Cycling '74 Releases Pluggo 2.0
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December 23, 1999
Cycling '74 releases Pluggo 2.0. Pluggo is now a collection of more than seventy-four
audio plug-ins that work with Mac OS sequencers and audio applications that support
Steinberg's VST plug-in format. And now Pluggo supports the MOTU Audio System
(MAS) format used by Digital Performer.
Pluggo 2.0 also adds MIDI support when used with VST 2.0 and MAS host applications.
This means that Pluggo plug-ins can now send and receive MIDI information, and
Max/MSP developers can now develop their own MIDI processor plug-ins and virtual
MIDI instruments. Two new plug-ins are included with Pluggo 2.0 that demonstrate
these features: Laverne, a simple MIDI synthesizer; and M2M, a plug-in that converts
MIDI information into modulation data to change the parameters of other plug-ins.
Pluggo 2.0 includes support for host synchronization, a powerful new VST 2.0
feature. A fair number of the existing Pluggo plug-ins have been redesigned to
support beat-synchronized parameter changes, sample-accurate tempo sync for a
plug-in's modulating LFOs, and tempo-relative settings for plug-in parameters
such as delay time.
Also included is a new version of the Plug-in Manager, which lets you use
nested folders to organize those plug-ins.
Other new features in Pluggo 2.0 include:
- MOTU Audio System (MAS) support
- host synchronization with clients that support it (Digital Performer 2.6 and
above, and Cubase 4.1)
- plug-in MIDI input and output (in Cubase 4.1, input only in Logic 4.1, and
Digital Performer)
- a new data entry method in the plug-in interface, plus typing numbers into
certain interfaces in Digital Performer
- revisions to a number of plug-ins to support synchronization features
- two new MIDI-based plug-ins, a synthesizer called Laverne and a modulator
called M2M that lets you transform MIDI into parameter modulation data
- revised Max/MSP development materials including five new tutorials (to be
released in a final development manual within a few weeks).
This month, you can head on over to www.pluggo.com
to read about and download a free copy of beatN, the first Pluggo-the-month for
Pluggo 2.0. It's a quick and easy calculator that does the math you'll find yourself
needing to do when you immerse yourself in Pluggo 2.0's new host synchronization
features -- for figuring tricky tempo, sample, and memory calculations. Nearly
one in five of the Pluggo plug-ins have been redesigned to support beat-synchronized
parameter changes, sample-accurate tempo sync for a plug-in's modulating LFOs,
and tempo-relative settings for plug-in parameters such as delay time. "Trust
us - you'll find this really useful" says Cycling '74.
If you're a registered Pluggo user or a Max/MSP owner, you can either download
the free Pluggo 2.0 upgrade from our website, or you can use an on-line order
form to have the Pluggo 2.0 upgrade with its real printed manual and snappy CD-ROM
sent to you for $25 plus shipping. Pluggo is $74 for new users.
Finally, anyone who wants to get into Max/MSP, there's a special offer until
the end of the year. If you're a subscriber of the Electronic
Music Foundation (EMF), you can get $100 off the price of the Max/MSP bundle
until 12/31/99. People who are not subscribers can join for $100 and then receive
the discount on their subsequent Max/MSP purchase.
For more information, visit Cycling '74 at www.cycling74.com
and www.pluggo.com
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