Collage 2.01 effects playground plug-in adds user-requested features

Kalide Systems’ unique effects playground and custom effects toolkit Collage got a nice update recently, full of user-requested features—some from comments here on CDM. Here’s a look, plus a couple of quick effects to download and play with.

Tour Collage, a colorful playground for endless custom effects

Collage is a vast collection of effects based on some 43 processors you can quickly turn into your own custom effects, complete with a colorful interface maker. It’s creative and unique enough that you might just miss how much is there. Here’s a complete walkthrough of what’s inside.

Peter Kirn - February 16, 2024

The Biamp MR/140 reverb used by Joy Division, as IRs and Ableton Live rack

“Known Pleasures”: the Biamp MR/140 spring reverb, best known for its use by Joy Division’s Martin Hannett on Unknown Pleasures, is now available as a series of impulse responses for any reverb and a recreation as Ableton Live device. And that’s a great excuse to talk about the production techniques behind this record.

Peter Kirn - January 10, 2024

Gnarly free Halloween saturation plug-ins from Acustica: distooooooortion

Peter Kirn - October 31, 2023

Pulsar’s new w495 is a perfect Neumann EQ model – and it’s free right now

Peter Kirn - September 21, 2023

Studio One 6: video track, collaboration, new effects, mixing controls; review roundup

Peter Kirn - October 4, 2022

Linux gets native analog modeled plug-ins, Pultec emulations, with VST, VST3, and now – CLAP

Peter Kirn - August 24, 2022

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

Peter Kirn - July 11, 2022

Cherry Audio Voltage Modular software hits 1500 modules, adds exotic vintage Moog-style tools

Peter Kirn - June 27, 2022

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