Audio Damage has released Vapor, a diffusion chorus plug-in for VST and AU hosts on Windows and Mac OS X.

Vapor is a hybrid effect, a relative of both chorus and reverb. Vapor adds high-end shine and animation to synthesizers, strings, and guitar, giving them more presence in the mix. Vapor can also smear out and soften audio, making instruments sound distant and less distinct.

At Vapor's core is a network of diffusers, delay-based filters that soften and smear audio passing through them. Each diffuser is modulated by a low-frequency oscillator (LFO). This modulation prevents the filters from resonating at any specific frequency but can also be used to create unusual tremolo-like effects.

Features:

• Able to do a broad range of modulation effects, from simple diffusion to extreme mod.
• Optimized for low CPU usage.
• Full MIDI learn on every parameter for hardware control (VST version only).

Vapor costs $29 and is available for Windows VST and Mac OS X VST/AU.