On Friday, Solid State Logic dropped the X-Orcism II: Voices from the Crypt voice changer plugin for free.

The shiny new release is a Windows and macOS plugin available in VST3, VST, AAX, and AU formats. 

X-Orcism II is a Halloween-themed voice changer that integrates four effects: delay, reverb, pitch shifter, and noise generator.

Solid State Logic has not specified whether the freebie is a limited-time or permanent offer. 

The developer explains that the plugin is suitable for sound design, game development, music production, or any project that requires supernatural sounds. 

Solid State Logic aimed to make X-Orcism II an intuitive way to manipulate audio and create haunting, immersive soundscapes. 

It’s a natural fit for vocal processing, but it can produce otherworldly sounds when paired with synths, guitars and other sources. 

You have to sign up for the Solid State Logic mailing list on the product page to get your free copy.

After I submitted an email address, links appeared on the page to the macOS and Windows installers. 

You’ll also need to use a free iLok account (or dongle) to authorize the plugin. 

There doesn’t seem to be an official audio demo of X-Orcism II available, although if you want to suss out how it sounds, there are several user audio demos of the plugin available on YouTube. 

Solid State Logic released the original X-Orcism plugin all the way back in 2012, with the most visible change in the new release being an expanded control scheme.

The plugin features a preset selector and the following controls: Echoes, Crypt Size, Ghoul, Wail, Tombverb, Mix, Howl, and Output.

I’m not the biggest fan of these mystery-themed titles for the controls, but at least the control scheme is fairly simple so I guess figuring it out won’t take that long. 

Ghoul and Wail combine to complete the pitch-shifting section, while Echoes and Crypt Size control the delay and Tombverb the reverb. Howl, meanwhile, controls the noise generator, and you can further customize it with automation.

There’s quite a bit to play with there, and I can see how combining the effects in different ways would really open up a lot of aural options. 

It obviously has applications for Halloween-themed work, but with a bit of imagination, you could use the sounds for anything that calls for a bit of darkness and unusual tonality.

Download: X-Orcism II: Voices from the Crypt (FREE – iLok and email required)

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