Category: Audio Damage

One of the most rewarding parts of making music software is hearing the music people make with the software. Here are a few things using Audio Damage’s recently released BigSeq2 that people have posted online:

• Marcus Fischer posted a lovely piece combining sounds of the Pacific Ocean processed through BigSeq2 and a xylophone here.
• Matthew Davidson, author of the rather clever plug-in Volta posted a video demonstrating Volta controlling a Buchla 200e (drool!), which is in turn running through BigSeq2.
• Someone identifed only as elxicano (AFAICT) posted a demonstration video of BigSeq2 here.
• I know that Steve Hamann posted an audio demo somewhere, but now I can’t find it. Maybe he’ll post a link in the comments.

(Note: Two of those videos are hosted on vimeo. Audio Damage used to have a bunch of official demo videos of our products on vimeo. Vimeo removed them, trashing hours of Chris’s work, saying that they violated their terms of service which prohibit product advertisements or something. Chris pointed them towards several other examples of demo videos posted by several other companies on vimeo, but vimeo was apparently uninterested. Hence I don’t think particularly highly of vimeo.) read more

I’m pleased (and, honestly, a bit relieved) to announce that Audio Damage has just released BigSeq2, its latest and possibly greatest product. BigSeq2 is a multi-effects processor with built-in sequencers for controlling the effects. There’s a more extensive description and sound samples here at the Audio Damage website.

BigSeq2 is available for purchase now, in VST format for Windows and VST and AU formats for OS X. It’s US$49. If you’ve already purchased BigSeq, our previous step-sequencer-based plug-in, you can upgrade to BigSeq2 for only $10. Personally I can’t think of any way to buy so much fun in one plug-in for $49, but obviously I’m biased. read more

The first new Audio Damage product for 2009 is now available. Rough Rider Pro is a multi-band compressor based on our popular (and free) compressor, Rough Rider. Rough Rider Pro uses a three-band crossover and three compressors for multi-band compression. The signal path can also be reconfigured in a “series” mode in which the crossover acts like an EQ and the three compressors operate consecutively, for complete signal squashing.

Rough Rider Pro is available in VST format for both OS X and Windows and AU for OS X. Click here to go to the product page on the Audio Damage website. read more

Hot on the heels of Automaton, I’m pleased to announce that Audio Damage has just released a new product. It’s called Rough Rider and it’s a stereo compressor.

It has a warm sound and a vintage quality, and when pushed hard will pump like crazy. It’s not the be-all and end-all of compressors (as if there were such a thing) but it probably sounds better than the compressor that came with your DAW. Windows VST and OS X VST and AU formats are both available.

“Oh, and one more thing:” it’s free. Trot over to the Audio Damage website and grab yourself a copy. You’re welcome. read more

Now available at the Audio Damage website, we present Automaton. Automaton is our most experimental product to date, using a tempo-synced cellular automaton to trigger its four different effects processors. It’s intended for more experimental styles and will be much more at home on glitch and IDM tracks than on something like the next Enya album.

That link up there will take you to the product page where you can hear audio demos, read the manual, find links to video demos, and buy a copy for your experimental self. Automaton is $49 and is, like all of our products, available for both OS X and Windows, VST and AU formats. read more

Time has been flying by recently, I guess mostly because I’ve been hard at work on Automaton, Audio Damage’s latest product. I’ve been meaning to mention that Chris is now making videos which demonstrate Audio Damage’s products. He has finished three so far; you can find them on Vimeo here. (There are copies on YouTube also but the Vimeo versions are of higher quality.)

So far he’s done overviews of Replicant, Dr. Device, and Ricochet. You might find them interesting if you’re not familiar with these products. You might find them interesting even if you own these products; a few customers have said as much on his blog. read more

Yes, it’s time for another new product from Audio Damage. This one is called Kombinat; it’s a toolbox of filtering and distortion effects designed for everything from subtle overload effects to complete sonic destruction, although it definitely leans toward the latter. If ever a product lived up to the company name, it’s this one.

Kombinat is US$49 and is available in Windows VST and OS X VST and AU formats. Click here to visit the Audio Damage product page, listen to audio demos, and buy a copy for yourself. read more

Gosh, it’s almost becoming embarassing. We received another review full of praise (“another absolute winner”), high marks (a perfect 10/10 overall score, and CM award icons (Performance and Value awards), this time for Ricochet. I feel particularly smug about the grey box at the bottom of the page that describes the behavior of the Feedback knob. Most of Ricochet’s design was Chris’s work, but the clever–if I may say so myself, and CM seems to agree–design of the Feedback knob was my idea. read more