Developer Cem Olcay has introduced ShapeStage, an AUv3 audio effect plugin that features a multi-stage morphing architecture.
Olcay says that ShapeStage is designed for:
Adding movement and evolution to static sounds
Creating complex rhythmic effects that respond to your playing
Designing unique atmospheric textures and soundscapes
Adding character and dimension to any audio source
Building custom effect chains with precise control
Features:
Multi-Stage Processing: Shape your sound through four distinct processing stages (A, B, C, D), each with independent parameter settings for drive, character, pitch shifting, time effects, motion, stereo spread, and texture.
Smooth Morphing Engine: Morph between stages to create evolving, dynamic effects that transform over time. Go from subtle warmth to extreme sonic manipulation with a single control.
Multiple FX Processors:
Drive: From subtle tube-like warmth to aggressive distortion that adds rich harmonic content
Character: Shape tonal quality with algorithms ranging from warm tape-like saturation to edgy wave-folding
Drift: Pitch shifting from -12 to +12 semitones with unique stereo detune capabilities
Motion: Delay processing (0-1000ms) with modulated feedback for evolving echo patterns
Flow: Dynamic feedback and modulation control creating movement within the time-based effects
Spread: Enhanced stereo imaging from focused center to dramatic width with frequency-dependent processing
Texture: Granular processing that creates complex sonic textures with variable density and character
Comprehensive Modulation System:
3 LFOs with multiple waveforms and tempo sync
2 loopable envelope generators with MIDI trigger support
Envelope follower that responds to your audio’s dynamics
Modulation matrix for complex routing possibilities
Extensive Modulation Matrix: Route any modulation source to virtually any parameter, with adjustable polarity and amount controls. Create pulsating rhythmic effects, smooth transitions, or dynamic responses to your playing.
AUv3 Plugin Format: Works with all AUv3-compatible hosts including AUM, Logic Pro, GarageBand, Loopy Pro, Cubasis, and more.
Native Instruments let us know about some special deals that they are running this month, covering their Komplete virtual instrument bundle and iZotope mixing and mastering tools.
Here’s what they shared about the details:
Get 20% off Komplete 15 and unlock up to 3 special instruments for free.
For a limited time, you can get free plugins from NKS partners when you buy, update, or upgrade to a Komplete 15 bundle. From retro rhythms to tape-infused textures, expand your library with premium instruments from our friends Teletone Audio, e-Instruments, and Sonokinetic. Hurry, offer ends April 1.
iZotope has announced Mix & Master Month, celebrating the craft of mixing and mastering this March.
With a host of new deals available through the end of March, now’s the time to pick up some fresh tools. Whether you’re new to iZotope’s intelligent mixing and mastering plugins or a long-time fan, there are discounts and loyalty deals happening now.
In the video, synthesist Dylan Ferno takes a look at the capabilities of the Sonicware Liven Ambient Zero, arguing that it’s capable of much more than ambient music.
While the Ambient Zero has featured tailored to ambient music, it’s also a drum machine and groovebox.
Here’s what Ferno has to say about it:
“It’s not just a wavetable synth for ambient music, but also an FM synth and drum machine, as well as a sampler and effects pedal that can be used to make any genre! It’s possible that Sonicware wanted to fill a niche in the market by making a pure ambient synth, but it turns out this groovebox is much more than that.”
