Audiority Polaris

Polaris

Early Digital Echo / Reverb with Shimmer Plugin

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Polaris is an echo/reverb plugin inspired by early hardware digital reverbs of the late 1970s (like the Ursa Major SST-282) and able to provide echo, ambience and reverb out of a single multitap delay line.

When hardware digital reverbs came out to the market they were really expensive. Most manufacturers were already exploiting chains of comb and allpass filters (smoother reverbs, but expensive in both resources and chips), there were other techniques involving the use of a single multitap delay line to create a reasonable reverb while keeping the cost affordable.

That idea is so simple yet powerful: you mix a bunch of unmodulated taps (Early Reflections) with the remaining modulated taps (Diffusion) to create a cheap but convincing reverb.

We extended this technique by making the Echo tap recirculating with the Diffusion section, allowing longer reverb tails. Furthermore you can easily edit all taps to create your own room responses, resonant combs, Karplus-like tuned delay lines, Chorus, Flanging, Vibrato and much more.

Furthermore, we introduced new features like Shimmer, internal Sample Rate reduction (useful to get a vintage digital sound), Stereo Width (Ping Pong delay) and Swell. This last will smooth the transients of the incoming signal, with its attack time automatically matching the delay time. This new feature works great for ambient guitars, intense endless pads and much more.

From v1.5 we introduced Pre-Delay, Modulation Boost and a 3 Band Feedback Equalizer on the new Echo editor page.

POLARIS SPECIFICATIONS

  • Single Multitap Delay Line
  • Pre-Delay
  • Early Reflections (8 Programmable Taps)
  • Diffusion (16 Programmable Modulated Taps)
  • Echo (Ms, Sync, Tuned, Long)
  • Echo Modulation
  • Modulation Boost
  • 3 Band Feedback Equalizer
  • LFO (Sin/Tri/Rnd – Hz, Sync)
  • Shimmer
  • Sample Rate Reduction
  • Stereo Width
  • Swell

POLARIS IN ACTION

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DEMO DOWNLOADS (v1.9)
Download Mac InstallerDownload Win InstallerDownload User Manual
Our plugins will output 3 seconds of silence every minute, while in Demo Mode.

PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
  • Windows 7 64bit or later
  • Intel i5 or higher
  • 2GB RAM
  • Screen resolution: 1024×768
  • CLAP, VST2, VST3 64-bit host
  • PT11 or higher, AAX 64-bit host
INTEL MAC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
  • OSX 10.13 or later
  • Intel i5 or higher
  • 2GB RAM
  • Screen resolution: 1024×768
  • CLAP, VST2, VST3, AU 64-bit host
  • PT11 or higher, AAX 64-bit host
SILICON MAC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
  • macOS 11.0 or later
  • Apple M1 or higher
  • 2GB RAM
  • Screen resolution: 1024×768
  • CLAP, VST2, VST3, AU 64-bit host
  • PT11 or higher, AAX 64-bit host
CHANGELOG
v1.9 (Sept 2023)
- NEW: Updated Framework
- NEW: CLAP plugin format
- NEW: AAX Native Silicon
- FIX: WIDTH causing glitches
- FIX: Mac installer was asking for Rosetta on Silicon Macs
- FIX: Windows installer could erase User folder when updating
- CHANGE: Extended clickable area to open ER/Diffusion/Echo panels
- BREAKING CHANGE: Minimum macOS version is now 10.13

v1.8.1 (July 2021)
– FIX: Rare condition where licenses get invalidated

v1.8 (May 2021)
– NEW: Universal 2 Binary (Mac Intel + Silicon)
– NEW: Retina display support
– NEW: Corner Resizer
– NEW: Global HQ
– CHANGE: Framework update

v1.7.2 (April 2020)
– FIX: ProTools sessions using older (lower than 1.7) versions not loading the plugin
– FIX: Legacy Parameters option to fix older versions automations incorrectly indexed

v1.7.1 (March 2020)
– FIX: Wrong VST3 category
– FIX: HQ button state not stored in session data
– FIX: HQ resetting parameters to default value
– FIX: Modulation causing noise in delay line
– FIX: Silence triggered randomly in some configurations
– FIX: Newsfeed can now be disabled in Settings menu

v1.7 (February 2020)
– NEW: HQ Mode
– NEW: Newsfeed
– NEW: VST3 plugin format
– FIX: Mac OSX Catalina support
– BREAKING CHANGE: Dropped 32bit support

v1.6.1 (September 2018)
– FIX: Init preset not correctly recalled while in Demo mode

v1.6 (September 2018)
– FIX: Noise when bypassed in some DAWs
– FIX: Menus getting keyboard focus
– FIX: Scrambled preset names on High Sierra
– FIX: Installer issues on High Sierra
– IMP: Reduced file size
– IMP: Framework update

v1.5 (February 2017)
– FIX: Unexpected signal when any delay time is set to 0
– FIX: Rare noise burst
– FIX: Noisy ER and Diffusion tap knobs
– NEW: Performance boost
– NEW: Pre-Delay
– NEW: Echo Edit section
– NEW: 3 Band Feedback Equalizer
– NEW: Modulation Booster (x10 button)
– NEW: New presets menu
– NEW: More presets
– NEW: Global Random
– NEW: Global Reset
– NEW: All knobs can be locked

v1.4.1 (October 2016)
– FIX: Noisy Smooth knob
– FIX: LFO performance and stability
– FIX: Improved parameters recall on sample rate change
– WIN: Integrated XP compatibility

v1.4 (May 2016)
– NEW: Redefined GUI
– NEW: Performance improvements

v1.3.1 (May 2016)
– FIX: Serious bug causing buffer underrun

v1.3 (May 2016)
– NEW: Swell parameter
– NEW: Few more presets
– FIX: Refactored smoother
– FIX: Diffusion LFOs causing sporadic random pops

v1.2.1 (May 2016)
– FIX: Minor bugs and performance improvements

v1.2 (April 2016)
– NEW: ‘Long’ Echo Time Mode. Delay time up to 2.5s
– FIX: High feedback causing Diffuser overload
– FIX: Default values for new 1.1 controls
– FIX: Delay time not updated when switching between Echo Time modes

v1.1.1 (April 2016)
– NEW: Overture HALL preset
– FIX: Knobs displaying wrong amount of decimals
– FIX: Reduced Feedback amount on Shimmer Reverb preset
– FIX: Heavy distortion on high values of Shimmer and Feedback
– FIX: Minor bugs

v1.1 (April 2016)
– NEW: Shimmer
– NEW: Sample Rate reduction
– NEW: Width (Ping Pong Delay style)
– NEW: More presets
– FIX: Echo Tune Mode won’t go back to ms
– FIX: Improved knobs resolution

v1.0.2 (April 2016)
– NEW: Windows XP SP3 support
– FIX: preset recall on init
– FIX: Echo Time Mode recalled incorrectly causing unwanted spikes
– FIX: Tempo sync issues

v1.0.1 (April 2016)
– NEW: Click to see current parameter value
– NEW: Parameter tooltip on mouse wheel
– NEW: Dry/Wet lock (via right click menu)
– FIX: Unexpected silence when instantiated
– FIX: Bypass resets settings (VST only)
– FIX: Sporadic crash on startup
– FIX: Typo in Windows installer

v1.0 (April 2016)
– Original release

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