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ArgWave 3: the synth for heavy music

Three oscillators with nine types into the DOOM RACK: four chains of damage beside your sound, opened by how hard you play.

  • Windows 10 / 1164-bit · VST3 · Standalone with ASIO
  • macOS 11 or newerIntel and Apple Silicon · AU · VST3 · Standalone
  • Not availableas AAX (Pro Tools)
The DOOM RACK
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ArgWave 3 SYNTH page: three oscillators, two filters, sub and noise, the DOOM RACK, modulation, A-MOTION, macros and the keyboard
The synth for heavy music 3 oscillators, the DOOM RACK, distortion, true stereo.
3oscillators with nine types
32routes in the modulation matrix
4damage chains in the DOOM RACK
7distortion circuits
300+presets made for heavy mixes
200+wavetables built in
The ArgWave 3 DOOM RACK: Dry, Crunch, Echo, Phaser and Feedback faders opened by velocity, with the DOOM, Corrupt and Heat knobs

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The DOOM RACK

Your sound is copied into four chains that run side by side with it: Crunch, Echo, Phaser and Feedback, each a row of gear on its own fader. With Vel FX on, a soft note stays clean and a hard one opens the damage. Link lets the hits push the echoes and the howl aside so they fill the gaps, and the DOOM bus compressor glues it all and pulls up the tails.

  • Crunch
  • Echo
  • Phaser
  • Feedback
ArgWave 3 oscillator types: wavetable, classic, supersaw, FM, phase distortion, additive, granular, pluck and noise

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Three oscillators, nine types

Every oscillator can be a wavetable, a classic shape, a supersaw, FM, phase distortion, additive, granular, a plucked string or noise, with up to 16 unison voices. Under it all a sub that stays mono and exact, so the riff always has a floor.

ArgWave 3 distortion settings: seven circuits, tone before and after the drive and a speaker curve

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Distortion that holds up in a mix

Seven circuits from smooth overdrive and warm tube to a tight high-gain stack, fuzz, foldback and crush. Shape the tone before and after the drive, and the speaker curve keeps the top from fizzing. Distorted rhythm and lead tones made from the synth alone.

ArgWave 3 stereo settings: unison spread, left and right offsets, ping-pong echoes and a mono sub

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True stereo and ping-pong

Wide unison, left and right movement on filters and LFOs, echoes that bounce between the speakers and a ping-pong delay with its own settings. The sub stays mono, so the width never costs you the low end.

ArgWave 3 deck: envelopes and LFOs, the A-MOTION step sequencer and eight macros

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Movement in time with your song

The A-MOTION step sequencer turns one held note into gated chugs, stutters and filter hits. 4 envelopes, 4 LFOs, 8 ready macros and a matrix of 32 routes: drag a source onto any knob and it moves.

ArgWave 3 preset browser: 300+ presets sorted by their role in a heavy mix, plus the ArgWave 2 library and expansion packs

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300+ presets made for heavy mixes

Sorted by their job: sub and 808, chug layers, riff synths, drops, hits, drones, leads, pads, plucks, risers, cinematic and distorted. All 500 ArgWave 2 presets come along too, and the browser is ready for expansion packs.

ArgWave 3 keyboard strip with the guitar tuning: the lowest string marked on the keys

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Made for drop tunings

Pick your guitar's tuning in the top bar. The keyboard marks the lowest string and the sub shows its note, so the synth and the guitars meet.

ArgWave 3 LAB: import wavetables, turn audio into a wavetable or resample the sound you play

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Make your own wavetables

Import tables, turn a riff, a scream or a machine into a wavetable, or resample the sound you are playing and build the next layer on top of it.

Listen

Hear the presets

Every preset holds a single low C (C2) while its controls move, then rings out. Nothing added.

  • Bass Iron Tow
    0:14

    A bright, torn bass that the filter slowly drags down into the dark. Preset: Bass / Iron Tow

  • Bass Grim Weight
    0:16

    The wavetable turns under a heavy low C while DOOM pushes the rack. Preset: Bass / Grim Weight

  • Riff Scorched Snarl
    0:12

    The Phaser chain sweeps in, then the Feedback chain starts to howl. Preset: Riff / Scorched Snarl

  • Riff Raw Hook
    0:15

    A resonant filter sweep down and back up, like a slow wah. Preset: Riff / Raw Hook

  • Pad Rain Cloud
    0:17

    Both wavetables drift while the Space macro opens the room. Preset: Pad / Rain Cloud

  • Pad Dusk Air
    0:15

    The Motion macro brings the pad to life with slow movement. Preset: Pad / Dusk Air

  • Pad Cinder Veil
    0:16

    The filter opens slowly and the pad spreads wide. Preset: Pad / Cinder Veil

  • Drone Mantra Hum
    0:15

    A low hum that swells with DOOM and settles again, always moving. Preset: Drone / Mantra Hum

  • Drone Turbine Throb
    0:16

    A throbbing drone with the phaser rising and the wavetable turning. Preset: Drone / Turbine Throb

  • Drone Generator Wash
    0:15

    The Feedback chain builds a howl under the drone as Damage rises. Preset: Drone / Generator Wash

  • Cinematic Silent Mist
    0:17

    A soft low C that grows into a wide, airy space. Preset: Ambient / Silent Mist

  • Cinematic Afterglow Trail
    0:16

    The echo blooms and the image widens, then it all rings away. Preset: Ambient / Afterglow Trail

  • Cinematic Echo Drift
    0:15

    The filter lifts from a murmur to full shimmer over a growing low end. Preset: Ambient / Echo Drift

  • Braam Monolith Toll
    0:14

    A huge low braam that sinks a whole step as DOOM opens. Preset: Braam / Monolith Toll

  • Braam Titan Blast
    0:15

    The braam gets heavier as Damage and Growl push it. Preset: Braam / Titan Blast

  • Drop Sink Low
    0:14

    The filter closes down to the sub: the sound sinks into the floor. Preset: Drop / Sink Low

  • Riser and FX Collapse Rise
    0:14

    A riser that climbs a whole step while DOOM opens all the way. Preset: FX / Collapse Rise

  • Riser and FX Siren Swell
    0:17

    A siren swell that moves faster and wider as Motion and Space rise. Preset: FX / Siren Swell

Each card says which controls move. Played straight from ArgWave 3 at an even listening level, every tail left to ring out.

Delivery and compatibility

Formats and systems

Windows
Windows 10 / 11, 64-bit · VST3 and standalone app (with ASIO)
macOS
macOS 11 or newer, Intel and Apple Silicon · AU, VST3 and standalone app
Not available
as AAX (Pro Tools)
Built in
300+ presets and 200+ wavetables · all 500 ArgWave 2 presets included
In the download
ArgWave 3 VST3/AU plugin and standalone app + Windows & macOS installers + User Guide
Licence
One-time purchase, no subscription, no activation · included in the All-Access Pass and the All Plugins Bundle

Questions

Frequently asked

I own ArgWave 1 or ArgWave 2. Do I get a better price?

Yes. Log in with the account you bought ArgWave 1 or ArgWave 2 with, and ArgWave 3 is 30 % off in your cart automatically. All Plugins Bundle owners get ArgWave 3 in their downloads at no extra cost.

Does ArgWave 3 replace ArgWave 2? Will my old projects still open?

ArgWave 3 is a new plugin that installs beside ArgWave 2, so your old projects still open in ArgWave 2 and sound as before. All 500 ArgWave 2 presets and their wavetables are built into ArgWave 3, and your own ArgWave 2 presets import in one click.

What is the DOOM RACK?

Four chains of damage (Crunch, Echo, Phaser and Feedback) that run side by side with your sound on faders. With Vel FX on, how hard you play decides which chains open: play softly for a clean line, dig in and the damage arrives. The DOOM knob at the end squashes the hits and pulls up the tails.

Is it only for metal?

It is built for heavy music, from metal and djent to industrial, dubstep and cinematic scores. The presets cover subs and 808s, riff layers, drops, drones, leads, pads, plucks, risers and ambient sounds, and every part of the synth works on its own if you want it clean.

Do I need a sidechain to make room for my kick?

No. Set Duck to a key and put a MIDI note there wherever your kick plays: ArgWave 3 dips for a moment on every hit. Sub Lock keeps the low end clean and mono under all the distortion.

Can I make my own wavetables?

Yes. In the LAB you can import wavetables, turn any recording into a wavetable, or resample the sound you are playing. Your tables travel with your projects, so a project still sounds the same on another computer.

What are expansion packs?

An expansion pack is one file with new presets and their own wavetables. Drop it on the ArgWave 3 window, or click Install pack in the preset browser, and the sounds are there in the plugin and the standalone app.

Which systems and DAWs does it work with?

Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit) as VST3 and a standalone app with ASIO, and macOS 11 or newer on Intel and Apple Silicon Macs as AU, VST3 and a standalone app. It works in any DAW that loads VST3 or AU. There is no AAX version for Pro Tools.

Is there an activation or a subscription?

No. It is a one-time purchase with an instant download, no licence key and no online activation. Every preset and wavetable is inside the plugin, so there is no content folder to install or lose.

ArgWave 3

The synth for heavy music

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