New distort unit from Rob Papen
Rob Papen has announced RP-Distort, a new effect plug-in for Windows and Mac.
RP-Distort is not just a distortion unit, but much more. The distortion unit inside RP-Distort can be combined with an analog modelled filter, compressor and widener unit.
These units can be re-order, but also can be turned on or off. So in case you only want a great analog modelled filter… RP-Distort can offer this. Or only the unique widener unit which is great for widening a boring mono track.
On top of that, the controls can be modulated using midi sources or by one of the 4 build in LFO’s that can sync to your host tempo..
The distortion unit offers 22 distortion types included ring modulator and lo-fi. Inside this section you can also find the EQ and noise-gate.
RP-Distort is in fact a wicked FX unit that will distort or alter your tracks in an inspirational way.
Relectro – new effect plug-in for Windows and Mac
LinPlug has announced the release of Relectro, an effect plug-in for Windows and Mac.
The relectro is some kind of effect not yet existing, its dedicated to transform drum loops into something sounding substantially different, electronic, strange … suitable for almost any kind of electronic music
relectro features
- Main processing section with effects similar to
- – Compressor / expander alike section
- – Cut-filter with infinite edge steepeness
- – Comprehensive pitch sections for
- relative pitch changing of the input
- pitch fixing of the input
- (inverted) pitch following of the input signal
- – Variable wave repeat
- – Variable waveform replacement
- – EQ-alike section with 2 bands
- Main modulation section with
- – Two conventional LFO
- – Two modulation step sequencer
- – Modulation matrix with pitch- and volume-follow
- Output section with HP and LP filters and chorus.
- Two wheels for dry/wet blending and morphing.
- MIDI program change supported.
- MIDI learn. Settings can be saved / restored.
The LinPlug relectro for Windows and Mac (VST/AU/RTAS) is avaialble to purchase for $79 USD / 59 EUR.
Valhalla DSP updates ValhallaRoom reverb effect to v1.0.8
Valhalla DSP has updated ValhallaRoom, a versatile, true stereo algorithmic reverb for Windows and Mac.
It features nine original reverberation algorithms (including the latest Dark reverb modes, Nostromo and Narcissus), and has been designed from the ground up to produce a wide range of natural reverberation sounds. Sounds range from tight ambiences and rooms, through traditional hall and plate sounds, all the way up to vast modulated spaces. The algorithm designs have been influenced by some of the “classic” room simulation boxes, as well as state of the art modern theory.
Changes in ValhallaRoom v1.0.8
- Resizable GUI. Make it really tiny, or super huge, or some sane place in between.
- Two new reverb modes, Nostromo and Narcissus. These are “Dark” modes, with reduced high frequency content. The emphasis is on slowly building echo density and maximum spaciousness. Narcissus also featured a much lower CPU usage than the other reverb modes.
ValhallaRoom for Windows and Mac (VST/AU) is available to purchase for $50 USD.
- Unique Early reverb section allows user to dial in subtle and short bursts of early reverberation energy, as well as gated reverbs up to 1 second in length.
- The Late section produces natural reverb decays ranging from 0.1 seconds to 100 seconds. The decay can be controlled in 3 adjustable frequency bands.
- Both Early and Late reverb sections have adjustable modulation, to produce sounds ranging from lush chorusing, to subtle and natural long decays.
- ValhallaRoom is true stereo. The Early and Late reverb sections are both stereo-in, stereo-out. The spread of energy between the stereo channels can be controlled over time, which helps preserve the input spatial image.
- The GUI has been designed for easy navigation, and is inspired by Joseph Müller-Brockmann, NASA control panels, and Sesame Street.
- New in version 1.0.8: Resizable GUI. Make it really big, or really tiny, or whatever suits you best.
- A comprehensive preset browser makes saving, recalling and sharing settings easy.
- Nine original reverberation algorithms:
- Large Room – designed to emulate big rooms with a wide spatial impression, with smooth “detuning” modulation
- Medium Room – sparser than Large Room, with a more random modulation
- Bright Room – a lush, shinier-than-life reverb, with deep modulation and a somewhat slower attack
- Large Chamber – a smooth decay with consistent high echo density and subtle detuning modulation
- Dark Room – a new reverb mode added to V1.0.6. A hybrid between the grungy early digital reverbs and the modern algorithms found in ValhallaRoom, with reduced high frequency content, noisy yet lush randomized modulation, a HUGE spatial image, echo density ranging from grungy to dense while retaining clarity, and tons of mojo.
- Dark Chamber. Similar to the original Large Chamber algorithm, but bigger and darker, with deeper detuning modulation.
- Dark Space. A HUGE dark space, with a somewhat sparser early echo density and deep detuning modulation.
- Nostromo (new in version 1.0.8). Deep, dark, echoing reverb. Very sparse early echo density, slow density build, random modulation, wide spatial image.
- Narcissus (new in version 1.0.8). Dark, lush, wide, with random modulation that quickly builds into rich chorusing. The little sibling of Nostromo, but it is still big. Designed for low CPU consumption.
ValhallaRoom has been designed from a psychoacoustic perspective. Instead of creating a simplified physical model of a simplified physical space, VRoom generates early and late acoustic energy that provides the spatial and phase cues needed to create an “idealized” room impression.
Teaser for the upcoming Audio Damage Filterstation
A preview of Audio Damage Filterstation– a new audio filter effect for Mac & Windows.
Here’s what he has to say about Filterstation:
It is a pair of filters that can be configured as serial, parallel stereo, and true stereo (one filter for each side).
Each filter can be one of 12 types, including our usual 2P, 3P, and 4P models, the bandpass filter that 914 Fixed Filter Bank is made up of, the original 4P LP from FilterPod (our first product, and the first filter we coded), a monster face-melting MS20 LP and HP that Adam built a month or so ago, and a VCA type.
The latter is useful if you’d like to do a filter-vibrato thing like some amps and electric pianos do (notably the Fender Vibrolux, but many others as well). It can also be used for rhythm gating and rudimentary panning. (Nothing near as sophisticated as Panstation, of course.)
The LFO has the usual suspects, and four rhythm patterns.
Audio demo below.
Phosphor to Filterstation by Chris Randall. Uploaded with Studio One
As to release date and pricing, Randall says, “I don’t have a time-frame for release, and we haven’t settled on a price. But ‘soon’ and ‘not much’ are both perfectly acceptable answers for both those questions.”
Rolodecks – Realtime Semi-Modular Multi-Effect for NI’s Reaktor
TWISTED TOOLS have released a brand new mutli-effects unit for Native Instruments’ Reaktor 5. Rolodecks is a realtime dynamic, semi-modular multi-effect, made up of six effects. The default Rolodecks effects are the Slicer, Flange, Filter, Delay, Reverb and Ext effects.
Ext (short for external effect), is an assignable effects slot, giving you the ability to insert your own effects and automate them. With the Ext effect slot, you can truly make Rolodecks unique by adding your own flavor. The Ext slot comes with a Stretch inserted from the Twisted Tools effect, Buffeater, but feel free to swap it out for your own.
Additionally, when you purchase Rolodecks Pro, you also get a special version of Rolodecks, called RoloEXT, which gives you six external effects slots and extra modulation options built using the same framework as Rolodecks. Setting up your own unique effects takes no time at all and the possibilities are endless. If you can connect the ins and outs of a simple home stereo, you can easily setup RoloEXT with your favorite Reaktor effects and more.
Rolodecks Features:
Slicer, Reverb, Delay, Filter, Flange and EXT effect
Connect your favorite Reaktor, Hardware or Software effects to the EXT effect slot
Rolodecks Pro comes with RoloEXT, featuring 6 EXT effects slots
Dub style fx sends using your host effects with RoloEXT
Effects are playable via MIDI or freely running
Drag effects to set signal flow
8 Scenes that store/recall signal flow, automation and parameter settings
Ext Modulation lanes send MIDI Notes, IC Sends and/or CC’s
Advanced internal modulation system
Modulation speed and length per parameter
Envelope Mode for the modulation lanes
Kore, Maschine and Twisted KP Templates
Time-stretching sample playback system
300+ mb Sample Library
Sound Design by: Antonio Blanca, Derek Mahone, Gil Sharone, Glitchmachines, Jedsound, Lawgiverz, Mike Huckaby, Michael Ndah, Reuel Walker, Si Begg
Extensive Documentation and Demo Video by Dubspot Instructor Matt Cellitti
Free Version Updates
Rolodecks Requierments:
Native Instruments Reaktor 5 for PC/MAC
Price
Rolodecks: $49.00
Rolodecks Pro: $69.00
Product Page: http://twistedtools.com/shop/reaktor/rolodecks/
Review: BeatMaker 2 for iOS
BeatMaker 2 is an elaborate studio with loads of effects and hundreds of samples. I ignore both of those facts completely as I go on a wild tear to put it through its paces. Included are tips on Hokusai and all kinds of sample chopping fun.
“Build your own virtual home-studio, create multiple instruments and connect them to a full-range of audio effects. Compose, record, arrange and transform your ideas into complete songs, ready to be shared with others. Import your own sounds or use the sound library provided: more than 170 high-quality instrument and drum presets from synthesizers to realistic orchestral sounds. You can even import songs from your iPod library! Connect your MIDI accessories for an external control of BeatMaker’s instruments, effects and mixer, ideal for home-studio productions and live performances. BeatMaker 2 is an universal application, with specifically designed interfaces for the iPad and iPhone platforms. Works on all iPhone, iPod and iPad models starting with third generation devices (iPhone3GS, iPod3G 32GB, iPad 1 & 2).”
Want to sound like someone else?
MorphVOX® Junior is free voice changer software that will modify your voice to match your personality. You can sound like a man, woman, or little folk. Built-in voices and sound effects make this voice changer so convenient to use.
MorphVOX Junior is optimized for online games, but is also great for prank calling friends via instant messaging and VoIP. This voice changer can even send out car screeches and drum rolls with a push of a key, mouse or joystick button.
· High-quality voice changing technology
· Learns from your voice
· Integrates easily with online games and chat programs
· Low bandwidth and CPU usage
· Built-in Voices
· Built-in sound effects
· Full key, mouse and joystick support for gamers
MorphVOX Junior is fun and absolutely free.
Visit: screamingbee.com
Jeremy Ellis performs on Maschine Mikro + NI’s Transient Master effect
Here’s one more video about the Maschine Mikro sprung out of the NI labs 
Check out finger drumming phenomenon Jeremy Ellis as he performs an amazing live routine on MASCHINE MIKRO, the upcoming compact version of the acclaimed computer-based groove production system.
For more information on Maschine Mikro, go here: http://www.native-instruments.com/maschinemikro/
“Check out TRANSIENT MASTER – a must-have dynamics effect. Uniquely powerful, deceptively simple and extremely useful. The magic wand for mixing drums and percussion.”
Lector – new vocoder effect plug-in for PC and Mac
Waldorf has released Lector, a vocoder effect plug-in for Windows and Mac.
Robot voices, whispering strings, talking drum loops, rhythmic pads, the resonant ringing of bells, dripping water – the possibilities are all but infinite. With a quick tweak here and there, the Lector turns any incoming signal into novel sounds and effects.
Tremendously versatile, the Lector puts in your hands a sonic toolset for a wide range of diverse applications. Just about anything goes, from distorting the human voice to adding subtle harmonies to lead vocals and getting creative with movie soundtracks. The analysis filter bank splits the incoming audio signal into as many as 100 frequency bands, the intensity of which modulates the volume levels of an equal number of band-pass filters in the synthesis filter bank. The integrated 16-voice synthesizer or an external source provides the input signal for the synthesis filter bank. This lets you do fun things like apply a melody line or chord sequence to articulate vocals or speech.
Lector features
- 3 to 100 band Vocoder.
- Adjustable range of Analysis Filter Bank.
- Adjustable offsets and LFO modulation of Synthesis Filter Bank.
- 3-band Equalizer with variable mid band.
- Individual Compressors for Speech and Carrier signal.
- Voiced / Unvoiced Detector.
- Overdrive (types Tube, Diode, Clip).
- Stereo Chorus / Flanger, 2 to 6 stages.
- Stereo Delay, syncronizable.
- Reverb.
- Sidechain input (VST 3 and Audio Unit).
- Carrier plug-in (VST 2).
- 16-voice Synthesizer (per voice):
- Polyphonic, Monophonic or Free-Running.
- 2 Oscillators, waveforms sine, triangle, sawtooth, pulse with pulse width modulation, sample&hold, noise, single and multi sample playback.
- FM.
- Ring Modulation.
- Portamento / Glissando.
- 1 Filter, types Lowpass, Bandpass, Highpass, Notch (12dB and 24dB), Whitening.
- 1 LFO, synchronizable, waveforms sine, triangle, sawtooth, square, sample&hold, noise.
- 2 AR envelopes.
Lector for Windows and Mac (VST) is available to purchase for 199 EUR.
Rolodecks – Sneak Preview – new effect package for Reaktor
Background info:
Twisted Tools is proud to announce a new effects package for NI’s Reaktor 5, composed of two effects.
The two effects are:
Rolodecks – Realtime dynamic multi-effect by Twisted Tools.
RoloEXT – A version of Rolodecks which allows you to insert your own effects.
Pre-order now at http://twistedtools.com
Rolodecks Pro $69
(Rolodecks+RoloEXT)
Rolodecks $49
Both versions include over 300MB of samples by artists such as:
*Derek Mahone
Gil Sharone
Glitchmachines
Jedsound
Lawgiverz
Mike Huckaby
Michael Ndah
*Reuel Walker
Si Begg
Vocals for video by Michael Ndah (aka Tembu).
All samples in video are part of Rolodecks sample content.
http://twitter.com/#!/Tembu
*Derek Mahone (11yrs old) and Reuel Walker (14 years old) are students of Mike Huckaby at his Youthville music course. Youthville’s mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of kids in Detroit.
MOTION GRAPHICS BY: http://www.axiom-crux.net/
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