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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.
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Emergence 1.0 granular plug-in arrives, with host sync, audio modulation, ADSR, presets, more
Emergence, Daniel Gergeley’s gorgeous granular plug-in, has reached a 1.0 milestone with tons of new features. The additions appear well worth the $20, but the 0.3 release is still available free/pay-what-you-want. Here’s a look at what this does, with demos.
Fluss: Hainbach and Bram Bos teamed up on an iOS granular app, and it’s an instant gem
Bram Bos and Hainbach have found a beautiful fusion of hardware inspiration and touch-native controls to produce an approachable, elegant, performance-friendly granular instrument in Fluss. Here’s how it works. Granular synthesis, far from just an exotic effect, underlies many of today’s digital audio manipulation approaches. As a performance instrument and effect, though, it benefits from […]
Free plug-ins: Finding beauty in the Emergence granular effect for Mac and Windows
Peter Kirn - February 7, 2022
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Here’s a gorgeous chill jam and the excellent 1.9 firmware for the Blackbox sampler
Peter Kirn - September 6, 2021
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BLEASS brings tape stop and slowdown and Granulizer to Mac and PC – plus CDM bonus
Peter Kirn - June 30, 2021
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Beads is the new sequel to Mutable Instruments’ Clouds, and an instant classic – again
Peter Kirn - February 16, 2021
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PORTAL from Output lets you navigate granular effect chaos
Peter Kirn - June 20, 2019
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