What's this? Finally something new on the way?

Indeed, there is something new in the pipeline. The spawn if Ironhead cometh!

Ironhead:Spawn is a bundle of 13 individual polyphonic synths, built from mutated versions of the original Ironhead kit instruments. They have grown, taken on lives of their own, and have been modified to be played across the keyboard like "normal" instruments. Their sound design abilities have expanded and they've been altered for a greater balance between percussive and melodic abilities.

Each has their own morphing, randomizer, and delay, but the actual synth controls will be mostly the same as they are in the normal Ironhead. So they're just as fun and fast to tweak as they were before, but they've got new abilities and an expanded range.

This isn't a replacement for the normal Ironhead, but rather a new product based on it. The best way to think of the difference is that Ironhead is a drum kit and Ironhead:Spawn is a whole band.

So, what do they sound like?
Ironhead:Spawn - mp3 Demo 1
Ironhead:Spawn - mp3 demo 2
Ironhead:Spawn - mp3 demo 3
Ironhead:Spawn - mp3 demo 4


The first demo has 12 tracks of Ironhead:Spawn plugs running in it, the second and third have 11 tracks, and the fourth has 8. All are straight renders...no extra processing applied.

Expected release date:
Mid July.

Pricing/bundles (subject to change):
- Original Ironhead + Tunguska bundle = $35 (same as now)
- Ironhead:Spawn + Tunguska bundle = $35
- Ironhead Suite = $60 - includes 15 plug-ins: Ironhead, all 13 Spawn synths, and Tunguska
- Suite upgrade for current Ironhead owners: $20

The Ironhead:Spawn plugs will be included in the Big Bundle too, but I have not yet determined how much it will affect the price of that bundle.
Last edited by ugo on Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:46 am; edited 11 times in total

Here's a screen cap of one of the 13 plugs in the bundle.

i absolutely love this mp3 and Ironhead is my most beloved Ugo-pluggie:



gimme gimme gimme

Glad you like what you hear! I must say, I'm having fun being able to use the bits from Ironhead like this is.

Here's another short demo I put together this afternoon.
Ironhead:Spawn - mp3 demo 2.

Will definitely check out the demos when I get home tonight!

Nice demo, I like this one. Simple line, but the bassline wrap is a hook of the foreboding kind I especially like and the morphing on it works really well in bringing in that extra emphasis.

I made a new demo tonight. I'm really digging these plugs.
Ironhead:Spawn - mp3 demo 3
11 tracks of Ironhead:Spawn. Once again, another straight render...no extra processing applied.

Yeah, you're on to something here. Lot of percussive class to this synthoid brood. You got the $20 upgrade on to my buy list, in no time flat.

=fn<x>

Glad you dig the way its sounding.
We're pretty much down to just finishing up the presets now, so I expect to have Spawn available before too much longer.

These things just keep getting cooler and gaining more flexibility. I think I may take a break from sound design and see if can write another little demo today.

New demo song - 8 tracks of Ironhead:Spawn and nothing else.
Ironhead:Spawn - mp3 demo 4