Apogee Electronics has recently announced the release of the newest addition to the Clearmountain plugin series.
The Clearmountain Dance plugin captures the unique stereo delay Bob Clearmountain created for the title track of David Bowie’s album, “Let’s Dance”. What started as an accidental, chaotic delay became a defining element of the song’s sound.
For decades, Bob Clearmountain has been celebrated for his ability to build rich soundscapes where instruments and vocals blend seamlessly. His work has elevated the role of a mixer to that of an essential creative partner in music production. With Clearmountain Dance, Apogee has captured the essence of this signature creative approach in a user-friendly plugin.
Clearmountain Dance features
- Cascading Ping Pong Delay: Create rhythmic stereo textures and entrancing, attention-grabbing patterns.
- Analog Tape Emulation: The plugin provides a rich, warm dual tape head delay character.
- Customizable Randomization: The Offset and Skew knobs offer options to vary stereo timing subtly or drastically from the standard grid timing.
- Analog Imperfections: The Degrade knob controls tape aging simulation, which can be used to soften harsh edges on repeats or lean into organic artifacts and variation. At extreme settings, wow and flutter characteristics can be heard.
Available in VST/VST3, AU and AAX plugin formats for Windows and Mac, Clearmountain Dance is priced $29 USD at the Apogee store and from distributor AudioDeluxe.
