Sketch Audio have updated Doctor Vibe with various additions and improvements, now available as a FREE download with an in-app purchase that unlocks the full version.
What’s new in version 1.1:
- NEW: Added a two-week free trial! Download today and hear how Doctor Vibe sounds for free (details below).
- Trial Details: Doctor Vibe is fully functional during the trial period. After your trial is over, the user interface is locked and the plug-in bypasses audio. However, the state of your sessions will be saved and restored upon purchase.
- IMPORTANT: If you purchased Doctor Vibe prior to this update, you should receive the full unlock automatically. Do not pay again!!! If you see the store despite having already purchased the app, please send us an email and we’ll get it sorted out!
- NEW: Added CLAP and VST3 plug-in formats to macOS version!
- FIX: Made the plug-in send touch and release automation events for UI interactions.
- FIX: Made the plug-in available on mono channels.
- UI: Improved parameter name appearance in hosts.
- UI: Added some plug-in diagnostic information to the settings menu.
- UI: Adjusted spacing to make it more clear which label goes with which parameter.
- UX: Made it harder to unintentionally trigger a long press gesture.
- UX: Made it so you can undo/redo loading a preset.
- UX: Made text to number conversion work in all locales.
- UX: Double-tap/click restores the most recent preset value (instead of the default).
- NEW: Updated factory presets with NINE new presets based on classic Japanese samplers
Do you love distortion, crackles, wobbles, flutters and that general lo-fi dusty vibe? Doctor Vibe puts the sound of a classic workflow in your DAW. Sketch Audio have added a lot of “pro” features people expect in the music production world while still trying to retain their immediate, fun-focused approach to music.
The compressor is modeled after the lo-fi compressor based on the one found in the SP303 (Vinyl Sim compressor).
Doctor Vibe includes three DSP modules:
- Warm and woozy VINYL SIMulator
- Gritty ADC/DAC for that crunch and sparkle
- Muscular MIX SLAMMER modeled after THE legendary lo-fi compressor
Vinyl Simulator
- Adjustable signal bandwidth
- Warm vinyl noise and crackle
- Woozy pitch wobble
- Adjustable wow/flutter ratio
- Exaggerated needle distortion
AD/DA Converters
- Input stage with hardware-inspired soft clipping, output trim
- Sparkly aliasing artifacts for sample rates from 3.9 kHz to 44.1 kHz
- Selectable bit depth
- Selectable anti-aliasing and anti-imaging filters
Mix Slammer
- Modeled after THE legendary lo-fi compressor
- Input drive, output trim
- Compression amount
- Wet control for easy parallel compression
- Envelope attack, release, and quality
Features include:
- AUv3 effect plugin runs in a compatible DAW
- Standalone links to user manual and video tutorials
- Universal purchase on Apple platforms
- User presets synced across your devices
- Clickless global bypass
- Internal undo/redo
- A/B settings comparison
- High quality mode enables oversampling
- Output trim with perceived loudness matching
- Global dry/wet
- All parameters automatable
- Optional auto gain
- Free CLAP wrapper available for macOS users
Watch Doug’s overview HERE.
Doctor Vibe is available to iOS and MacOS users (AUv3 and CLAP).
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