In cultivation · Bergen · FRØ MMXXVI
Reverb, nonlinear combustion, spectral grains, recorded-media memory, convolution, and spectral smear—six processors sharing one Bloom macro and one inspectable control language. macOS AU, VST3, and Standalone builds are in development.
Aether · Bloom macro
Drag vertically or use the arrow keys. Scrolling continues the morph.
A specimen is not a preset.
It selects a different DSP topology.
The field guide · N° 00—05
Space, nonlinear color, spectral motion, media memory, placement, or smear.
FRØ · BERGEN · N° 00
Build forward or reverse spectral transitions.
Bidirectional spectral smear with layered Freeze capture, adjustable decay and balance, motion, expressive MIDI depth, and three processing-quality modes.
Living archive · Dry ↔ Grown
Matched source files with a sample-synchronous crossfade.
Field recordings
Shared control system
One macro moves authored ranges across multiple parameters. Each range can be bipolar or one-way; static Mix remains untouched.
A specimen selects a processing topology—not a list of stored knob values. The active signal structure changes with it.
Anatomy maps the active processor’s real signal path, including filter stages, resonators, feedback loops, and dormant branches.
Insert a compact processor before or after the host engine, with independent bypass, wet level, and level-matched routing.
Preview complete authored states reversibly, then plant, favorite, save, or exchange them without changing calibration or static Mix.
Describe a processing result. Atelier proposes parameter changes that can be previewed, rejected, applied, and fully undone.
Practical notes
Your DAW compensates playback and renders. Live monitoring still feels the plugin's delay.
| Organism | Reported latency | Best use |
|---|---|---|
| Aether | 0 samples | Comfortable while tracking |
| Ember | Small 2× oversampler delay | Generally comfortable while tracking |
| Pollen | 0 samples | Immediate dry monitor; grains answer later by design |
| Mirage | 2048 samples · about 43 ms at 48 kHz | After recording or on a send |
| Moss | 2048 samples + 24 ms · about 67 ms at 48 kHz | Playback, printing, and less latency-sensitive tracking |
| Spore | 10,240 samples + about 10 ms · about 223 ms at 48 kHz | Mixing, transitions, and printing |
Option-drag sets a control's Bloom range. Add Shift for a one-way path: upward makes Bloom increase it; downward makes Bloom decrease it. Mix stays fixed.
It was retired in favour of intentional, recallable Cultivars. Legacy session fields remain inert so older projects stay compatible.
Bloom range · 0.85—1.00
Feedback can approach self-oscillation, memory bandwidth narrows, grain recursion increases, and nonlinear cores move beyond their calibrated range.
From the atelier
“The goal is not another preset browser. Each plugin exposes a small set of distinct processing engines, one macro for performing them, and an Anatomy view that shows what is active.”
First release · In development · FRØ N° 00
Spore is a bidirectional spectral-smear processor with four topologies, layered Freeze capture, adjustable decay and balance, motion, grit, expressive MIDI control, and Draft, Balanced, and Full quality modes.
