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Features

While the above feature set would more than justify the price of Ohmicide, the Melohman features clinch the deal. For those not familiar with Ohm Force’s Melohman technology, it allows you to set up various preset morphing behaviours for triggering via a MIDI keyboard. This allows for some interesting live interaction with the plug-in. You can, for instance, set Ohmicide up so that higher velocities cause the patch to change suddenly, while slower velocities trigger a more gradual morph.

In the past, Ohm Force have only applied this idea to synthesizers. Here, for the first time, they’ve added Melohman to an effects device, and to excellent effect. In addition, Ohmicide has MIDI learn functions that enable you to latch parameters to MIDI CCs, such as those transmitted by knobs or sliders on an external MIDI controller. Even preset selection can be assigned, which is useful for creating glitchy effects. We prefer MIDI learn that can be assigned via a simple right-click, but Ohmicide’s menu-based method is fine.

We’ve come to expect a certain level of quality from the company, and Ohmicide doesn’t disappoint. At this cheerfully low price, it’s an offer we can’t refuse.