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vine killer vst3 / au / aax

randomize

no rolls

amount 100%

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

ratehow likely a dropout is on average. rcv limits how often one can actually start.

brstwhich end of the dynamic range the dropouts favour. fully down they are oxide voids in quiet passages, fully up they are saturation drops on loud peaks, and centre gives both.

rcvrecovery time for each dropout, 30 to 500 ms. it also limits how often a new one can start.

dpthhow far each dropout pulls the level down, with random variation spreading individual events across the bottom third of that range. deep dropouts also dull the sound, closing the top end down toward 700 hz at the bottom of the dip.

mixdry/wet balance. fully down is dry only; fully up is the effect alone.

crush & lo-fi · wam-50 · standalone + cv modulation

vine killer tape dropout

US$25or all 76 · US$399one-time · 14-day free trial built in

buy vine killer · US$25 subscribe · every module · US$9/month try it free · 14 days

vst3 · au · aax · macos 13+ · windows 10+ · no ilok · unlocks in the tangle rack too

examples · vine killer

01 · factory default · model a

02 · brilliant fax · model b

03 · springy dial · model c

04 · sprawling rubble · model d

05 · brooding broadcast · model a

06 · honeyed relic · model a

the examples play with javascript on.

§ every control

what each knob does

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

signal-linkedlouder passages trigger dropouts more often, scaled by rate.

clusteringbrst groups the dropouts into bursts instead of even spacing.

dip shapedpth sets how deep each dropout goes, rcv how fast it recovers.

§ built-in modulation

it modulates itself

Vine Killer 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

Vine Killer is a module from Tangle, the free cable-patchable rack. Buying it here licenses both: this standalone plugin, and vine killer unlocked inside the rack, where you can patch it into any other module you own. There is no second purchase and no upgrade path; the rack itself costs nothing.

Sign in once in the rack and your licences follow your account: a module bought this morning appears at the next licence check, on every machine you install on.

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§ the box

vine killer

US$25or all 76 · US$399one-time

buy vine killer · US$25 subscribe · every module · US$9/month try it free · 14 days

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: the same licence unlocks this module inside the free Tangle rack, patchable into every other module — one purchase, both plugins, nothing extra to buy
all-access: this standalone and every other one, each unlocked in the rack too, for US$9/month while you subscribe — new releases included, cancel any time from your account
trial: 14 days, full function, then buy to keep patching
licence: no ilok · serial INW-… 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

vine killer on camera

Vine Killer's drop-outs sound real when they follow the playing.

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