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a vintage short-delay-based chorus.
While there are similarities, the sound
from the MicroShift is not as soft, warbly,
or trippy as you would get from a chorus.
Instead it is slightly harder-edged and
more rhythmic in a way that's somewhat
like a slapback echo.
Like all of Soundtoys' most recent offerings, the MicroShift plug-in also comes
free with its baby brother, Little MicroShift,
which was originally given away for free
as a teaser. It has no Focus control and
you can't tweak the Delay or Detune settings, but with three Styles and a Mix knob
it gives the essence of what made the original so famous in a very CPU-light format.
In use
My quick simple guide to the three variants is: Style I is the most delay-like and
slapback-ish, Style II is the most metallic
and flangey, and Style III is the lushest
and most choruslike. Each of the three
Styles is highly tweakable and can go
from subtle to extreme with ease; with
these simple controls, it takes no time at
all to get the hang of this plug-in.
The most common use of the micropitch technique back in the day was on
vocals as a unique, thick doubler. In the
modern version, all three Style choices
work well for everything from subtle doubled presence to full-on shimmery effects.
My favorite setting for drums was Style
I, which gave a great slapback/flam
effect. I liked Style II best on clean electric
guitars, for a subtly flanged sound that
reminded me of 1980s Brit Pop. For
acoustic guitar, I liked Style III the best as
a controlled chorus.
My biggest surprise was how much I
liked this plug-in on bass guitar. It works
beautifully, with Focus isolating its effect
to the instrument's upper-end harmonics
and pick attack, while leaving the fundamental unaffected and solid. It gave a
sound that was reminiscent of the bass
guitar intro on the Cure's "Fascination
Street". Thanks to the crossover point
(Focus) and Mix controls, this plug-in can
also be used to varying levels on a full
mix if you're so inclined, but be careful!
A little goes a long way when you put it
across a 2-mix.
Conclusion
What I liked best about the MicroShift
is that once you start using it, if you are a
fan of 1980s and 1990s music it is a
sound you will instantly recognize, and at
only $99, this is the simplest and most
affordable way to get it. I admit I may be
in danger of ODing on MicroShift, I am
using it so much... I might be searching
out a support group soon.
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