Image-Line debuts Gross Beat effect

By Ben Rogerson
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Manipulate time with new plug-in

Gross Beat: not a graph plotting the fortunes of the global stock market.
Gross Beat: not a graph plotting the fortunes of the global stock market.

Registered users of Image-Line's FL Studio are being given a first taste of the company's new Gross Beat plug-in.

This is a time manipulation processor that's designed for creating repetition and scratching effects, and it's currently in beta.

Gross Beat can be applied in real-time - live performers take note - and features 36 user-definable time and volume envelopes.

These can be MIDI controlled, while audio is stored in a 2-bar rolling buffer. Plenty of presets are supplied, though Image-Line says that you're given "unlimited creative control".

The Gross Beat beta, which is FL Studio- and VST-compatible, will expire on 19 December. The full version will cost $99.

Ben Rogerson
Ben Rogerson

I’m the Deputy Editor of MusicRadar, having worked on the site since its launch in 2007. I previously spent eight years working on our sister magazine, Computer Music. I’ve been playing the piano, gigging in bands and failing to finish tracks at home for more than 30 years, 24 of which I’ve also spent writing about music and the ever-changing technology used to make it.