Super Chunk vintage bass synthesizer plugin interface by Safari Audio

Super Chunk: Vintage Bass Synthesizer by Safari Audio

Rated 4.6/5 on Plugin Boutique (5 ratings)

Super Chunk is a vintage-style bass synthesizer plugin from Safari Audio. It uses a triple-oscillator engine built for thick, low-end bass and is available as VST3, AU and AAX.

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01Overview

Super Chunk is a software instrument from Safari Audio that focuses on bass. Its three-oscillator engine layers an upper-harmonic oscillator, a sub oscillator and a mid-range oscillator to build heavy, dense low end. The developer describes the sound as inspired by 1970s analog synths, updated with a drive circuit, ring modulation, vibrato, glide and spring reverb. A modulation system called Geeky Glasses lets the envelope push filter, drive and ring mod parameters toward target values, which makes it practical for producers who want movement without complicated routing.

Best for

  • Bass synth sounds
  • Heavy sub bass
  • Distorted bass leads
  • Metallic FX textures
  • Monophonic lead lines
Developer
Safari Audio
Store
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02Key features

What you get

  • Triple-oscillator engine with Bite, Sub and Chunk
  • Octave shifter for each oscillator to build stacks
  • Ladder-style filter with cutoff, resonance and drive
  • Ring modulator with independent pitch and amount
  • Integrated vibrato with rate and depth controls
  • Built-in spring reverb
  • Glide and legato for monophonic playing
  • Two assignable envelope modulators with range control
03In depth

Sound Engine and Character

The three oscillators are named Bite, Sub and Chunk. Bite adds aggressive upper harmonics that help a bass cut through dense mixes. Sub provides the low-frequency foundation. Chunk supplies the saturating mid-range that the developer describes as the wood of the sound. Each oscillator has its own octave shifter, so you can stack layers across octaves.

The filter is a ladder-style design with cutoff and resonance controls and a dedicated saturating drive. A ring modulator with independent pitch and amount controls adds non-linear, metallic textures.

Modulation and Performance

Super Chunk includes integrated vibrato with rate and depth controls, a spring reverb, and glide and legato for monophonic playing. These are useful for expressive lead lines as well as basses.

The Geeky Glasses menu opens the internal signal path. Mod 1 and Mod 2 are assignable envelope modulators that can target the filter, drive and ring mod. The white knobs set the range and direction of each modulation, so you control how far and which way each parameter moves.

04Specs

Will it run?

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

DeveloperSafari Audio
TypePlugin
CategoryVirtual Instruments
FormatsVST3, AU, AAX
Operating systemsWindows, macOS
Architecture64-bit
05FAQ

Questions, answered

What formats does Super Chunk support?

Super Chunk is available in VST3, AU and AAX formats. It is a 64-bit plugin.

Which operating systems does Super Chunk run on?

Super Chunk runs on Windows and macOS. The listed requirements are Mac OS X 10.15 or higher and Windows 8 or above, both 64-bit.

What do I need to run Super Chunk?

The listed minimum requirements are a 2 GHz Intel dual-core processor or AMD equivalent and 8 GB of RAM, with 16 GB recommended.

What is the Geeky Glasses menu?

Geeky Glasses is the modulation section of Super Chunk. It exposes the signal path so the ADSR envelope can push the filter, drive and ring mod toward target values, with the white knobs setting the range and direction.

07Developer

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