Ripple Phaser is the latest release from Minimal Audio, a developer that seems to go from strength to strength (albeit with one recent bump in the road).
Ripple Phaser is available at the introductory price of $29 (usually $49) for a limited time or as part of the All Access subscribe-to-own plan.
In typical Minimal Audio fashion, Ripple Audio is a plugin that offers more than meets the eye. While it can produce a simple phaser effect, it excels in creating much more complex and dramatic movements.
The plugin features seven distinct modes ranging from a classic phaser to ultra-clean or more aggressive effects. The available modes are Classic, Inverted, Clean, Lowpass, Highpass, Bandpass, and Disperse.
The Lowpass/Highpass/Bandpass modes are filters combined with a phaser and, although aggressive, can be very flexible with the right dry/wet blend.
Flexible is probably the best word to describe Ripple Phaser, and it’s flexible in the best way; it makes complex processes simple.
The intuitive interface features a draggable spectrum display that provides instant control over up to 24 notches. The color-coded spectrum analyzer makes it easy to make the right creative decisions.
The main Phaser controls, Bend, Center, and Spread, are underneath the spectrum display, along with a Mod Balance slider controlling the amount of internal modulation sent to the controls mentioned above.
One of the cool things about the draggable display is that you’ll see various parameter knobs move as you drag the peaks, and it’s a very tactile way to work; visually interactive interfaces are also a great way to understand better the impact of these parameters.
The Mod Depth knob on the left controls the amount of stereo movement that is applied. You can remove all stereo movement by setting the Mod Depth to zero, in which case Ripple Phaser is a fantastic tool for creating unique textures.
Ripple Phaser also features an onboard morphing LFO with Rate, Shape (Sine, Triangle, Ramp, Square), Randomize, and Offset.
Also, in typical Minimal Audio fashion, the plugin has an extensive collection of well-thought-out presets (over 70) that help you hit the ground running.
The bump in the road I mentioned above was the ill-advised release of Current on a subscription-only plan.
However, Minimal Audio quickly rectified the situation after the community voiced its stern disapproval (to put it politely).
Despite the shaky launch, I like Minimal Audio plugins, and Current as well. So I am always keen to see what’s next.
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Ripple Phaser is available in 64-bit AU, VST, VST3, and AAX formats for macOS (10.9 upwards) and Windows (10 upwards).
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