Audio Damage has announced an update to dub delay effect plugin for desktop and iOS. Version 2.4 of Dubstation 2 delivers various improvements.
Dubstation 2 covers everything from short slapback through tape-style modulation to wide ping-pong patterns and runaway dub sirens. Independent left and right delay times, analog-style saturation, low- and high-cut filters in the feedback path, an LFO for chorus and pitch sweeps, plus reverse and loop modes give you a deep palette without burying you in menus. Used live and in the studio on thousands of commercial productions across dub, reggae, dub techno, ambient, hip hop, electronic, and post-rock records.
Changes in Dubstation v2.4.3
- New Sync Source toggle picks between Host BPM (the default) and Tap. When set to Tap, a TAP button appears next to the preset name; tap three times to set the delay tempo. The button shows the running BPM once a tempo has been published.
- MIDI tap lets you drive the tap-tempo button from a MIDI note or CC. Choose between Note and CC and set the note/CC number in the new Settings panel. Mix Lock padlock added to the right of the Mix knob. Engage it to keep the current Mix value when loading presets, so a preset switch never yanks your wet/dry balance.
- Preset browser replaced with Audio Damage’s current shared browser, matching the rest of the product line. Includes folder navigation, copy/paste of preset state, import/export of zipped folders, and random-name generation.
- Default preset: save a user preset named Default and Dubstation 2 will open every new instance with those settings instead of the hardcoded factory state.
- 30 new factory presets added.
- Fix: Low Cut now restores correctly on project load in every host. The filter cutoff was being clobbered by the filter init that ran after state restoration; the filter now re-applies its parameter value once the host has handed us the sample rate.
- Fix: Width now restores correctly from saved presets and tracks automation. The preset loader’s version gate was treating every recent preset as legacy and forcing Width back to 100% on load.
- Fix: front-panel knob and switch movements are now reported to the host. The UI was bypassing the parameter-notify path, so DAW automation lanes never recorded edits made directly on the plugin face.
A free update for existing users, new customers can purchase Dubstation 2 for Windows, macOS and Linux (VST3, AU, AAX, LV2 and CLAP) for $29 USD at Plugin Boutique and from the Audio Damage store.
