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Think outside the vox. Ready for a transformative vocal experience? With VocalSynth, iconic vocal sounds from decades past and the wild vocal sounds you’ve only heard in your head are finally within reach.Manipulate your voice to create electronic vocal textures, robot sounds, computerized harmonies, vocoder and talkbox effects, thick octaves or doubles, and everything in between. Unique vocal effects have driven hit songs and launched careers. It’s time for your vocals to stand out, too.
SI-1 is a spatial processor designed for stereo image balancing. It is very simple to use but powerful. Infact it can change the proportion between center and side information to widen (or narrow) the stereo image of recordings without phase cancellation artifacts caused by delays and frequency operations common in other stereo enhancers based on primitive methods. In stereo recordings of acoustic music, side information is often related to ambience, while center information gives an idea of the distance between the listener and the sound source. For example, with SI-1 it is possibile to improve mono compatibility or attenuate the reverberation to focus on central image by lowering the side control slider. On the opposite, to widen the stereo image of a stereo recording, lower the center control slider. SI-1 will be also useful to video makers that use a camcorder with a stereo mic and need to reduce lateral noises and ambience, for example, to focus on a dialog that is taking place in front of the camera.
Didj’tizer is a VST effect plug-in that can emulate the sound of a didjeridoo (or didgeridu), the traditional wind instrument of the Australian Aborigines of northern Australia, that is sometimes described as a natural wooden trumpet or “drone pipe”. Didj’tizer can process your voice (or every audio source you will choose as its input) and make it sound like it is passing through a didjeridoo. It is particularly suitable for creating rhythmic parts and pulsating drones.
COMBSCAPE is a VST effect plug-in based on a comb filter that works on five frequencies in a very special way to create otherwordly soundscapes. Every single frequency can be adjusted in pitch, resonance and filtered with a Low Pass, High Pass, Band Pass or Band Reject filter. It can be also positioned and moved in the stereo panorama, thanks to an interactive display that also controls the output level. COMBSCAPE features five adjustable delays of 10 seconds with feedback. Each delay output can be positioned and moved in the stereo panorama, and adjusted in level. Frequencies, resonances and filters can be rescaled as a group by using the “group faders”. For example, it is possible to transpose all the five frequencies with a single touch. All controls can be automated, giving you the power to create living soundscapes never heard before.
Thorus evolved in our pursuit of the perfect chorus algorithm. Building on a state-of-the-art chorus model, Thorus can create exceptionally deep modulation with an amazingly clear and detailed sound. Combine that with an attractive and easy-to-use interface and you’ve got a very compelling candidate for your next high-quality, go-to modulator.
