D16 SIGmund

Four Delay Units in One Product

Four Independent Delay Lines

Sigmund is far away from being just another delay: it consists of four discrete delay units, each with its own set of independent parameters, offering an incredible degree of freedom in sound shaping. There is an old saying, usually attributed to Aristotle: The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. With Sigmund, this is especially true: each of the delay lines has built-in add-on modules, independent of the feedback loop:

Multimode filter (can work in or out from the feedback loop)

Overdrive module

Amplitude modulator (for tremolo effects)

But that's not all: Sigmund has two general purpose modulators which can be used to automatically modulate some of the internal delay line parameters. There are three different modes in which a modulator can operate:

LFO - The subtly used time parameter can give delicate life to a sound, to add a modulated warmth that it flows smoothly, reminiscent of the analog delays of the past. In extreme settings, the LFO is capable of distorting the input signal entirely beyond recognition and within what you might expect transmissions from an alien civilization to sound!

Envelope - In combination with the built-in transient detector, you provide a very powerful tool; when applied to amplitude, it lets you freely model the dynamics of the sound to control how it blends throughout the mix.

Peak Follower - Essential for a modulator; nothing else will make this expressive wah-wah effect when the filter cutoff is influenced by. Certainly, in the hands of a skilled sound designer, there will be many other applications beyond that.

This all adds up to an immensely powerful architecture whose potential can almost be exploited infinitely and often with hardly predictable results.

Flexible Routing

Sigmund's four delay lines can be interconnected with each other in virtually every way possible. The plug-in offers a choice of nine different routing topologies that give you access to completely new dimensions of sound creation. For example, let's say you currently have your delays in parallel, but would like to have a cascade of delays connected in series: you can instantly reset them by choosing the desired algorithm with just a click of the mouse. For even greater convenience when working with Sigmund, the output signals from each of the four delay lines are combined in a special built-in mixer specifically designed to ensure a seamless transition between algorithms and speed up workflows.

Excellent quality

The signal processing solutions that we have chosen to implement at Sigmund have allowed us to achieve an unprecedented level of quality. audio! A signal being sequentially routed through each processing block suffers no loss of fidelity to one another and no unwanted artifacts are introduced, as is often the case with some of the more widely used but inferior solutions. With Sigmund, every delay line is absolutely pseudonym-free: the only sonic colors you'll hear are the ones you intentionally created.

The path design process The signal that entered Sigmund was uncompromising from beginning to end: in fact, the sound quality is so high, the processing is so pure that it is possible to work with the shortest delay times, down to one-tenth of a millisecond with zero emerging artifacts. Thus, it is possible, without gimmicks or half-measures, to use a single delay line, not only as a traditional delay effect, but also as a chorus or flanger, and partly with the highest audio quality theoretically possible!

Intuitive Design

Sigmund's user interface was designed from the ground up to be as intuitive as possible . Everything is presented as on a silver (or brushed aluminum) tray, in a clean and clear way, with instant access to each section and its parameters. A convenient preset browser allows quick listening to the extensive factory preset library included. This, combined with a new system of padlocks to lock individual sets of parameters when changing presets, lets you focus on the desired effect with extreme efficiency. In skilled hands, these resources become powerful weapons.

Multipurpose

Sigmund can be applied without effort in virtually any studio setting. It can be used as an insert effect for an instrument or bus channel, or as a versatile send effect with the help of a parameter lock that lets you hear presets without having to readjust the wet/dry mix with each new selection. The plug-in can be used universally not only as a delay, but also as:

Tremolo

Filter

Limiter

Distortion

Each of these possibilities above is the result of direct use of the various modules we have at our disposal in the way of processing. But also indirectly, depending on the parameter values, there are other possibilities, including:

Chorus - from small delay time values

Flanger - small delay with added feedback

Spatializer - applying delays on delay lines with different signal domains ( M / S or L / R) and phase shifts between channels

Dynamic Mastering / Bus Processor - Setting up modulators that act as triggerable transient envelopes that affect the amplitude of the signal, you can control the dynamics very precisely.

Despite all the facts presented in this brief description, you get much, much more, because these are just examples of Sigmund's most basic operation. With the benefit of an incredibly flexible signal routing system, these simple strategies can be freely scrambled and combined for virtually unlimited sound shaping depth. Things can go from basic to very advanced before you know it and with more ease than you might think possible. And all this with the highest audio quality available! This is just the beginning of a wonderful sonic journey you are about to embark on...

Key Features:

4 independent delay lines, each with:

Multimode filter

Overdrive unit

Separately set pre and delay times with optional time synchronization .

Delay in 0.1 ms times

Tap function for unsynchronized delay line

Selectable channel mode (L + R or M + S)

Stereo Propagation

High quality delay line algorithm

No aliases or artifacts

4 selectable types de processing quality

Two multipurpose modulators:

Selectable modifier type (1 of 3 available):

LFO

Time synchronization as an option

6 invertible waveforms

Stereo Phase Shift

ADHSR envelope

Peak Follower

MIDI Recovery for LFO and Envelope Modulators

Trans Detector for reactivating LFO and Envelope type modulators

Flexible routing (9 possible topologies)

Convenient mixer

Master limiter

Presets

Over 300 Factory Presets

Advanced File-Based Preset Browser

Miscellaneous

Learn Advanced MIDI

Parameter mapping for VST / AU / AAX automation with default map included

Independent quality settings for offline and realtime modes