Excite Audio Introduces Evolve Alloy, A Virtual Instrument Designed For Making Metallic Timbres


Excite Audio have introduced a new software synth, and first virtual instrument of a planned series, Evolve Alloy.

Evolve Alloy is designed for making metallic timbres, using a core of metallic sound sources and synthesis. Evolve Alloy offers over 250 sound sources, ranging from bright glockenspiels and bells to industrial foley recordings and modern metallic-sounding synths.

The result is a sharp, expressive sound palette that they say ranges from tough and impactful to shimmering and ethereal.

Features:

  • Blend four layers of samples or synths using a powerful quad-engine.
  • Morph sounds in real time with the expressive XY Pad.
  • One-click randomization option
  • Import your own samples and build custom patches.
  • Modulate anything with drag-and-drop envelopes, LFOs, and XY controls.
  • Shape and polish your sound with metal-inspired macro effects.
  • Tweak your tone with dual filters and a rearrangeable 3-slot FX chain.
  • 250 genre-spanning presets.

Audio demos are available at the product site.

Evolve Alloy is available now in VST, AU and AAX formats for PC and Mac, with an intro price of $39 (normally $59).

IK Multimedia Launches Prism Reverb Module For T-RackS 6/MAX & Total Studio 5 MAX


IK Multimedia has launched a new reverb plug-in module which it claims goes, ‘into new dimensions of sound and texture.’

Part of the T-RackS 6 plugin universe, the plugin, called Prism Reverb, is said to deliver more than other effects modules. IK is claiming it has been “developed for sound designers, producers, and guitarists to push beyond ‘beautiful washes’, allowing them to shape infinite, evolving textures with depth and creative freedom.”

“Traditional shimmer reverbs end at beautiful; T-Racks 6 Prism Reverb transcends this by delving into the lush, the infinite, and the experimental,” they explain. “Every control is designed to inspire, offering tools to create reverb textures that breathe, dance, and evolve in ways no other reverb can.”

The plugin has size and diffusion controls, which allow users to shape everything from tight, focused spaces to vast ambient environments. Integrated into this is a modulation section and two pitch shifters that mean you can fine tune to a hundredth of a semitone.

There’s also a feedback engine that controls the shimmer’s intensity and tone, with a feedback pitch switch that toggles pitch shifting in and out of a loop, and a flip that switches stereo channels, thus enhancing spatial depth.

So there’s loads to play with here, whether you’re a guitarist looking for some shoegazery effects or a producer wanting to add a certain spatial breadth to your mix.

Like previous T-RackS 6 plug in processors, Prism Reverb is compatible with both Mac and PC. It also supports all the major plug in formats: Audio Units, VST 3 and AAX.

There are three flavours of the module. The T-RackS 6 Prism, the T-RackS 6 MAX with Prism Reverb and the Total Studio 5 Max with Prism Reverb. Prices are between $/€79.99 for the former, going up to $/€149.99 for the Total Studio 5.

For more information, visit the IK Multimedia website.

 

Brainworx Announces bx_pulsar ‘Perfect Go-to Delay Effect’


Brainworx has announced bx_pulsar, a new flagship delay with innovative but easy to use features designed to make it the perfect go-to whatever your delay needs.

bx_pulsar offers a sonic palette spanning from pristine digital delays to colourful emulations of classic hardware and otherworldly reverse echoes.

“Channel the aura of busted pedal delays, dusty tapes, and otherworldly echoes with bx_pulsar,” says Brainworx

At the heart of bx_pulsar are its five different delay modes, each bearing its own unique sonic fingerprint and introducing its own set of possibilities.

These are:

  • Air: Which offers a clean, uncoloured sound for pristine reflections and delay diffusion.
  • Circuit: Which is inspired by vintage ‘bucket brigade device’ delays and classic guitar pedals, offering authentic analogue grit.
  • Magnetic: Which provides the much-beloved sound of analogue tape, reels, and cassettes, with rich modulation and degraded textures.
  • Reverse: Which is a smooth reverse delay with added diffusion and compression for ethereal effects.
  • Aether: And finally Aether supplies surreal and original delay effects designed to add sparkle, radiance and diffusion.


On top of the five modes the plugin offers an 8-step sequencer, allowing users to create complex delay patterns automagically without the need to fiddle with delay times and settings. There’s also a built-in ducking compressor creating automatic sidechains to the dry signal making it super-quick to fit within your busy mix.

Swing and Offset controls add subtle groove and timing shifts to your repeats making them less mechanical while Freeze and Clear Buffer give limitless options for capturing sounds and creating textures with infinite delays.

And on top of everything there’s low and high-cut filters, as well as low and high-frequency dampening for precise tonal sculpting of the delayed signal.

bx_pulsar is available now priced at $69, but you can pick it up for an introductory price of $49.99 until 30 October.

Find out more at Plugin Alliance site.