Comments on: Marauder – Free Dynamic Distortion VST Plugin By AudioParlour (BETA)

By: Randie Hernandez

Randie Hernandez — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 19:36:28 +0000

Will a Mac version be available soon?

By: Ravn Revheim

Ravn Revheim — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:00:17 +0000

Awesome stuff, thanks for sharing bpb, and thanks Devon for the quick fix too :)

By: Devon Zachary ( kakl Audioparlour)

Devon Zachary ( kakl Audioparlour) — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 02:10:12 +0000

Hello, I am the main developer of this plug, and first of all, thank you for the kind review!

Second, I’d like to address a couple of things brought up in the comments.

– The HF model segregates out some of the highs so that they are not run through the A/B stages of the distortion, and ‘reinjects’ them right before the TDM.

– Comb filtering / Flanging issues: A forum member at KVR noticed this right away, this was something we nailed down very early on, and then rewrote the mix function… but referenced the pre-delayed version of the raw A/B signal! (a single variable name can make all the difference)

We’ve fixed this as of today and released an update 1.1 version. For anyone who has been using this in their production thus far, we still have the old version available for download in case your productions rely on the sound of your older version.

Cheers, and happy music making :)

-kakl

By: Bryan Lake

Bryan Lake — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 01:29:21 +0000

^Did I say compressor? *derpy derp* I mean distortion :\

By: Bryan Lake

Bryan Lake — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 19:32:49 +0000

Upon second glance, I think it’s the “HF Mode 1” knob, which seems to be a shelving EQ for the high frequencies. In that case, it’s actually a really cool feature that most compressors don’t have. As for the “phase issues”, I think that’s the “Profile” knob attenuating a speaker simulation, sort of like a virtual cabinet. It’s often common practice to invert the phase of the incoming signal in certain mic setups, so that’s probably what you hear. Now I definitely have to go and download this because it’s not only a compressor, but it’s also a faux cabinet as well! :D

By: Jacob

Jacob — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 23:22:06 +0000

In reply to Bryan Lake. At around 1:54? Sounds like some phase issues. Unfortunately, since nothing else is being adjusted, it seems like it's Marauder.

By: Bryan Lake

Bryan Lake — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 23:51:51 +0000

In reply to Bedroom Producers Blog. Meh, I dunno about all that. But I definitely hear a filter sweep or something affecting the high frequencies. It might have something to do with the way the audio was compressed during the video render maybe? Whatever it is, it's pretty noticeable.

By: Bedroom Producers Blog

Bedroom Producers Blog — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 22:34:05 +0000

In reply to Bryan Lake. There's nothing going on behind the scenes, apart from a simple limiter on the master bus. I shouldn't have zoomed in on the GUI during the demo video, it's obviously causing more confusion than benefit. And I should probably also capture the mouse pointer movement in future demo videos.

By: Bedroom Producers Blog

Bedroom Producers Blog — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 22:32:24 +0000

In reply to Jacob. They're from a Drumdrops sample library, however I'm not sure which one. I could check if you're interested!

By: Bryan Lake

Bryan Lake — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 18:44:59 +0000

Is it just me, or is the gain compression playing a violent game of tug-of-war with the dry and wet signals? I also hear some filtration. Is that the plug, or are you fiddling with a low-pass filter behind the scenes?

By: Jacob

Jacob — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 15:29:09 +0000

Very promising distortion effect.

Where’d the demo drums come from?