Soundyan Hyperstellar FXHyperstellar FX is a spectral freeze effect that turns a moment of any sound into an endless, breathing layer. It always listens to the last few seconds of the input. Press FREEZE and the spectral engine holds the sound as a living tail of partials: no loop point, no clicks, no audible repetition. Up to four freeze layers can play at once, each with its own level, pan and DRIFT, fading in and out on their own. Stack them under the dry signal or let them replace it. The ORBIT sequencer freezes and releases the layers one after another in time with the host: in rounds, as a one-shot build-up, or triggered by your playing. A single phrase grows into a slowly turning harmony. The frozen sound never stands still. The SPECTRAL controls (BEATS, AMP, SPARKLE, SNAP, DARKEN, STRETCH) keep the partials moving, and per-layer filters shape each layer before and after the freeze. The signal then runs through AQUA, an underwater wobble modelled on the water moving inside a waterphone, a tone-shaped delay, a shimmer reverb with its own pitch, voices, band, chorus and climb controls, and a look-ahead limiter. 4 LFOs, 4 drawable envelopes, input level and pitch followers and a mod matrix can modulate any knob, including its range. Every knob can be MIDI-learned from a CC and every FREEZE button from a CC or a note, so the layers can be played from a foot controller or a keyboard. Hyperstellar FX was created by Sławek Janus of Soundyan, a maker of handcrafted waterphones, originally for his own acoustic instruments. It works great on anything that comes into the plugin: guitar, voice, synths, field recordings. Features. - Spectral freeze with phase-locked resynthesis: an endless tail without loop points - 4 freeze layers with LEVEL, PAN, DRIFT, MUTE and SOLO; LAYER or REPLACE mode; adjustable fade - ORBIT freeze sequencer: ROUND, ONE SHOT, TRIGGER, ONSET and NEW NOTE modes, 4 bars to 1/4 at host tempo, dotted values too - SPECTRAL effects on the frozen partials: BEATS, AMP, SPARKLE, SNAP, DARKEN, STRETCH - Per-layer filters before and after each freeze - AQUA underwater effect, delay, shimmer reverb (pitch, voices, band, chorus, climb), look-ahead limiter - 4 LFOs, 4 drawable envelopes, input level and pitch followers, mod matrix, range modulation - MIDI Learn for every knob and FREEZE button; program change loads presets - Saved freezes: keep single layers or whole sets as 24-bit FLAC files and recall them later, on any computer - DAW session modes: frozen layers saved with the project, or FOLLOW DAW for repeatable playback and bounces - 46 factory presets in 6 categories; user categories, favourites, A/B, undo; SPILLOVER or MORPH preset change - COMPACT view with just the four freeze buttons - Mono and stereo; input mode for mono sources on one channel - 5 ms latency (limiter look-ahead), reported to the host. System requirements. macOS 10.13 or later, Apple Silicon or Intel (AU, VST3, Standalone) Windows 64-bit (VST3, Standalone) Internet connection for online activation (offline activation available). Read More

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