Sonic Instruments has updated their creative modular effect suite - S-Board to version 2.1. Five new modules have been added to the board, as well as a list of major improvements. Here is their message:
Happy holidays everyone. So glad that we are finally waving good-bye to 2020. This year cost all too much for all of us. Luckily, music has never left us, it gives us hope, heals our souls. Let's kick off 2021 by making more music.
The five new modules are all modifiers instead of processors. In S-Board, a modifier refers to a module which deals with CV signals instead of processing audio on their own, they are supposed to be used as modulators to the processor modules.
New Modules:
- EnvFollower: A versatile envelope follower, it extracts amplitude envelope and transforms it into CV, great for transient shaping, sidechain filtering, or other program-dependent effects.
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ADSR: An ADSR Envelope generator with curvature control. Trigger it with another modifier to fine-tune the envelope of your sound.
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Regulator: An all-rounder CV processing utility. Dim the voltage, remap the range, invert the direction, quantize the signal. It gets your CV 100% under control.
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Dispatcher: A simple yet useful CV bus, it dispatches the same input to 4 separate destinations.
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CVWriter: A tool to write CV into your DAW as automation data. Gives you the freedom to fine-tune the CV, or to control any audio parameters in your project.
Major Improvements:
- Added CV input to dieRoboter's nasal parameter and formant parameter.
- Improved GUI rendering performance, 30% less CPU usage.
- Multiple GUI rendering fixes on Windows.
- Fixed automation parameter mappings when adding/removing modules.
EnvFollower is a free upgrade available in both standard and deluxe versions. The reset four new modules are free upgrades to the deluxe version (40% off). The pricing for ADSR, Regulator, and CVWriter is US$19 each, Dispatcher costs US$9. They are also available in the Modifier Pack for US$39 (40% off).
