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Free: Minimal Audio Hybrid Filter, and some tips on how to use it
Minimal Audio is celebrating its anniversary, and so we get the excellent Hybrid Filter for free for a limited time. And what a nice multi-mode filter this is, with a bunch of exotic modes, amplitude modulation, and a built-in envelope follower as a modulation source.
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Intellijel made Swells a playable reverb with faders, rise, fall, ebb, and flow
Let’s hear it for reverbs you can play, morph, squash, and swell — not just set and forget. That’s Intellijel Swells, the “Multi-Model Reverb Module with Swell Generator,” or perhaps more aptly, “a lush reverb with a bunch of faders you can jam on.”
Peter Kirn - April 14, 2026
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Roland Cloud now has BOSS pedals; here’s what you should know
Roland has quietly added eight classic BOSS Effects pedals as Roland Cloud plug-ins, including OD-1 OverDrive, PH-1 Phaser, DS-1 Distortion, and more. That’s a welcome addition, but you should know where to find still more effects in Roland Cloud’s expansive, if sometimes confusing, lineup.
Peter Kirn - May 21, 2025
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Bastl – Casper Aikido module is a mixer and a quad VCA and a compressor envelope follower
Peter Kirn - February 8, 2023
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