Getting started

FATHOM II: Windows (VST3 + standalone) and Mac Early Access (AU + VST3, macOS 10.15+, Intel and Apple Silicon). Other plugins: Windows VST3. Mac version in the works.

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Guitar and bass DI

1. Connect your instrument to the interface's instrument input.
2. Put FATHOM II or NETHERBASS on an audio track. Enable input monitoring and turn off the interface's direct monitoring to avoid hearing the clean signal twice.
3. Select the interface's ASIO driver. Start with a 128-sample buffer and adjust for stable playback.
4. Set input gain so hard playing does not clip. In FATHOM, use the DI calibration control, then adjust output level before comparing sounds.

FORGE drum instrument

Load these on MIDI/instrument tracks. FORGE accepts common General MIDI drum notes and has MIDI learn. Enable its extra stereo buses in your DAW to mix individual pieces separately.

VST3 scanning

Install the complete VST3 bundle, not just the inner binary. The standard per-user directory is %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Common\VST3; the all-users directory is C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3. In REAPER, rescan the VST paths. In Ableton Live, enable VST3 folders and rescan. Avoid duplicate copies in multiple scanned folders.

“Windows protected your PC”

Our installers are not code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may warn about them. It does not mean a virus was found. Click More info, check the file name, then click Run anyway. To verify the file first, open PowerShell in the download folder and run Get-FileHash .\file.exe -Algorithm SHA256 (use your installer's name), then compare the result with the published SHA-256 checksums. If it does not match, do not run it. Never turn off your antivirus or Windows security to install our software.

No sound?

Check the track input, monitoring, bypass/mute switches and output meters. FORGE needs its factory content installed. Check that MIDI is reaching instruments and audio is reaching effects. Test a new empty project to separate routing issues from an existing session.

Compatibility and help

FATHOM II: Windows (VST3 + standalone) and Mac Early Access (AU + VST3, macOS 10.15+, Intel and Apple Silicon). Other plugins: Windows VST3. Mac version in the works. See system requirements. Keep the plugin version, DAW version, Windows version, sample rate and buffer size with any problem report. For support, email corpus@voidseeraudio.com. Get installers from your receipt or the customer downloads page. Open LICENSE inside the plugin to activate your purchase key. Complete unlocks every product with one key, with up to five computers per license.