ECHT, THE NETHERLANDS: Rob Papen Inspiration Soundware is proud to announce the availability of RP-Distort 2 — pushing distortion to a whole new level of creativity courtesy of new and expanded features fronted by a whole new look to take the place of the virtual instrument and effect plug-in developer’s popular RP-Distort offering after impressive innings of over a decade — as of April 28…

As an aptly-named virtual effect mainstay of the Rob Papen plug-in stable for over a decade, RP-Distort duly took distortion to a new level when let loose upon an appreciative music technology world; well worth the wait as a worthy successor is RP-Distort 2, with which Rob Papen pushes distortion to a whole new level of creativity courtesy of new and expanded features fronted by a whole new look.

Looking closely at RP-Distort 2, it becomes apparent that it shares some similarities with one of Rob Papen’s more recently released plug-ins — namely, the stereo delay that is DelSane (https://www.robpapen.com/DelSane.html), to which it owes its innovative DISRUPT ‘sphere’. Says Rob Papen himself: “This allows you to control several different modulation parameters at once, and it gets even more exciting if you use the newly-added AUDIO FOLLOWER to take control of the DISRUPT ‘sphere’!”

Saying that the DISTORTION module remains at RP-Distort 2’s heart, however, but now boasts no fewer than 52 Distortion types, including Lo-Fi; 2 Band Distortion; Amp/Cab models, and much more. Moreover, it has been expanded with a four-band PRE-DISTORT EQ and a four-band POST-DISTORT EQ with variable frequency and bandwidth control, both of which can be operated graphically or, alternatively, with knobs (by activating the original RP DISTORT 1 EQ setting), and is rounded out with a noise GATE. Another addition well worth noting here are the double WAVE SHAPER editors — having first selected Dual Wave-Shaper as a WaveShaper distortion type — to create custom distortions.

An analogue-modelled ‘Filter’ module — expanded to include ZDF (zero-latency) options for its HI-PASS FILTER and LOWPASS FILTER — sits alongside a COMPRESSOR module, now with a dB (logarithmic) mode and a LIN (linear) mode, while the original WIDEN module has also been expanded to include a CHORUS mode. It is now possible to rearrange the order of these modules in the PATH section; once selected, the audio signal path order is instantly visualized in the new user interface.

Meanwhile, modulating various parameters has been taken to a new level with the MOD MATRIX & LFO section, allowing users to choose from a regular (MOD MATRIX) or ADVANCED MODE modulation matrix, complete with four LFOs (Low Frequency Oscillators) — LFO 1 through to 4 — that can be tempo-based and triggered in various ways.

What’s more, RP-Distort 2’s easy-to-use MANAGER makes light work of organizing presets and BANK FOLDERS. Fortunately for those taking a trip into its wonderfully-creative world of ear-opening distortion, RP-Distort 2 comes packed with perfectly pitched presets — “…fantastic for any style of music, and for those that aren’t afraid to experiment!” So says self-confessed synth freak and world-renowned sound designer Rob Papen as someone who should surely know what he is talking about.

RP-Distort 2 is available as a 64-bit AAX-, AU-, VST- and VST3-compatible effect plug-in for Mac (OS X 10.13 – macOS 12) and as a 32- and 64-bit VST- and VST3-compatible effect plug-in for PC (Windows 7/8/10/11) — with 64-bit AAX compatibility available for PT 12 or higher (PC) — priced at €49.00 EUR/$49.00 USD from authorized Rob Papen resellers worldwide or as a download directly from Rob Papen itself for the same pricing from here: https://www.robpapen.com/rp-distort-2.html

Anyone who purchased the original RP-Distort directly from Rob Papen will have received a free upgrade to RP-Distort 2 via e-mail while anyone who purchased the original RP-Distort from an authorized Rob Papen reseller in either February, March, or April 2022 should simply e-mail their receipt to info@robpapen.com to claim their free upgrade to RP-Distort 2; purchases prior to those months qualify for the regular upgrade price of €19.00 EUR/$19.00 USD.

RP-Distort 2 is included in the latest version of eXplorer-7 (https://www.robpapen.com/eXplorer-7.html), an inspirational bundle of 28 Rob Papen products.

A 30-day demo version of RP-Distort 2 with disabled preset loading/saving functionality is available from here: https://www.robpapen.com/rp-distort-2-demo.html

For more in-depth information, including some superb-sounding audio demos, please visit the dedicated RP-Distort 2 webpage here:
https://www.robpapen.com/rp-distort-2.html

Watch a revealing RP-Distort 2 introductory video — featuring a voice-over from Rob Papen himself — here:

About Rob Papen (www.robpapen.com)
Self-confessed synth freak and world-renowned sound designer Rob Papen started working with synthesizers at the tender age of 15 when purchasing an analogue Korg MS-20 semi-modular monosynth and accompanying analogue SQ-10 sequencer. Suitably inspired, he subsequently released several albums as part of Dutch electronic music groups Peru and Nova — the latter featuring the same members as Peru, but with a more commercial slant — with whom he enjoyed number one hit singles in The Netherlands (Nova) in 1982 and Austria (Peru) in 1988. Peru disbanded in 1993, by which time Rob had already established himself as a sought-after sound designer, creating presets for the likes of Waldorf, Access, Ensoniq, and E-mu, before going on to found his namesake company in pursuit of creating a sound designer’s dream synth. That software dream soon became reality when Rob formed the RPCX (Rob Papen ConcreteFX) partnership with music software developer Jon Ayres to develop new Rob Papen virtual instruments and effects plug-ins, starting with BLUE — an exciting-sounding, self-styled ‘Crossfusion Synthesis’ affair (combining FM, Phase Distortion, Wave Shaping, and Subtractive synthesis into one powerful dream synth) — in 2005. Today Rob Papen soundware defines cutting-edge contemporary music production: powerful virtual instruments and effect plug-ins that intermix innovative design, uncompromising sound quality, and musical, production-grade presets to make tracks truly shine, whatever the musical genre… Inspiration Soundware, indeed!

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