Magma

What it does

An audio processor that holds recent input in a buffer and folds it back into the present, sitting somewhere between a micro looper, a granular engine and a sustainer. Size sets the buffer length, from tight and clipped to long drifting pads, while memory decides how much of the past is fed back through. Freeze locks the held sound until released, rate shifts pitch, temperature adds distortion, and a mid side control trades weight for air. A raw switch sharpens the input envelope, and every knob is exposed for modulation.

In the demo

Jade builds it up on a doubled guitar part, adding size then memory so each is audible alone, and puts a limiter after it because the raw button pushes levels hard. She then tries it on glockenspiel, on drums, after Beat Cutter, and on a Mononoke drone.

Worth knowing

Levels move a lot as presets load, since some have raw engaged. Jade also notes the colour scheme resets on every launch. K-Devices sells a desktop version.