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cryophonik · Post by **cryophonik** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 10:54 pm

https://nuroaudio.com/pages/blockchain-ultra

Comes in two versions: Standard (32 FX modules/150 presets) and Ultra (87 FX modules/300 presets)

Both versions allow routing, instant parallel processing, and chain re-organizing. Looks like they plan to offer additional FX modules as expansion packs in the future.

FTR, I haven't tried this out yet, but have a few of their other plugins and I'm a pretty big fan of them.

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 11:07 pm

I never knew why my music sounded so bad. It was chained up this whole time.

pekbro · Post by **pekbro** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 11:09 pm

Looks interesting, for me maybe a tough sale, since I have too many of those effect rack type systems. Of course, I did buy them all, if I like it, I might buy this too. Having no real concept of the value of money. Heh

whassup · Post by **whassup** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:48 am

zerocrossing wrote: Wed Oct 29, 2025 11:07 pm I never knew why my music sounded so bad. It was chained up this whole time.

billinder33 · Post by **billinder33** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:13 pm

This looks really cool. Like a cross between the Kilohearts bundle and Serato HexFX. I'm a sucker for these kinds of slick interfaces and marketing. If I wasn't already drowning in FX, I'd probably be tempted.

One thing I didn't see was a built-in modulation system. Does it have it? Huge miss if not. That's the main reason I rarely use Kilohearts' FX outside of Phaseplant.

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:40 pm

Looks cool but a lot more expensive than Hex FX (which is on sale right now in some reseller stores)

cryophonik · Post by **cryophonik** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 3:45 pm

I think that when you consider the number of effects vs price, Blockchain is priced pretty comparably to some of the cheaper ones, especially with the intro price. Then, compare Blockchain Ultra (87 effects for $259 reg./$199 sale) to Arturia's FX Collection (34 effects for $499 reg./$249 sale, and no rack) and this is, comparatively, a huge bargain, although you do get a lot more presets from Arturia. But, what it all comes down to is the quality of the effects. Based on the YouTube demos I've heard, Blockchain sounds pretty amazing, but I'm planning to demo it this weekend to see for myself. Based on my experience with their other plugins (esp. Supernova), I have pretty high expectations for Blockchain.

billinder33 wrote: Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:13 pm One thing I didn't see was a built-in modulation system. Does it have it? Huge miss if not. That's the main reason I rarely use Kilohearts' FX outside of Phaseplant.

It does not have a modulation system, but I don't consider that a miss, since most of these multi-FX racks don't offer that and it would probably drive the price up substantially. Personally, I probably wouldn't use it anyway.

pekbro · Post by **pekbro** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 4:40 pm

Problem with Hex is that they don’t know how to fix the bugs in it. They literally told me they have no idea what’s wrong for some folks and not others.

*if it works ok for you great! If not, forget it being fixed anytime soon.

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 5:41 pm

cryophonik wrote: Thu Oct 30, 2025 3:45 pm I think that when you consider the number of effects vs price, Blockchain is priced pretty comparably to some of the cheaper ones, especially with the intro price. Then, compare Blockchain Ultra (87 effects for $259 reg./$199 sale) to Arturia's FX Collection (34 effects for $499 reg./$249 sale, and no rack) and this is, comparatively, a huge bargain, although you do get a lot more presets from Arturia. But, what it all comes down to is the quality of the effects. Based on the YouTube demos I've heard, Blockchain sounds pretty amazing, but I'm planning to demo it this weekend to see for myself. Based on my experience with their other plugins (esp. Supernova), I have pretty high expectations for Blockchain.

billinder33 wrote: Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:13 pm One thing I didn't see was a built-in modulation system. Does it have it? Huge miss if not. That's the main reason I rarely use Kilohearts' FX outside of Phaseplant.
It does not have a modulation system, but I don't consider that a miss, since most of these multi-FX racks don't offer that and it would probably drive the price up substantially. Personally, I probably wouldn't use it anyway.

This is why I prefer Guitar Rig over most of these pick n mix type effect bundles - it is misnamed which I think gives people the wrong idea about what it is. It's really better seen as a modular FX rack with plenty of modulation sources and ways to route good quality effects

pekbro · Post by **pekbro** » Thu Oct 30, 2025 5:46 pm

I’ll be surprised if the effects are better than HOFAs, tho I paid near as much for that.

*Im talking quality, not variety or quantity.

CrystalWizard · Post by **CrystalWizard** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 1:04 am

I don't see the point of an FX rack that doesn't have a shared modulation system. I haz a DAW, and lotsa discrete FX units.
+1 guitar rig, should have been named FX Rig.
Other than reverbs, as a stating point, i don't see any point in FX presets either.

oobesan · Post by **oobesan** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 4:57 am

cryophonik wrote: Thu Oct 30, 2025 3:45 pm I think that when you consider the number of effects vs price, Blockchain is priced pretty comparably to some of the cheaper ones, especially with the intro price. Then, compare Blockchain Ultra (87 effects for $259 reg./$199 sale) to Arturia's FX Collection (34 effects for $499 reg./$249 sale, and no rack) and this is, comparatively, a huge bargain, although you do get a lot more presets from Arturia. But, what it all comes down to is the quality of the effects. Based on the YouTube demos I've heard, Blockchain sounds pretty amazing, but I'm planning to demo it this weekend to see for myself. Based on my experience with their other plugins (esp. Supernova), I have pretty high expectations for Blockchain.

billinder33 wrote: Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:13 pm One thing I didn't see was a built-in modulation system. Does it have it? Huge miss if not. That's the main reason I rarely use Kilohearts' FX outside of Phaseplant.
It does not have a modulation system, but I don't consider that a miss, since most of these multi-FX racks don't offer that and it would probably drive the price up substantially. Personally, I probably wouldn't use it anyway.

If you own a few Arturia products, the loyalty discounts is absurd. I got FX5 for $49.

cryophonik · Post by **cryophonik** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 5:27 am

oobesan wrote: Fri Oct 31, 2025 4:57 am If you own a few Arturia products, the loyalty discounts is absurd. I got FX5 for $49.

Yeah, they certainly do have good loyalty discounts and my point isn’t to bash Arturia, just to point out that, on a per-plugin basis, Blockchain is less expensive. I also got the FX collection pretty cheap years ago, but that was only after I had spent close to a thousand dollars on other Arturia products, so you have to factor that into the equation. Not to mention that Nuro Audio also has loyalty discounts. Regardless of how you go about buying it, you will typically spend much more for Arturia than you will for Blockchain.

Gam456 · Post by **Gam456** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 7:49 am

cryophonik wrote: Thu Oct 30, 2025 3:45 pm hen, compare Blockchain Ultra (87 effects for $259 reg./$199 sale) to Arturia's FX Collection (34 effects for $499 reg./$249 sale, and no rack) and this is, comparatively, a huge bargain, although you do get a lot more presets from Arturia.

I've got the FX5 for €49 as well, same for Pigments, €149 for instruments on BL, I just had few free goodies before

Many effects have modulation. ColdFire, Filter MS20, Fragments, Motion, Intensity etc...

This rack looks something like IK MixBox, you can get for €100 or just €19 on sales

idoru97214 · Post by **idoru97214** » Fri Oct 31, 2025 1:08 pm

So - new products come out from new developers and people compare what it looks like and who has as many processors. This thinking has always baffled me like since forever - WAY back in the days when soft synth was relatively new and people were loving the synths that had 3 osc vs 2 and modulateable whatever when the one osc synth sounded freaking amazing, while the 3 osc synth that everyone touted as "better" sounded like a reedy aliasing banshee squeal.

It doesn't matter the GUI looks (as much - I love a slick and pretty GUI for sure), the "features" etc if the core DSP sounds like trash. Conversely, if the core DSP sounds amazing, then much can be forgiven, and that shit matters the most.

I haven't demoed any Nuro yet, but will be later today, and they have been on my radar for a while. What looks exciting to me is the sound quality of the DSP (granted in youtube, so ... demo).

The thing that made Infiltrator the best - to me, and still is - was the combo of everything in the package. YES, there are a plethora of multi-fx. Doesn't mean a new one can't be better, and doing a superficial comparisons like GUI, feature lists etc. are not very meaningful IMO. Infiltrator wins because it SOUNDS the best.

Demo is the only way, and if a new engine from a new developer sounds clearly better - then that matters the most.

But so many people here never get there because they stop at the far less meaningful, superficial feature comparisons with everyone else - and there it stops. Which is fine. But short sighted. Deluxe. And that's fine.

Nuro Audio Blockchain MultiFX