The Legend HZ Explained®

HiDERA | 07 February 2025 | 465 MB

In this detailed The Legend HZ video course, synth guru Larry Holcombe takes you on a deep dive into The Legend HZ, the amazing VI from Synapse Audio that builds upon the Moog-emulating predecessor, The Legend. The Legend HZ was designed in collaboration with film-scoring phenom Hans Zimmer and packs an incredible amount of functionality that caters especially well to the needs of a film composer, including an additional three oscillators, polyphony, a modulation matrix, and more! These The Legend HZ videos are designed for new users. Larry welcomes you and provides a bit of background info on what The Legend HZ is, why it was developed, and what sets it apart from its predecessor (The Legend) and the Moog hardware instrument on which it’s based. Then he gives you a quick overview of the interface and main features, followed by a demonstration of how to save and manage presets, so you’ll be ready to start testing out sounds right away.

The Legend HZ v2.0.2 WiN

Team V.R | 10 January 2025 | 130 MB

(Win64; AAX*, VST3, VSTi)

The Legend HZ has been designed with great care and attention to detail, so that no opportunities were missed to create a software synth which is both highly usable and insanely 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. Building on the success of The Legend, we’ve teamed up with Hans Zimmer to mark new ground in analog modeling synthesis. 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.

The Legend v1.5.0 WiN MAC

TEAM R2R | 13 November 2023 | WiN: 131 MB | MAC: 137 MB

(x64, AAX*, AU, VST3i, VST2i)

Developed in cooperation with vintage synth specialist, The Legend is designed to faithfully emulate one of the most famous vintage analog synths. Moreover, numerous innovative enhancements greatly increase its versatility. Unprecedented precision: Every component, ranging from the voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs), voltage-controlled filter (VCF) and voltage-controlled amplifier (VCA), have been modeled to an accuracy never seen before in software. The snappy filter and amplifier envelopes have been meticulously modeled, as well as the massive bottom end – even the most marginal effects like temperature drift or effects originating from the power supply have been taken into account.

The Legend Explained®

HiDERA | 27 May 2022 | 153 MB

In this tutorial series, virtual instrument veteran covers the Legend by Synapse Audio Software: a stellar emulation of the legendary Minimoog Model D, with a few tricks of its own. If you’re new to synths in general, or simply new to the Moog-style layout, this course will get you completely comfortable with the setup and have you creating your own sounds in no-time. Synapse Audio Software went all out with this emulation, and Larry will make sure you know the ropes of every bell and whistle it has to offer! This video is for new users of The Legend. Larry kicks it off with a tour of the interface and basic layout of The Legend, allowing you to get your bearings before getting into specifics. Then he covers preset management (loading, saving, etc.) and demonstrates how to set up a MIDI controller and map it to various parameters. From there, we get into the meat of the synth, oscillators, along with the signal flow of the plugin.