NeverEngineLabs Incline - analysis-driven granular instrument (macOS only for now)

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https://neverenginelabs.com/products/in ... s-explorer
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Incline: Toposonic Corpus Explorer is a next-generation, analysis-driven granular instrument that transforms fixed audio into a navigable sonic terrain. Instead of treating segmentation as a utility step before playback, Incline makes segmentation and map traversal part of one musical system: you sculpt how audio is segmented and ordered, then perform that corpus spatially.

Incline combines three runtime modes in one environment:
- `One Shot` for direct segment audition and precise oneshot and ratchet style playback.
- `One Loop` for continuous traversal with micro-loop continuity.
- `Cloud` for distributed granular scheduling and evolving textures.
+ `Contour Sequencer` in all modes for autonomous traversal and timing synchronization.

The instrument is designed for composers and sound designers interested in exploring advanced granular resynthesis combined with state-of-the-art machine listening algorithms and performance techniques.
Another player joins the fray! Liking the look of the UI a lot, but there's not much at all to go on in terms of samples and the video on the product page is not good. The main reason I'm posting this is because it's created by Cristian Vogel, a producer I listen to quite a bit and respect and who has been in the game for a looong time.

It's Mac-only to start with, but the Windows version is coming soon according to Vogel on Facebook.
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Poo, Mac only :(
But I see their other VSTs are Mac and PC so theres hope :)

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VariKusBrainZ wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2026 6:07 pm Poo, Mac only :(
But I see their other VSTs are Mac and PC so theres hope :)
I just saw that Vogel posted on Facebook that the Windows version comes "soonish"!

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Cool, he makes some neat stuff. :tu:

Tho tbh, I haven't actually bought any of them yet. The nel shiftermesh was a little over the top to be practical for me.

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Del
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:phones:
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Sorry I didn't mean to shout about the clicking! I actually like clicking :)

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NeverEngineLabs wrote: Wed Mar 11, 2026 2:52 pm Sorry I didn't mean to shout about the clicking! I actually like clicking :)
Ironically I haven't had very little clicking since.

I deleted my previous post. It was too harsh. My apologies.

I realise it must be pretty gutting to pur your heart into something and have it criticised like I did.

I actually bought the app because contrary to what you might have assumed I do like to support novel ideas.

I was a little disappointed that the midi implementation wasn't included yet and I'm still a little confused by things (I do think some gadgets for parameters would be good if possible) but it's very very cool once you get your head around it.

Will it have midi clock syncing or even better be implemented as a plugin?

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It has all those features now, just choose "check for updates" from the native os app menu.

Everythings cool 😎

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When looking at their site regularly, the windows version isn't announced anymore, not even "soonish".
So I wrote them twice the past 3 MONTHS inquiering if we might expect a windows version, never got an answer :(

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