Noise Engineering’s latest Versio is Yester: three-tap delay with tons of controls

Yester Versio adds a bunch of sound-shaping and performance controls to a three-tap delay it what looks like a promising package. It’s the latest addition to Versio, their stereo module line that lets you swap firmwares at will – meaning you might just get this for free when it arrives this week.

Dedalus Delay “delay mangler” plug-in packs in modulation, granulation

It seems to be a season of digital delays, but this is something different. Dedalus is a creation of some beloved devs and experimentalists. They’ve combined delay with distortion, modulation (with drawable curves), and tons of granulation – all in a one-window UI. Calling it a “delay” almost seems like missing the point.

Peter Kirn - March 10, 2023

From a Neapolitan hard techno master, a beautiful, nasty waveshaping distortion plug-in

If we can connect to artists through albums, especially as producers ourselves, why not through instruments and effects, too? A new release from Bari, Italy hard core/hard techno artist Carbone comes in the form of a software collaboration. And the results are suitably grimy and fantastic.

Peter Kirn - March 1, 2023

Endorphin.es Ghost review: a landmark reverb, distortion, dynamic, multi-FX module

Peter Kirn - February 17, 2023

Endorphin.es Ghost effects module V3: now with bit crusher, sample rate reduction, tweaks

Peter Kirn - February 17, 2023

BOSS DS-1W is the DS-1’s first solid-state distortion pedal update in decades

Peter Kirn - October 6, 2022

Arturia Dist COLDFIRE review: a red-hot coloration, overdrive, distortion multi-effect

Peter Kirn - August 30, 2022

Free Piloslib for Pd makes patching easier – and sounds totally hardcore

Peter Kirn - July 11, 2022

Arturia FX Collection 3: now with tube and op-amp distortion and more enhancements

Peter Kirn - June 16, 2022

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