Epic effects
The EQ may have seen the most obvious improvement among Dune’s effects for v3, but every one of the synth’s seven signal processing modules has been blessed with new algorithms and modes.
The Delay gets six further types, taking the total to 11. Among them, L-C-R alternates echoes between left, right and centre, Filtered incorporates a filter, and Swing lets you dial in offset for every other echo.
The Reverb module’s new Shimmer Hall and Shimmer Room algorithms are able to employ pitchshifting for strange harmonic ambiences, while Cathedral and Studio Room provide users with extreme spatial options at both ends of the size scale.
The Chorus and Phaser effects are bolstered by a range of new Rolandinspired models – specifically, the Dimension-D and JP-8000 (Chorus and Flanger, with Rate and filter parameters), and the Boss PH-2 Super Phaser pedal.
Unusual in a synth, the Opto Compressor mode is ripe for experimentation with its languid attack. And the already well-stocked Distortion module can now serve up Fuzz Face and ‘Dirt’ stompbox flavours, and a tasty alternative to bitcrushing with the Dynacrush algorithm.