X marks the spot for Chris Kerry, who has released two new plugins: X-Jupitae, a virtual synthesizer instrument plugin (Windows; 10 GBP or approximately $16); and Multi-FX (Windows; 6 GBP or approximately $9), a separate unit from the multi-effects featured in X-Jupitae. Both have a lot to offer for a rather slim price.
X-Jupitae (shown at bottom) offers all the most necessary tools for creating and manipulating sounds. The plugin boasts three dual-voice “Flexi” oscillators, two multi-mode filters, four graphic 8-stage envelopes, flexible modulation options, and Ribbon and XY Pad controllers. In addition, X-Jupitae has 28 note polyphony, Mono mode, an interactive pattern arpeggiator, a Multi-FX section, and a compact user interface.
Chris Kerry X-Jupitae features at a glance:
- 3 Dual-voice Flexi oscillators (Xmod, FM, PhaseDist, Ringmod, and so forth)
- Dual multi-mode filters: series, parallel, or independent. (12, 24, 36, 48+ dB)
- 4 Freely assignable graphic 8-stage, multi-contour envelopes with one-shot and repeating options
- Fexible modulation options: up to 4 modulators each (Pitch, Pan, Cutoff, Amp, and so on)
- Performance based Ribbon and XY Pad controllers for live sound manipulation
- 28-note polyphony (unrestricted)
- Polyphony Limiting option removes voice stealing clicks and limits CPU
- Mono mode
- Interactive 32-step, 12-note pattern arpeggiator
- Multi-FX section: Degrader, Limiter / Distortion, EQ, Ensemble, Auto-Panner, Stereo Imaging, Chorus (2v), Echo (5-tap), and Reverb
- Compact user interface using paged panels
As one would expect, Chris Kerry’s other release, Multi-FX (shown above on left), is full of effects. Specifically, Multi-FX includes the following:
- Stereo Gate
- Stereo Compressor
- Stereo Degrader (three modes)
- Stereo Limiter/Distortion
- Stereo 3-Band EQ
- “True” Stereo Reverb
- Ensemble
- Chorus 2-, 3-, or 4-voice
- 5-Tap Echo with Pre or Feedback Filtering
- Auto Panner
- Stereo Imaging (center and side)
- Compact user interface using paged panels
Both X-Jupitae and Multi-FX are available as VST plugins for Windows PC. To learn more about either new release, please visit Chris Kerry’s site online.