Free VST3 tools, built for this studio's own workflow.
A handful of free VST3 plugins, built for problems this studio actually ran into. Some — the re:motes family — remote-control MIDI-enabled outboard and RME hardware from inside the DAW. Another, AutoBarCue, has nothing to do with hardware at all. All of them are free, source included, and built with Claude.
Plugins are currently developed for, and only tested on, a Windows PC with Cubase Pro. If you'd like to use them on another system or DAW, let us know and we'll see what's possible.
Each re:motes plugin controls a piece of MIDI-enabled outboard directly from the DAW. They process no audio at all — only MIDI out to the hardware. In practice: a proper on-screen remote, with full recall, for gear that never came with one.
Remote control for OTO Machines' reverb.
v0.8.1 — in developmentRemote control for OTO Machines' pitch-shifter/modulation unit.
v0.2.1 — in developmentRemote control for the Nemesis delay.
v0.1.3 — in developmentRemote control for the RE-202 tape delay.
v0.2.1 — in developmentAn API 2448-styled control surface for RME TotalMix FX — automate which TotalMix inputs feed which output, and at what level. A DAW-automatable send matrix for an analog mixing workflow.
v0.1.1 — in developmentDownloads go live as each plugin ships — for now these link straight to the (empty) release folders above.
A second-screen cue display for the band. It shows the current song section — verse, chorus, whatever you call it — and counts down the last two bars before the next one, driven live by the DAW's own playback position and tempo. No audio processing, no MIDI, just a clear cue on a screen everyone can glance at.
Live song-structure cue display, with a 2-bar countdown to the next section.
v0.1.1 — in developmentQuestions, ideas, or a device you'd like to see get its own plugin? Reach out.
remotes@prunesandspoons.com