Valhalla Shimmer

[4.33]

Sean, thank you for your delay plugin. It is absolutely essential

[Rave]

There is a kind of lush piano sound that Eno/Budd created several years ago. I've tried so many combinations of reverbs and delays trying to get that sound. I've come close, but still kept trying. I ran a Fender Rhodes patch through Shimmer and freaked. Exactly it. I tried explaining to someone what it was that distinguished this from a reverb with a long tail and I couldn't put it into words.

Actually, I don't want anyone else to know about this. Never mind.

I've listened to a LOT of Eno/Budd over the years, I have to admit. It was very helpful in getting my daughters to sleep at a young age. ValhallaShimmer was pretty strongly Eno influenced. It is worth noting that the algorithm isn't particularly close to any of the specific algorithms in the boxes Eno or Lanois used. My goal was to get a sound that was reminiscent of the larger processes used (several boxes, including reverb, pitch shifting, and modulated delays, with feedback applied), instead of a single component of those processes.

Obviously, ValhallaShimmer can get sounds well beyond the Eno / Lanois axis. But I have to acknowledge how thoroughly Eno saturated I am.

Sean Costello
Valhalla DSP, LLC

Props to you

[valhalladsp]

I know absolutely nothing of Budd/Eno (Harold Budd/Brian Eno??)... anyone mind pointing me to specific albums as an introduction?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Plateaux_of_Mirror
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pearl_%28album%29

The Plateaux of Mirror is a bit more minimal, while The Pearl has more pronounced treatments. I love both, but The Plateaux of Mirror is the one I keep returning too. Apparently it makes heavy use of the reverb and chorus algorithms in the EMT-250, as well as the Lexicon Prime Time for modulated delays. The Pearl has a bit more of the pitch shifted ambiances in there.

If I had to describe the music, it would be a more minimal version of Satie, played through electronic treatments that fill in the spaces between the notes.

Sean Costello

[elxicano]

Sean, I completely missed the last post here... Will check those out shortly.

Also, a quick bump because there's a Windows version now (demo available)! GO GET SOME SHIMMER

[elxicano]

Just a heads up... there's a thread to vote on your preference for the next ValhallaDSP plugin here: http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic ... sc&start=0

[CR78]

I know absolutely nothing of Budd/Eno (Harold Budd/Brian Eno??)...

Here's all you need to know:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwFry159gZw

[elxicano]

I know absolutely nothing of Budd/Eno (Harold Budd/Brian Eno??)... anyone mind pointing me to specific albums as an introduction?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Plateaux_of_Mirror
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pearl_%28album%29

The Plateaux of Mirror is a bit more minimal, while The Pearl has more pronounced treatments. I love both, but The Plateaux of Mirror is the one I keep returning too. Apparently it makes heavy use of the reverb and chorus algorithms in the EMT-250, as well as the Lexicon Prime Time for modulated delays. The Pearl has a bit more of the pitch shifted ambiances in there.

If I had to describe the music, it would be a more minimal version of Satie, played through electronic treatments that fill in the spaces between the notes.

Sean Costello

Very interesting... I hear Shimmer, as in, I'm reminded by a lot of the intro demos you posted for shimmer before it's release. I'm currently listening to The Plateaux of Mirror, so I definitely hear the influence.

[elxicano]

I know absolutely nothing of Budd/Eno (Harold Budd/Brian Eno??)...

Here's all you need to know:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwFry159gZw

This first time through, the interviewer was just annoying... the second time through, I was laughing.

[valhalladsp]

I've updated all of the ValhallaShimmer releases (OSX VST/AU, Win VST, plus other stuff that doesn't run in Live) to version 1.0.2. Relevant changes:

- The OSX plugins have improved saving and recalling of plugin settings in Live projects.
- The Windows plugins have built-in presets

http://www.valhalladsp.com/shimmer.html

Sean Costello

[CR78]

This first time through, the interviewer was just annoying... the second time through, I was laughing.

You do realize that's Eno in a wig interviewing himself,right?

[elxicano]

This first time through, the interviewer was just annoying... the second time through, I was laughing.

You do realize that's Eno in a wig interviewing himself,right?

no.

Now it just became more funny