DSK Ethereal Padz 2

With a solid set of musical knowledge, you don’t really need instruments to make music nowadays. This is because of the variety of special applications and drivers, with support for cool enhancements in the form of plugins. A suitable example is DSK Ethereal Padz 2, allowing you to alter input sound on up to three different effect layers.

Plugins mostly imply that they’re portable, and this one is pretty lightweight to be carried around on a thumb drive, along with your collection. However, a suitable environment is required, and if you’re having trouble finding one, VSTHost can do the trick.

Configurations are all done through the corresponding panel, which is pretty intuitive, and helps you quickly get the hang of things. If properly routed, you can adjust sliders in real time, for cool, instant effects. There’s a master volume slider so effects don’t overwhelm input sound, for better integration in your projects.

In terms of components, you get to work with three separate audio layers, with the possibility to combine all of them. Each comes with its own filter rack, and LFO router. ADSR sliders, frequency, depth, cutoff, resonance, fine tune, and pan help you keep sound under control. For a greater variety of effects, you can use chorus, and reverb racks, with intuitive sets of controls.

However, what makes the plugin worth every minute invested is the rich library of preset instruments. Better yet, these can be differently assigned to each layer, making for an impressive number of combinations. There are well over a hundred different instruments to choose from.

Taking everything into consideration, we can say that DSK Ethereal Padz 2 is sure to provide the depth, and range of possibilities you need to create neat musical compositions, or enhance songs with multiple filters, routers, and effects. What’s more, the rich library of instruments makes sure you can try something new every time.