Deconstructor takes your input signal, splits it into 8 equal pieces and lets you then determine how these pieces should be arranged and processed. While the algorithm itself is pretty simple, a broad variety of "classic" effects can be reproduced in a very simple way, for example Pitchshifting, Autopanner, Tremolo, Delay, Simple Reverb, Simple Vocoder, and so on...
But don't forget that its true power lies in the combination of different processing methods to produce new, strange and sometimes very exciting effects: mangle your drumloops into something completely different, transform voices into a cacophony, let your rhythms shake!
Deconstructor Basic is Freeware!
Deconstructor Pro ($50) offers the following additional features and advantages:
* 2 additional filters (Screamer and BitCrusher) * 2 additional effects (Robotize and Chorus) * Full MIDI control: control ANY slider with ANY MIDI CC * MIDI learn mode: unknown incoming CCs can be mapped to sliders * Trigger slots with MIDI note on/off commands * An additional VSTi version: an instrument with support for loading WAV files, ideal for loops * More preset banks * Optimized performance in both versions * Enhanced user support, every problem will be tried to solve as quickly as possible * Special preview/beta/freeware/offers available for registered users Price: Free Difficulty: medium CPU: medium |
Helios is a little sampler unit, intended to explore the more creative side of sampling and not really meant to replace full-fledged samplers. Rather regard it as a fun and wicked live performance tool It can load a single WAV file and tweak it live in realtime to produce some really strange sounds.
Here are some of its features: - waveform display on the GUI - modulatable loop start and loop end points - modulatable ADSR envelope control - reverse playback of the sample - 2 LFOs, independently syncable to host tempo - 6 LFO waveforms (sine, saw up, saw down, triangle, square, noise) - support for Anamark, VAZ and Scala tuning files - drag and drop support for WAV and tuning files - full MIDI CC control with MIDI learn and inverse - on-board serial LP/HP filter with resonance - on-board delay with feedback - powerful WAV reader that supports many WAV versions - start and stop buttons on the GUI - optional sample interpolation algorithm - portamento Price: Free Difficulty: medium CPU: medium |
This is a simple VST plugin by Tobybear using the formant filter algorithm from Alex (alex @ smartelectronix).
VowelSynth is a VSTi that reacts to MIDI input by generating a (non-bandlimited) waveform (saw, square or noise) of the appropriate frequency and then filters this waveform with Alex' formant filter. Simple envelope and glide control is also included. VowelFilter is the effect version of this plugin which processes the audio input with the formant filter. If you have a host that can send MIDI notes to effect plugins, you can also use the effect plugin just like the regular synth: as soon as a MIDI note is received, the appropriate waveform will be generated. Price: Free Difficulty: easy CPU: low |