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Chaotic Returns!

by on Feb.14, 2022, under Uncategorized

The latest and greatest in our line of plugins, coming soon. This latest plugin is directly inspired by the KAOSS pads that were so popular a couple decades ago. The plugin allows you to set and control, with unprecedented ease, the parameters on up to 4 effects. You can choose from all the Stagecraft Effects,… Read More
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Quantization Revisited

by on Feb.14, 2022, under Uncategorized

Last fall I had to disable quantization, and a few other features, to make some changes to the codebase. I finally got around to re-enabling the features and also made some much needed improvements! See the details here:
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Onward!

by on Apr.20, 2019, under Basic Features

Over the past 7 years I have had the honor to work with music tech companies from FocusRite to Roger Linn to the FB360 team at facebook. Throughout that time I have usually had at least 2 contracts, as well as spending whatever free time I could to work on the plugins you see here.… Read More
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Infinity Synth – A Universe of Sound

by on Jul.05, 2017, under Basic Features

Today we are proud to announce our first sample-based synth. Behold, Infinity Synth! We named this Infinity Synth because, in addition to the large bank of sounds it ships with, additional samples can be auditioned and purchased directly from the synth, allowing you to create your own custom, infinitely large preset library. Infinity Synth brings… Read More
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MPE Compatibility for Addiction Synth

by on Apr.24, 2017, under Basic Features

In case you haven’t heard, a revolution is underway in synth land. A new standard called Multidimensional Polyphonic Expression, or MPE, is gaining traction with a new generation of hardware controllers. We at Stagecraft have been excited about this for some time, and are happy to announce that Addiction Synth is now MPE compatible. Below… Read More
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Live Looping Revisited

by on Dec.27, 2016, under Basic Features, Digital DJ, Loop Concepts

Live Looping is what got me into this industry. A couple decades ago, being dissatisfied with the hardware live looper pedals, I endeavored to build my own. Years of work eventually led me to a software version I named FlyLoops Looping Studio. While that product never went anywhere, it became a launching off point for… Read More
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EchoThief Convolution Reverb Plugin

by on Nov.13, 2016, under Advanced Features, Basic Features, Plugins

In recent years, convolution reverbs have become quite popular. Into the fray, we introduce the EchoThief plugin, a collaboration with Dr. Chris Warren, creator of the EchoThief impulse response library.   The EchoThief library was created using custom, state-of-the-art signal processing technology that enables the recording of impulse responses in acoustic spaces that are too… Read More
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Modern Bandwidth Limiting for Synths

by on Jun.27, 2016, under Advanced Features, Developer, Other

A couple years ago, we set out to build a synth. We spent a ton of time focusing on automation, a good high resolution spectrum display, proper portamento, waveform warping, preset sharing, and a bunch of other features that we thought important. What we didn’t focus on? Proper anti-aliasing. The result was a synth that… Read More
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New Styling for the New Year!

by on Dec.25, 2012, under Basic Features, Digital DJ

What a year we’ve had! Thanks for the 200,000+ downloads and keep it coming! The beta team is roaring with new suggestions and massive things keep coming. And now this – we are styling for the new year. Whats our quest? Delivering a new way to DJ – we’ve added a grid of sample players… Read More
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Automating a Scratch

by on Oct.04, 2012, under Advanced Features, Digital DJ

Programming the automation for scratching is something that has eluded the DJ tech community for too long.  Imagine for a moment, and plugin that allows you to program scratches the way you make beats, by automating parameters – tweaking until you get the perfect scratch.  Imagine a library of scratch automations that can be triggered… Read More
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