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The VirtualCZ Expansion: Sub Tropics Black Friday deal puts 73% off a 64-preset pack for the VirtualCZ phase distortion synth, bringing it to $5 until Nov 29, 2026.
Sub Tropics is an expansion pack, so it adds sounds rather than a new instrument. The maker describes the presets as deep and warm, with pumping basses, slick leads, classic keys, stabs and FX.
The pack is geared for contemporary Deep House and Garage. The maker also says the sounds will fit any bass-driven production.
The sounds were produced by Dom Kane, whose credits include FXpansion, Loopmasters and Xfer. The maker says that gives all 64 presets a precise, professional quality.
Kane was involved in beta testing VirtualCZ from the start. According to the maker, he has championed the synth and used it on many of his own records.
The 64 presets break down by type:
Bass and lead presets make up 38 of the 64 sounds. If you build low-end-driven tracks, that is where most of the pack sits.
Load them straight from the synth and play. You can also open up the synth's parameters and reshape any preset into your own sound for a track.
That makes each preset either a finished part or a starting point. Tweak a bass patch, bounce it to audio, and it can go straight into your signal chain.
The full version of VirtualCZ is required to run this expansion pack. The maker's note says Plugin Boutique's VirtualCZ Synthesiser is needed to run the software.
If you already own VirtualCZ, this pack loads into it. If you do not, the synth has to come first, since the presets do nothing without it.
Yes. The VirtualCZ Expansion: Sub Tropics Black Friday deal takes 73% off, bringing the 64-preset pack to $5. The offer ends Nov 29, 2026. The pack is a Plugin Boutique expansion for the VirtualCZ phase distortion synth.
It includes 64 presets: 19 basses, 19 leads, 9 stabs, 8 keys, 4 percussion sounds, 2 bells, and one each of pluck, brass and sting. The maker also lists FX among the sounds, and describes the whole set as deep and warm.
Yes. The full version of VirtualCZ is required to run this expansion pack. The maker notes that Plugin Boutique's VirtualCZ Synthesiser must be installed, because the presets are built for that synth and do not run on their own.
The maker says it is geared for contemporary Deep House and Garage, and will suit any bass-driven production. Dom Kane produced the 64 presets. He beta tested VirtualCZ from the beginning and has used it on his own records.
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