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Graindad
Sugarbytes Graindad is an experimental real-time granular plug-in. Splitting your incoming audio signal into 64 different grains, Graindad lets you manipulate your sound in a huge number of ways using the onboard modulation engines and built-in FX. Everything from freezing, texturizing, re-ordering, slicing or evolving modulation is possible. Capable of processing incoming audio signals through the multi-band transient detector as well as incoming MIDI notes, Graindad integrates with your existing setup for both live and studio usage.
At the heart of Graindad are the two modulation systems with intelligent randomization. Both the classic modulation engine and the Harvester offer flexible sound design with limitless randomization parameters of all 12 unique controllers simultaneously. The perfect partner for experimental sound designers or live performers looking for a plug-in that can spit out unique, ever-evolving tones every time you play, then Graindad is the plug-in for you.
Nest
Sugar Bytes Nest is a powerful and unique plugin that allows you to mix and match between 20 varying modules to create your own unique DIY sequencer. Nest is the ultimate composition tool allowing you to create hundreds of varying module combinations, so you can make it your own.
From music production to live performances, the Nest is a must-have for music producers. The wide range of modules can be combined and routed using the built-in wire-patching matrix so you can swap and change routings. The intuitive interface includes a powerful modulation matrix with 12 patch scenes available. You can achieve everything from complex sequencing processes to musically arpeggiated patterns.
Eight voice slots are available which are assignable for up to four targets. You can also use the Nest to host up to four VST(2)plugins so you can sequence and add some rhythm to your sounds. From converters and shift registers to multiplexers, you are provided with a myriad of modules to customise. Not only that but Nest includes a wide range of demo sounds and presets to choose from.
Drum Computer
The Sugar Bytes DrumComputer gives you all the tools you need to create your own synthetic drum sounds, unique to you. Combining elements of classic and modern-day synthesis, the DrumComputer provides you with eight powerful sound engines as well as a range of effects to sculpt your sound as you see fit.
Each of the eight sound engines feature three levels of synthesis comprised of a Resonator, Wavetable/Analog Oscillator and Sampler/Resynth. Also included is a modulation matrix, allowing you to get in-depth when it comes to sound design. Need inspiration? Simply activate the intelligent randomiser and the DrumComputer will surprise you with new drums and kits.
Sequence your drums and create loops using the 16-step sequencer with advanced controls including tempo direction, step length per track and more. There is also a modulation sequencer so you can trigger effects and more during a pattern. From classic rock to drum and bass, the DrumComputer provides you with hard-hitting, genre-defying drum sounds and patterns.
Aparillo
Sugar Bytes Aparillo is a dual LFO, 16-voice synthesizer plug-in that gives you the ability to create unlimited cinematic sounds. The two FM operators generate complex waveforms you can bend, shape and format to your preference by changing ratios, and using the orbiter. The unique Arpeggiator dynamically select notes from the polyphonic sounds to create rhythmic and melodic structures. The Orbiter feature is a visual display resembling a solar system that allows you to set different sound elements on an X/Y axis and move your Orbiter control to gravitationally affect these sounds depending on the distance between them.
Aside from the Orbiter, Aparillo has a Other useful FX controls such as Envelope and Spacializer. Envelope controls the ADSR of the modulation system and its output and the Spacializer can act as a delay, reverb or a pitch controlled resonator. Modulation is based around the 16 synth voices. With each synth voice you can add an independent modulation and give your sound ultimate depth. Over 500 presets lay the groundwork for the unlimited potential of the Aparillo, the perfect tool for crafting immersive sounds.
Effectrix
The Sugar Bytes Effectrix is game-changing multi-effects sequencer which is perfect for music production and live performances alike. Effectrix provides you with a wide variety of effects including but not limited to looping, filtering, scratching, reverb and dynamics. It can be used for a range of applications for kickstarting your creativity to on-the-fly remixes and re-arrangements. It can also be a great tool for DJs, allowing you to incorporate these sequence's effects into your sets.
One of the most popular effect plugins on the market, Effectrix has cemented its place as a powerhouse in the music industry. Artists such as Sigur Ros, Diplo and Armin van Buuren have praised the plugin for its easy-to-use interface and inspiring design. You can modulate your tracks via the LFO and envelope follower as well as save and recall 12 patterns via a MIDI keyboard.
The intuitive step sequencer provides 16 steps and 14 synced effects in total. You can copy/paste effect steps as well as the loop length, with each effect featuring its own unique parameters and controls. As with other Sugar Bytes plugins, the Effectrix features hundreds of powerful presets curated by renowned sound designers to get you started.
Obscurium
Sugar bytes Obscurium is a generative synthesizer VST that gives you broad and powerful sound shaping abilities. Obscurium is a software designed to give you the same command of your sounds that an extensive modular synth system would. You can create vivid harmonics incorporating organic and lively sounds, you can also sequence your notes and create intricate arpeggios. Obscurium has two sound generators. The first sound generator is an emulation of an analog oscillator with a unisono functionality and the second is an FM synthesis oscillator with a flexible ratio, you can route these both through the effect section and modulate and mix them with the sequencer.
Obscurium allows you to rotate parameters and their motion lanes which you can automate and modulate, it also has a super obscure mode which you can use to randomly create sequences. you can host any sound generating VST2 compatible plugins, with Obscurium sending trigger, pitch and automation lanes. With the clock tab you can control speed, swing and direction. Obscurium is a comprehensive synth VST that is an easy to use must have for any digital sound designer.
Turnado
The Sugar Bytes Turnado is a one-stop shop for all your processing needs, featuring a massive collection of 24 effects spanning everything from reverb and delay to ring modulation and audio slicing. Turnardo is one of the most comprehensive multi-effects plugins on the market, with an intuitive interface that makes combining and using effects easier than ever before.
From adding texture to your sound to extreme audio mangling, the Turnardo can do it all. The interface provides you with eight slots so you can combine and use the various effects simultaneously. When 'Dictator' mode is activated you can control all eight effects at the same time via a single fader, perfect for live performances. The flexible interface and intuitive controls make it a must-have for any audio engineer or music producer.
It is easy to see why musical legend Beardyman has incorporated the Turnado into his live setup - the Beardytron MKII, quoted as saying "Without having Turnado, there would be literally no way for me to do it." Get in-depth with your effects using the Settings panel to change various parameters and initiate new modes such as Dynamic Signal Flow mode, which will follow the effect chain in order once activated.
Factory
The Sugar Bytes Factory is a powerful and versatile synthesizer plugin featuring flexible modulation with over 36 targets, allowing you to get in-depth with your sound design capabilities. Create sequences and melodic rhythms using the onboard sequencer and the innovative "Arpiculation" to create movement in your sound. Equipped with two powerful oscillators and 10 varied modes to choose from you can create virtually any sound you can dream up.
Jam-packed with sound design tools and useful features, Factory gives you all you need to create everything from gritty bass tones to ethereal pads. Employ classic synthesis principles or utilise cutting-edge tools such as looping envelopes. The unique Arpiculation section allows you to humanise the synthetic sounds using fluctuation of tone, pitch-quantizing and a fine blend of scales.
Showcasing the power of Factory, Sugar Bytes crafted an intuitive preset browser that allows you to search a huge library of sounds by genre, type, style and more. You can also tag presets, save your own and rate them depending on your style and needs. Split into four main sections, you can easily navigate between parameters, effects and sounds using the crisp interface.
WOW 2
The Sugar Bytes WOW 2 Creative Multi Filter is an all-encompassing filter plug-in with a variety of modulation and sound enhancement tools. Designed to deliver the warmth and authenticity of analog hardware, WOW 2 employs 21 unique filter types in stunning resolution, completely free-from aliasing. From comb to steep 8-pole low-pass, MS-style diode filtering and gnarly 030 filters, WOW 2 encompasses every kind of filter you will need to explore your creativity - and they all work in vowel mode for realistic human sounds!
Engaging one of four modulation sources is where the magic lies in WOW 2. An envelope follower with frequency detection, 13 waveform LFO, Wobble knob and 16-step sequencer is included and offer a huge variety of movement and dynamism to static filtering. Pushing the modulation to the extreme, the Wobble knob controls the shape of the LFO whilst simultaneously adjusting the speed and the Wobble knob itself can even be modulated!
Looperator
The Sugar Bytes Looperator is a fountain of inspiration, allowing you to chop, slice and re-arrange audio to turn it into something new entirely. Jam-packed with effects and filters, the Looperator is perfect for experimenting with new arrangements and creating loops.
Re-arrange sounds using the 16-step sample slicer then you can add in stutters, rolls, effects and more. The main interface is reminiscent of classic samplers, featuring blocks you can paint in to create patterns with instant visual feedback. The possibilities are endless, you can do everything from spicing up a drum loop to completely re-arranging instrumental recordings.
Never get stuck for inspiration again thanks to the intelligent randomizer. Using cutting-edge algorithms, the Looperator will create randomised remixes for you at the touch of a button. Ideal for beginners and professionals, the Looperator provides in-depth controls including five controllable parameters for each of the effects. There is also a wide range of adjustable envelope shapes, an envelope follower as well as providing MIDI integration, allowing you to use your DAW's transport controls to trigger the plugin.
Egoist
The Sugar Bytes Egoist is a unique sampler with a slicer, beat and bass section and an effect sequencer. Egoist makes it incredibly easy to sample songs, having the ability to automatically chop up and rearrange samples. Each slice of the sample has separate pitch, direction, attack, decay and volume controls. Egoist has its own sample library of 760 MB of sample material and you can import your own samples in either WAV, AIFF or MP3.
With the bass and beat section, you can sequence drums and bass. For bass, you can select either a square or saw wave for the oscillator and adjust parameters such as resonance, decay, and cut-off modulation. The drum module is a standard, no-nonsense drum machine-style sequencer with over 1,000 drum samples arranged into 15 kits to utilise. The effects sequencer offers a dynamic approach to shaping your sounds. You can assign FX per step in the sequencer, creating a much more varied and adjustable way to add effects to your music.
Egoist sequences songs with a pattern-based method similar to traditional hardware sequencers. Choose a sample, a slicing setup, an individual bass, beat or effect to assign a pattern. You can easily integrate Egoist with your DAW using MIDI control and sequencing, you can choose the sequencers clock host to be internal or via your host software or hardware.
Cyclop
Cyclop is a monophonic bassline synthesizer VST with two sound generators. Cyclop's precision DSP algorithms give you the ability to make powerful and direct basslines that you can finetune to your mix. The two synth engines have 6 synthesis methods each, and with two filters can be routed flexibly to create sonic diversity. Cyclop has four main controls: Wobble, FX, Amount and Sound. The Wobble knob allows you to modulate and filter your bass with different waveforms whilst tempo synced at 12 different LFO speeds.
The Assign knob allows you to morph between two wobble to parameter assignments and the Sound knob is a manual control that can modulate parameters. The master effect section has a bass boost, a sub oscillator and distortion controls. Delve deeper into modulation with the FX sequencer and combine different effects to create a dynamic bassline sound.
Guitarist
Sugar Bytes Guitarist is an electric guitar simulation VST with a guitar step sequencer and a vast range of customisation and sound shaping options. You can use Guitarist as a standalone instrument, in your DAW or in any VST/AU compatible host application. Guitarist features three sampled guitars including Fenders Telecaster and Stratocaster as well as a Duesenberg Starplayer Special. Each guitar has more than 2000 recorded samples from physical guitars for you to utilise in the system.
Set your guitar melodies up in the sequencer section, 16 steps allow you to trigger guitar notes of your choosing. Each string can be played at any time, providing you with the ability to make heavy arpeggios. You can also define chord sequences by choosing from one of 12 different chord types or save up to 24 user presets.
Sugar Bytes Guitarist features two FX units comprised of 10 different effects including chorus, phaser, auto-wah, delays and reverbs. The Wah-Wah pedal is a sophisticated stomp box simulator with a variable LFO that can sweep the effect back and forth or be controlled by external MIDI devices. Two amp models are also available as well as direct mode to external amplifier software.
Consequence
Sugar Bytes Consequence is a versatile chord sequencer and arpeggiator VST that allows you to be ultimately creative with your sounds. Consequence features three oscillators in a 32-step sequencer that picks from 16 user-selected chords in the chord memory section. The sequencer is split into five different sub-sequencers that control aspects of your sounds. Utilise the modulation section to deepen your sounds with separate patterns for each synth part, effects and the filter. Consequence gives you the ability to finetune all sonic aspects, one at a time. you can save your own presets and swap and change different aspects of them at will.
The consequence sound library is extensive. It includes samples from some of the most renowned synthesizers as well as hundreds of natural sounds and instruments that you can control, three at a time. You can use ADSR and age or crush to give these samples character and imperfections to avoid sterile samples. If you want to use external sounds or hardware, you can use MIDI out to trigger them. You can also export MIDI by dragging and dropping it to your host or saving it as a MIDI file.
The master section is the final stage of Consequence, it offers tuning features, a fine master compressor and a 4/4 kick drum metronome. The kick drum helps keep your music in time and it can be sent to the compressor to hold the mix together or let the level drop at each quarter note. A solid, forward-thinking VST from Sugar Bytes.
Thesys
Sugar Bytes Thesys is an all-encompassing MIDI sequencer VST that gives you ultimate control over your MIDI devices and software. Thesys consists of a 32-step MIDI sequencer split into five sub-sequencers that control pitch, velocity, gate time and modulation. You can choose to draw your pattern, use the randomiser or import MIDI from another device to create patterns. Thesys has an internal synthesizer so you can generate pitch straight away.
Set the root note and ensure key harmony with the scales. Program riffs and arpeggios and then assign them to patterns in the top three windows. Use the performance sequence to control octave, pitch bend, note roll and sequence randomisation. In the Modulation section you can run up to eight simultaneous modulation sequences with each step accepting a value of 0 to 127, each sequence controls different MIDI CCs.
Unique
Sugar bytes Unique is a dual oscillator synthesizer VST designed to emulate late 20th-century analog synths. Unique replicates aspects of vintage analog synthesizers combined with contemporary features and effects. The two main oscillators can produce 5 different waveforms, sawtooth, triple saw, pulse, triple FM and noise. All oscillator waveform modes have ADRS parameters, octave and detune controls as well as specific controls for each wave type.
The extensive filter and modulation abilities of Unique give you the endless ability to shape your sound. Unique provides conventional high-pass, band-pass and low-pass filters as well as a comb filter and a feature that does earn Unique its namesake, the vowel filter. The vowel filter puts an envelope on the oscillations to make them sound similar to spoken vowels and these can be played back in a multitude of ways. Other unique features of the software include the duophone arpeggiator, two effects sections, an LFO, a sequencer and a motion XY pad. There are over 300 presets to choose from and you can save your own as well. Unique is fully capable of all DAW software integration and is MIDI in and out compatible.
Artillery 2
The Sugar Bytes Artillery 2 Keyboard Triggered Multi-FX is an FX plug-in which can be assigned to zones to your keyboard. Encompassing 28 unique effects, with Artillery 2 you can assign each effect to a different zone in your keyboard and trigger each effect with a keystroke. Each zone is user-defined, ensuring you can tailor your keyboard to your preference for a streamlined workflow, making it the ideal solution for live performances for on-the-fly mixing and sound design.
Ranging from standard filters and delays to advanced granular processing and vocoders, Artillery 2 offers a vast array of effects to cover every instrument, mix or sound design application you could possibly need. Each zone can be stacked with as many effects as you require for a specific function and Artillery 2's intelligent, CPU-friendly design will keep your system running smoothly.
Enhanced control over your sound and effects is presented with transparent modulation. Each parameter can be modulated using smart Key Tracking, altering an LFO, envelope follower or step sequencer depending on the key played. The keytracking option allows you to apply one effect to a group of keys and have each key modify the effect. You could apply a delay to an octave of keys and have the delay time or feedback change as you work your way up or down the octave. Or have a looper where the size of the loop changes as you work your way up the keyboard, creating 8th note to 16th note to 32nd note stutters before a big impact.
Specifications
- Operating system:
- Mac: macOS 10.12 or higher
- Windows: Windows 7 or higher
- Format:
- Mac: Audio Unit, VST2, VST3, AAX, Standalone
- Windows: VST2, VST3, AAX, Standalone
- Product code: 1246-338