Audio Spices shares new pitch-shifting reverb, Anise Glide

Audio Spices, the company by accomplished producer Adi Rotem, has introduced a new pitch-shifting reverb plugin, Anise Glide.

Where many pitch-shifting reverbs are bound to the frequency settings, the Anise Glide lets the wet decay “glide” into the chosen pitch. This creates sonic motion to add some more colour to any audio source.

Several parameters within the plugin allow you to dial in the precise quality. The main adjustment to make within the app is the pitch. It has a full octave range on the higher and lower end. Turn it all the way down to create more depth or all the way up for more brightness. Then, by making more delicate adjustments, the pitch shift can add some sonic tension between dissonant frequencies for a more intriguing sound.

A sensitivity knob controls whether the motion will apply to the full signal or just the most pronounced tones. Four glide patterns can change the curve the frequencies will follow as they shift. There is a straight shot, two deeper bends, or an S curve.

The separate Glide knob determines how long it takes for the shifting to occur. At the fastest setting of 30ms, the new texture follows immediately as an interesting extension. But if it’s increased longer, the pitch shifting can overlap with incoming sounds as the song progresses for another experimental technique.

Anise Glide also includes two overarching settings that adjust how the entire plugin operates. Switch between Reverb 1 for “dense and smooth” textures, and Reverb 2 for “sparse and airy” qualities. Drift and Tuned dictate how rigid the shifting algorithm is in terms of the frequencies. Drift is looser, and Tuned is more precise.

Anise Glide Reverb is available now for the launch price of $39 (regular price $59). It works in AU, VST3, and AAX on macOS (10.13 and up, Universal 2 for Intel and Apple Silicon), and VST3 on Windows.

For more information and a free trial, head to Audio Spices.

Harry Levin is a freelance journalist with credits in SPIN, Billboard, MusicTech, Grammy.com, Los Angeles Magazine, and more. His musical journey began 20 years ago with a Led Zeppelin CD. He played jazz trombone through college, produced large-scale electronic music events, and now spends his professional time writing and editing.