When I wrote the first studio update in October, the plan was to release Revolution808, Ascended808 and LUSH808 together. That has changed. Revolution808 now ships first, and on its own.
It fits what it is. The whole idea was a VST revolution!
The waiting list is unaffected. Same list, same signup, and it still covers everything on the bench. If you are already on it, there is nothing you need to do.
One thing I can say about timing: working internal test builds should be up this week. That is the step before any invite-only test.
Announcing SENSE808, coming soon in open beta in December
This application is honestly sick. What started as a music visualizer with options and effects built in has become a mathematical algorithm that can procedurally generate psychedelic imagery and layer multiple unique scenes each with their own vast array of individual effects to choose from. Additionally, it is low-key turning into an abstract art asset creator as well. Once you get it firing on all cylinders some of the images you can create are insane. Nothing is AI generated. Ironically I am using Claude to help me build the app infrastructure but all of the visuals are either human-crafted or procedurally generated through math and 3D or 2D geometry. I plan to post a full article outlining some of the features soon, but just know, it’s turning out sick.
Revolution808
I just packed up a test build for alpha. We could see launch of the invite-only alpha test by December at the rate we are progressing. This plugin is turning out to be really sick, and could become a staple once I get the build into my production rig. More to come on this next week.
LUSH808
This one has a fully functional build. I just need to get around to more testing. Honestly this one is on the backburner right now, but I did just perform a full visual overhaul on this along with every other plugin. This is probably closer to their final look but still more to come on that if I’m honest. All of these projects are rapidly evolving in scope each day at this point.
Boundless808
This one did not appear in the last Studio Update, so here it is. Boundless808 reached 1.3.0 today with six new effects — Resonator, Formant, Diffuser, Stutter, Transient and Vocoder — taking it to 26, with 210 factory maps and 208 node presets built in. It passes its automated tests. Nobody has installed it and run a track through it yet, so that is as far as I will go. I’m currently putting it through rigorous testing to iron out the obvious bugs before I load it into FL and start messing with 1.3.
Freeverb808
The long-term one, and it grew the most. 35 modes and 227 presets now, and the whole thing moved out of prototype and into the real plugin. An independent check performed today found a genuine bug in the multiband path, which is fixed. Still no date. It is still the pet project I want to get right, and getting it right is going to take a long time and lots of testing.
Downtempo808 and Ascended808
No change this cycle. Both are packaged and waiting, but are both currently receiving visual overhauls with the rest.
Where everything stands
December is what I am aiming at for Revolution808.
Every one of these is free, and every one opens as an invite-only test before any open beta.
The honest summary: the plugins are built and measured. The part that is left is listening, testing, and acting on my findings.
And the position on AI has not moved either — it assists the code, while the music and the art stay human. The AI Use Policy spells out where that line sits.