questions we get asked

Is Tangle really free?
The rack is free: download it, load it in your DAW, and you have 6 audio modules (monster energy, long tan, salt of the earth, gorpy, flanger turnout 2, canary) and the whole cv and logic system to patch with. The other audio modules are paid. We say "the rack is free", never "Tangle is free", because the second one is only half true.

What does a module cost?
US$25 one-off, as a perpetual licence. Or US$9 a month for all-access to every module. Or every module outright in Tangle Complete for US$399. All three are on the page at the same time; there is no sale theatre.

If I buy a module, do I get it in the rack and as a plugin?
Yes. One licence, both places. The standalone plugin is the same DSP as the module in the rack, with the module's modulation built in.

Can I try before I buy?
Every paid module has a 14-day free trial as its own plugin, on your own material. No card is asked for. The rack itself is free, so the patching can be tried for nothing.

What happens to my licence if I cancel the subscription?
Subscription modules stop when the subscription does. A licence you bought outright is never touched by cancelling; it is perpetual.

What happens if Weaver Audio stops trading?
This is written into the terms rather than left to goodwill. Licences are perpetual. The plugin works offline between a licence check every three months or so. If the licence server is ever retired, a release that does not need it is published first. Discontinuing a product does not switch it off.

Is there iLok?
No. A serial and an account. No dongle.

Which formats and platforms?
VST3 on macOS and Windows, Audio Unit on macOS, AAX in Pro Tools on both. macOS 11 or later, universal for Apple Silicon and Intel. Windows 10 or later, 64-bit. No Linux, no VST2, no CLAP, no standalone app.

Is it an instrument?
No. Tangle and the modules are effects. They go on an audio track, a bus or a send, and they take no MIDI. Some modules generate sound (the voices and sources family), but they are driven by audio and cv, not by notes.

Who builds it?
One person. David Weaver writes the code, draws the faceplates and answers the email.

Why the kookaburra?
The company is in Naarm/Melbourne and the bird is local. The mark is a low-poly render; it is never redrawn or recoloured.

Why the odd module names?
Each module is named like a record rather than like a feature. The plain effect name is on the page too (a spectral scrambler, an octave fuzz, a buildup drone reverb), so nobody has to guess.

Can I use the images in this kit?
Yes, for editorial coverage of Weaver Audio and its products. Faceplate art, logos and stills may be cropped but not recoloured or restyled. Please credit Weaver Audio.
