Description
Overview
Decade Sonic Time Machine is a specialized drum processing plug-in that allows producers to age their drum sounds across eight decades of recording history using a single, intuitive timeline. Rather than relying on static presets, Decade treats the year as the instrument, dynamically shifting the entire signal chain—including console emulation, room acoustics, and playback formats—as you move the timeline puck from the 1950s to the present day.
Designed for precision and authenticity, the plug-in ensures that specific years (such as 1974 versus 1979) provide genuinely different sonic characteristics, avoiding generic “era” patches. Whether applied to a single snare, a drum loop, or a full mix bus, Decade transforms modern recordings into authentic period-correct sounds.
Key Details
- Timeline-Based Processing: A seamless slider spanning the 1950s to today, controlling tone, saturation, filtering, compression, and transient shaping simultaneously.
- Era-Matched Playback Formats: Six distinct playback models featuring authentic artifacts including wow, flutter, crackle, rumble, dropouts, bit reduction, disc skip, and spectral holes.
- Flexible Processing Rack: A reorderable eight-stage signal path. Users can drag to re-order the chain or take any parameter “off the map” for manual override before returning it to the timeline control.
- Advanced Room Control: A dedicated room axis that allows you to transition from dry, close-mic sounds to large, open acoustic spaces.
- Visual Analysis: A live analyzer display that draws the dry signal against the processed signal, allowing you to see exactly what the processing has removed and measure the tail after every hit.
- Extensive Preset Library: 120 presets strategically placed along the timeline by era for quick starting points.
Use Cases
- Vintage Drum Aging: Take a clean, modern session drummer’s performance and instantly age it to sound like a 1960s studio recording.
- Lo-Fi Texture Design: Use the era-specific playback formats to add authentic vinyl crackle, tape flutter, or early digital bit reduction to drum loops.
- Mix Bus Character: Apply the plug-in to a full drum bus to glue the kit together with the saturation and compression characteristics of a specific decade’s console.
- Creative Sound Design: Rapidly audition different eras of drum tones to find the perfect sonic fit for a track without manually adjusting multiple plugins.
Installation
Decade is delivered as a digital software license. After purchase, download the installer for your respective operating system. The plug-in requires a one-time internet connection for activation. Once activated, the software works fully offline. No iLok, dongle, or physical security card is required. The license allows for installation and use on up to 3 computers.
Compatibility
- Supported Operating Systems: macOS 11 or later (Native on Apple Silicon and Intel), Windows 10 or later (64-bit)
- Plugin Formats: VST3, AU, AAX, and Standalone
- Authorization: One-time internet activation; no iLok or dongle needed
- RAM/Disk Space: Not specified
Additional Details
- Manufacturer: YURTROCK
- Delivery Format: Digital software license and download
- Delivery Format: Download / Digital License
- Platform: Mac, Windows
- Plug-in Formats: VST3, AU, AAX, Standalone
- SKU: 1602-1002
- Supported Operating Systems: macOS 11 or later, Windows 10 or later
- Supported Operating Systems: macOS 11+ (Intel & Apple Silicon), Windows 10+ (64-bit)
- Supported Operating Systems: macOS 11+ (Apple Silicon & Intel), Windows 10+ (64-bit)
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