State Machine Chrome 2000
by Cradle · Synth · 2000s drum & bass synth instrument
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State Machine Chrome 2000 is a sample-based instrument built around the synths and atmospheres of early-2000s drum & bass and jungle.
It has 200 presets from 70 source sounds, covering basses, pads, leads and FX, for $47.20 (listed down from $59).
Best for: Keys & Synths, Bass. Genres: Electronic & EDM.
Keywords: basses, pads, Y2K, arpeggiator, leads, preset-driven, textures, vintage, dreamy, lush, sample-based, sound design.
What it does
Chrome 2000 is a preset-based instrument in Cradle's State Machine series, aimed at "the unmistakable sound of 2000s DnB & Jungle": lush pads, deep basses and floating arps built from vintage synth sources.
- Presets: 200 mix-ready presets across basses, pads, leads and FX, with names such as Warehouse Dreams, Vinyl Growl, The Nine, Arecibo Message and Sky Islands.
- Sources: 70 source sounds captured from carefully chosen vintage synthesizers, plus Cradle's own sound design.
- Layering: presets stack layers of vintage synth tone and ethereal texture, so a single patch can carry a full pad or bass.
- Filter and controls: a lowpass filter and preset-specific controls for shaping and sweeping a sound without deep programming.
- MIDI effects: an arpeggiator for rolling, celestial arp lines, alongside Cradle's other MIDI tools.
- Audio effects: a built-in effects suite tuned for this instrument.
The current version is 1.0.1. It is also part of a bundle of all nine State Machines. A 14-day free trial is available.
When to use it
Chrome 2000 is the faster route to the early-2000s liquid and jungle palette: you browse ready pads, basses and arps instead of building them. Compared with Serum 2 or Vital, it gives you far less synthesis control, but the era's sounds are already designed and mixed. Compared with Omnisphere 3, it is a much smaller, single-theme library, which makes it quicker to browse when you only want that DnB atmosphere. Cradle also pitches it for experimental pop, R&B, techno and IDM, where its pads and arps work as texture.
- Best for: atmospheric pads, reese-style and deep basses, celestial arps and FX for liquid and jungle tracks.
- Genres: drum & bass, jungle, liquid, IDM, techno, and experimental pop and R&B.
- Look elsewhere if: you want to design sounds from scratch (Serum 2, Vital) or need a broad library across many styles (Omnisphere 3).
Where to buy
- Cradle: $59
Tutorials and reviews
- State Machine Chrome 2000 by Cradle (No Talking)
- Chrome 2000 Overview - State Machine
- New State Machine VSTs - Psychedelic Synths, Shadow Structures, Chrome 2k
- Instant Atmospheric DnB with State Machine Chrome 2000
- Chrome 2000
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