Waves Kaleidoscopes is a super suite of analog-style modulation effects. This plug-in includes phaser, flanger, chorus, and tremolo — each based on tried-and-true studio classics. Whether you apply it to vocals, synths, guitars, or drums, you’ll appreciate Kaleidoscopes’ unique Dual Cascade architecture, which enables you to run any two effects in series for super-lush sounds, or in parallel to produce ultra-wide soundscapes. You get a variety of selectable modulation sources, plus Speed, Resonance, Width, Depth, and Mix controls for each modulation engine and five different effect characters, supplying you with a wide range of analog-like textures. Musicians will find much to love about this plug-in — Intelligent Triggering responds dynamically to your playing in real time, while a Thru mode makes crafting a wet/dry rig a piece of cake. Kaleidoscopes is essentially a best-of palette of vintage-tinged modulation sounds. It provides the perfect ear candy for your studio or live rig.
Dual Cascade architecture yields one-of-a-kind sonic textures
Crafting one-of-a-kind sonic textures with Kaleidoscopes is a breeze, thanks to its exclusive Dual Cascade architecture. Imagine what kinds of effects you can create by cascading this plug-in’s two modulation engines into one another serially. Or, if the mood strikes you, build crazy-wide soundscapes by running them in parallel. Each of Kaleidoscopes’ two engines include an array of waveshape selections, or you can sidechain any signal from your DAW and use it as a modulator. You can also use Intelligent Triggering to control the plug-in with your own live playing, enabling you to drive the effect’s pulsing in real time.
Generous control set provides tons of versatility
Kaleidoscopes offers a great deal of versatility. Not only do you get Speed, Resonance, Width, and Depth controls for each engine, along with filter settings and mix knobs, you also get five different effect characters that yield a rainbow of analog flavors. DAW synchronization is also onboard. We’ve done all kinds of interesting things with Kaleidoscopes here, such as feeding a phaser into a chorus, then modulating it with a guitar or hardware synth. We’ve also ran a slow-burning jet flange sound in parallel with an aggressive, tempo-sync’d tremolo. With Waves Kaleidoscopes in your plug-in folder, you’ll never run out of fresh sounds.
Features:
- Analog-style modulation plug-in with phaser, flanger, chorus, and tremolo effects
- Based on tried-and-true studio classics
- Works on vocals, synths, guitars, and drums — basically everything
- Dual Cascade architecture allows you to run 2 modulation engines in either serial or parallel
- Selectable modulation sources include input, sidechain, and waveshapes
- Each flexible modulation engine boasts Speed, Resonance, Width, Depth, and Mix controls
- 5 different effect characters supply a wide range of analog-like textures
- Intelligent Triggering responds dynamically to your playing in real time
- Thru mode makes crafting a wet/dry rig a piece of cake
- DAW synchronization keep things consistent every time you reopen your project