Preset Expanders

These are free collections of presets to expand your sonic palettes and broaden your creative options. These will be released occasionally. Basically, whenever and whatever strikes our fancy (and we have a large fancy that's easy to strike.)

Anyway, they're free. So check them out, try them out, and shout and yell about how cool they are so we stay all inspired to keep making more. Also, feel free to send in your presets. We love to see how folks are using our toys.

Volume 6 - Mono-To-Stereo (Requires V3 or above)

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Here are some cool new presets to take advantage of the awesome new FilterFreak and Tremolator mono-to-stereo versions in V3. These are way more than just simple mono becomes stereo. You get stereo filter sweeps with drastically different filters in right and left, great "Stereo Positioning" EQ filters, cool panning tremolo, stereo shifting gate patterns and more. If you haven't checked out these new versions, this preset expander will give you a jump in. As simple as it sounds, it's a whole new dimension to explore. Suitcase Rhodes stereo tremolo, Split Auto-wah, subtle shifts, acoustic guitar spreader, and painful head spinning swirls are all part of this expander pack. Sound good? We'll if you've got SoundToys V3, check out our sound examples below, or just download and install the preset expander and hear for yourself.

Sound examples:

There's a little bit of everything in there. Cool stereo filter sweeps. The classic Suitcase Rhodes stereo tremolo. Filtered stereo image effects. Split channel rhythmic effects. Plus a combo of FilterFreak1 and Tremolator creating "Rotator" a nice rotating cabinet effect. As well as a combo of FilterFreak1, Tremolator and EchoBoy to transform our Pop Guitar into a cool new rhythm effect

Listen...

Tips for Use:

  • For FilterFreak 2 the gain controls work as volume controls for left and right. Very cool for getting just the right balance
  • Combining EchoBoy with these stereo patches can really generate amazing rich movement and even balance out some of the more drastic stereo effects
  • Like most of the dynamic patches, the threshold is key to a good sound.
  • With FilterFreak1, any preset you open will automatically become split channel, so try the original presets or your own custom patches and see how they sound in stereo.
  • See our Tips & Tricks section for more details on getting in and creating your own.

Volume 5 - Next Phase

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With this preset expander we're taking a deeper look into PhaseMistress. Next Phase has everything from new classic phase sounds to insane effects you may not have expected from a phase-shifter plug-in. This preset expander is designed to expand your mind with PhaseMistress, get creative and maybe find some cool new sounds for your music. Organized into it's own menu, there are banks for guitar, classics, effects, rhythms, bass, and drums, but don't caught up on labels, try them anywhere. Find out that PhaseMistress, too, is more than meets the eye.

Tips for Use:

Some of these are loud and noisy. That's on purpose, but sometime you have to tweak them to get the "right" sound. Many rely on the proper gain, threshold, or mix, so making some minor adjustments can make some big changes in the sound

We tried to put them into nice easy to understand categories with labels, but we hate getting all hung up on labels so feel free to use them as you wish.

LOUD!!! DANGER!! Many of these push the limits of Analog Mode. PLEASE DON'T SCROLL THROUGH THEM WHILE AUDIO IS PLAYING. Just for your ears safety and your speakers, and neighbors, etc.

Volume 4 - Drum Destruction

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This set spans across most of our full line of plugs. A spiffy new "Drum Destruction" folder will pop up in FilterFreak, PhaseMistress, Crystaller, PitchBlender, TimeBlender, Tremolator, and EchoBoy. Each one contains ten or so patches designed to grind, squash, mutate, twist, and add that "What the?" effect to boring drums. Real drums, loops, individual drums or even things that aren't drums. Not for the faint of heart. Drum Destruction is the first of our second series of preset expanders and promises to continue the tradition of pushing the limits of SoundToys plugs to give SoundToys customers more creative options.

Audio Examples

Here are a few sound examples of drum destruction. Listen...

Tips for Use:

These are often loud and noisy. That's on purpose, but sometime you have to tweak them to get the "right" sound. Many rely on the proper gain, threshold, or mix, so making some minor adjustments can make some big changes in the sound

Threshold: We know we said it already, but this one is key, or keyed;-)If a patch has threshold, it's worth turning that knob to see what the sound does with your material.

LOUD!!! DANGER!! Many of these push the limits of internal volume. PLEASE DON'T SCROLL THROUGH THEM WHILE AUDIO IS PLAYING. Just for your ears safety and your speakers, and neighbors, etc.