GRM-Tools for Cubase VSTThe sound manipulation Plug-In collection from INA (Paris)
 |
|
(Click image for close-up)
|
January 28, 1999Hamburg/Paris/Los Angeles - GRM Tools is a collection of 4 unique creative
Plug-Ins for PC and Mac VST from the Musical Research Group (GRM) at the Institut
National de l' Audiovisuel (Paris), which is well known for its research into
new sound modeling tools. The GRM Tools Plug-Ins go beyond standard filtering,
auto panning or chorus effects. Their extreme flexibility and quality algorithms
lead to a degree of audio manipulation never heard before:
Shuffling is a random micro-splicing and shuffling algorithm. Depending on
the selected memory sizes and density, Shuffling introduces bouncing of signal
fragments at definable points in the signal's actual timing, whilst preserving
the overall continuity of its time sequence. This leads to spectacular panning,
panorama width and stereo movement effects.
Comb Filters is a bank of 5 comb filters with resonance up to self-oscillation.
The comb filter amplifies the signal at a given frequency and at all harmonic
frequencies (integer multiples of the fundamental) of that frequency. Harmless
drum loops grow into exciting new groove happenings by emphasizing certain frequencies
or morphing classical instruments into abstract fx tunes.
Band Pass consists of a combination of two filters: a high-pass filter and
a low-pass filter which together form a variable width band-pass or band-reject
filter. The cut-off frequencies can be set individually. This allows creations
ranging from "telephone"-effects to filter blends of all kinds - even
separately for each channel in the stereo version!
PitchAccum is an algorithm which combines two transposers with their feedback
delay device. Transposition is switchable on a periodic or random basis. Harmonizer
effects and spectacular pitch related creations can be generated in seconds
thanks to the interactive window.
All 4 Plug-Ins offer the same interactive integrated preset handling which
allows settings to be assigned to one button in order to be reselected with
a single click. The key lies in the delay parameter which defines the time frame
in milliseconds during which the settings from the one preset blend over into
the other. Complex parameter mixes allowing
sensational sound movements are created in no time at all!
The GRM Tools are available in Q2 1999 - Distributed by Steinberg. For more information, visit Steinberg at http://www.steinberg.net/ | 
