FRCTL Audio has announced an update to its movement effect plugin for Windows, macOS and Linux (VST3, AU, CLAP and standalone).
Version 1.2.0 of SWRL adds a stereo imager, and 19 new presets, and each character now has multiple voicings.
Each of the six effects now has more than one, chosen by right-clicking its knob. The saturation can run as a tube, tape, a transistor or a wavefolder. The reverb can be a tight room, a bright plate, or a big dark cathedral. Every voicing is zero-latency, and each character’s default is its original sound, so projects saved in earlier versions load unchanged. Same six faders, a lot more to reach for.
Other changes in v1.2.0:
- Stereo field imager: a goniometer view of the stereo field, where mono reads as a vertical line and width spreads sideways. An on-screen button switches the display between it and the swirl visual.
- 19 new factory presets built around the voicings, 85 in total, from Tube Warmth and Real Tape to Grand Cathedral, Vocal Plate and Trance Gate.
- Chaos control (right-click the dice) that sets how far each random roll goes. The randomizer now rolls character voicings too.
- Settings menu (gear, top-left) for interface size, opening the presets folder, and license management.
- Preset browser now marks the active preset and highlights the category folder it lives in.
- Changing presets during playback no longer clicks.
- Green menu highlights and a tidier top bar.
A free update for existing users, new customers can purchase SWRL for $19.99 USD. A free version running the same engine on two knobs is also available.
