Today we have a new update for Songbird which brings several improvements and fixes that have appeared in a few other plugins, please see the full list below:

• UI can now be navigated using a screen reader
• Build information is now visible in the UI
• Improved tooltips
• Improved UI performance
• Fixes an issue where automation isn't applied correctly
• Remove a dependency on libcurl for Linux builds
• Remove phase button from UI
• Sharper LFO SC wave shape

For the first time in several years, a totally new White Elephant Audio plugin is now available!

This is something I've been working on for the last year or so as I wasn't happy with my existing workflow when it came to parallel processing and automating plugin parameters, so I built Syndicate to solve these problems.

Syndicate is a plugin which hosts other plugins, so you can build parallel chains of plugins, and split the incoming audio to make your own multiband or mid/side processing chains out of your favourite plugins. Then you can modulate any parameter of any plugin using the built-in LFOs and envelope followers.

If this sounds interesting to you, please click here to for more information and the free demo

It's been a while since we've had a Carve update but this one brings a few nice improvements, some of which will also be rolled out to other plugins in the next few months:

• UI can now be navigated using a screen reader
• Build information is now visible in the UI
• Improved tooltips
• Improved UI performance
• Fixes an issue where automation isn't applied correctly
• Remove a dependency on libcurl for Linux builds

This is a minor update to address the following issues:

• Disable automation for parameters which can't be automated effectively
• Remove a dependency on libcurl for Linux builds

Based on the sounds of several artists known for their darker pop sound, this pack includes 11 presets to explore the slightly more ethereal, ambient and darker sounds of indie/electronic pop music.

This pack now available to download for free on the presets page.

This is a minor update to address the following issues:

• Enable the bands correctly when loading from a saved project where a number of bands other than 3 was used
• Enable automation for width parameters (though not for crossover frequencies yet)

Richter v2.2.1 is now available to download for free as a VST3 and Audio Unit, this is a fairly minor update with performance improvements and bug fixes.

Full list of changes:

• Minor UI adjustments
• Fixes an issue where automation isn't applied correctly
• Fixes an issue where changes to rate and phase parameters while playing don't take effect immediately
• Improved UI performance

We have a pretty signficant update to MONSTR this month, including a heavily redesigned UI with a few new features. The update is available to download for free as a VST3 and AudioUnit, for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Full list of changes:

• Redesigned UI and graphics
• Variable number of bands from 2 to 6
• Animated stereo width meters for each band
• Independant bypass, mute, and solo for each band
• Decmial readout for stereo width parameters

Today we have some exciting news! There's now a way for you to directly support the continued maintainence and development of this project, in the form of "Supporter Bundles".

The first of these bundles is now available to purchase from our Gumroad store and contains 20 presets for the White Elephant Audio range of plugins, to help get you started with exploring the features of the plugins and inspire some creative uses of them.

For now this will be the only bundle available, but if it is well received more bundles may be added containing additional bonus content.

Songbird v2.2.0 is now available to download for free as a VST3 and Audio Unit, bringing all the updated LFO features of the last Richter update plus an envelope follower for modulating the filter, and an "air" control which can be used brighten or darken the vowel sounds.

Full list of changes:

• New sidechain compression-like wave shape
• Wave shapes can now be inverted for each oscillator
• Wave view now reacts to depth and phase controls
• Tempo sync range of values has been extended to allow slower rates
• New envelope follower modulation source
• Air parameter to control the volume of upper formant peaks
• Improved formant filters to prevent excessive dynamic range
• Removed audio glitches at very high modulation rates

Richter v2.2.0 is now available to download for free as a VST3 and Audio Unit, this update brings some UI improvements and a new wave shape.

Full list of changes:

• New sidechain compression-like wave shape
• Wave shapes can now be inverted for each oscillator
• Wave views now react to depth and phase controls
• Tempo sync range of values has been extended to allow slower rates
• Updated rotary slider design

Powerful basses, leads, and FX with an emphasis on interesting textures and modulation options.

This pack now available to download for free on the presets page.

A significant round of updates has been released today for all White Elephant Audio plugins - the headline features being Linux VST3, UI and font improvements, and better automation handling.

As usual these updates are now available to download for free on the plugins page.

Full list of changes:

• All plugins now support Linux VST3
• All plugins now have decimal readouts for parameter values
• Songbird now has an Output Gain parameter
• Richter and Songbird now draw the selected wave for each LFO
• Richter now has animated meters to display the output of each LFO
• Parameter automation handling has been improved for all plugins
• More usable default parameter values for Carve, Richter, and Songbird
• UI performance improvements for all plugins
• New fonts for Carve, Richter, and Songbird
• Fixed parameter double click to default for MONSTR
• More consistent parameter colour choices for Songbird
• Support for VST2 and 32-bit formats has been removed

A collection of leads, basses, and effects designed for synthwave, electronica, and similar genres.

This pack now available to download for free on the presets page.

Songbird v2.0.0 is now available to download for free as a VST, VST3, and Audio Unit for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

This update brings a much cleaner UI with a modulation indicator, and several small performance improvements.

In the last year we've made a handful of "quick tip" videos which were posted over on the Twitter account, and provided useful tips on different features of the plugins.

For easier access these videos have now been made available on the product pages, with more on the way over the next few months.

Carve v2.4.1 is now available to download for free as a VST, VST3, and Audio Unit for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

This is just a minor update to improve performance, and address an issue where Carve may sometimes become stuck in stereo mode when used on a mono track.

Carve v2.4.0 is now available to download for free as a VST, VST3, and Audio Unit for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

This release brings a much nicer UI design, including new visualisations of the wave shaping algorthims which update along with parameter changes.

It also includes some refinements to several of the wave shaping algorithms, and enables the tweak feature for the "Clipper" wave shape.

MONSTR v1.0.3 is now available to download for free as a VST, VST3, and Audio Unit for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Much like the recent Songbird update, this is just a minor update including some performance improvements to reduce CPU load.

Songbird v1.0.1 is now available to download for free as a VST, VST3, and Audio Unit for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

This is just a minor update including some signficant performance improvements, you can expect a little less load on your CPU from Songbird.

Things have been a little quiet here lately, but I've been working on a few new projects that'll hopefully be able to share more news about early next year.

Until then, I'll continue supporting and maintaining all existing products as normal.

Over the next few weeks I'll be updating Richter, Carve, and MONSTR, to resolve a few minor issues, including a issue which can cause the graphics to display incorrectly if multiple instances of a plugin are open simultaneously.

I'm also working on a few new products which I expect will be ready in a few months time. In the meantime expect the usual updates to existing plugins for maintainance, new features, and other tweaks.

Songbird is a modulated vowel/formant filter. Select two vowels and then modulate between them using either the manual slider or the LFO.

Songbird is ideal for creating both vocal bass sounds and subtle filter sweeps.

The free download is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, as a VST or AudioUnit.

Carve v2.3.0 is now available to download for free as a VST, VST3, and Audio Unit for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

This update brings significant behind the scenes changes, an 'Off' mode to mute each distortion unit independently, and slightly revised graphics.

MONSTR v1.0.1 is now available as a free download for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

This version removes several issues with the graphics and improves the graphics performance on some hosts.

Carve v2.2.0 is now available to download for free as a VST, VST3, and Audio Unit for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. This update brings refinements to several of the waveshaping algorithms and filtering to reduce noise.

While MONSTR was released around two weeks ago with VST and Linux support, Richter and Carve have now been updated to match. This brings the total number of platforms supported by these plugins up to 8.

Version 1.0 of MONSTR is finally ready, and it's now available as a free download for Windows, Mac and Linux as a VST, VST3, and Audio Unit.

MONSTR is a multiband stereo imaging plugin, which allows the user to control the stereo width of a sound in 3 different frequency bands. It can be used to perform common tasks such as narrowing the bass frequencies while adding width to the highs, allowing fine control over the stereo image of your mix.

I know it looks like there's been little activity on the site for the last month or two, but I promise I've been busy working, adding support for new platforms and working on the most complex plugin I've attempted so far.

But it's all starting to finally come together, so here's what's coming in the next few weeks:

MONSTR Multiband Stereo Imaging - by far the most complex plugin I've attempted, MONSTR allows you to control your stereo width independently across three frequency bands. Also I thought I'd try something different with the UI, so there are no faders, dials or buttons. Just drag the crossover points to change the frequency ranges. drag each band up or down to increase or decrease stereo width, and right click a band to bypass it. If you wish to follow the development of MONSTR, the source code can be found here: https://github.com/jd-13/MONSTR-Stereo-Imaging/tree/dev

VST2 Support for all Plugins - MONSTR will be released with VST2 and VST3 support, and both Richter and Carve will be updated with VST2 support and several minor improvements.

Linux VST Support for all Plugins - I'd hoped to have this done a long time ago, but it's finally here. Richter, Carve, and MONSTR will support VST2 and on Linux.

This brings the range of supported platforms to: 32 and 64 bit VST2 and VST3 on Windows, 32 and 64 bit VST2 on Linux, and 64 bit VST2, VST3, and AudioUnit2 on Mac OS X.

Carve is now available for free download, and brings several new features:

Vector Graphics - Resolved the low quality rendering issue affecting the VST3 version, and improved the dials in both Audio Unit and VST3 versions
"Hard Clipper" Waveshape - Hard clipping distortion with a soft knee, based on a square wave
ToolTips - Carve is now easier to use with popup hints appearing when hovering over any of the controls

A diverse collection of presets taking influences from synthwave, chillwave, synthpop, and similar genres. This pack includes dark pads, analogue arps, bright/airy leads and more.

Developed in collaboration with VOES: soundcloud - twitter