Loomer Shift
Version 1.0.1. Last Updated Tuesday, 18th August, 2009
About Loomer Shift
Shift is a real-time diatonic granular pitch shifting and delay effect. Shift has three independent true stereo
delay lines with discrete time, feedback, pan, and volume controls. Each delay line can be set in one of three
pitch shifting configurations (Chromatic, Recursive, or Diatonic) and transposed by as much as an octave up or down
using both coarse semitone and finely grained cent controls.
In Diatonic mode the accurate and responsive pitch tracker follows any monophonic audio source and tunes the pitch
of the delay line harmonies to remain in key and in scale.
Shift's echoes can either be synced to the host tempo (expressing delay times as musical subdivisions of a beat,
with each echo exactly in time with the host) or in free-time mode (allowing fine tuning of the delay times, up to
2 seconds.)
Each delay line can be modulated using the straightforward Pitch and Time modulation controls, capable of
generating a wide range of sounds from subtle detuning to extreme audio mangling.
True independent stereo processing means that left and right channel separation is preserved. Shift is also
capable or running in mono, or even mono to stereo.
With optimized audio algorithms that won't overload your processor, rock-solid stability, and easy integration
with any MIDI hardware controller, Shift is ideal for live work. With a simple and intuitive interface, flexible
Bank and Program management, and total parameter automation, Shift fits right into your studio environment.
Shift is available for
Mac OS X v 10.4 and above,
Windows XP and above, and
Linux, in
Audio Unit,
VST plugin,
RTAS for Pro Tools 7 and above, and
Standalone application formats.
An evaluation is available for free download, with the following limitations:
- User created Program and Bank configurations can be saved, but not loaded.
- Output will be periodically interrupted, approximately every minute, by a short moment of silence.
- Audio output will stop after 30 minutes of continuous use. The only way to continue using Shift is to restart the application.
Purchasing a licence will remove these evaluation limitations.
A licence entitles you to
lifetime free updates for Shift.
Requirements
Mac Requirements
- Requires Mac OS X v. 10.4 or later
- Intel x86 based processor 1.0Ghz, or above, with SSE, or
- PPC based processor 1.0Ghz, or above
- 512 MB RAM
Windows Requirements
- Windows XP or Windows Vista, or above
- Intel x86 based processor 1.0Ghz, or above, with SSE
- 512 MB RAM
Linux Requirements
- Intel x86 based processor 1.0Ghz, or above, with SSE
- 512MB RAM
The following shared object libraries are required:
- libfreetype
- libasound
- libjack
- libXinerama