Acon Digital Updates Free Multiply Chorus Plugin

Acon Digital has released a significant update to Multiply, their acclaimed free chorus effect plug-in. This new version, Multiply 2, introduces a redesigned user interface and an expanded library of 80 new presets, making its powerful chorus, widening, and sound-design capabilities even more accessible for electronic music producers. Moreover, this update builds upon the plugin’s core strength: its unique phase-randomizing filter engine.

Originally a winner of the KVR Developer Challenge 2014, Multiply has been praised for its ability to deliver rich, natural-sounding chorusing without the typical comb-filtering artifacts often associated with conventional chorus effects. Consequently, the updated version continues this legacy, providing a robust tool for adding depth and width to audio.

Advanced Voice Engine and Modulation Capabilities

At the heart of Multiply 2 is its innovative phase-randomized voice engine. The plugin simulates up to six additional voices, each meticulously processed with a dedicated phase-randomizing filter. This crucial design choice effectively eliminates the harsh, metallic comb-filtering that can plague simpler chorus designs, resulting in a naturally thick and believable sense of multiple performers playing in unison. Furthermore, this approach ensures a lush and organic sound, whether you are subtly enhancing a vocal or dramatically widening a synth pad.

In addition, Multiply 2 offers independent pitch and loudness modulation controls. Each of these parameters features its own adjustable rate and depth, providing precise control over how the simulated voices drift and breathe. Therefore, users can sculpt anything from gentle, organic movement to wide, unstable textures, allowing for a high degree of creative expression. For instance, subtle settings can add a delicate shimmer, while more aggressive modulation can create swirling, otherworldly effects.

Integrated EQ and Pre-Delay for Enhanced Sound Design

Beyond its core chorus functionality, Multiply 2 integrates a powerful five-band equalizer directly into the effect signal path. This EQ includes low cut, low shelf, mid bell, high shelf, and high cut filters, all with adjustable slopes. This means users can sculpt the affected signal precisely within the plugin, eliminating the need for additional EQ plugins in their signal chain. Moreover, the plugin includes a modulated pre-delay section. This feature opens up possibilities for diffuse echo effects and further enhances its versatility beyond classic chorus and stereo widening duties.

Compatibility is broad, as Multiply 2 is available for both Windows and macOS. It supports VST, VST3, AU, and AAX formats, ensuring seamless integration with a wide range of compatible host applications, including popular DAWs like Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Cubase, and FL Studio. Existing Multiply owners can simply download the latest version from their Acon Digital account. Overall, Multiply 2 represents a significant enhancement to an already excellent free tool, making it an essential addition to any producer’s plugin arsenal.

Features

• Chorus effect with up to six separate voices
• Randomized phase filters to avoid comb filtering effects
• Amplitude modulation
• Frequency modulation
• Adjustable pre-delay
• Integrated five-band equalizer for the effect signal
• Graphical visualization of equalizer frequency response
• Undo and redo parameter changes
• A/B comparisons
• Preset manager with save, load, and categorize options
• Native 32-bit or 64-bit versions available
• Supports sampling rates up to 96 kHz
• Mono and true stereo processing

Price
Free

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