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Multiband Envelope Mapper

by Bert

This device splits the incomming signal into 3 bands. On eac...

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Type
Audio Effect
Author
Bert
Version
1.0
License
None
Live version
9.2
Max version
7.0.4
Downloads
1,671
Updated
No Updates

Multiband Envelope Mapper is an Audio Effect for Ableton Live by Bert, distributed as freeware, with no license specified by the author. It targets Live 9.2 and Max 7.0.4. On maxforlive.com it has 1,671 downloads. Published 2015-07-04. 1 user comment below.

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Description

This device splits the incomming signal into 3 bands. On each band an envelope-follower is applied. The output of each envelope-follower can then again be used to control the level of each band (positive & negative!).

A little bit like multiband-sidechain-upward-downward-compression. But more intuitive (imo).

Created as a proof of concept with mastering in mind.

I'd like to integrate steeper crossover-filters. Maybe independent bands for the envelope-followers and the gain-control. What do you think?

For feedback and suggestions: [email protected]

Comments (1)

  • pishposh86 · September 15 2015
    Holy fucking shit, you...I had a dream a few years ago about this type of thing, and then createdit the next evening with some m4l stuff and 3rd party plugins, except it was three assignable envelope followers that were each set to monitor a band that the source signal was divided into - Lo-Mid-Hi. It was fantastic for some synth-perc patches I made in Sunrizer (if you have an ipad, you surely know about it), that were basically sequenced with an arpeggiator and LFO, with the noise generator key-synced as to easily dial in "HH" portions by note. The whole point is that this material was perfect for this idea because, with the benefit of any ramped LFO waveform that was partially driving the sequence, you'd have some portions of the rhythm sliding between the BD and HH that had a freq gradient which straddled the crossover between the bands the env-followers were monitoring. Assigning the envelopes to parameters on spectral effects like vocoders really got some neat results. Sorry for the rant, I'm just really excited you did this; I will predictably say of course that you should absolutely take this idea further :)

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