Parallel Minds has released Atavism for iPad, an Audio Unit (AUv3) version of its spectral effect plug-in for macOS and Windows.
Atavism makes a pad out of the track itself: the drums fade away, but the chord continues to resonate. The pad stays in the song’s key and follows it through every chord change.
On iPad, Atavism installs with the app and runs within the host application, on a track, a bus or even the master. The window adjusts to fit the space allocated to it by the host application. The knobs and filters can be automated directly from the host app and controlled via MIDI if the host app supports it. User presets are saved on the iPad and are available in all host apps.
The big knob goes from the track to its pad: at 25%, the attacks are gone; at 100%, only the harmony remains. Automated over the last bar, it blends the drums into the chord, for an intro or for an ambient or cinematic version of a track. On any sound that resonates, it transforms the source, a chord, a voice or a melody, into a floating cloud made up of its own harmonics.
Features
- The big knob, from the untouched track to its pad.
- Pulsation: a slow, irregular modulation of the pad’s volume that brings the atmosphere to life.
- Shimmer: adds the upper octave to the pad while keeping it in the key of the original track.
- Mix: from dry to wet, always in sync with the track.
- Two filters that affect only the pad, a low cut and a high cut. The source never passes through them.
- Eight factory presets, plus user presets.
Pricing & Availability
Atavism 1.1.1 for iPad is available now on the App Store for $4.99 / 4.99€, a one-time purchase. It requires iPadOS 15 or later and a host app that loads Audio Unit (AUv3) effects.
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