Bucket ONE
Key Features
- Accurate Crumar BIT 01/99 emulation with dual oscillators offering triangle, sawtooth, and pulse waveforms plus white noise
- Up to 64-voice polyphony with Split and Double modes for layered and split keyboard patches
- Self-resonating four-pole lowpass filter with independent ADSR envelopes for both VCF and VCA
- Two multi-waveform LFOs with flexible modulation routing for expressive sound design
- MTS-ESP micro-tuning support from ODDSound for alternative tuning systems and scales
- Resizable visual editor faithfully recreating the original hardware panel layout
- Full MIDI Learn functionality with all parameters controllable via MIDI CC
Description
Bucket ONE by Full Bucket Music is a software synthesizer emulating the Crumar BIT 01/99, an Italian 6-voice analog polysynth released in 1985. The original hardware was designed as a more affordable rival to the Roland Juno-106, featuring a dual-oscillator voice architecture that punched well above its price class.
The plugin recreates the BIT's distinctive dual-oscillator design with triangle, sawtooth, and pulse waveforms plus a white noise generator. A self-resonating four-pole lowpass filter and separate ADSR envelopes for both VCF and VCA give it the warm, assertive tone that made the original Crumar Bit series famous for lead patches, punchy brass, and lush polysynth pads.
Full Bucket Music expanded the original 6-voice limit to 64-voice polyphony, adding Split and Double modes for layered sounds. Two multi-waveform LFOs, MTS-ESP micro-tuning support from ODDSound, and full MIDI Learn round out the modern feature set.
The visual editor faithfully mirrors the original hardware panel, making sound programming fast and intuitive. Users consistently praise its low CPU footprint and sonorous, authentic character that sits well in a mix without eating up system resources.
Bucket ONE runs in VST2, VST3, AU, CLAP, and AAX formats on both Windows and macOS, including native Apple Silicon support. Written in native C++ for high performance, it runs smoothly even on older or lighter systems.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What synthesizer does Bucket ONE emulate?
Bucket ONE emulates the Crumar BIT 01/99, a 6-voice Italian analog polysynth from 1985. The original was designed as a more affordable competitor to the Roland Juno-106, featuring a dual-oscillator architecture with sounds comparable to far more expensive Prophet and Oberheim synthesizers.
Does Bucket ONE support Apple Silicon Macs?
Yes, Bucket ONE runs natively on Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) Macs. The macOS version is available in VST2, VST3, AU, and CLAP formats, with an additional legacy build provided for older Mac systems that may experience compatibility issues.
How does Bucket ONE differ from the original Crumar BIT hardware?
While Bucket ONE faithfully recreates the BIT's oscillators, filter, and envelopes, it expands polyphony from 6 to 64 voices and adds Split and Double modes. It also includes MTS-ESP micro-tuning support and full MIDI Learn, features the original hardware lacked.
What plugin formats does Bucket ONE support?
Bucket ONE supports VST2, VST3, AU, CLAP, and AAX on both Windows and macOS. Full Bucket Music also provides legacy versions specifically built for older systems or machines that experience graphics issues with the standard builds.
