CFA-Sound DC-ZERO vintage synth instrument interface for Kontakt by Resonance Sound

CFA-Sound DC-ZERO: Vintage Synth Instrument for Kontakt

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CFA-Sound DC-ZERO is a vintage-style synth instrument for Native Instruments Kontakt by Resonance Sound. It combines wavetables and multisampled waveforms with an analog-style layout, 175 presets and a dedicated effects rack.

REQUIRESKontaktHost player sold separately
KontaktWindowsmacOS64-bit
AVAILABLE ATPlugin Boutique
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01Overview

CFA-Sound DC-ZERO is built around an analog-style signal path: three oscillator layers, a noise oscillator, pulse-width control and a 24 dB lowpass filter. Resonance Sound says it is inspired by a well-known 80s synthesizer and is the first release in its Fusion series, which pairs wavetable synthesis with multisampled waveforms. It runs inside Kontakt, so it fits into existing Kontakt-based sessions.

Best for

  • Analog-style bass
  • Synthwave leads
  • Cinematic pads
  • Deep house keys
  • Techno plucks
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Kontakt
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02Key features

What you get

  • Vintage-style synth instrument built for Kontakt
  • 175 factory presets across bass, lead, pad and more
  • Combined wavetables and multisampled waveforms
  • Three oscillator layers plus a noise oscillator
  • Pulse-width control with envelope and LFO modulation
  • Monophonic with legato and polyphonic voice modes
  • 24 dB lowpass filter plus highpass filter
  • Dedicated effects rack with Kontakt processing tools
  • Only 152 MB on disk
03In depth

Sound Generation and Core Synth Controls

DC-ZERO mixes pulse, saw and sub waveforms across three oscillator layers, with an added noise oscillator for texture. Pulse-width can be controlled directly and modulated through the envelope and LFO, which is the main way to get movement in pulse-based sounds.

The voice section offers monophonic mode with legato, as well as polyphonic mode. Both modes include glide and chord functions. The filter is a 24 dB lowpass with an additional highpass filter, and a saturation stage, stereo width control and limiter sit in the output section.

Built-In Effects Rack and Preset Library

The effects rack uses Kontakt's own processing tools and includes a lofi-drive module, Choral chorus, Phasis phaser, the Supercharger GT compressor, the Solid-G equalizer, the Replika delay and a reverb.

The instrument ships with 175 factory presets. Resonance Sound lists 44 bass, 11 chord, 11 drum, 12 FX, 17 key, 28 lead, 30 pad and 22 pluck sounds.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

DeveloperResonance Sound
TypePlugin
CategoryKontakt Instrument
RequiresKontakt
FormatsKontakt
Operating systemsWindows, macOS
Architecture64-bit
05FAQ

Questions, answered

What do I need to use CFA-Sound DC-ZERO?

You need the full version of Native Instruments Kontakt, version 6.6.1.139 or later. The free Kontakt Player is not supported.

Which operating systems and formats does DC-ZERO support?

DC-ZERO is a Kontakt instrument for 64-bit Windows and macOS. Windows 7 or Mac OS X 10.11 or higher is recommended.

How much disk space does DC-ZERO use?

The instrument is about 152 MB, and the listed requirement is 157 MB of free disk space. It also includes a detailed manual covering installation and the Snapshot presets.

07Developer

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