Chiptune, granular, ambient pads, experimental, percussion — once upon a time, Tweakbench plug-ins were everything. And now they’re back, with full support for AU and VST3 on macOS (including Apple Silicon), Windows, and Linux.
It’s been about 20 years since we last saw any real activity from these instruments and effects. They were really gems for makers of ambient music, lovers of Nintendo chip sounds, and experimental/IDM producers. But their capabilities were constrained by SynthEdit, and we’d all assumed they were lost to time.
Developer Aaron Rutledge has popped up to let CDM know that Tweakbench lives, thanks to the magic of JUCE and C++. There are lots of ideas here, all with colorful snack-sized interfaces and pricing running US$5 – 10 a la carte, or $50 for the full set.
And figuring — correctly, I imagine — that CDMers will be into such things, we also have a special 20% off. Enter code CDM2025.
It’s early days (I mean, early days back), so stock up, report feedback and bugs, and let us know how it goes!
And then, once you’re loaded up, welp:
First Absynth 6, now this? It’s like it’s the 2000s again, only for some reason our laptops work way, way better and — yeah, just keep in the plug-ins and I really recommend you don’t look at the news. (or, potentially, outside)
So yeah, happy new year, everybody! I think 2006 will be our year! Here’s Mariah to celebrate, because of course, that is the #1 video, here in the year 2005, which I frequently say out loud. It’s just what we do in 2005, us 2005 people. And Tweakbench? We Belong Together!