Independent audio software for people who know that imperfection is not a problem to fix.
A small and growing catalog. Built slowly, released when ready.
Cassette channel strip modeled after a 1987 four-track cassette recorder. The preamp clips early and the tape wears out. We kept both.
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Op-amp preamp section from a 1971 modular synth, now with two engines. Three gain ranges, bandwidth crashes, slew gives up — gloriously.
Analog BBD delay, rebuilt from measurements of a real vintage unit. Echo, chorus and vibrato — dark repetitions with all the grit of bucket-brigade circuits.
Strike, pluck or damp the springs with the mouse, or play them from a MIDI key. Behind them, the whole tube circuit that defined surf guitar. The drip is the point.
Reedy voices, vibrato, percussion and an onboard spring tank. Three knobs — Bite, Patina, Spring — take it from the showroom floor to a basement in 1966.
Tube channel strip. One valve does the character — the rest of the chain feeds it right and catches what comes out.
83 ratings on Gumroad. All five stars.
“Emulation isn’t the point — PortaTwin brings a lush, pleasing texture to any source.”
“I thought this was going to be another gimmick but it is REALLY good. The Wow/Flutter knob gives my guitars a super 3D sound.”
“Great sound and character, low CPU, beautiful UI.”
Imperfezione documentata. Il rumore è informazione.
Pointless Audio makes tools with a point of view. Not the most accurate emulation, not the most feature-complete plugin — just software that pushes audio somewhere interesting and stays out of the way while doing it.
The name is not a joke. Pointless means without a point to prove. It also means exactly what it sounds like, depending on the day.