v 1.5 ©2023 Michael Norris
SoundMagic Spectral is a freeware suite of 23 Audio Unit plug-ins that implement real-time spectral processing of sound. This set of effects give you unprecedented control and creativity in the processing of audio, whether from static audio files or live audio streams.
Complete Effects List
Included in Soundmagic Spectral are the following plug-ins:
Spectral Bin Shift
Spectral Blurring
Spectral DroneMaker
Spectral Emergence
Spectral Filterbank
Spectral Freezing
Spectral Gate and Hold
Spectral Gliding Filters
Spectral Granulation
Spectral Harmonizer
Spectral Partial Glide
Spectral Pitch Shift
Spectral Pulsing
Spectral Shimmer
Spectral Shuffle
Spectral Stretch
Spectral Tracing
Spectral Weave
Chorus
Grain Streamer
Idee Fixer
Super Filterbank
Download
Click here to download SoundMagic Spectral v1.5 (compatible with Mac OS X 10.10 or later)
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I am currently porting SoundMagic Spectral to the JUCE framework, which will allow for SoundMagic to run as a VST, AAX and for both Macs and PCs as well. I have already got Spectral Blurring working, so now I just need time to do the other 22 plugs! Your donation to ongoing development will make this faster, and encourage further development. Click the button to donate via PayPal — thanks!
Audio examples
ORIGINAL SOUNDFILES:
Badinerie from Bach’s Suite in B Minor | Women’s Song from the Solomon Islands |
SOUNDFILES PROCESSED WITH SOUNDMAGIC SPECTRAL:
Version History
Version 1.5: recompiled as Universal Binaries
Version 1.4: fixed problems with AUs not validating in Logic Pro; notarized all plug-ins to work in stricter security measures; recompiled with XCode 14
Beta 9: fixed a problem with Spectral Partial Glide occasionally crashing; fixed some problems with the installer; recompiled with XCode 7.3.1
Beta 8: fixed a problem with Spectral Weave not showing in 64-bit mode • code-signed installer to avoid GateKeeper issues
Beta 7: fixed a problem with previous versions not being Universal • changed Mr Filterbank to Super Filterbank, with new options
Beta 6: updated all effects to 64-bit/32-bit • fixed potential crashes in Spectral Filterbank & Granulation • added Spectral Weave effect • added "Gate Type" parameters to Spectral Gate & Hold • added a silence stage to Spectral Gate & Hold • fixed a crash in Spectral Bin Shift • added some new options to Spectral Bin Shift • fixed some incorrect operation in Spectral Freezing
Beta 5: fixed a crash in Spectral Stretching • fixed a crash in Spectral Pulsing • added some nice pulsing effects and delay vs. freq parameter to Spectral Gate & Hold • added some new options to Spectral Tracing for retaining/removing at different ends of the loudness spectrum • added a new "variance quantization" parameter to Spectral Stretching, allowing for interesting pitch variation effects • Idee Fixer now passes auval • made the default "Randomize Phases" settings more appropriate to each effect
Beta 4: Fixed some serious bugs with Spectral Dronemaker and Spectral Emergence. Added bin shift to Spectral Gate & Hold
Beta 3: Some new envelope possibilities in Spectral Gate & Hold, new plug-in "Idee Fixer"
Beta 2: Now validates correctly with auval, which means it can run in Logic; some code optimization across the board
Beta 1 UB: Now compiled as Universal Binaries
Beta 1: First beta release
System Requirements
Mac OS X 10.6 or later
Software Requirements
An Audio Unit host (one of):
- Ableton Live (4.0 or higher)
- Amadeus
- Apple GarageBand
- Apple Logic Pro (or Emagic Logic 5.5.1 or higher)
- Apple Logic Express
- Apple Soundtrack (version 1.10 or later)
- Apple Soundtrack Pro
- Arizona AudioXplorer
- Audiofile Engineering Wave Editor
- BIAS Peak, Peak LE, and Peak DV 4.0 or higher, and Peak Pro
- Celemony Melodyne 2.0 or higher
- DSP-quattro 1.2 or higher
- Freeverse Sound Studio 3.0 or higher
- Illposed Ouroboros (free beta)
- Intuem (2.0.1 or higher)
- Max/MSP (using au~ external available from my website)
- Metro (6.0 or higher)
- MOTU Digital Performer (version 4.1 or higher; best with 4.52 or higher)
- Numerology (version 1.2 or higher?)
- Plogue Bidule
- Rax (free beta)
- Rogue Amoeba Audio Hijack Pro
- Freeverse SoundStudio3
- SynthTest
- TC|Works Spark XL and Spark LE (2.8 or higher)
- WaveBurner
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