Neural DSP has announced the launch of Parallax X, the next iteration of its Parallax bass plugin providing new capabilities that include the addition of Transpose and Live Tuner global features, a Metronome, and a new Maximum window size with “click-and-drag” window edges for easier resizing.
Parallax X also introduces new factory presets, a revamped UI for easier navigation and a more intuitive user experience, a re-designed Spectrum Analyzer, and improved system performance.
“The arrival of Neural DSP’s Parallax X plugin offers even more ways to shape and manage bass tones,” states Douglas Castro, Neural DSP Technologies CEO. “The original Parallax plugin gave musicians previously unheard-of capabilities for developing powerful and original bass tones, in which low, mid, and high frequencies are processed separately, in parallel, and then mixed back together. Parallax X underscores our continued commitment to refine and elevate that revolution in bass.”
The plugin offers dedicated processing for the low-end of the spectrum, precisely controlled by our bus-compressor algorithm, provides a significant degree of dimensionality, allowing users to dial in presence, definition, and clarity.
The mid and treble EQ bands are processed separately, using Neural DSP’s proprietary tube-modeling technology, helping to produce rich harmonics and a natural response. Dedicated Mid Distortion adds a throatier color and enhances articulation, while Treble Distortion allows users to add the preferred amount of fuzz and defining edge to the sound. Meanwhile, a six-band graphic equalizer provides an additional control layer for fine-tuning frequency response.
A cabinet simulation section providees six virtual microphones that can be moved around the speaker for added sonic flexibility. When distorted, the higher end of the register can benefit from well-captured speaker impulses, as the inherent frequency response shapes the distortion in a musical manner. The cabsim module only affects the Mid and High band, leaving the low end independently tunable.
In addition, Parallax X is installed as a separate version of the plugin, meaning that the installation process does not delete the legacy version, keeping existing audio sessions safe. During the setup, legacy user Presets are automatically imported into the Parallax X user folder.
“The Neural DSP Parallax plugin brought bass processing into the 21st century, and the updates to Parallax X takes it steps further,” ssays Dan Davies, Neural DSP Technologies chief marketing officer. “With Parallax X, we look at the bass as a complete instrument, sonically and spectrally. It offers musicians the ability to finely tune the tonality and the dynamics of each range of the bass in order to fashion truly unique and creative sounds.”
The new Parallax X plugin is a free update to existing Parallax plugin users. Go here for more information and to update or purchase the plugin.
