Vortex VSTi Public Beta and Special Pre Release Deal

After a vast amount of work, Vortex is the latest HGS Plugin and is a Multi Timbral midi plugin with 12 Step sequencers and a whole host of ways to manipulate them in real time. See the Vortex page for full details.

Although it is still in beta, the midi code is finished and fully functional, the only feature yet to come for the official release is an internal sound engine based on Ammonite which can be used as an alternative to external midi and will allow presets to sound the same on all systems regardless of the external midi gear you may wish to control with it.

As an introduction, the price is slashed from $80 to $30 for the first 20 people, and then will go up to $40 until the actual release.

ARP VSTi updated to v1.7

ARP VSTi Page

V1.7

  • New Sequencer GUI – A purpose built interface has replaced the old sliders on the main sequencer.
    • Muters – This row has now been integrated into the main Sequencer Display so that when muters are enabled only playing notes are visible. Clicking on a disabled slot will add a note and double clicking will remove an existing note.
    • Velocity – The velocity Sequencer from the modulation Page is now overlayed on the main Sequencer Display when it is enabled. Clicking right side of the step will allow editing the value, or alternatively holding CTRL will override note editing so that only velocities are edited. The old Velocity Sequencer is still available for people who still want to use it. The Enable button has also been duplicated to the main screen.
    • Ties – When a Tie is in effect, the note will be turn green so that they can easily be seen.
  • Custom Scales – A new section is now available on the Scale Remapper which allows editing of 12 custom scales. These can either be selected via any of the Scale Menus, or alternatively there is a ‘Use All’ button which will instantly load Custom Scales 1-12 to the corresponding menus. When using the latter method it is then possible to have total control over all scales for each note and so they can be edited on the fly. The Use All button has also been duplicated on the main screen at the top of the Scales column.
  • Studio One – Fixed a crash which happened at startup with some users of Studio One.

ARP updated to v1.61

This update fixes a couple of issues introduced by 1.6 and adds some more CC controllers. The demo has also been updated.

  • Hold didn’t stay on
  • Possible bug when using a midi channel other than 1
  • Added CCs for most of the main Sequencer lists and functions, see the manual CC page for details.

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ARP updated to v1.6

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V1.6

  • Sequencer Direction – The Sequencer now has a Direction Menu with normal, reverse, four different alternate, and random modes.
  • Full Range Keyboard – Displays incoming notes and can also be used as a preview keyboard using the mouse.
  • Sequencer CCs – The main Sequencer now has 32 CC Controllers assigned for each of the 32 steps (30-62).
  • Channel 16 Hold mode – Channel 16 is used to alter the global Pitch of the Sequencer. The default mode is to only change when a note is held, and the pitch will spring back to default when all notes are released. This new button when enabled will remember the last note received on channel 16 and will only reset when it is switched off.
  • Pulse Width limit – A bug where the upper range of the Pulse Length knob could leave hanging notes has been fixed.

ARP VSTi updated to v1.53

V1.53

  • Hold Mode – Now when hold mode is active, if a note is triggered it will stick, but if it is triggered again it will be released.
  • Fixed a bug where some people where having issues with ARP loading in some hosts.

V1.52

  • Fixed an issue with the clocks in certain hosts.