http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=238836
Tweedle Dee-Luxe looks like ... well a lot better than this dodgy screenshot ( how did that happen?? )
and in the wrong hands
.... sounds like this ..http://www.4shared.com/account/file/811 ... _demo.html
The thrust behind the design was all about adding to a recorded drum track, so it will work most reliably fed by signals which have a strong attack and fast decay .... a well defined peak in other words.
It does NOT output the 'feeder' signal .... it is designed to be an insert in a send channel to add to the feeder track. however, if you wish to replace the 'feeder' sound with the effect/sample(s), then it can be inserted into the 'feeder' track as a dedicated effect.
So a swift description ....
From left to right, we have a left and right input sensitivity control ... one control too many for most applications, but you can imagine where this might be handy. This is probably the most important control on the unit. Set too low, and you will get no sound, or the quieter audio peaks in the 'feeder' track will not trigger the sample(s) .... but having said that, this might be useful in certain applications. Set too high, and the samples may repeat/retrigger ...not quite spontaneously ( quite rhythmically in fact! ) .... again, this can be interesting. You will need to load a sample first though.
below those sens controls we have 2 LFO rate controls ... we'll come back to these .....
Next we have the wave selectors ... click on the wee icon at the right of the field, and browse for your sample(s). now you can set your input sens controls and hear the samples being triggered.
Moving along, we have the pitch adjust, and this can be set to be modulated by either Lfo 1 or Lfo 2, over a wide range set by the lvl control. Furthermore, the mod cycle can be frozen at each trigger by the hold button ... so instead of the pitch flowing freely upwards and downwards, it is set and held at a modified pitch between triggers.
Then we have the volume for each sample, with the same modulation options as the pitch.
And at last, we have a gate option. Simply, this sets a time/duration limit on the sample. I have to admit I'm a little disappointed with this part of the plug.... a bit glitchy in some positions, but not too bad if the all important sensitivity control has been set well, and the 'feeder' track has fairly uniform peaks. Also, there is sometimes a bit of a click on the cutout.
This appears to depend largely on the sample used, and in the vast majority of tests I have tried, changing the setting slightly can minimise the issue.
At the end of the day, this can be overcome by using a shorter sample, or a sample which fades out a bit before the gate 'kills' it. On balance, a useful function .... and in most cases no problem at all.
Overall, I love this beast! .... It will definitely add a bottom skin to a top miked snare ... the issue which stimulated its conception, and can add a whole lot of interest, dynamics, shape, power etc.
But it can do a whole lot more! Listen to the mp3 from the link above and you'll get a hint .... but for all the fun I've had with it, I dont think I've scratched the surface!
CPU? ... its not bad. It depends a bit on the samples, but I have measured it at around 5 - 6% in full whack .... drops lower in some cases to 3%.
Not to worry though, there are lighter options in the form of 'Tweedle Dee' ... the original no frills, one sample version with pitch mod, and 'Tweedle Duo' .... the two sample brother of 'Dee' ....
All can be downloaded for free by clicking my sig and rummaging around the vst fx folder ..... or you can use this direct link to Tweedle Dee-Luxe
http://www.mediafire.com/?gjgmmyz0gft
Right .... I think I've earned a break! ... gonna go play with some other peoples creations for a while
Enjoy!
fixed now though.