LoopDrive updated to version 4

Maik Menz — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:54:41 +0000

The LoopDrive plugin received a major update. The version 4 of it was posted a long time ago in the SynthMaker forum, now this is the official release. I had to wait for a stable version of SynthMaker so that’s why there was a big delay.

There are many new features and most of the old parts are now optimized, here are some of the most significand changes:

Nearly every part of the audio processing has been optimized in assembler
compared with version3, this version is up to 3 times faster
added a pattern manager, that allows up to 8 different sequencer and LFO patterns that are switchable through midi keys
load & save, copy & paste parts or whole patterns. There are also some default patterns.

the wave LFO has been replaced by a step/matrix LFO, so you can set volume, balance, filter cutoff, filter resonance, overdrive amount and grain pitch for every single step
you can scale the modulation amount for a whole pattern of the step LFO with a single knob
each mouse move in the step sequencer now highlights the used wave slice
you have the option to mute a complete step with the right mouse button in the step sequencer
updated the FX Routing GUI to make it easier to understand

added interpolation option to the slicer, so you can avoid aliasing effects when you need it
fixed a problem with the mix knob of the distortion section

There are also some more changes that I propably forgot, but try it yourself. If you like it, leave a comment.

Downloads: VSTi, Executable, SynthMaker schematic

Have fun!

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LoopDrive updated to version 4