Polaris updated to v1.9 - Early Digital Echo / Reverb with Shimmer and Swell - AAX,AU,CLAP,VST2,VST3

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We are happy to introduce to you our newest effect plugin: Polaris

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiIlmmg_vBI

Polaris is an echo/reverb plugin inspired by early hardware digital reverbs of the late 1970s and able to provide echo, ambience and reverb out of a single multitap delay line.

When hardware digital reverbs came out to the market they were really expensive.
Most manufacturers were already exploiting chains of comb and allpass filters (smoother reverbs, but expensive in both resources and chips), there were other techniques involving the use of a single multitap delay line to create a reasonable reverb while keeping the cost affordable.

That idea is so simple yet powerful: you mix a bunch of unmodulated taps (Early Reflections) with the remaining modulated taps (Diffusion) to create a cheap but convincing reverb.

We extended this technique by making the Echo tap recirculating with the Diffusion section, allowing longer reverb tails. Furthermore you can easily edit all taps to create your own room responses, resonant combs, Karplus-like tuned delay lines, Chorus, Flanging, Vibrato and much more.

Specifications
  • Single Multitap Delay Line
  • Pre-Delay
  • Early Reflections (8 Programmable Taps)
  • Diffusion (16 Programmable Modulated Taps)
  • Echo (Ms, Sync, Tuned, Long)
  • Echo Modulation
  • Modulation Boost
  • 3 Band Feedback Equalizer
  • LFO (Sin/Tri/Rnd - Hz, Sync)
  • Shimmer (NEW v1.1)
  • Sample Rate reduction
  • Stereo Width (Ping Pong)
  • Swell
  • CLAP, VST2, VST3, AU and AAX
  • OSX and Windows
Price: $45/€45
Read more: https://www.audiority.com/shop/polaris/
Last edited by Audiority on Thu Sep 21, 2023 8:08 am, edited 22 times in total.

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Great video. Sounds very flexible and perfect for shoegazey ambience.

Big fan of your rather unique Tremolan plugin 8)

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Thanks Mogwai!

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Sounds interesting, will demo it once I get home tomorrow.

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Polaris has been updated to v1.0.1

Changelog
– NEW: Click to see current parameter value
– NEW: Parameter tooltip on mouse wheel
– NEW: Dry/Wet lock (via right click menu)
– FIX: Unexpected silence when instantiated
– FIX: Bypass resets settings (VST only)
– FIX: Sporadic crash on startup
– FIX: Typo in Windows installer

To update just download the demo from the product page.
Introductory pricing has been extended until the end of April.

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:borg:
Last edited by ontol on Mon Jul 11, 2016 2:15 am, edited 1 time in total.

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There was a little issue with the server. Try again now, please.

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The audio demos sound awesome, but unfortunately the installer fails on Windows 10. I tried to look for the error messages in Windows logs, but it seems I'm not sysadmin enough to find them. Let me know if you need some info (and instructions how to provide them :help: ).

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Can you take a screenshot of the error? I build on Windows 10 Pro, so it's strange is not working in there.

Thanks,
Luca

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After this, the exe disappears. I got also another error after that on the first run, which doesn't appear now.

EDIT: I try to run it from another path, maybe the hashtags confuse it.

EDIT 2: Nope, no go.

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did you tried downloading the installer again?

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Yes, I tried, same results.

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i liked the vid examples. hope it will be a big success for the dev.

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Great video demo. I've been able to resist most of the new delay-reverb plugs until now!

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Thanks you guys :D

@.jon: check if Windows or your antivirus blocked the file.

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