Propellerhead Announces Polar, A Pitch-Shifter Effect

June 11th, 2012 by Trenton

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Today, Propellerhead announced Polar – another new ‘Rack Extension‘ audio effect to be available at the launch of the next versions of Reason and Reason Essentials later this month.

According to Propellerhead…

“Polar is an old school harmonizer and pitch-shifter effect with a host of modern tricks up its sleeves. Designed for classic harmonizing, stereo widening, and real-time pitch shifting, Polar also invites users to experiment with buffer looping and audio freezing to create otherworldly effects.”

Polar consists of selectable dual pitch-shifters with classic, smooth and looping algorithms – designed for singers, producers, guitarists and remixers looking for transparent pitch-shifting as well as creative ways of turning bland recordings into evolving soundscapes. The built-in LFOs, auto-panning, envelope and buffer lock provide further sound sculpting possibilities, while delay and feedback turns single-note recordings into arpeggios.

Polar ($69) will be available later in June w/ “Rack Extensions” and the next version of Reason and Reason Essentials.

Polar will be released simultaneously with version 6.5 of Reason and version 1.5 of Reason Essentials later in June – as part of the new Rack Extensions toolset – at a price of $69, and will be available for purchase in the Propellerhead Shop.

Click for more information about Rack Extensions, Polar, and to listen to audio examples.