Synapse Audio The Legend

Synapse Audio The Legend HZ is an analog modeled software synth that has been developed in collaboration with iconic and multiple-award-winning film composer Hans Zimmer. Building on the legacy of its predecessor, The Legend, The Legend HZ is uniquely positioned for use in modern film scoring and music production applications while faithfully recreating the sonic characteristics of the original hardware.

The Legend HZ has been designed with great care and attention to detail, resulting in a software synth that is highly usable and versatile. It is at heart the product of the combined knowledge of a genre-defining composer and Synapse Audio’s experience emulating an industry-defining synthesizer.

Multiple features have been added to The Legend HZ that were previously unavailable with The Legend. These include an additional three oscillators (and with them an added polyphony setting), a modulation matrix, a 32-step sequencer, an MSEG for added modulation controls, and an expanded effects section. The Legend HZ even contains a fixed filter bank that was modeled after Hans Zimmer’s personal Vintage 914 Fixed Filter Bank, an exceptional and rare piece of hardware.

Moreover, 200 factory presets developed jointly by expert sound designer Kevin Schroeder and Hans Zimmer have been added. The factory soundbank gives anyone access to a wide range of cinematic-style sounds, while The Legend HZ itself provides access to some of the very tools used by them.

The Legend HZ is available in VST®, AAX and Audio Unit formats, and supports MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE), as well as the Native Kontrol Standard (NKS).

System requirements for PC include: Windows 7 SP 1 or later, 2.5 GHz quad core CPU or better, 64-bit host that is VST 2, VST 3 or AAX compatible. ProTools 11 or higher is required for the AAX version. For Mac, the requirements are: OS X 10.14 or later, 2.5 GHz quad core CPU or better, 64-bit host that supports VST 3, Audio Unit or AAX plugins. Native Audio Unit and VST3 versions are available for Silicon M1-M3-based Macs. ProTools 11 or higher is required for the AAX version.

Features of The Legend HZ include:

• Accurate circuit simulation
• 6 high-quality VA oscillators
• 8x oversampled engine
• Comprehensive effects section
• Unison, Mono, 4-,8- and 12-voice Polyphony modes
• Support for MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression)
• Advanced Arpeggiator/Sequencer
• Available as VST, Audio Unit and AAX