On Thursday, Ewan Bristow launched the Florah (LITE) plugin, a dynamic processor he describes as a free alternative to Wavesfactory’s Trackspacer.
Like Bristow’s other plugins, Florah (LITE) runs in the free Plugdata programming environment,
Plugdata is a standalone app or plugin for Windows, macOS, Linux, and more, and Florah (LITE) is available for VST3, LV2, CLAP, and AU formats.
Florah (LITE) is the little brother of Florah, which Bristow launched for £10 earlier this week.
The indie dev created Florah (LITE) after experimenting with dynamic EQs and dynamic resonance suppressors.
Bristow describes Florah (LITE) as a multiband comp that can help you deal with annoying frequencies and bring equilibrium to your mix.
It can also be a handy tool for sidechaining and spectral sound design.
Bristow produced a YouTube demo to showcase Florah (LITE).
He explains the features very thoroughly, although I have to say it would have been nice to hear more about the plugin operating to see what he was talking about applied in practice.
Florah (LITE) has a very simple design, with the main panel only offering the Glide, Amount, and Smoothening parameters.
These parameters control the shape of the filter, with the Amount knob increasing the amount of suppression. At higher values, this can add some spicy sound design results.
There is also a visual display showcasing the original signal at the top, and the filtered signal at the bottom, along with the Freeze, Delta and Sidechain buttons.
Delta allows you to hear exactly what you’re filtering out, and it can also be used to create some unique sounds.
As demonstrated in the YouTube demo, Florah(Lite) automatically adjusts its operation based on the incoming signal, thereby suppressing resonance.
If you like all of the above but want some more customisation options, then the full version of Florah could be right up your alley.
The full version fattens up the controls with a total of seven parameters on the main panel and eight moveable notches along the EQ curve.
This means you can get a lot more surgical and detailed in your approach with the full version.
You can nab yourself a free copy of Florah (LITE) via Bristow’s Gumroad account, where it is available via a “name a fair price’ model.
When I entered an email address on the form, I was immediately forwarded to a page where I could download the install Zip file with a single click.
Download: Florah (LITE) (FREE / Name-your-price)
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