Following last year’s Cyberdrive, United Plugins has announced Cyberdrive Core from JMG Sound as its ‘big brother’, re-engineered by to give results in a more straightforward way while reducing computer resource load.
Shipping with the same 64 distortion models, Cyberdrive Core’s single Dist module features a powerful filter system to fine-tune the resultant distortion’s tone and character with high-pass, low-pass and multi-band crossovers; dedicated knobs for gain-compensated dry/wet mix; a Drive control for the signal level going into the distortion; and Control, which changes the character of the distortion, the behaviour of which is different in each model.
Cyberdrive Core mirrors much of that offered by Cyberdrive’s Dist modules, including Automatic Gain Compensation that constantly measures the input loudness and compensates the output to match; a hard clipper on the output of the module to prevent any peaks above 0dB; HP Pre to select the high-pass filter before the distortion; LP Pre to select the low-pass filter before the distortion; and Slope to select the filter or crossover type from 6dB, 12dB, 24dB, 48dB, and 96dB.
Cyberdrive Core comes with the same 64 distortion types as Cyberdrive, arranged as eight categories. Classic emulates the character of analogue hardware, from tubes to tape; Modern is for exploring dynamic distortions and wave-folding using multi-band companders and other processes; Pized for bit- crushing, rate reductio and glitch effects; Shape with wave-shaping techniques like rectify and asymmetric clipping; Amp guitar and bass amplifier emulation; Pedal for guitar pedal emulation; Doom for extreme custom distortion; and Freaf for experimenting with avant-garde techniques like ring modulation, frequency modulation and spectral synthesis. All are designed to offer a spectrum of sonic possibilities.
The plug-in’s internal 64-bit audio processing will handle any sampling rate – reaching 192kHz or higher. Similarly, the intelligent way Cyberdrive Core manages bypassing ensures that there are no clicks or harmful noises when automating the parameter.
Cyberdrive will find that their licence also opens Cyberdrive Core, so there is no need to hold both licenses in order to take a more straightforward approach to desired results.
