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slowfield audio / beta 2.12.7

MinimusMaximus

minimum effort. maximum movement.

Choose a Character and Focus, then move the sound with one large Effort macro. MinimusMaximus keeps the surface immediate while Rev Grain, Glitch, Micro Loop, RANDOM and FLIP open the door to stranger movement.

Beta software — currently macOS + Windows.Try MinimusMaximus 2.12.7 on Mac or Windows and help refine the musical response. This is unfinished beta software: save a copy of important projects and send us any repeatable issues.
↓ download Mac beta ↓ download Windows beta user guide send feedback
macOS + Windows|Mac: AU / VST3 · Windows: VST3 (64-bit)|standalone included
macOS AUAudio Units · Mac Windows · 64-bit VST3VST
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MinimusMaximus plugin beta
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characterChoose the overall attitude: Warm, Wide, Deep, Alive, Dusty or Strange.
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focusTell the processing to care most about Transient, Body, Air or the Full signal.
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effortOne large macro moves several processes together so the sound stays coherent.
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flip + randomFind a musical opposite or generate a fresh, sensible variation in one move.
your first five minutes

choose. turn. listen.

Start with a Character and Focus, then raise Effort until the sound feels alive without losing its identity. Add Rev Grain, Glitch or Micro Loop only when you want more obvious movement.

MinimusMaximus controls

move deeper into the same sound.

MinimusMaximus is designed so the main controls feel related rather than like separate effects. Effort coordinates the transformation; the lower controls then shape how much motion, space, glue and stereo scale remain.

Rev GrainSmooth reverse-grain clouds around the source.
GlitchTempo-conscious edits and repeats, from restrained to disruptive.
Micro LoopFlowing tempo-synchronised loop fragments with long crossfades and harmonic-safe relationships.
Motion · Space · Glue · Width · OutputFive broad final moves for animation, atmosphere, cohesion, stereo scale and level.
why this beta exists

help us find the musical edge cases.

MinimusMaximus is being shared early so real sessions can reveal host-specific bugs, awkward gain changes and places where the creative effects stop feeling musical.

We also want to know which Character and Focus combinations become the useful everyday starting points.

feedback that helps

tell us what happened.