what is aquirosa?
a STFT spectral warper and tuner with life-like emergence
aquirosa, a spectral warper plug-in for macOS, Windows, and Linux
a spectral playground to... rethink☘︎˖. re.frametangle twistmanglewarp
aquirosa is new language of sound and an instrument that inspires infinite exploration of the world of harmony and texture the nature of spectral processing opens a wide terrain of sonic possibilities. the stretching, rearranging or deconstruction of frequencies allows the sound to morph into a vast array of unheard timbres and tonal qualities.
beyond a pure manipulation of frequencies, you can attract them towards harmony with a large library of curated tunings, enabling a new way of exploring harmonic systems and musical tradition. while common western tuning is supported, (C Major, etc) aquirosa looks to escape the western hegemony of harmony: explore a pluriversal approach to musical tuning with 100+ tunings, covering legacies from around the world and experimental traditions. featuring further support for importing or creating new tuning systems, aquirosa invites you to explore new tuning and even resynthesize full pieces of music in any tuning system like never before
life
purity
time
energy
aquirosa offers curve-based remapping of frequencies and has further processes for:
- life-like dynamic movement in the curve
- separate processing of tonal and noise content
- continuous dynamics reshaping between transients and sustain
- energetic control of brightness, darkness and fullness
aquirosa easily sets off into emergent territory, moving between chaotic and structured states in a new and surprising way. want to read more?
using aquirosa feels like playing an instrument. the essence of sound is boiled down to a few parameters; each expressive with a duality in effect, seamless exploration of parameter space and a responsive visual intelligence that translates a sonic fingerprint into color
aquirosa is new language of sound and an instrument that inspires infinite exploration of the world of harmony and texture
faq
is there a trial version?
yes, the download is free for 30 days per computer. no email needed.
what's CPU usage like?
it depends on your quality settings, but at default HQ settings on modern hardware, you should be able to run multiple instances concurrently without experiencing a noticeable bump in CPU usage
what's latency like?
11ms in live mode, 22ms in a higher quality almost realtime mode and ~100-150ms at HQ. HQ especially excels at polyphonic pitch tracking over the low-latency modes
how many times can i use the license?
on 2 computers. more info here
will this continue to be updated?
yes, we are committed to continuing support and compatibility fixes.
what platforms are supported?
macOS, Windows, and Linux
what plugin formats are supported?
VST3, AU and CLAP