Stellarvox - Ambient reverberation space designer

Hybrid reverb with an artificial space designer, combining it with algorithmic reflections tail processing, is ideal to creating immersive ambience of deep spaces, lush atmospheric textures or stunning whispering backgrounds in your ambient, electronic, experimental and sound design projects.

>>> Get this app on App Store
Universal app for iOS and macOS (AUv3)

Unlike traditional algorithmic reverbs, Stellarvox constructs a complex model of a vast resonant sound spaces with choice of geometry, dimensions and tonal structure of the space, along with a unique feature that dynamically change the timbre of reflections over the reverberation time. The second algorithmic reverb allows you to prolong and blur reflections, adding extra dimensions to the sound space.

Easy-to-use controls on a single screen, along with optimally designed parameters that always give great results, make insignificant the peculiarity of that kind of reverbs, when the model creates with a little delay after changing it. Factory presets and the random feature will give you a starting point of inspiration and allow you to get a quick result where you need just to slightly tweak the parameters to align with your idea.

This application is great for ambient projects, it can create mesmerizing atmosphere from single infrequent sounds of various instruments, or giving a beautiful and deep backgrounds to sharp sequences in electronics, as well as for any experimental projects that require unusual, deep and rich sound ambience.

>> What's inside? Know more!

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Stellarvox is a universal application for iOS and macOS. It can work on iPhone and iPad as well as Mac / MacBook with M1 chip (and later). Stellarvox works on iPhone and iPad standalone, as an Audio Unit or Inter-App Audio module, with supports Audiobus host app. On MacOS, Stellarvox can works both as a standalone application and as an Audio unit (AUv3) with DAWs and other hosts that support AUv3 plugins. All application features are available on iOS and macOS, including MIDI support (with a MIDI learn option) and audio unit parameters. Stellarvox has a built-in detailed description of all parameters also available as PDF file on the application site.

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>>> Complete description of Stellarvox 1.2 (pdf)

Demos and reviews:

Unlock Immersive Ambience: Stellarvox Reverb Tutorial #1 (SoundForMore Tutorials)

Stellarvox - Create Amazing Spaces - iPad Demo (The Sound Test Room)

Stellarvox - Make Huge Ethereal Sounds (The Sound Test Room)

What Happens When 5 Stellarvox's Get Sucked Into Eventide Blackhole (The Sound Test Room)

Stellarvox using guitars and No Input Mixer (e y l v y)

Stellarvox 1 min 30 Demo of Gavinski's Presets (Gavinski's Tutorials)

SunVox + Stellarvox demo (Alexander Zolotov)

Stellarvox Musings (Ken Karsh)

Stellarvox - Arctic Emptiness (Colin Powell)

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Stellarvox - ready to release

Today I finished working on another application. Stellarvox is an experiment in which I tried to expand the algorithm of the space impulse response (IR) generator, supplementing it with a set of various single pulses (very short IR), which are essentially filters in the impulse response sample for convolution reverb and form the timbre of the reverberation space. The result is very interesting virtual spaces with different sound characteristics.

To experiment with the sound of space and in order to make it somehow more unusual and unrealistic, I made it possible to add an additional signal with different frequency spectra to the generated IR sample and the ability to process this signal with various filters in which the frequency changes from the beginning to the end of the signal (length which corresponds to the reverberation time). This signal gives a very peculiar tail of reflections that are not tied to the space model itself, but are audibly felt as its continuation.

Well, in order to make this application completely experimental, I added the so-called "Schroeder reverb" algorithm, which is built on the principle of a series of delays with all-pass filters. This algorithm is good because it gives a fairly blurry tail of reflections for almost any source signal. Combined with the convolution reverb, it adds blur to the reflections tail and makes the reverberation space more saturated and vibrant, although even less reality. Also, when the inverted convolution sample mode is selected, the algorithmic reverb may produce early reflections before the convolution reverb begins to sound.

The goal of this project was not to make another virtual room simulator, but to create a generator of unusual, deep and rich spaces with a long reverberation time and a long reflections tail. The result is an interesting and quite unique application that is very well suited for adding spatial and background to sequences and arpeggios of various synths, including those with a predominant low-frequency spectrum in electronic music. But even more interesting is the sound of individual notes and sounds in which all transitions in space are clearly audible. This is great for ambient and experimental projects.

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TabMuse: NoInputMixer Opens New Frontiers in Synthesis

NoInputMixer for iOS and macOS Opens New Frontiers in Synthesis

Paul Williams - No input mixing is a boutique synthesis technique used by sound designers usually armed with only a mixer and some cables. It offers an exploratory approach focused on the creative control of noise and feedback. If interested in new frontiers of sonic exploration, this is a sound design area worthy of your notice.

>> Read the full article on TabMuse.com

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Simply experimenting remains the right approach to get the most out of the app. There are no mistakes when using NoInputMixer! For example, during one of my first sessions with the app, I somehow stumbled upon this interesting rhythm. Working in AUM, I simply hit record with the following result.

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A new app is on the way - Stellarvox

Stellarvox - Ambient reverberation space designer (iOS/Mac/Audio unit).

Hybrid reverb with an artificial space designer and a second stage of algorithmic reflections is ideal for creating rich sound atmospheres and whispering backgrounds in ambient, electronic, experimental and sound design.

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Which app is best for experimenting with deep and rich backgrounds? Maybe NoInputMixer?

NoInputMixer - Feedback-based instrument >> App Store

NoInputMixer (iOS, macOS, AUv3) is an experimental feedback-based musical instrument that models an analog mixing console, designed to create a wide range of amazing, otherworldly electronic sounds by feeding the mixer's output back to its input. >>> More about this app

Happy New Year!

This year I published two very interesting apps for creative sound production on iPad and Mac - GlitchScaper and NoInputMixer.

GlitchScaper is a rhythm machine for creating glitch and noise patterns with easy controls and great sound design capabilities. And the NoInputMixer is a unique feedback-based musical instrument, with truly endless possibilities for creating monotonous drones, multi-layered soundscapes and for advanced sound design.

Next year you'll see a new app that takes any instrument or voice into deep ambient spaces and alien worlds. It will be easy to tweak and has a huge number of variations. Stay tuned :)

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In the meantime, take a look at some demos of NoInputMixer and GlitchSacper:

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NoInputMixer - Feedback-based instrument >> App Store

NoInputMixer (iOS, macOS, AUv3) is an experimental feedback-based musical instrument that models an analog mixing console, designed to create a wide range of amazing, otherworldly electronic sounds by feeding the mixer's output back to its input. >>> More about this app

GlitchScaper - Rhythm & Glitch machine >> App Store

GlitchScaper (iOS, macOS, AUv3) is a rhythm machine with six sound generators, each controlled by a two-layer cycle sequencer, designed to easily create glitchy patterns and scapes. >>> More about this app

Black Friday Sale! All apps.

>>> Check out the apps features demo on YouTube

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Follow the link "More about this app" to learn more about the app, download the PDF description (also built-in the app) and watch the video demos and tutorials.

NoInputMixer - Feedback-based instrument >> App Store

NoInputMixer (iOS, macOS, AUv3) is an experimental feedback-based musical instrument that models an analog mixing console, designed to create a wide range of amazing, otherworldly electronic sounds by feeding the mixer's output back to its input. >>> More about this app

GlitchScaper - Rhythm & Glitch machine >> App Store

GlitchScaper (iOS, macOS, AUv3) is a rhythm machine with six sound generators, each controlled by a two-layer cycle sequencer, designed to easily create glitchy patterns and scapes. >>> More about this app

VintageRack - Easy LoFi Vintage Vibe Effects >> App Store

VintageRack (iOS, macOS, AUv3) is a minimalistic and convenient multi-effect application that contains modules realistically simulating notable retro gear from the early digital age with their natural lo-fi and warm aesthetics. >>> More about this app

SpaceFields - Space Ambient Machine >> App Store

SpaceFields (iOS, macOS, AUv3) is a mangler effect for creating slowly changing rhythmic sound structures in a deep reverb space from any external signal. Great for experimenting and designing ambient and noise backgrounds with rhythmic elements. >>> More about this app

AltiSpace 2 - Advanced Convolution Reverb >> App Store

AltiSpace (iOS, macOS, AUv3) is a convolution reverb app with advanced controls that provides realistic sounding natural acoustic space or vintage reverb devices for any track or mix. >>> More about this app

SoundSaw - The Art of Sound Destruction >> App Store

SoundSaw (iOS, macOS, AUv3) is a complex sound processing app with easy-to-use controls designed to distort the sound of musical instruments or voice, and give the sound the aesthetics and atmosphere of noise, lo-fi, chiptune and experimental music scene. >>> More about this app

BeatCutter - Rhythm slicing & recombining >> App Store

BeatCutter (iOS, macOS, AUv3) is an experimental multi-channel app for slicing and recombining sound based on rhythm. In the center of the app is a matrix of sample cells with smoothly reconfigurable recording, playback and control busses. >>> More about this app

ClassicFX - Reworked classic audio effects >> App Store

A complete sound effects processor and a mono to stereo converter with equalizer, effects and reverb, based on specially designed high-quality processing algorithms and suitable for any kind of audio sources. >>> More about this app

SynthScaper - Soundscapes synthesizer >> App Store

Synthesizer specially designed for creating and experiments with ambient soundscapes in wide range from noises to melodic instruments and everything in between. >>> More about this app

SynthScaper LE - Multitimbral atmospheric synth >> App Store

The special lightweight version of SynthScaper LE lets you easily create and modify your own multi-timbral pads and atmospheric soundscapes. >>> More about this app

FieldScaper - Field recorder & Scapes constructor >> App Store

Advanced field recorder combined with a sound warp engine and a collection of ready to use dynamic presets for iPad and iPhone. >>> More about this app

SoundScaper - An experimental sound mini lab >> App Store

SoundScaper is an experimental sound mini lab for creating unusual soundscapes, atmospheric textures, drones, glitches and noises based on circuit bending principles. >>> More about this app

Texture. SoundScaper and NoInputMixer

Two apps create an extensive and deep texture with many levels transforming to each other. Noise and feedback, SoundScaper and NoInputMixer (iOS/Mac).

Live performance and recording, no editing. Apps control with two MIDI controllers and output sound thru external audio interfaces. Mixing and recording with portable recorder.

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SoundScaper is an experimental sound mini lab for creating unusual soundscapes, atmospheric textures, drones, glitches and noises based on circuit bending principles.

>>> More about SoundScaper

NoInputMixer is an experimental feedback-based musical instrument that models an analog mixing console, designed to create a wide range of amazing, otherworldly electronic sounds by feeding the mixer's output back to its input.

>>> More about NoInputMixer

GlitchScaper (iOS/Mac) updated to version 1.2

GlitchScaper is a rhythm machine with six sound generators, each controlled by a two-layer cycle sequencer, designed to easily create glitchy patterns and scapes.

This update makes GlitchScaper an even more convenient for designing a variety of glitchy patterns and scapes.

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What's new:

• The new button "Multi/Single" toggles the main screen between displaying all six sound generators or displaying all controls for the selected generator on the single screen.
• The new option "Undo" allows you to revert parameters to their previous state after "Make sequence" / "Make tone" operations for each generator, as well as return to a save point that you can set before making changes to the parameters of different generators.
• Buttons that have multiple values now open a pop-up menu (but you can set the toggle values mode in app settings).
• Also have been improved the assignment of MIDI controls, export presets and built-in description.
• Fixed several minor bugs.

>>> More about GlitchScaper

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NoInputMixer (iOS/Mac) updated to version 1.1

NoInputMixer is an experimental feedback-based musical instrument that models an analog mixing console, designed to create a wide range of amazing, otherworldly electronic sounds by feeding the mixer's output back to its input.

What's new:

• Added a lot of new presets (Thanks to Robert Dowell who made most of them).
• Added option to copy channel parameters between presets.
• Added options to randomize the parameters of one or all channels.
• Added options to randomly adjustment the parameters of one or all channels.
• Some options on the main screen are placed in the pop-up menu on the "More" button.
• All knobs and faders can be controlled via MIDI.
• The list of MIDI controls is divided on channels for more convenience.
• Added direct mode of MIDI controls for setting values from another app.
• To the titles which also switch sections, added the special marker.
• The description has been updated with sections with new features.
• Some minor bugs were fixed.

>>> More about NoInputMixer

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Check out these great tutorials and walkthroughs to learn more about NoInputMixer:

Tutorial 1: Getting Started (SoundForMore Tutorials)

Tutorial 2: Internal Workflow (SoundForMore Tutorials)

Tutorial 3: Mixing Console for Reverb and Effects (SoundForMore Tutorials)

Tutorial 4: Simple Feedback Loop Example (SoundForMore Tutorials)

Detailed Spoken Walkthrough (Gavinski's Tutorials)

NoInputMixer: Orientation! (Mark Hurst)

Setting Up & Getting Started - Tutorial for the iPad (TheSoundTestRoom)

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SoundSaw - Walkthrough of The Art of Sound Destruction

"SoundSaw is definitely one of the most interesting apps available for iOS, and perhaps even for desktop as well, in terms of creating complex distortion effects. This video is a detailed walkthrough, tutorial and demo showing you from top to bottom how to use this incredible app. By the standards of Igor's apps, this one is fairly easy to grasp, but I think it's still worth reading the manual or watching a tutorial video as it's not really the kind of app that you can just blindly apply factory presets from since one of its most interesting and powerful features is the envelope follower section. The real enjoyable aspect is in making custom presets for the sounds that you're processing using the app, and also perhaps doing some live tweaking." - Gavinski’s Tutorials

>>> SoundSaw - The Art of Sound Destruction on App Store (iOS/Mac/AudioUnit)

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SoundSaw is a complex sound processing app with easy-to-use controls designed to distort the sound of musical instruments or voice, and give the sound the aesthetics and atmosphere of noise, lo-fi, chiptune and experimental music scene.

>>> More about SoundSaw

>>> Complete description of SoundSaw 1.3 (pdf)

Depending on the settings, it can add light distortion and saturation to the sound for a more natural and lively sound, or drastically change the sound and make it as loud and harsh as possible, full of all kinds of harmonics, crackles and rattles. The settings of this app provide great opportunities for experiments with sound destruction.

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