Lo-Fi Emulation
- Physically-modeled tape modulation effects: Wow, Flutter, Crinkle, Dropouts
- 24dB/octave 4-pole virtual-analog low-pass and high-pass filters, modeled after the filter of a classic 1970s synthesizer
- Compression inspired by a vinyl simulator found in a famous sampler from the early 2000s
- Option to swap Compression parameter for Tape Saturation
- Dedicated dry/wet mix knob to dial in complex vibrato and chorus sounds
- Static hiss and vinyl crackle
Reverb
- A beautiful stereo reverb designed from scratch
- Can be placed pre- or post- tape effects
- Capable of infinite sustain
Touch Modes
Playful, on-the-fly performance effects that transform your incoming audio in unique ways. Touch Modes can be activated momentarily or latched, and some provide additional lo-fi character:
- Magnetic Dance — A chordal looper that captures a segment of audio and turns it into a stunning drone
- Tape Stop — Slows down and bends the pitch of your audio, then picks it back up, with flexible timing controls
- Broken Machine — Use it subtly for added tape modulation. Push it to extremes for rewind effects and explosive clouds of noise
- Repeater — Endlessly repeats a slice of audio that you can subdivide for CD skipping sounds. Inspired by classic roll/slip roll effects. Includes a resampling option that detects transients. Synchronizable to MIDI clock
- Crushed Cassette — Continuously-variable sample rate reduction and bit crushing down to 4 bits with µ-law companding. Dial in haunting distortion and artifacts to taste
- Disintegration Loop — A sound-on-sound looper with controls for decay, speed, and direction. Each time the loop repeats, your effects are re-applied, degrading into abstraction over time
- UnrealPlayer — A spectral processor that emulates artifacts and imperfections of early audio streaming and file-sharing eras. Grainy, bubbly, and strangely reverberous, this mode feels unmistakably modern
4-Track Looper
- Record up to 4 separate stereo loops that run through your effects
- Length per loop: 40 seconds at 0.5x speed, 20 seconds at 1x speed, 10 seconds at 2x speed
- Each track has independent controls for: volume, direction, speed (continuously-variable from 0.5x to 2x), and speed scale (quantization)
- Overdub infinitely on any track
- Overdub at any speed
- Loops can be synchronized to MIDI clock
- Touch Modes can be used while your 4-track loops are playing back
4-Voice Sine Wave Synthesizer
- Play Ribbons as your instrument using a MIDI keyboard
- +/- 5 semitone pitch bending
- Adjustable attack and release controls
- Synth voices can be modified by the effects and used with the Touch Modes or 4-track looper
Presets, MIDI Control, CV
- 8 factory presets
- Save up to 32 presets using MIDI
- All parameters are fully controllable via MIDI, CV, or expression
- Directly compatible with your favorite MIDI controllers — no external MIDI box required
- Internal jumpers available to switch between TRS MIDI Type A (default), B, or CBA
- CV control up to 500Hz
- Free Max for Live devices to control Ribbons with MIDI in Ableton
