Another new plugin from AudioThing: Environments

VST, AU, AAX, CLAP, etc. Plugin Virtual Effects Discussion
Post Reply New Topic
RELATED
PRODUCTS

Post

Environments

- 3 Environments with 2 positions each
- Room Simulator
- Two LFOs
- Gestures Loader
- Resizable Window
- Preset system with randomizer
- Brightness and Contrast Controls

Sounds very interesting :tu:

Post

finding it hard not to bite on this one. Really high quality stuff that adds a lot to certain sound sources.

Post

This does seem nice yeah. They're finding ways to make it not "just some IRs and a UI". Not that you couldn't chain a couple convolvers and modulators together for a similar effect, but the material seems pretty unique and the UI is good as usual. Hmmm... probably not now for me, but I am also tempted.

Post

The functions included and UI here are great and I'm a big fan of X/Y spacial locaters for pan and depth. IMO this is a better setup than Fog Convolver, which IMO is a royal pain to use.

But I'm not that excited about the actual environments (IRs) in this. Why only 3? Why not a selection of some normal, useful rooms? I wish they had just ported all the IRs from Fog Convolver into this. If they had done that, I would have been very interested.

Post

billinder33 wrote: Fri May 15, 2026 2:46 pm But I'm not that excited about the actual environments (IRs) in this. Why only 3? Why not a selection of some normal, useful rooms? I wish they had just ported all the IRs from Fog Convolver into this. If they had done that, I would have been very interested.
Maybe (hopefully) there's more in the future, using own IR's would also be great addition.

Post

billinder33 wrote: Fri May 15, 2026 2:46 pm But I'm not that excited about the actual environments (IRs) in this. Why only 3? Why not a selection of some normal, useful rooms? I wish they had just ported all the IRs from Fog Convolver into this. If they had done that, I would have been very interested.
Maybe (hopefully) there's more in the future, using own IR's would also be great addition.

Also nice:
If you own Fog Convolver you’re eligible for an upgrade discount in your user area.

Post

Kind of weird these environments were released as Kontakt instruments many years ago:

viewtopic.php?p=5831535

viewtopic.php?p=5951664

This new effect plugin makes a lot more sense, and sounds great! I hope they add some new environments to it.

Post

hey212 wrote: Fri May 15, 2026 3:35 pm Kind of weird these environments were released as Kontakt instruments many years ago

viewtopic.php?p=5831535

viewtopic.php?p=5951664

This new effect plugin makes a lot more sense, and sounds great! I hope they add some new environments to it.
Interesting :?

Post

Glad you like it!

With Environments, we really wanted to focus on unique places rather than making a large collection of random rooms or generic IRs. We’ll definitely add more environments in the future, as long as they fit the same narrative.

And yes, the original project started around 14 or 15 years ago as Kontakt libraries, but we always had the idea of turning it into an effect plugin at some point. It actually makes a lot more sense in this format, since you can use those spaces on any source directly.

The Spare Part project will also probably become a sample based instrument in the future.

Anyway, if you have any feedback on Fog Convolver, drop me a line. I’m always looking for constructive suggestions to improve my plugins.
AudioThing (VST, AU, AAX, CLAP Plugins)
Bluesky | Instagram | Discord Server

Post Reply

Return to “Effects”