Cedrata.

Fizz up every track.

A channel strip you can rearrange: eight modules in the order you drag them, an FX section for the wild stuff, and a Time Machine that runs your track through the studios of five eras.

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Manual install: .zip

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Free. Version 0.2.0. Mac only: macOS 12 or later, Apple Silicon or Intel. Audio Unit and VST3.

Eight modules: Gate, Energy, Comp, Tone, Drive, Mod, Delay and Reverb
FX section: Glitch, Crush, Tape, Video and Vinyl
Time Machine: the recording chain of 1965, 1978, 1984, 1992 and today
Link: side chain between tracks, with no cables or routing
44 chain presets, 21 of them for synthwave, and 71 module presets

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Installing on your Mac

Double-click the downloaded .pkg file.
macOS may say it can’t verify the developer: these plug-ins aren’t notarized by Apple. Open System Settings > Privacy & Security, scroll down, click "Open Anyway" and confirm.
Follow the installer. It asks for your Mac password.
Open your music app: the plug-in is listed under VS Studio. If Logic doesn’t show it, go to Logic Pro > Settings > Plug-in Manager > Reset & Rescan Selection. In other apps, rescan the plug-ins.

The .zip is for installing by hand: the instructions are inside.

Technical specifications

COMPATIBILITY

Formats: Audio Unit, VST3 (effect)
Architecture: Universal binary, native on Apple Silicon and Intel
Operating system: macOS 12 Monterey or later
Channels: stereo, mono, and mono-in / stereo-out
Side chain: external side-chain input (mono or stereo) and Link, a cable-free side chain between instances
Audio Unit hosts: Logic Pro, GarageBand, MainStage, Ableton Live, Studio One, Reaper, FL Studio, Digital Performer
VST3 hosts: Cubase, Nuendo, Bitwig Studio, Ableton Live, Studio One, Reaper, FL Studio
Not available for: Pro Tools (AAX), Windows, Linux, iOS/iPadOS.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Mac with Apple Silicon or 64-bit Intel processor

macOS 12 Monterey or later

RAM: 4 GB minimum
Disk space: 20 MB
Display: 1440 × 900 or higher (plug-in window 1320 × 740)

No internet connection, account or activation required

PERFORMANCE

CPU load per instance, percentage of one core (Apple M3, 512-sample buffer, stereo):

Everything on    3.0 % at 44.1 kHz · 3.3 % at 48 kHz · 7.1 % at 96 kHz
Everything off   0.02 % at 48 kHz
Module            48 kHz    96 kHz
Gate              0.05 %    0.09 %
Energy            1.06 %    2.11 %
Comp              0.06 %    0.12 %
Tone              0.07 %    0.15 %
Drive             1.17 %    2.35 %
Mod (Chorus)      0.06 %    0.12 %
Mod (Octave)      0.14 %    0.27 %
Delay             0.10 %    0.19 %
Reverb (Hall)     0.31 %    0.62 %
Reverb (Spring)   0.58 %    1.16 %
FX (all five)     0.26 %    0.52 %
Time Machine      0.35 %    0.71 %

Modules that are switched off use no processing time.

Memory: 8.5 MB per instance, plus 13 MB with the editor open
Load time: under 1 ms per instance, 42 ms to open the editor

SOUND ENGINE

Sample rates: 44.1 to 96 kHz
Latency: 61 samples at every sample rate (1.27 ms at 48 kHz), constant and reported to the host, including in bypass
Processing: 32-bit floating point; Drive runs at 4× oversampling with anti-aliased (ADAA) waveshaping
Chain: eight modules re-ordered by dragging their tabs; the FX section can sit before or after the chain

Modules:

Gate: noise gate with hold and depth, or a 16-step tempo-synced trance gate
Energy: zero-latency frequency-dependent compressor, 20 bands from 40 Hz to 16 kHz, adjustable threshold curve (pivot and tilt), auto gain and quick match
Comp: Clean and Vintage modes, internal, external or Link side chain with high-pass filter, tempo-synced pump, parallel mix
Tone: five-point EQ and a resonant 12 dB filter with tempo-synced LFO
Drive: Warm, Tape, Tube, Fuzz and Glow saturation, clean-below crossover, low cut and high cut before or after the saturation
Mod: chorus, ensemble, flanger, phaser, tremolo, auto-pan, doubler and octave
Delay: digital, tape and ping-pong, tempo sync up to 4 bars or up to 2 seconds, ducking and freeze
Reverb: plate, room, hall, shimmer, gated and spring, RT60 decay from 0.2 to 20 seconds, ducking and freeze
FX section: Glitch (tempo-synced beat repeat, reverse, tape stop), Crush, Tape, Video and Vinyl
Time Machine: the recording chain of five eras (1965, 1978, 1984, 1992 and today), blended continuously

Output: ceiling at -0.01 dBFS on Energy

HOST INTEGRATION

Tempo sync: Gate, Tone LFO, Mod, Delay, Glitch and Comp pump follow host tempo and song position
Link: instances on the same Mac share a side-chain signal over a local connection, with no cables or routing
Learn: listens to the track and sets Gate, Energy, Comp, Tone, Delay and Reverb to the material
Automation: 153 automatable parameters, full state recall with the project, including the chain order
Sounds: 44 full-chain presets (21 of them for synthwave), 71 module presets, user presets for the full chain and for each module

LICENCE

Free.

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