ATKChorus: A New Breath for Your Sound
Welcome to the world of rich and full sound with the ATKChorus plugin from the talented developer Matthieu Brucher. This chorus effect is designed to add depth, width, and unique movement to your audio tracks, transforming even the simplest signal into something vibrant and multifaceted.
ATKChorus is not just another chorus plugin. It is based on a well-thought-out architecture that includes feedforward and feedback channels. This approach allows for more complex and interesting modulation effects compared to traditional schemes.
What is a Chorus Effect?
Before delving into the details of ATKChorus, let’s recall what a chorus is in music production. The chorus effect imitates the sound of several instruments or voices playing the same part simultaneously. This effect is achieved by creating one or more copies of the original audio signal, each of which has a small, random or periodic delay and a slight change in pitch (pitch-shift).
When these copies are mixed with the original signal, the feeling of “expansion” of the sound, its compaction, and modulation occurs. This creates the same “chorus” effect, as if many performers are playing, each slightly different in time and tone.
ATKChorus Architecture: Depth and Movement
The heart of the ATKChorus plugin is its unique structure, which combines feedforward and feedback. Feedforward is responsible for the standard formation of signal copies with delay and modulation, while the integration of the feedback channel allows the processed signal to be sent back to the effect’s input. This opens up opportunities for creating more saturated, resonant, and experimental textures.
Delay modulation in ATKChorus is performed using a variable delay filter controlled by a low-frequency random signal. The use of a random signal, as opposed to a standard LFO sine or triangle wave, can give the sound a more organic, less predictable, and natural movement, as if the different “voices” of the chorus have slight, random differences in time and tone.
The combination of these elements – feedforward, feedback, and delay modulation by a random signal – makes ATKChorus a flexible tool for a wide range of applications.
Application Possibilities
The ATKChorus plugin is ideal for adding volume and life to various sounds in your mix:
- Vocals: Make vocal parts denser, more voluminous, and more present. Light modulation can add “air” and naturalness.
- Guitars: Add a classic chorus sheen to guitar parts, making them wider and richer, especially relevant for clean and slightly overdriven guitars.
- Synthesizers: Transform monophonic or simple synthesizer sounds into rich, moving, and textured pads, leads, or basses.
- Drums and Percussion: Experiment with adding chorus to individual drum elements to create unusual textures and space effects.
- Effects (FX): Use ATKChorus to shape unique soundscapes and special effects.
Technical Aspects
ATKChorus is available in the most common formats, ensuring its compatibility with most modern digital audio workstations (DAW) and host programs:
- VST
- AU (Audio Unit)
The plugin supports operation on popular operating systems:
- Windows (32-bit and 64-bit)
- macOS (OSX)
Conclusion
ATKChorus by Matthieu Brucher is a powerful and flexible chorus effect that offers more than standard solutions. Thanks to its well-thought-out architecture with feedforward and feedback channels, as well as unique delay modulation, it is able to add not only volume to your tracks but also interesting, organic movement. Try ATKChorus to discover new sound horizons in your musical creativity.
