Virtual Pickups Part 5
Recap Last week, I presented the 4th part of the Virtual Pickups series. The article continues the series with the introduction of the preprocessor and
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Virtual Pickups Part 4
A few years ago, I wrote a three part article series about virtual pickups: emulating guitar pickups in software. Now it is 2020 and after
Virtual Pickups Revisited
A little background: I’ve written a series of articles before about Virtual Pickups and how they are implemented in software (DSP). It’s a three part
Virtual Pickups Part 3
This is the third and final instalment of the Virtual Pickups series. I changed the title from Virtual Pickup Placement to better express the actual subject which will
Virtual Pickups Part 2
Last week, I stated that given a multichannel pickup with a wide and flat frequency response such as the Neo, it is possible to reproduce the
Virtual Pickups Part 1
It’s Sunday. What better way to spend the day than to do some DSP hacking. Today, it will be about Virtual Pickup Placement. A well-known DSP guru remarked, “When
Ascend VPU: Noise Reduction
A nice little secret with virtual pickups is that each virtual coil reduces random noise due to its inherent averaging effect. Comb filters have that very welcome effect! The more virtual coils you use, the better the noise reduction.
Thor: Sonic Envelopes
Here are some audio snippets demonstrating the capabilities of Thor and the Infinity system. These short audio clips provide a glimpse into the possibilities that multichannel sustain and processing allow.
This is the first of a 2-part series. Each audio sample is recorded using only the Thor Infinity guitar. There are no other instruments. No synths, no drums, no bass. There are no overdubs, although there are a few takes and comps here and there. I explain the processing involved for each audio sample.
Ascend VPU v1.1.2
Ascend VPU v1.1.2 is released. This will probably be the last FREE version, so get it while it is still free following this link: Ascend
Ascend VPU v1.1.2 (Free)
Overview Ascend VPU is the first part of the Ascend multichannel Audio DSP series. Ascend VPU is an audio plugin for modeling the sonic characteristics