Plugiator Use-Audio Tabletop Hardware DSP-based synthesizer

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While the Plugiator is discontinued , it is still a worthy addition to any synth studio , especially when your Computer's Processor load is packed with Sound libraries ... The plugiator can take some of that load off via Virtual Circuit Modelling.  Extra Plugins are also still available through alternative websites.

The Plugiator from Use Audio is a hardware DSP-based synthesizer that enables you to use its included plug-in instruments either with or without a computer. The idea is to give you the range and versatility of software instruments without being dependant on a computer to run them. The included instruments are all true emulations-- they are not playing back samples of real instruments; the sounds are generated with virtual circuit modeling.

There are dedicated hardware controls on the face of the Plugiator to tweak the instruments in real-time, whether connected to a computer or not. There are 10 buttons on the front panel of the Plugiator that different patches from different instruments can be assigned to for instant program changes (only one instrument at a time can be played). For deeper control you can utilize the Plug In Manager software (Mac & Windows) when attached to a computer via USB. Here you can build your sounds from scratch, add instruments, and configure your Plugiator for stand alone use.

Use Audio Plugiator at a Glance

• Innovative Virtual Circuit Modeling - not sampling
• Capable of storing eight plug-ins and tons of presets
• Easy to switch between presets and plug-ins
• Includes four free factory plug-ins
• Handy plug-in manager software
• Online sound database
• Highly portable

The graphics on the top panel of the Plugiator describe a matrix with the eight available plug‑ins listed down the side and, across the top, the parameters that five of the rotary encoders affect on each. Three further encoders allow a limited degree of hands‑on control over the effects that are common to all the plug‑ins, and the final three do important things such as selecting the plug‑in and patch you're playing. You can also allocate 10 patches for quick recall to the pads running along the bottom edge.

As supplied, the Plugiator comes with the Minimax, B4000 and Lightwave plug‑ins installed in the first three slots. You can also download and install the Vocodizer free of charge and, if you cough up an extra few $ , you can install the additional four synth plug‑ins that are available: Pro 12, FMagia, Prodyssey and Drums N Bass.