I'm unaware of a Bass Enhancer VST that works the same way as, "Maxxbass," by creating upper harmonics. It has a knob for sub harmonics, and one for mid harmonics. "Bass Landscapes VST is a bass boost plugin that creates new harmonics." It's free. And, at 15Euros 20USD, it wont break the bank! It works by creating the low, subharmonic frequency. They go on to state, "To clarify one small point about Lowender, it is actually capable of generating some higher frequencies, through use of the Drive control." The explanation is great, and I recommend reading.Īnother, psychoacoustic bass enhancer VST that seems to be targeted towards the same niche as Voxengo's LF Max Punch. from between kick drum hits in a drum loop)." They have a great faq which answers, " Does the Lowender do the same thing as Waves' RBass or MaxxBass plug-ins?" Even though they are both bass enhancer VSTs, they actually do opposite things.
I like that they apply a gate, "The generated subharmonics pass through a gate tailored for low frequencies, which is useful for cleaning up unwanted bass rumble (e.g. Refuse's Lowender seems to be similar bass enhancer VST as Voxengo's LF Max Punch. It works by splitting the upper and lower frequencies of the signal and applying effects to the lower frequency band only. It is a bass saturator and harmonic enhancer. "LF Max Punch provides a low-frequency effect specially designed for serious contemporary music producers." Voxengo's web site states that LF Max Punch is a Sub-harmonic synthesizer which indicates to me that it adds low end rather psychoacoustically in a different manner than the method mentioned above. Using Waves patented MaxxBass® psycho-acoustic technology."īass Enhancer VST Alternatives to MaxxBassīelow are a few Bass Enhancer VSTs as alternatives to Maxxbass LF Max Punch by Voxengo - Bass Enhancer VST Waves also has Renaissance Bass, which "delivers richer, deeper lows that sound great on any system.