Developer Witch Pig has released Bangkok Ping Pong, a free delay plugin for macOS and Windows.
Tom Coote is the man behind Witch Pig, and if you visit his website, you’ll find all sorts of freebies, from plugins to presets and Kontakt libraries.
Bangkok Ping Pong is the latest freebie from Witch Pig, and it’s Tom’s take on the classic ping pong delay.
We all understand the concept of a ping-pong delay, with the delay/repeats bouncing back and forth from left to right or vice versa. We’ve also had some cool freebies, like Baby Audio’s Keylay (the Baby Comeback clone).
A ping pong delay, often in combination with various other effects, can be a hugely transformative tool. You can be relatively subtle and add life to dull sounds, or you can go flat-out and create evolving soundscapes that can be brutal or dreamy.
Sometimes, a ping-pong delay can sound a little boring, for lack of a better word.
This plugin is interesting because it applies a sort of auto-wah effect to the repeats, which varies the tone, adding character and movement.
Like a typical wah-wah effect, the plugin uses a notch filter to boost specific frequencies and move them across the spectrum. To tweak this effect, you adjust the LFO and Frequency knobs.
The LFO sets the width of the notch on the filter, and the Frequency adjusts the speed of the side-to-side movement.
Although the result isn’t a typical wah-wah sound, the tonal variation is enough to make an average sound more interesting and exciting.
Basic delay controls, Balance, Delay, and Feedback, are on the left side of the slightly hypnotic GUI.
The Balance control allows you to start hard right/left or down the middle as a standard delay.
The Delay knob sets the delay time; alternatively, you can sync to the BPM of your track and set the delay to quarter notes, half notes, or 15th notes, etc. Feedback sends the signal back around.
You’ll find links to the developer’s website and YouTube channel along the top of the interface, as well as some handy presets.
As we’ve passed the middle of the month, here’s a reminder that you can grab Rhodes V-Pan or Krotos Simple Monsters free with any purchase at Plugin Boutique (offer ends June 30th).
Don’t forget to check out the other freebies on the Witch Pig website, too!
Download: Bangkok Ping Pong (FREE)
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