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At 02:47 AM 12/2/2004, loop.pool wrote: >Check out the controls in the super cool free VST plugin >SUPATRIGGAH. Each major parameter in this very simple granular plugin >has a control for how random it can get and what the frequency of this >randomization application is. > >I just imagine a granular real time plugin which combines these >constrainable randomization algorhythms. Okay, if this excites you, then you've got to check out the newly updated Stylus RMX plug-in from Spectrasonics. I've been using the original Stylus for a couple of years now. (For those of you that don't know, it's a VST/AU instrument that features a collection of sampled and looped drum grooves, each of which can be further edited and customized.) For quite a while, I've used it in conjunction with Supatrigga as well, with pretty good results. Like you, I've also wished that I could customize it on a more granular basis. What the new RMX update adds (amongst about a jillion other things) is a new function called 'Chaos Designer'. A quick glance at the controls looks pretty darn familiar: yep, somebody else has obviously been playing with Supatrigga. ;) The kewl thing about having this built directly into the plug-in (as opposed to chaining Supatrigga into an effects loop) is that using Stylus RMX's Edit Group function, you can define what part(s) of the group get randomized. You want just the hats randomized? You got it. You want a straight backbeat with counts 3 & 4 of every fourth measure improvising a fill? No problem. You want to randomize everything into an "Warp Records"-homage of glitch soup...? Well, you start to get the picture. You can also import your own loops as REX files, if you've got a utility such as Recycle to convert them to that format. Can you do all that by yourself just using Supatrigga? Of course, but it takes a lot more effort to chop up the loops into completely separate files then run several instances with different effect settings. Having everything together in one package makes things a helluva lot easier. Not to mention that the included drum grooves are first-rate, and there are a whole lot of other ways to twist them around as well. More information can be found at http://www.spectrasonics.net --m. _____ "i want to reach my hand into the dark and *feel* what reaches back" -recoil