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monster energy vst3 / au / aax
randomize
no rolls
ON
ON
ON
1 curve → a knob · a shape you draw, looping
the actual plugin layout: meters at the edges, a modulator slot either side of the module, randomize and capture on the rail. click a tab to switch a slot; hover to hold
crush & lo-fi · wam-46 · standalone + cv modulation

monster energy free video-tube lo-fi

freefree · included with the tangle download
vst3 · au · aax · macos 13+ · windows 10+ · no ilok · in the rack and standalone
§ every control

what each knob does

Five controls, no menus. Here they are on the panel itself.

scan rateshscn and vscn set how fast the signal is re-scanned.
geometryskew shears the scan so the image smears diagonally.
post-scan tonetilt re-colours the brightness after the scan.
§ built-in modulation

it modulates itself

Monster Energy ships with the full CV/logic modulation section every Tangle standalone carries. Two slots, each running one of six modulators: pick one from a slot's tabs, drag a patch cable onto any knob, and that control moves on its own, no DAW automation required. Both slots can run the same kind, each its own copy, and slot 2 can be switched off.

lfoSmooth cyclic movement: sine, triangle, square, sample & hold, or a shape you draw.
curveA looping contour you draw by hand: smooth, spiked or stepped.
noiseStepped, smoothed or slewed randomness for texture and wander.
transientListens for hits, then fires a trigger plus an envelope on every transient it hears.
env followTracks how loud you are playing and turns that into a control voltage.
timingSpreads hits as evenly as possible across a bar, so rhythms land musically instead of bunched.
§ always recording

it keeps what you just played

CAPTURE on the rail drops down the audio history: the last ten seconds of the plugin's output, rolling. Arm it once and it keeps recording; the key's lamp stays lit while it runs.

Played something good while you were just tweaking? Drag across the waveform to select it, then drag the slice straight into your DAW timeline.

§ one purchase, two plugins

it unlocks in tangle too

Monster Energy is a module from Tangle, the free cable-patchable rack. It is free either way: it is in the rack from the moment you install it, and it installs as this standalone plugin at the same time.

Download the Weaver Audio Manager, sign in with a free account, and both are there, with no serial to enter.

monster energy vst3 / au / aax randomize lfo transient audio history tangle the free rack unlocked · same licence
§ the box

monster energy

freefree · included with the tangle download
formats
vst3 · audio unit (au) · aax
platforms
macos 13+ (universal) · windows 10+ (64-bit) · macos 11 and 12 with the installers — full requirements
in tangle
already yours — this module is in the free rack and installs as its own plugin at the same time
price
free · included with the Tangle download
licence
no ilok · serial MOE-… by email
modulators
two slots · lfo · drawable curve · noise · transient · env follow · timing, all included
currency
charged in us dollars · your bank converts at its own rate
discontinued
if this plugin is retired your licence keeps working and your serial stays on your account — terms, section 1.3
§ media

monster energy on camera

Two scan rates set whether Monster Energy chops or whistles.

quick tiptwenty seconds, to camera

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