Timestamps:
00:00-02:33 Intro
02:33-04:20 Digital Osc
04:20-05:40 Aux CV-In Modulation WT Cluster
05:40-08:33 Scale and organize Modulation
08:33-11:10 Fold Algorithms and FM
11:10-15:09 Where’s the beef - + WT Chord Mode
HV1 is an oscillator that brings the best of both the analog and digital worlds: At the core is a super stable, great-tracking, analog triangle core VCO. The triangle is fed into a digital phase shifter, which outputs a phase-shifted triangle and morphed wavetable waveform. The phase-shifted triangle is also transformed into a complementary set of sawtooth, pulse, and sine waveforms using analog circuitry. The digital waveforms are both 16-bit / 150kHz resolution, with available anti-aliasing, making them right at home with the analog waveforms.
Features:
+ Detune ability to make HV1 act like 2 separate, parallel oscillators
+ True linear Phase Modulation & Through-Zero FM
+ 16-way morphing wavetable output with ability to load WaveEdit format and Serum files from SD card
+ Auxiliary CV assignable to wavefolding and bitcrushing effects
+ Built-In Tuner Function
+ Great tracking and stability with 8 octave switch
Rob Papen announces availability of DelGrain as creative granular delay, extending effect plug-in product line with yet more out-of-the-box thinking
ECHT, THE NETHERLANDS: virtual instrument and effect plug-in developer Rob Papen Inspiration Soundware is proud to announce availability of DelGrain — duly thinking out of the box to extend its effect plug-in product line as a creative granular delay featuring fanciful routings, a distortion feature, and FILTER, while also featuring the same DISRUPT spherical slider shared by its DelSane (stereo delay demonstrating ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ behaviour) and LowSane (‘lo-fi’ sound sculpting-specialising effect) software siblings, aimed at experimental artists, mixers, and producers — as of November 28…
It is fair to say that DelGrain has a lot in common with its DelSane software sibling, the main difference obviously being that — as its name implies — it offers a delay that plays back audio in a granular or grainy way. With that in mind, then, the granular change to the audio can be placed ahead of the delay, inside the delay, or parallel to the delay. But better still, the size of the ‘grains’ can be adjusted (GRAIN SIZE) — even in a tempo-based way, the length of the ‘grains’ (GRAIN LEN) can be be tempo-based as well, while the GRAIN SEMI tune feature has a 12-semitone range, both up and down; by being tempo-based, the granular delay itself is ideally suited to rhythmic usage on drums and percussion loops.
Reveals Rob Papen himself — both in his capacity as a virtual instrument and effect plug-in developer par excellence and also as his namesake company’s Managing Director: “DelGrain can produce some sweet-sounding delays with swirly granular sound, but its real power lies in its special sounds — not only on drums and percussion, but also on vocals, for instance. Its DISRUPT sphere with the tempo-based SPRING BACK feature allows you to change DelGrain’s parameters dynamically, and there is also a tempo-based LAZY MODE…” — meaning that the movement of that DISRUPT spherical slider can be automated in different directions, allowing users to also create new types of creative modulation sounds.
Speaking of creative sounds, Rob Papen saw fit to add a FILTER featuring a high-pass and low-pass combination, a band-pass filter, and a vocal/vowel filter that can be placed after the delay/granular combination at different spots. But before the audio even enters the granular delay, an added distortion module makes the sound options even more exciting.
Evidently excited by his namesake company’s latest creation, Rob Papen takes pride in rattling off several more exciting-sounding features that floats his creative boat by adding, “There is a self-explanatory DRY/WET MIX dial and an FX MIX dial that can mix between the ‘granular delay’ and ‘tape delay’ sounds — by the way, the ‘delay’ inside DelGrain is based on a tape delay algorithm; an AUDIO FOLLOWER input is available for side-chain control, and it can also be used to control the DISRUPT sphere; there are four different modulation slots for those who want to control DelGrain via MIDI; and last, but by no means least, DelGrain comes with the BANK MANAGER and many presets — perfect as a starting point.”
Put it this way: while it is understandable that some might take the idea of another delay plug-in promising to be different to so many others already out there with a GRAIN of salt — pun intended, it would be surely seriously remiss of Rob Papen not to assure them that DelGrain definitely delivers on that well-worn claim!
DelGrain is available — as a 64-bit AAX-, AU-, VST-, and VST3-compatible virtual instrument plug-in for Mac (OS X 10.15 or higher, ARM processor compatible) and as a 64-bit VST- and VST3-compatible virtual instrument plug-in for PC (Windows 7 or higher) with 64-bit AAX compatibility available for PT 12 or higher (PC) — at an attractive price of only €35.00 EUR/$35.00 USD from authorised Rob Papen dealers worldwide or as a download directly from Rob Papen for that same price via its dedicated webpage, which also features more in-depth information, here: https://www.robpapen.com/DelGrain.html
DelGrain is included in eXplorer-10 (https://www.robpapen.com/explorer-10.html), the latest version of Rob Papen’s all-encompassing bundle, at no additional cost; existing owners only have to download the latest installer and run it to add WirePluck to their Rob Papen virtual instrument and effect plug-in collection.
"This unit was meticulously refurbished over approximately 16 hours, resulting in an instrument that works better than the rest...and is justifiably pricier, but is ready to use professionally. The person who sold us this unit said it was working fine, but in reality, it had several significant problems and needed a full and costly overhaul, including a $200 part (and others).
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Here's a list of some of the work we did to this unit:
Cleaned unit inside and out.
Rebuilt power supply (replaced electrolytic capacitors) (future-proofing measure)
Replaced all electrolytic capacitors throughout unit (future-proofing measure)
Recalibrated. All ok.
Cleaned all potentiometers.
Cleaned all switches.
Cleaned all key contacts.
If you have one of these you’d like properly restored, we can help!"
"Sample-hold controller for Minimoog, Sonic 6, Moog Modular, Micromoog, etc. Professionally serviced over approximately 8 hours, throughly tested and in full working order.
In addition to any repairs, we did the following:
Cleaned and lubed all potentiometers.
Replaced Jones connectors for reliability (6p plug, 8p socket, 8p plug)
Cleaned unit inside and out.
Replaced 2p Jones plug.
Replaced electrolytic capacitor (10/50 x1)
Replaced tantalum capacitors (5)"
