![]() ![]() As you might expect, there's a decent selection of categorised presets to give you some idea of what Bloom can do and they're a good place to start your explorations. SD/HD switching offers a choice between high-resolution processing at the expense of heavier CPU load or a lighter version that may exhibit some aliasing artifacts on some effect settings.Īs you can see, there's quite a lot of depth to this plug-in, though once you've read the manual most things are pretty intuitive. The Active/Trails switch is an alternative to the Bypass control which allows any currently active delays to expire naturally rather than being cut off in their prime. Saturate engages a level-dependent soft distortion algorithm. In this case, LFO2 is set to modulate the delay time, but only over a limited range.Īt the top of the screen are some switch-type controls, the first being Panic - a means of clearing the delay buffers when things get out of control. The Transmod section occupies the top half of the Bloom interface. The sequencers lock to the song tempo, but each can be set to different note divisions. ![]() When modulation sources are running, the pointers on the target controls move to show you what is going on.Įven the sequencing side of things is more comprehensive than it might appear, as there are actually three separate step sequencers that can be routed to the delay time, the Freeze control (which loops whatever is in the buffer) and the Reverse function, or be routed to any other parameters using Transmod. Three tabbed pages get you into the Modulators, Sequencers and EQ/Routing page: the latter is used both to access the controls for the two sets of equalisers and to change the signal-path position of the Diffusion section and the effects block. The layout of this plug-in looks somewhat synth-like, with waveform displays at the top of the main screen for the two Transmod LFOs, the envelope follower and the Sample & Hold section. A reverb-style diffusion module can be placed in one of three positions in the audio chain, and as well as the LFOs, envelope follower and Sample & Hold module, the Transmod modulation sources include a set of step sequencers. A pair of EQ blocks are available, one in the effect chain and the other at the delay output. Additional effects comprise overdrive, filtering, saturation, dynamics, frequency shifting and chorus the placement of these effects in the audio chain can be adjusted via the EQ/Routing page tab, so you can opt to process only the feedback path or the overall delay sound. The core of the plug-in is a stereo delay line that can be switched to provide a digital, analogue (CCD) or tape-like character. Blooming Marvellousīloom is, in essence, a delay effect, though of course you wouldn't expect a delay plug-in from FXpansion to be anything close to normal, and thanks to Transmod it isn't. Authorisation takes place online, and all three plug-ins have a free demo period if you'd like to have a play before you buy - always a welcome option.Īs well as a three-band equaliser, Bloom's EQ page allows you to configure the order of the various effects blocks. See the box for details of how this works.Īll three plug-ins are 64-bit compatible and are available in VST, AU and RTAS plug-in formats, supporting Mac OS 10.6.2 and Windows 7 - there's no AAX support at the time of writing. The three under review here are, respectively, a delay, a filter and a distortion effect, and all three use FXpansion's Transmod Modulation Matrix, also deployed in the company's Synth Squad and Tremor plug-ins. A powerful modulation system means there's more to FXpansion's delay, filter and distortion effects than meets the eye.įXpansion are perhaps best known for virtual instruments such as their massive BFD series of virtual drum kits, but over the last couple of years, they've also released quite a few plug-in effects and processors.
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