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The VirtualCZ Expansion Pack: Dark Element Black Friday deal takes 73% off a 64-preset bank for the VirtualCZ phase distortion synth, bringing it to $5 until Nov 29, 2026.
Dark Element comes from Bristol-based DJ and producer D Product. The maker describes it as a set of VirtualCZ presets built to give your productions a futuristic sound that works across electronica genres.
D Product has been releasing music for well over a decade. His credits include Drum & Bass collectives such as Roni Size's Reprezent and Full Cycle, plus a residency as a DJ at London's Fabric.
He says the CZ line helped shape how early Jungle records sounded back in the late 90s. He wanted a bank usable across genres, leaning toward Drum & Bass.
That Drum & Bass lean sits inside a wider genre list. The maker names these as suitable styles:
The pack holds 64 presets for VirtualCZ. They are split across categories, so you can go straight to the type of sound you need:
The bass and FX folders are the biggest, at 16 presets each. Sequences give you eight ready-made patterns to load and bounce or edit in your own project.
Dark Element is an expansion, not a standalone plugin. The full version of VirtualCZ is required to run it, and the maker states that Plugin Boutique's VirtualCZ synthesiser is needed to run this software.
VirtualCZ is a phase distortion synth, so the presets are built on that engine. Load a patch, dial in the parameters you want, and treat each preset as a starting point in your signal chain.
If you already own VirtualCZ, the pack drops in as extra sounds for the synth you have. If you don't, the base synth comes first.
Yes. The Dark Element Black Friday deal takes 73% off, bringing the pack to $5 until Nov 29, 2026. It is a 64-preset expansion for VirtualCZ made by D Product.
The pack has 64 presets: 16 Basses, 11 Leads, 16 FX, 7 Pads, 5 Keyboards, 1 Bell and 8 Sequences. All of them are made for the VirtualCZ phase distortion synth.
Yes. The maker says the full version of VirtualCZ is required to run this expansion pack, and that Plugin Boutique's VirtualCZ Synthesiser is needed to run the software. Dark Element does not work as a standalone plugin.
The maker lists Drum & Bass, Dubstep, Electro, EDM, Techno, Tech House and Ambient. D Product says he leaned toward a Drum & Bass sound while keeping the bank usable across genres.
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