Articulate

About

Articulate is a dynamics plugin by Newfangled Audio. Articulate separates the envelope of any sound into four segments: Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release. Each segment has its own fader, so the level of each can be set directly. The plugin includes a sidechain mode that shapes envelopes using an external audio input.

What it sounds like

Attack is labelled Smack, Decay Punch, Sustain Body and Release Air. Sidechain mode ducks transients and reshapes envelopes based on an external input.

Features

• Independent envelope shaping for attack, decay, sustain and release
• Sidechain detection from an external audio source
• Solo and mute per envelope stage
• Real-time visual envelope trace
• Peak limiter with adjustable threshold
• Stereo link control for linked or unlinked detection
• Resizable interface
• 70+ presets with a preset librarian

Good for

• Sidechain-triggered shaping of one sound by another
• Drums
• Mastering and 2-bus processing