NEW RELEASE: ATAVISM by Parallel Minds | Cinematic Sound Design Plugin

 

Parallel Minds has announced Atavism, a unique spectral effect designed to transform whatever is already playing on a track into an in-key pad built from the track’s own sustained notes.

Rather than processing the timing of a performance, Atavism works with the spectrum of the signal. It preserves the notes that ring out, releases the transient elements, and stretches the remaining harmonic material across the following seconds. The result is a sustained pad that retains the original track’s harmony—so drums can disappear while the chords continue to evolve as a cinematic sound bed.

More Than Reverb, Delay, or Freeze

Atavism takes a different approach from traditional time-based effects. It isn't a reverb, because there is no room simulation or conventional decaying tail. It isn't a delay, because nothing is being repeated. And unlike a freeze effect, Atavism doesn't simply hold one captured moment.

Instead, the generated pad follows the track's chord changes in real time, remaining in key because it is derived directly from the music being played.

With a single control, composers can transform an existing cue into a cinematic pad, while producers can create atmospheric intros, breakdowns, transitions, and ambient versions of finished tracks.

Atavism Features

• Main Control: Move from the untouched track to a pad created from its longest-held notes.
• Pulsation: Adds a slow, irregular swell to keep the sustained bed moving.
• Shimmer: Expands the octave above within the pad while remaining harmonically in key.
• Mix: Keeps the processed signal time-aligned with the original track.
• Dual Filters: Low-cut and high-cut filtering applied specifically to the generated pad.
• 8 Factory Presets
• 9 Automatable Parameters
• MIDI Learn: Every knob can be assigned to MIDI control.
• Latency: Approximately 300 ms with DAW compensation.
• Short Mode: Reduces latency to approximately 170 ms for live use.

Atavism is available for Windows and macOS in VST3 and AU formats.

For a limited time, Parallel Minds is offering Atavism at a launch price of $29 USD, reduced from the regular price of $39 USD.

A demo version is also available, allowing users to try the plugin before purchasing. The demo mutes the output for two seconds at the end of every minute.

 

AVAILABLE HERE: PARALLEL MINDS