Sable is like a really early, failed CStrip. It’s got a lowpass and highpass like CStrip, and two peaks. The thing is, these peaks are very narrow and only work in the midrange, and the lowpass and highpass don’t sound as good as CStrip’s. So, Sable isn’t really a very good general purpose EQ, much less […]
SynKick is actually two plugins, SynKick and SkinKick. Here’s how they work. They’re synthetic kickdrums, either tuned to a set of related intervals (SynKick) or tuned to the harmonics of a drum head (SkinKick). Put them on a kick track or anything that can trigger them, and they will fire the sine-based bassbombs when triggered. Not […]
Wah is the definitive Airwindows style plugin. It’s a wah pedal. Really—try it! It’s a one-slider freebie that works and acts like a wah pedal. I used this plugin to test out some ideas for smoothing control input, so working the frequency will give a more fluid effect than typical plugins.
DrumSlam is an emulation, but not of hardware. It’s a riff on the sound of Massey’s TapeHead. Because why not? Well, the reason why not is mostly this: that’s not my favorite sound, so it’s not such a great idea. I heard a midrange drive, a sort of treble air that comes in, and low frequency […]
