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Novation has announced that they are making Comeback Kid from Baby Audio – described as an “Analogue-flavored Delay Plugin” – available as a free download for owners of the company’s hardware.

Make your delays come back stronger. It is available for MacOS + Windows.

Features:

• Delay setup:

Tempo-sync modes: Straight, dotted, triplet (syncs to your DAW’s BPM). Free mode: 0.01 ms – 2500 ms.

• Accuracy:

Double-click the numerical display and type-in your desired delay time – down to 0.01 millisecond precision.

• Ping-Pong:

Classic stereo delay trick.

• Ducker:

Ducks the delay signal when the dry signal is playing — for a cleaner sound.

• Lo-Cut + Hi-Cut:

A pair of analog-modeled filters to shape the tonal response of the wet signal.

• Attack + Sustain:

Flexible transient designers to shape the envelope of your delay signal.

• Cheap:

A custom 11-bit signal path inspired by vintage digital delays.

• Tape:

Analog-modeled saturation algorithm, which will give you a classic tape delay sound.

• Swirl:

Warm and organic-sounding phasing effect that adds movement to your delays.

• Sauce:

Algorithmic reverb for adding diffusion to the wet signal.

• Wider:

Changes the timing between the left and right signals to create a wider delay sound.

• Richer:

Changes the pitch between the left and right signals to create a lush and wide delay sound.

• Pan:

Pans the delay.

• Mono:

Turns the delay into a mono signal.

• Destiny:

Subtle randomization algorithm that creates a more human delay feel.

• Off mode:

Double click the “Comeback Kid” logo to disable the delay engine. This allows you to use the plugin’s flavoring tools on your dry signal — like a regular multi-FX / color box.

• Display options:

Switch between dark and light background colors.

Until 1st Sept ’24, all Novation hardware owners can download a free copy of Baby Audio’s award-winning delay plugin, Comeback Kid. To claim your free download, head to the ‘My Software’ page in your account, and follow the redemption instructions.

 

Today, Roland Corporation announces the launch of Roland Future Design Lab, a new R&D group formed to help design the future of music creation.

Rather than simply creating innovative new instruments, this new R&D group will focus on emerging technologies and inform future product development. These include AI, WEB3, virtual and augmented reality, low-latency wireless connectivity and more.

As well as working on projects in house, the team will actively seek feedback from music creators around the world. The Lab will be headed up by Paul McCabe, Roland’s senior vice president of research and innovation, a music composer himself and IT enthusiast to boot.

“We have entered one of the most exciting and dynamic moments in the history of creativity, where many new technologies are reshaping how we compose, produce, perform, and enjoy music,” says McCabe. “At Roland, we believe these technologies offer tremendous potential if applied responsibly.

“Roland Future Design Lab has been established to continue our leadership in music technology innovation and maintain our position as a driver of creative culture well into the future.”

The launch of the Future Design Lab follows Roland’s announcement of its 7 Principles for Music Creation with AI, which it worked on with Universal Music Group.