. Fabio Marinelli) 3:51
- FireSIDe Jason Page 3:29
- Ocean Loader 3 Peter Clarke (arr. Fabio Marinelli) 3:04
- Last Ninja 2 Central Park Loader Matt Gray (arr. Fabio Marinelli) 4:28
- Last Ninja Wastelands Ben Daglish (arr. Fabio Marinelli) 4:21
Overview
The definitive SID chip plugin, created by Mike Clarke to recreate this legendary sound generator. Includes over 300 custom and artist presets.
Product Info
350 snapshots included
Classic + modern styles, basses, leads, drones, perc, loops and FX
Modern artist banks
LMan, Jason Page, Rapture, Jammer, Mark ‘TDK’ Knight
Classic artist banks
Chris Huelsbeck, Rob Hubbard, Martin Galway
Multiple models
Choose 6581 or 8580 variations, with LFO, env, and keytracking
Features
100% authentic oscillators
Step sequencer for classic arps
Powerful sound shaping
Multimode filter
Requirements
35MB of disk space
inSIDious takes up almost no space as it uses true synthesis instead of samples!
Intel Core i5 or better
A faster and more modern CPU will allow you to run more instances of inSIDious.
Reaktor 6 or Reaktor 6 Player (free)
inSIDious is also compatible with later versions of Reaktor and Reaktor Player.
macOS 10.11 or later.
Intel Core i5 / Apple Silicon or higher, 4GB RAM or more recommended
Windows 10 or later.
Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 5 or higher, 4GB RAM or more recommended
Tutorials
Promo Trailer
Walkthrough
Tutorial: Wave Selector
Tutorial: Step Table 1
Tutorial: Modulation
Ocean 3 Loader Playthrough
Featured Artists & Composers
Jimmy Hinson
Black Ops 4, Mass Effect 2, There Came An Echo, Borderlands 2
“Between Shreddage, Super Audio Cart, Juggernaut, and Mega Brass I don’t remember the last time I haven’t used an Impact Soundworks instrument in a track. The attention to detail is astonishing and it’s all so easy to use out of the box, which is a big deal.”
Richard Jacques
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Mass Effect, Overwatch 2, James Bond 007: Blood Stone
"I'm a huge fan of the Ventus Winds series. They feature rare instruments deep-sampled to an incredibly high level of detail. It's so liberating to have such a wide range of articulations & phrases that perfectly capture the nuances and performance style of these instruments... from beautiful to haunting, celebratory to sorrowful. Each is expertly recorded and the sound quality is superb, sitting in the mix with ease. If you want to add authentic world winds to your palette, then look no further."
Neal Acree
World of WarCraft, Diablo III, StarCraft II, Overwatch
"Impact Soundworks has some of the most creative and innovative libraries out there. From world instruments to the insanely deep sampled Shreddage guitar series the Impact catalog is full of must-haves and unexpected and inspiring surprises. Highly recommended!
Reviews
Artist Testimonial – Chris Huelsbeck
“This is a very authentic SID feature and sound emulation!”
Chris Huelsbeck (Composer, Turrican, Great Giana Sisters, Shades (and many more))
Artist Testimonial – LMan
“If you’re looking for authentic analogue SID sound for your DAW, make no mistake – this is the only plugin on the market doing it right. Creating patches for inSIDious was a joyride indeed. If you’re familiar with the real SID chip, you’ll feel instantly at home with this soft synth. But even if you’re not, the user interface is straight forward tidy and user-friendly. However, inSIDious offers more than familiar oldschool flavours, this beast is highly usable for creating all kinds of modern, unusual sounds.”
LMan (Artist & SID Master)
Artist Testimonial – Martin Galway
“I can tell you this is the most accurate-sounding SID software synthesizer you will ever hear… I basically believed I was working with a Commodore 64 via some incredible new graphical interface. InSIDious allows me to create gigantic arrangements in perfect sync.”
Martin Galway (Composer, Rastan, Wizball, Arkanoid, Comic Bakery (and many more))
inSIDious – SoundBytes Magazine
“I had a good deal of fun setting up odd patterns using various speeds for the three channels and experimenting with the filter settings. Over 350 presets are included that sound great and cover as wide of a spectrum as is possible with a synth of this caliber….Basically I was having too much fun with it to notice much else.”
Rob Mitchell (SoundBytes Magazine)