Downspout VST3 plugins

Downspout

Transport-aware VST3 tools for generated parts, gated movement, and playable disruption.

These pages are a lightweight end-user guide around the current plugin screenshots. The descriptions are intentionally short so they can be expanded as the public documentation settles.

BassGen plugin interface MIDI generator BassGen Transport-synced bassline generator with style, scale, Fugue/Jazz genres, variation, color, and MIDI follow/dodge controls. P-Mix plugin interface Audio effect P-Mix Stereo audio effect for transport-aware probabilistic switching and fades. E-Mix plugin interface Audio effect E-Mix Transport-aware Euclidean stereo gate with density, block, pattern, and fade controls. M-Mix plugin interface MIDI effect M-Mix MIDI gate combining probabilistic bar transitions with Euclidean block patterns. MelGen plugin interface MIDI generator MelGen Phrase-aware melody generator with contour, answer, structure, color, range, follow, and strict subject/answer behavior. Rift plugin interface Audio effect Rift Transport-locked stereo buffer effect with live/sample modes, WAV loading, chop/stutter repeats, reverse, skip, smear, and pitch-slip actions. Orchid plugin interface Audio effect Orchid Transport-aware voiced freeze effect that captures stable pitched material and holds period-aligned loops on the host grid. DrumGen plugin interface MIDI drum generator DrumGen Transport-aware MIDI drum generator with fills, style modes, Breakbeat/Jazz/Fugue genres, and sparse pulse options. Xoxolo plugin interface MIDI generator Xoxolo Simple x0x-style MIDI drum pattern editor with note-map presets, per-lane preview, and selectable 8-32 step patterns. DrumKit plugin interface Instrument DrumKit Drum synth instrument with stereo output, MIDI triggering, per-voice controls, and mute strips. Cadence plugin interface MIDI effect Cadence Transport-aware MIDI harmonizer and comping generator with learned harmony, color, extended voicings, suspended dominants, and arpeggiated phrasing. Counterpointer plugin interface MIDI generator/effect Counterpointer Learns an incoming MIDI pattern and emits a monophonic answering line with color control. Sidecar plugin interface MIDI generator Sidecar MIDI phrase player for generated solo material with deterministic local generation and optional localhost coordinator requests. Gremlin plugin interface Instrument Gremlin Glitch instrument with six sound modes, scenes, fader-block macros, action triggers, hold pads, and MIDImix LED feedback. Gremlin Driver plugin interface MIDI effect Gremlin Driver MIDI modulation and action sequencer with expanded lane shapes intended to drive Gremlin. Ground plugin interface MIDI generator Ground Long-form bass generator with Grounded, Dub, Jazz, and other phrase styles plus a guarded bass register lane. Floozy plugin interface Instrument Floozy Corrected 8-voice synthesizer combining distortion sources, physical-model-style excitation, feedback, filtering, modulation, and reverb. Ambo plugin interface Audio effect Ambo Stereo ambient effect with rearrangeable time, spectral, tape, shimmer, delay, drive, feedback, and mix controls. Basilico plugin interface Instrument Basilico Monophonic bass instrument with tempo-synced wobble, acid squelch, and upright/electric/dub/acid/industrial tones. Canticle plugin interface Instrument Canticle 12-voice keys, reed, pad, pluck, and glass instrument for melody, counterpoint, and chord generators. Luma plugin interface MIDI generator Luma Launchpad-oriented performance generator where lit pads become bass, chord, melody, and drum agents. PaunchLad plugin interface Audio effect/instrument PaunchLad Launchpad dub performance effect with echo throws, sirens, spring splashes, dropouts, and chops. Lifeform plugin interface MIDI generator Lifeform Conway Game of Life MIDI generator where the Launchpad grid evolves one beat at a time.