New Gong Amp Plugin Hainbach & AudioThing bring the noise.. and a pillow Hainbach and AudioThing have once again joined forces to release an intriguing and unique plugin. Gong Amp is almost exactly as it sounds; an instrument amplifier that instead of speaker cone uses a gong to turn electrical signals into sound! Here's a thorough explanation from Hainbach: In 1932, Maurice Martenot was looking for a way to make his groundbreaking proto-synthesizer "Ondes" audible beyond what could be archived with the horns and loudspeakers of the time. He developed a set of "diffuseurs", of which the "Métallique" was one. Instead of a paper cone or horn, Martenot put a gong behind the amplifier circuitry. This seemingly simple idea resulted in resonances and brilliant overtones that are beautiful with today's synths too, and also any other instrument In 2011, the French company Eowave took inspiration from Martenot's invention and made their own version, the Resonator Metallik (http://www.eowave.com/synthesizers/29... made a video on it and a lot of you called out to me to turn this into a plug-in. Here it is! Using a complex mixture of convolution processing, physical modeling, and feedback systems, we created an instrument that is true to the responsiveness of the original and even transcends it in terms of sound design possibilities. With chains. And a pillow. And odd effects and a trip mode. Gong Amp is currently in the Audio Thing holiday sale with 35% off the RRP. For more information, head over to the AudioThing site: https://www.audiothing.net/effects/gong-amp/ About the author [midierror]: midierror makes nifty Max For Live devices, innovative music hardware, award winning sample packs and hosts a podcast speaking to people in the music world. |
