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.

Modulator Free VST Plugin Released

Modulator does what it says on the tin, it uses an LFO which can then be used to create many modulation style effects such as Flangers, Phasers, Ring Modulators etc… The LFO can also be swapped for an Envelope follower which will use the incoming sound level as the modulation source in various ways.

Get it Here

ARP VSTi Updated to v1.5

Get the latest version from your downloads page or get the demo from the ARP Page

  • ARP Sequence Lights added – Now there is a row of lights below the main ARP Sequencer to demonstrate which position is currently active. Note that this is designed for monophonic mode, in Polyphonic mode the lights indicate the first triggered sequence.
  • 4 x CC Sequencers added – This brings the total to 7 independent CC Sequencers.
  • CC Sequencer Modes – A new menu offers alternative modes for the CC Sequencers such as Envelope Mode which will draw a linear line between points sending out a CC Value every 32nd note. For this to be useful the CC sequencer should be set to a slow tempo.
  • Copy/Paste Functions – Allows copying the ARP Sequence and lanes from one patch to another.
  • Double/Quad Functions – Double will copy the first 16 beats of the ARP Sequencer and lanes to the last 16 beats, for easily repeating the pattern without manually editing the events. Quad will repeat the first 8 beats 3 times.
  • Colour Coded Step Markers – Beneath the lights are some markers to denote each bar start etc making it clearer which step is being edited.
  • CC Shift functions fixed – Shift Left/Right wasn’t working on the CC Sequencers.
  • GUI Open Bug – Previously the GUI needed to be open at least once when opening an existing project for all the data to be initialised, this is now resolved.
  • CC Knob Assignments added.

What is Microtuning?

Standard Western Tuning is called 12 Tone Equal Temperament which means that each semitone is exactly 200 cents apart. As an example on acoustic instruments this is rarely the case, for instance the Piano has slight variations at either end of the keys. Equal Temperament is a fairly recent Tuning system and there have been many tradition tunings which differ such as Mean tone or Pythagorean. Using a different tuning will produce different Harmonics in chords and can produce sound which is more harmonically pleasing, though can sound slightly out of tune as our brains are so used to Equal Temperament in the West.

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New Website Launched

Here is phase 1 of the new website which should hopefully cure all of the problems the old one had developed. There is still a lot to add over the coming months but the main thing is to get everything functioning again as it should.