Zynaptiq has announced the availability of two new creative processing plugins Pitchmap::Colors and Orange Vocoder Nano with a generous intro offer. We have the details…
PITCHMAP::COLORS
Like its popular sibling Pitchmap, Pitchmap::Colors conforms any audio to whatever tonality you want, quickly and easily. However, it does so with a distinctly electronic flavour, geared for sound design. Switch between the somewhat natural sounding SICK, the gloriously resonant NSANE, and the mesmerisingly electric WTF (aka Warp Those Frequencies) modes with a single click.
Pitchmap::Colors works by separating the input audio into separate sounds based on their pitch, then shifting each up or down to fit a pitch grid individually. This grid is set up easily using the UI keyboard or a MIDI keyboard - just play the chords you want to shape the tonality of your audio. Turn major into minor, A minor 7 to F# Major, or wobble bass and noise into harmonic content...
On top of switching the pitch-mapping algorithm itself, the plugin also throws in scale shifting, advanced formant processing and transient bypass functionality, as well as high-pass and low-pass filters.
The new Scale Shift parameter makes it easy to sweep through the pitch grid. Find the sweet spot within the scale, or automate Scale Shift as a new arrangement technique, with a single, MIDI-controllable parameter.
Pitchmap::Colors also offers a robust formant shifter for altering sound size and making extensive pitch adjustments sound more natural. With a two-octave range, you can go from “deep demon voices to speedy chipmunks”, and its 0.01 semitone precision ensures seamless automation. The formant shifter features a unique function called Formant Gamma, which enhances formant peaks and troughs. This effect is hard to put into words but Zynaptiq say “imagine it as a complex, self-modulating filter-like tool that creates unique, organic mutations, adding movement and an otherworldly quality to your mix”.
If you wish to maintain transient detail, Pitchmap::Colors offers a simple and solution with its Transient Bypass feature. Just dial in the amount of transients to take out of the pitch mapping and mix back in afterwards, and optionally boost them beyond their original level with just one control.
ORANGE VOCODER NANO
Packaging a selection of its bigger brother's plethora of algorithms and functions into a straight-forward and cost-effective solution, Zynaptiq describes the sounds of ORANGE VOCODER NANO as “fat and beefy, crystal clear, butter smooth, and anything in-between”.
Key Features of ORANGE VOCODER NANO
Four vocoding algorithms from ORANGE VOCODER IV: Advanced LPC-35 Medium, Online ICA Butter, Speech Model Detailed, and the zero latency Analog Model Live Tight.
Formant shifter with +- 12 semitones range.
Monophonic sawtooth synthesizer as carrier, with 24db low-pass filter, legato glide and vibrato via mod-wheel. Controllable via MIDI or on-screen keyboard.
3-way mixer for input, vocoder and synthesizer.
Super-subtle chorus effect for sweetening.
Supports AU (Mac only), AAX Native, VST 2.4 and VST 3 on macOS and Windows.
Lightning fast operation.
Pricing & Availability
Pitchmap::Colors is available now for USD 99 and buyers will receive the new Orange Vocoder Nano for free with each purchase until 12th November 2023. Existing Pitchmap users can buy Pitchmap::Colors for just USD 35.
Orange Vocoder Nano retails for USD 49 and owners can go on to upgrade to its big brother Orange Vocoder IV for USD 99 (normally USD 149).
A free 30-day free trial of both plugins is available. Head over to the Zynaptiq website via the link below to find out more.