AZ Audio has announced the release of Ultra Trigger FX (v1.1) and updated ADopplerEn to v1.1.

Ultra Trigger FX (UTFX) is a VST effect plugin specially designed for real-time/live audio work - the main idea behind this multi FX is 'triggering': FX selection and mix value can be made directly from a MIDI keyboard or a MIDI control surface.

Modules:

• 1 FX selector "button bench".
• 1 synced value "button bench".
• 1 synced delay with feedback, high and low damping.
• 1 glifter (glide/drift) to produce some scratch/tape stop-like FX.
• 1 flanger with feedback damping.
• 1 six stages standard phaser.
• 1 decimator unit with sampling rate reduction, bit depth reduction and a saturation.
• 1 realtime slicer with looping speed control and a quantized variator.
• 1 ring accumulator with feedback and low damping.
• 1 tri combs with a chord selector, feedback and root note selector.
• 1 shared LFO with 6 shapes (sin,tri,square,saw up,saw down and sample & hold).

Technical specifications:

• Full stereo processing.
• Two phases Low frequency oscillator with sync offset.
• Dry/wet signal smoother.
• Maximum mix level defined for each FX.

The 'synced value' trigger bench is used to drive a specific parameter of each FX:

• Delay: delay time.
• Glifter: glifting ramp reset frequency.
• Flanger: delay modulation frequency.
• Phaser: all-pass filters frequency modulation.
• Decimator: sampling rate reduction ratio.
• RT Slicer: offset to read in the sampling buffer.
• Ringer: delay time.
• TriCombs: tonality in MIDI scale (pitch).

These values are synced to the VST host in double-croche values (from 1 to 8, as time or as frequency value).

MIDI specifications:

• The two benches of buttons can be automated with both MIDI notes and CC (all channels).
• The faders can be automated with MIDI CC.
• The MIDI map is implemented in a classic grid directly connected to the plugin MIDI system, once a value edited it can be tested directly. Editing and saving is accessible with the popup menu on the main interface.

Ultra Trigger FX is available for the introductory price of €10 (normally €20) and functions as a VST effect plug-in for Windows.

ADopplerEn v1.1 changes:

• Less parameters, there was an error with pan volume it was computed twice.
• New GUI.
• 3 built in FXP.
• Double fp precision.