Never forget: Permut8
- KVRian
- 910 posts since 21 Aug, 2011
The thing I love about Permut8 is that you can FSU, but also you can subtle with it and get all kinds of little lush digital grunge:
http://www.beatport.com/track/i-cant-to ... ix/4036769
http://www.beatport.com/track/i-cant-to ... ix/4036769
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 5223 posts since 20 Jul, 2010
Yeah, using it on a send to have a bit of signal get lightly chewed by it is glorious. And the decimation-type sounds it can make are much more tweakable than most straight bitcrushers can achieve. Throw in a bit of chorus modulation as well and it can get lush.
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- KVRAF
- 2273 posts since 19 Sep, 2011
permut8 at first glance/sound is an amazing plugin. the problem lies in that its just too weird sounding. i find that it ruins a good sound more then improves it. that's why i haven't bought it.
magnus tries so hard to be unique that often his plugins are just unusable. while he has made many plugins, the genius title can only be applied to two of his plugins. that being malstrom and microtonic. the rest are just well, how else do i say it, esoteric
magnus tries so hard to be unique that often his plugins are just unusable. while he has made many plugins, the genius title can only be applied to two of his plugins. that being malstrom and microtonic. the rest are just well, how else do i say it, esoteric
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 5223 posts since 20 Jul, 2010
All permut8 is doing is the same thing that these "OMG BUFFER FX" plugins do, only instead of giving you a few preset effects with a couple of parameters each, you get to design how the buffer is read from scratch. That does make it slightly more esoteric, and probably more for people who identify as "engineers" and not pure "musicians/songwriters".
I agree it can take longer to get usable results, and it's quite easy to make very annoying sounds with it, but as you learn it (insert "like an instrument" cliche here ) it does get easier to control. Essentially, it's very logical - perhaps too logical for some humans :>
I agree it can take longer to get usable results, and it's quite easy to make very annoying sounds with it, but as you learn it (insert "like an instrument" cliche here ) it does get easier to control. Essentially, it's very logical - perhaps too logical for some humans :>
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- KVRist
- 339 posts since 31 Jan, 2014 from Denmark
Bought this yesterday, and I'm blown away by its capabilities.
I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies.
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- KVRAF
- 7540 posts since 7 Aug, 2003 from San Francisco Bay Area
I actually love the method of loading alternate firmware. It makes me all nostalgic for my childhood, tinkering on my Apple //e... the greatest computer ever made!Sendy wrote:Actually my only real complaint is that activating the alternate engines is too weird/convoluted. I'd have hoped for a simple menu system.Bronto Scorpio wrote:Permut8 is definitely something special and has been on my "I have to get this" list for a long time!
I'm especially curious to see with what kind of alternate firmwares people will come up over time!Karten wrote:I have a lot of admiration for Sonic Charge. It's such a forward-thinking company and the exact opposite of many copycats out there.
Cheers
Dennis
Yes I've always been a geek, even when it wasn't fashionable.
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- KVRAF
- 3477 posts since 27 Dec, 2002 from North East England
Had another listen today and I've decided that I want it! Does anybody know if it ever goes on sale? The current price is more than fair, but after you've added VAT into the equation the thing is a touch over my somewhat hamstrung price range right now. Especially for something I merely 'want' rather than something to accomplish a specific task (e.g., I bought Bitspeek for use in a specific track I had in mind)
- KVRAF
- 1706 posts since 1 Mar, 2010 from Paris
^ No. They do it u-he style. Intro price but no sales.
Worth every penny though, if you use it regularly.
Worth every penny though, if you use it regularly.
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- KVRAF
- 3477 posts since 27 Dec, 2002 from North East England
I'm not surprised. The current price really is very fair indeed. It's a shame I need a decent verb more urgently. Saving the pennies for VVV now, but this is definitely on my shopping list for the future. Ack, "saving the pennies" for a $50 plug. How my life has changed.
- KVRist
- 339 posts since 31 Jan, 2014 from Denmark
If I'm not mistaken, you'll get a discount if you already own one of their products.cron wrote:Had another listen today and I've decided that I want it! Does anybody know if it ever goes on sale? The current price is more than fair, but after you've added VAT into the equation the thing is a touch over my somewhat hamstrung price range right now. Especially for something I merely 'want' rather than something to accomplish a specific task (e.g., I bought Bitspeek for use in a specific track I had in mind)
I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies.
- KVRAF
- 7337 posts since 9 Jan, 2003 from Saint Louis MO
I was trying to mess with it a couple days ago and discovered that Maschine doesn't pass keystrokes to VST plugins that it hosts.Sendy wrote:Actually my only real complaint is that activating the alternate engines is too weird/convoluted. I'd have hoped for a simple menu system.
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- KVRAF
- 1779 posts since 11 Jun, 2005 from Phoenix, Arizona
I hear you on that!cron wrote:Ack, "saving the pennies" for a $50 plug. How my life has changed.
@OP: Thanks for reminding me that I gotta pick up this plug.
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- KVRian
- 1145 posts since 29 Jun, 2012
Or if you buy more than 1 at the same time. I picked up Microtonic when I purchased Permut8 and got $20 off. If you reverse that (add Permut8 to a Microtonic order), it is only a savings of $13.20Elevated_being wrote: If I'm not mistaken, you'll get a discount if you already own one of their products.
I wish people would not make posts about Permut8--it is MY plugin and I don't need a bunch of people discovering how great it is.
- KVRist
- 217 posts since 4 Jan, 2013
Haha.
Yeah, Permut8 is great.
I like playing the Microtonic with Permut8.
Yeah, Permut8 is great.
I like playing the Microtonic with Permut8.
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- KVRAF
- 1888 posts since 12 Mar, 2004
Wrap it in minihost modular, that overides any hosts keystrokes (runs its own process)foosnark wrote:I was trying to mess with it a couple days ago and discovered that Maschine doesn't pass keystrokes to VST plugins that it hosts.Sendy wrote:Actually my only real complaint is that activating the alternate engines is too weird/convoluted. I'd have hoped for a simple menu system.
Works fine with Permut8 in Maschine
Duh