macOS + Windows + Linux · VST3 + AU
Imagine putting an entire bass synth in post-processing on sounds you already have. That is Harmonic Bass Effects.
It is the complete Harmonic Bass Machine signal chain, with oscillator one replaced by your audio input. The harmonic, crossover and distortion lock themselves to it in real time.
Fully functional demo. No account needed. The demo runs for 90 seconds, then pauses for 15 seconds. Buy once to remove the pauses.
Already own it or get it through the Academy? Open your account to download and manage your computers.
Click a sound to play
Switch HBE off and on while it plays. Click the sound again to stop.
What it does
Your bass in. Full machine out.
01
Audio input
Your bass replaces oscillator one and passes through immediately while the detector finds its root.
02
Harmonic layer
A phase-stable sine locks to an integer harmonic from H1 to H20 and follows every detected note.
03
Noise layer
Filtered texture follows the input level, so it breathes with the original performance.
04
Multiband distortion
The crossover follows the detected root, keeping the low end clean while the mids take the damage.
05
Final clip
Hard or soft final clipping controls the result while its crossover can leave the low band alone.
Why it hits
The movement of a synth. On your sound.
It finds the note, adds a perfectly related harmonic and moves the crossover with the bass. Then the same distortion, noise, clipping, envelopes, LFOs and macros from Harmonic Bass Machine get to work.
Tracks the root
Audio detection follows the bass without MIDI routing.
Locks the harmonic
Every added tonal layer stays related to the note.
Moves with the sound
FOLLOW, envelopes and LFOs turn static audio into an instrument.
Try it on your bass
Hear it. Then decide.
The demo is the complete plugin. No missing controls and no account needed.
Fully functional demo. No account needed. The demo runs for 90 seconds, then pauses for 15 seconds. Buy once to remove the pauses.
Already own it or get it through the Academy? Open your account to download and manage your computers.
Reviews
4.0 average from 2 reviews
★★★★★
Sept 2026“Sounds good on certain sounds, limited presets, awkward workflow, unintuituve, simple mode has basically no options (the presets should have macros and those macros should be on simple mode, then simple mode would make more sense) and advanced is very convoluted. Routing is not explained, how do I route the lfo to the filter? Can I route the LFO to the filter? I see it doing thing in certain presets that make no sense and I cant see how its doing stuff. If you want to get a certain sound and it's in the presets its great. Can we get a manual what it's doing?”
★★★★★
Sept 2026“Best plug-in I’ve bought for years. Love it ! So easy to use and a more rounded sound than I’ve managed to make with anything else. Thank you !”