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Cycling74 Hipno £149

Advenurous types will love Hipno - you won't find such a broad sonic landscape anywhere else at this price.

The MusicRadar Team, Tue 23 Oct 2007, 12:03 pm UTC

Even a single preset can produce wildly different sounds.

Manufacturer's description

Hipno is a hell-raising horde of audio plug-ins and virtual instruments for Audio Unit, RTAS, and VST host applications. The Hipno collection, designed by Electrotap, features an irresistible mix of granular, spectral, and filter/delay-based plug-ins that feature the unique Hipnoscope morphing interface shown below.

Hipno's objective is to make advanced audio technology intuitive, powerful, and fun. You'll get the extraordinary features you've come to expect from Cycling '74 such as host synchronization and modulator plug-ins for automated parameter control. But Hipno goes a step further, adding plug-ins that can be controlled with motion tracking derived from a live webcam, XML preset import/export, and references instantly available from within each plug-in.

While immensely satisfying on its own, the Hipno collection also works seamlessly with the award-winning Pluggo and Mode plug-in collections from Cycling '74 to further extend your visionary signal processing and instrumental possibilities.

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MusicRadar rating

4.5 of 5

Pros

Capable of wild sounds. Deep modulation features. Innovative control. Exploring advanced sound techniques is easy XML import/export for portable presets.

Cons

MIDI assignments tricky. Max users limited.

The bottom line

A defiantly non-standard plug-in collection, Hipno's great if you want to step outside your comfort zone.

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Hipno

Price:: £149
Additional Requirements:: OS requirements: (PC) 2GHz / (Mac) 1GHz G4. Additional requirements: VST/AU/RTAS host. 50Mb free hard disk space for PC installation / 75Mb free hard disk space for Mac installation.
Description:: Max/MSP-developed plugins by Cycling '74. Bundle of unconventional plug-in effects and MIDI-playable instruments.
Effects Type:: Delay, Filter
Min Processor Speed (GHz):: 2
OS Requirements:: Apple Mac OS X 10.2 or later, Microsoft Windows XP or later
Platform:: MacOS/Windows
Plug-in FX Type:: Multi Effects
Ram Required (MB):: 512