Darkpalace Studio - Sloth slew rate limiter plugin

[jinxtigr]

Nice to see somebody else exploring this kind of DSP!

[hey212]

Introducing Sloth: The Slew Rate Limiter for the Digital Age!

Are you planning to ship notarized versions for Mac at some point?

[Erik_Lucas]

UI has issues on Win 11 FL Studio 21.

Can you be more specific or perhaps share a screenshot? Feel also free to send me a mail to the official mail address that can be found on the website or on the shop page.

Will do!

[Laguna_999]

Introducing Sloth: The Slew Rate Limiter for the Digital Age!

Are you planning to ship notarized versions for Mac at some point?

No. Honestly this notarization stuff feels like a massive extortion scheme to me. "Nice piece of software you have there. Would be a shame if people wouldn't be able to run it properly. Be so kind and pay us 99$ a year, will ya.".
At least people can easily bypass the actual issue (the blocking software in the OS) by typing a command in the terminal.

[hey212]

It has some value as a deterrent since you can’t distribute malicious software anonymously, but Apple does love collecting a little rent whenever possible.

[camsr]

Introducing Sloth: The Slew Rate Limiter for the Digital Age!

Are you planning to ship notarized versions for Mac at some point?

No. Honestly this notarization stuff feels like a massive extortion scheme to me. "Nice piece of software you have there. Would be a shame if people wouldn't be able to run it properly. Be so kind and pay us 99$ a year, will ya.".

98.99$ should be quite the discount though!

It's awesome to see the use of asymmetric rise and fall. That will also lead to an asymmetric signal, so a DC filter is a must to keep the signal normal. The filtering possibilities are huge, but like any slew rate limiting, is dependent on the settings for the input to distort in a predictable way

[Laguna_999]

98.99$ should be quite the discount though!

Let's not get too crazy, this deal only applies in leap years on February 29th.

It's awesome to see the use of asymmetric rise and fall. That will also lead to an asymmetric signal, so a DC filter is a must to keep the signal normal. ...

Exactly! That is why Sloth offers a DC filter. Please check the manual for the DC section as well as the Examples and Tricks section for some more insights on this topic.

[WithLibertyMusic]

Enjoying Sloth after Modo Bass to shape the bass to how I want it.

I am experiencing an issue where when I switch the oversampling, it freezes Cubase 13.

[Laguna_999]

I am experiencing an issue where when I switch the oversampling, it freezes Cubase 13.

Great to hear that you enjoy the plugin. Could you let me know which version of the plugin you are using? There has been a fix for switching oversampling included in v1.0.1.

Please feel free to send me a mail to the official support mail address listed on the website or on the shop.

[Laguna_999]

BeatsBasteln kindly did a video where he showcased sloth

[darkpalacestudios]

Sloth Version 1.1.0 - Themes!



This release of Sloth includes a couple of bug fixes, framework updates and (in my opinion most importantly-) themes! Theming has always been possible for Sloth but there was no easy way to switch them, but now there is!

Overview
- Core: Upgraded Juce to version 8
- UI: Higher precision values for UI-element alignment
- UI/UX: Added true-peak meters with indicator lines
- UX: Introduced 'Themes' button in the menu with additional

Provided themes:
- Dark (Default)
- Light
- Cyberpunk
- DX
CandyCave

[darkpalacestudios]

Hey there!


We wanted to let you know what we updated Sloth to version 1.1.2 which includes
a very big milestone for us, macOS codesigning! This means that it is no longer required
to enter a command to disable gatekeeper and that the plugin can be installed like any other
via the use of a dmg-installer!

This update also comes with a few fixes as well as the introduction of pre/post-phase mode inside
of the footer for some more sound-design capabilities. This feature was already included in
Chameleon and has since been ported over to Sloth.

The full list of changes:
- Core: Introducing pre/post mix phase options ported over from Chameleon. This might require manually
setting the phase for existing plugin instances in case they had their phase flipped previously.
- Core: macOS Codesign, meaning that we now have a dmg installer available for our plugins!
- UX: Improved plugin startup time.
- UI: Fixed an issue with incorrect colors in the footers when the plugin was bypased.
- UI: Updated themes.

If you have not updated in a while, you can see the full changelog at the end of the manual:
https://darkpalace.studio/assets/manual ... v1.1.2.pdf


Thank you for believing in us,

Darkpalace Studio.

[darkpalacestudios]

We just released an update for Sloth addressing some optimizations!

Overview:
- Core: Updated JUCE to 8.0.2+
- UX: Renamed plugins to start with Uppercase characters to improve consistency
- UX: Improved plugin start-up time by removing unused shaders
- UI: Improved graphical performance by requiring OpenGL4.1

For any questions, feel free to check out the detailed manual, shoot us an email or simply ask away on any of the forums

[darkpalacestudios]

Hello!

We wanted to take a moment to share an important update regarding our refund-policy. At the heart of what we do is a desire to create innovative tools that enhance the experience and elevate the sound design aspect of music production. We want to say that we really appreciate all the feedback we receive as it helps us to improve our plugins. We are open to any suggestions or insight which you may have as your input is invaluable in helping us make our products and ensure they meet your expectations.

If, for any reason, you feel that our plugins have not quite met your expectations, please know that we are actively listening to all the feedback we receive. We fully understand that sometimes things just don't work out as planned which is why we are happy to let you know that we now offer a full refund within 30 days of purchase in the events you are not truly satisfied.

Thank you all for being such an important part of our community and we have that you will continue to love our plugins!

[Dr.Gunjah]

Thank you for offering a refund now. I just bought both plugins and swiftly tested sloth in a project. I like it a lot. The GUI runs smoothly and the sound doesn't disappoint either. So far I've been using the various Airwindows slew limiters (mainly GoldenSlew) but I like the control sloth gives you over the curves, etc. and also the extra features like the delta listen.

There are two minor things that could be improved imo:
- Some way to enter a value directly with the keyboard. This is always nice for something like output gain or in this case the time constant values which are a bit hard to set precisely.
- When using the mousewheel to change values the current value is not shown so you have to change values bindly (except for slew rise/fall and mix).