Free
- Also available:
- Windows
- Linux
Please be aware the Linux versions of our plug-ins are still considered beta. While the plug-ins are stable, we are not able to provide the same level of support for these products as we do for the macOS and Windows versions. Support is provided via the Linux and u-he communities on our forum.
Triple Cheese: Luscious and cheesy
Triple Cheese, winner of the 2006 KVR Developer Challenge, is a truly unique freeware synthesizer. No traditional oscillators or wavetables, no FM or phase distortion and no analogue modelled filters here. A touch unusual and a little cheesy, Triple Cheese is quite capable of some surprising sounds.
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- 3 comb filters for sound generation (Read more below)
- 8 different modes per comb filter module (11 modes total)
- Polyphonic (up to 16 voices), duophonic, monophonic (retriggered) or legato mode
- Adjustable portamento (glide) time
- 2 ADSR envelopes with falling, flat or rising sustain stage
- 2 host-syncable LFOs: 1 regular and 1 “Vibrator” with delay and amplitude modulation
- VCA with amplitude modulation, pan
- 5 built-in effects (2x chorus, flanger, phaser, 3x delay, reverb)
- Modulation sources include wheels, velocity, pressure, breath, key follow, random
- MIDI learn / unlearn for hardware control
- Scalable UI from 70% to 200%
- Skinnable UI
- 254 factory presets
- NEW in v1.3: Support for Oddsound MTS-ESP
At the time we released our current plugin versions, Avid could not provide an AAX SDK that would let us build Universal Binary AAX plugins. For this reason, we currently cannot support Pro Tools for Mac. Pro Tools for Windows is still supported.
For the time being, macOS Pro Tools users who are not running the native Silicon version should use the previous versions of our plugins, available from the Release Archive.
We hope to start work on native Silicon AAX support this year, as soon as our tight schedule allows. No ETA can be quoted yet.
Sights and sounds
- Audio Demos
- Screenshots
Coming soon
Triple Cheese’s main interface
Preset browser in Triple Cheese
Preferences in Triple Cheese
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Sound generation
Triple Cheese avoids classic synthesis techniques—no subtractive, frequency modulation (FM) or additive synthesis. Rather, it employs various types of comb filter, often in series, to generate and modify sound. Think of the comb filters as very short chromatically tuned delays. Three modules are arranged in series and either generate their own sound, or process the output of the previous module.
The features for each module can result in sounds that might seem a little “cheesy” or retro (think early 1980s digital synths). But when pushed, you will find Triple Cheese creates some surprisingly lush sounds.
Sound generating comb filter modules
Extra cheese
For extra flavour, Triple Cheese comes with a choice of delay-based effects. Although basic, the essentials are covered: chorus, flanger, phaser, delay, or reverb. A special LFO with speed and depth controls can be used to give your sound extra movement and warmth.
Another way to add flavour: parameter modulation. Many of the key parameters in Triple Cheese can be modulated from a variety of sources: Select one of the classic performance controls (modwheel, velocity, pressure, key follow etc.) or an automatic modulation source (envelope, LFO or Vibrator).
“Alles in allem ein herrlich cheesy klingender Synth, der aber auch pikante Geschmacksrichtungen bietet!”
Bondeo
Month 2009
Winner KVR Developer Challenge
2006
Free
- Also available:
- Windows
- Linux *
Triple Cheese 1.3 (revision 12092)
Released August 10, 2021
Release notes
This product is a free download and does not require a serial number to unlock it.
* About Linux: Please be aware the Linux versions of our plug-ins are still considered beta. While the plug-ins are stable, we are not able to provide the same level of support for these products as we do for the macOS and Windows versions. Support is provided via the Linux and u-he communities on our forum 
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Requirements
Mac OS X 10.10 or newer
or
Windows 7 or newer
or
Linux
- Host software / DAW
- 1GB RAM, more recommended
- 1000 × 600 or larger display
- 25-85 MB free disk space
- Modern CPU required:
Windows/Linux: Intel Nehalem or newer, AMD Bulldozer or newer
Mac: Intel Nehalem or newer, Apple M1 - Linux: glibc version 2.28 or newer
Formats
Triple Cheese is not a standalone product, it requires host software. Triple Cheese is compatible with nearly all DAWs.
macOS:
AUv2, VST2, VST3, 64-bit only
temporarily no AAX (read more)
Windows:
VST2, VST3, AAX*
32-/64-bit
* AAX requires Pro Tools 10.3.7 or later
User Guides
- English version
Try the latest builds of Triple Cheese, which include improvements and bug fixes. Note: these are stable, but still beta versions. Older Triple Cheese installers are in our release archive (for legacy systems). Downloads for Triple Cheese
