"I wanted to give producers something real. Not a demo. Not a lite version. The full thing. One synth that does the one thing a mono synth is supposed to do — cut through everything."Mike Dean
A monophonic synthesizer from Mike Dean. Built in the studio. Dropping live from the stadium. Free.
No spam. One email on launch day with your free download link.
"I wanted to give producers something real. Not a demo. Not a lite version. The full thing. One synth that does the one thing a mono synth is supposed to do — cut through everything."Mike Dean
Virtual analog oscillators with saw, square, triangle, and sine waveforms. Sub oscillator with octave select. Real unison detune.
Moog-style ladder filter with cutoff, resonance, and envelope amount. Keyboard tracking. Self-oscillation at high resonance.
Custom saturation circuit that adds grit without losing low end. From warm tape to full screaming overdrive.
Smooth portamento with adjustable glide time. Legato mode for connected phrases. Mono voice priority: last note wins.
Snappy attack for plucks, slow bloom for pads. Filter envelope with separate depth control. Shape every note.
Delay synced to host tempo (1/4 note default). Reverb with freeze. Chorus for width. All built in — no extra plugins needed.
Mike Dean performs with The Weeknd. During his set, the stadium screens flash the Smoke Mono 1 QR code.
Tens of thousands of fans get the synth. The plugin drops live from the stage — not from a desk.
Mike Dean is a Grammy-winning producer, engineer, and musician who has shaped the sound of modern music for over four decades.
From Kanye West to Travis Scott to The Weeknd, Mike has produced, mixed, and performed on some of the most influential records in hip-hop and beyond.
Dean's List Plugins came from decades of working gear and a personal wish list of perfect plugins. Smoke Mono 1 is the first free release — Mike's way of giving producers a real tool, no strings attached.
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