[LAU] [ANNOUNCE] Invada LADSPA plugins

Jan Depner eviltwin69 at cableone.net
Mon Jan 26 09:15:36 EST 2009


Fraser,

    Thanks for the new plugins.  I'm looking forward to trying out Tube,
Compressor, and ER Reverb.  I'll post back with comments later.

Jan

On Mon, 2009-01-26 at 17:17 +1100, Fraser wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> 
> I've released some LADSPA plugins that are loosely based on my VST plugins
> I wrote years ago. I haven't produced any documentation yet but most
> plugins are fairly self explanatory.
> 
> Utility Plugins
> * Input Module (Stereo only)
> Alter gain, balance, width, phase on a stereo signal
> 
> Filter Plugins
> * Low Pass (Mono and Stereo version)
> * High Pass (Mono and Stereo version)
> Gentle high pass and low pass filters
> 
> Simulation Plugins
> * Tube - (Mono and Stereo version)
> Valve warmth/distortion simulation
> 
> Dynamics Plugins
> * Compressor - (Mono and Stereo version)
> Peak/RMS soft-clipping compressor
> The 'tight/sloppy' control modifies the envelope sensor - from peak (one
> sample) to rms (50ms worth of samples). Having the envelope 'sloppy'
> causes the compressor not to see transients at all, which allows for more
> severe compression on sounds like vocals & bass.
> 
> Reverb Plugins
> * ER Reverb - (Mono and Stereo summing In)
> Early reflection based reverb. Really more of a room simulator than a
> reverb. Use this to add simulated room ambiance to sounds that have none -
> particularly useful when combining mic'd & electronic instruments as you
> can add room ambiance absent in the electronic signals to help blend in.
> Don't expect to get big washing reverbs with large room sizes -  Large
> room sizes cause the early reflections to be individually discernible and
> you end up with a series of echos.
> Another use of this plugin is to reinforce stereo placement - the sound
> source is positionable and the resultant reflections realistically place
> the source at a specific spot. (rather than dragging the sound back to the
> center).
> I find slightly off square rooms sound best.
> 
> 
> The decision to release as LADSPA rather than LV2 is more due to the host
> support of LV2 than anything else. Once LV2 comes out of the RC phase of
> it's life and adoption by host applications becomes widespread I'll look
> at releasing these as LV2 plugins.
> 
> 
> You can grab the plugins from here:
> http://www.invadarecords.com/Downloads.php?ID=00000263
> 
> 
> Any feedback, suggestions, hints and criticism welcome.
> 
> regards,
> Fraser (fraser at arkhostings.com)
> 
> 
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