Expert Sleepers releases Augustus Loop 2.0 Public Beta (Mac)

Expert Sleepers has released a public beta of Augustus Loop v2.0 for Mac, a major update to the tape echo/looping plug-in.

Augustus Loop is now fully skinnable and scriptable, a good opportunity for an Augustus Loop Skinning Competition.

We have three free licences (or upgrades) for Augustus Loop v2 to give away, and all you have to do to have a chance of winning is submit a new skin. Skins will be judged on aesthetic merit and/or interesting new functionality.

Changes in Augustus Loop v2.0 beta

• Augustus Loop’s GUI is now fully skinnable and scriptable.
• MIDI behaviour is now scriptable.
• VST version now receives MIDI.
• Added Record Offset feature.
• Added waveform display.
• The ‘Max Delay Time’ parameter now has a smaller minimum value (1.0 seconds) and is not rounded to the nearest 10 seconds.
• Added Tape Read Mode parameter.
• The Freeze Loop function is much improved.
• A small crossfade is now applied when activating Clear Loop, and when Clear Loop ends.
• The Input Level parameter is now protected against sudden changes, which previously could result in audio artefacts. In particular this makes the Punch In/Out features more usable.
• A small crossfade is now applied when activating Tap Record.
• Added a new mode for the Freeze Loop function, “Freeze Current”.
• Added OSC support.
• Added ‘Sync Group’ feature.
• Added new ‘Tape Sim’ section.
• Added factory presets.
• Fixed a bug that could cause Digital Mode to not engage correctly.

Visit Expert Sleepers for more information and a link to download a demo version.