Rndwave!

Music composition doesn’t really depend on actual instruments anymore, and can be fully done on a computer alone. Given the right software components, nearly any kind of sound can be emulated at proper quality, with the possibility to use plugins like Rndwave! to generate, and apply different sorts of effects.

There are two things to consider when grabbing this plugin. On the one hand, you need a suitable host program like VSTHost to be able to take advantage of all functions. On the other hand, the package only consists of the required link library file you need to include in the host app, which means you can just as easily keep it stored on a thumb drive along with your entire collection of effects.

All effects are generated and handled from the configuration panel. Sound is affected based on input and output device configuration, and turning knobs provides real time feedback as you play, or record the entire session. As such, you’re able to create all sorts of 16, and 24 bit wave sounds.

Two components can be used to your advantage. A synthesizer can be used to shape input sound into 16/24-bit layout, with additional help from frequency, resonance, attack, decay, and sustain knobs to fine-tune sound. For greater variety, you can also modify root note, octave, mod octave, mod depth, filter type, and filter slope.

Requiring less effort than the synthesizer, the generator allows you to create fixed tones, which don’t really affect input. Different sets of knobs are at your disposal to generate waves, such as frequency, band, offset, and gain.

What makes the whole experience neat is the wave visualizer. Although it only serves for the generator, it show frequencies in real time, letting you analyze bend, pitch points, and more. Last but not least, sessions can be recorded and saved under the WAV file format.

To sum it up, Rndwave! offers a neat sound experience when you want to combine 16/24-bit audio with the rest of your project, or simply generate fixed frequencies to save as effects. Manipulation of effects is easily done through a few knobs, while the real time updating wave display makes the whole effort worth your while.