Andrew Huang x Baby Audio introduce Transit Single Knob Transitions Plugin

Baby Audio has collaborated with YouTube content kingpin Andrew Huang to release Transit, a highly configurable multi-effect that can be controlled with a single knob.

Baby Audio and Andrew Huang think that their new Transit plugin is all you need to create ear-catching transitions.

Transitions between song sections have now become almost an artform in themselves, helping to excite mixes and introduce big choruses, drops and other hooks.

The Transition Control is the one we are talking about, but there’s far more to Transit than this. The control triggers up to seven different effects, each of which has four macros of its own. You can assign specific parameters and set ranges for each of these, giving you a huge amount of control over the way the transition sounds and evolves.

Featuring 18 effects in total, covering modulation processors, distortion and degradation, motion FX, reverb, delay and a couple of filters. Additionally, there’s a synth oscillator and noise generator that can be used to create almost instant risers and sweeps.

The idea is that you can create your Transitions entirely within Transit – no need to fire up multiple plugins or use automation lanes. If you don’t fancy building your own, you can simply make use of the 300-plus presets.

In addition to the Macro mode, there is a Sequencer mode that enables you to trigger sync’ed transitions, with each one starting at the next bar. And, there’s a Loop mode, which makes your transitions pulse back and forth indefinitely and turns Transit into a kind of LFO tool that provides constant movement.

It runs on PC and Mac in VST/AU/AAX formats.

You can download a free trial of Transit now from the Baby Audio website, and it is available to purchase for the introductory price of $59 (regular price will be $99).

 

 

 

Strymon releases Deco Plugin, giving DAW users the processing power of two tape machines.

Strymon has released a plugin version of its Deco pedal, giving DAW users the processing power create flanging, chorus, echo and double-tracking effects using an old-school workflow.

 

An emulation of its hardware pedal, Strymon’s new Deco plugin emulates not one but two tape machines, which can be used in tandem to create a wide variety of effects. Flanging, chorus, echo and double tracking fall within its remit, all with a vintage vibe.

There are quite literally two sides to this plugin: Doubletracker and Tape Saturation. The controls in the Doubletracker section dictate the relationship between the two decks; The Tape Saturation section can be used to smooth out your signals and add transparent or more aggressive overdrive.

 

These two sections enable you to create the classic workflow favoured by the likes of Sun Studios and Abbey Road, but with far less hassle and all the convenience that a plugin affords. The interface is designed to be easy to use, and you can choose between the sonic characteristics of reel-to-reel or cassette tape machines.

 

It runs on PC and Mac in VST/AU/AAX formats.

 

Deco plugin is available now priced at $79, and there’s a seven-day trial version. Find out more on the Strymon website.

 

 

Intellijel Stomp brings Guitar Stompbox + Modular Synth Worlds together

 

 

 

Intellijel has introduced Stomp – a new Eurorack module that’s designed to make it easy to use stompbox effect pedals with your modular synthesizer.

Or, as the company says, “It provides the modular synthesist with a portal to stompbox nirvana, and the guitarist with a wormhole to the sonic manipulations of Eurorack modules.”

Stomp makes it easy for modular owners to use the huge range of delays, choruses, flangers, phasers, fuzz boxes, tremolos, wah-wahs, amp simulators, compressors, and pitch shifter pedals available to guitarists. It provides send, return and expression pedal connections that are compatible with guitar stompboxes, modular connectivity, modulation control & more.

In addition, it makes it easy for guitarists to use modular gear. Guitarists can plug their guitar directly into Stomp’s RETURN jack, and get access to capabilities of Eurorack modular synths.

Features:

  • Robust Neutrik 1/4″ TS connectors for the SEND/RETURN and TRS for the Expression interface
  • Signals arriving at Stomp’s RETURN jack pass through a Class A triode emulator, allowing for some tube-like overdrive at high gain setting.
  • Stomp is more than just a simple level shifter — it’s also an impedance converter, which provides proper drive and loading for any FX pedals or instruments you connect.
  • Separate gain controls on both the SEND and RETURN. This enables you to adjust the level of any audio being sent to the FX pedals as well as any audio coming back into the modular. Not only does this allow you to optimize the signal-to-noise ratio, but by significantly boosting the RETURN level, you can achieve some pleasingly overdriven tones.
  • Supports both Instrument and Line levels via a front panel switch.
  • Use Stomp’s RETURN circuit as a “direct box” for connecting any instrument.
  • The high input impedance of the RETURN circuit allows it to be used as a piezo pickup preamp for acoustic instruments.
  • Use Stomp in the studio as an active “re-amping” device to play pre-recorded tracks back through guitar amplifiers or pedals.
  • All inputs are protected for minimum RF interference.
  • Return signal can be phase inverted for use with those pedals or effects types that invert phase.
  • Low MIX output impedance for driving long cables, lower noise, and minimum interference from outside sources.
  • The Expression Pedal Output converts analog CV sources (or the internal LFO) into an output compatible with most stompbox Expression inputs.

 

Stomp is available now for $199.