What can Metaplugin do?
Metaplugin has many features that make it a versatile and powerful tool for audio production. Here are some of them:
Effect version supports up to eight individual channels for, e.g. surround or other multichannel purposes.
Instrument version featuring 16 stereo output buses for all conceivable routing purposes using multichannel instruments.
Double precision audio processing when supported by DAW and plugin format (not for Audio Units).
Additional stereo sidechain input.
Convenient plugin organizer: scan your plugins once, then just drag and drop them onto the graph area.
Auto-connect option.
Internal bridge from 32 to 64 bit or vice versa, with seamless plugin window integration: load 32 bit plugins in ProTools or LogicPro X without the need for a 3rd party bridging solution.
New since v4.0: internal bridge to load Intel plugins in native Apple Silicon hosts.
Support for native Apple Audio Unit plugins.
Dry/wet ratio can be adjusted for each loaded plugin.
Individual bypass for each loaded plugin.
Full plugin delay compensation included.
Automate up to 100 parameters by mapping them on any parameter of a loaded plugin. Parameter learning included.
Negligible additional CPU overhead.
Synths can also be loaded and played with any MIDI control, which means you can create custom synthesizers with existing building blocks.
Oversampling: to avoid aliasing, oversampling is a necessity. Metaplugin offers up to 16x oversampling option of the whole signal chain in realtime mode, and up to 64x oversampling in offline mode (during rendering).
Included: mid-side matrix, multiband splitter and cross track send/receive, A/B switch, 8x2 channel mixer, MIDI channel filter.
Define your own colour palette for the plugin: check!
Freely resizable plugin window for maximum convenience: check!
How can Metaplugin enhance your audio production workflow?
Metaplugin can help you achieve various audio production tasks that would otherwise require multiple plugins or complex routing. For example, you can use Metaplugin to:
Load VST plugins in Pro Tools (or to load AudioUnits in Pro Tools if youre on a Mac). Hence, you can use it as a VST to AAX wrapper or an AU to AAX wrapper.
Load VST plugins in Logic/LogicX (VST to AU wrapper), or AU plugins in Cubase (AU to VST wrapper).
Create complex effect chains with parallel and serial processing, feedback loops, sidechain inputs, and more.
Apply different effects to different frequency bands or stereo channels using the included mid-side matrix and multiband splitter.
Send and receive audio signals across different tracks using the included cross track send/receive plugin.
Compare two different effect chains using the included A/B switch plugin.
Mix and match different synths and samplers to create hybrid sounds using the instrument version of Metaplugin.
Experiment with new combinations of plugins and parameters using the drag and drop interface and the parameter learning feature.
Conclusion
Metaplugin is a plugin that loads other plugins. It is a product of DDMF, a company that builds some of the finest audio apps and plugins on the planet. Metaplugin has many features that make it a versatile and powerful tool for audio production. It can help you achieve various audio production tasks that would otherwise require multiple plugins or complex routing. Metaplugin is available for Windows and Mac, in VST, VST3, AU and AAX formats. You can buy it from the DDMF website for $49. If you want to hear some examples of what Metaplugin can do, you can check out this SoundCloud playlist by Christina Johnson, who used Metaplugin to create some amazing sounds. We hope you enjoyed this article and learned something new about Metaplugin. Happy plugin chaining!
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