DAW INTEGRATION

Plug-in Play

PRISM 2 introduced a suite of six Instrument and Effect plugins that integrate tightly into DAW. They transform DAWs’ fundamental paradigms by recontextualising their existing functionality. Yet the plugins also maintain full compatibility with existing DAW practice—operations, workflows, audio plugins, mixing techniques and other production elements. In many domains, PRISM elevates and enhances them, easing and solving longstanding problems.

Six different screenshots of the PRISM musical plugins, with the interfaces hidden. Six different screenshots of the PRISM musical plugins, with the interfaces exposed.

Better Living Through Alchemy

Instruments
Articulations
Noise
Ambience
D-Range
Repair
Archetype Audio
PRISM's native WAV format to upgrade DAWs.
Instruments
Articulations
Noise
Ambience
D-Range
Repair
Archetype Audio
PRISM's native WAV format to upgrade DAWs.
In tandem with the plugins, PRISM’s Alchemy Engine transforms traditional audio tracks into Archetype format—a WAV file representing the purest and most flexible form of the original. Specially formatted for DAWs, Archetype has characteristics such as no noise or ambience, and can restore the original parameters in real-time.
The waveform of a section from a hi-hat track that will be converted to Archetype Audio. The waveform of a section from a hi-hat track that has been converted to Archetype Audio.

The foot-chics on a hi-hat’s microphone track are inaudible due to bleed. PRISM reveals them pristinely with Archetype audio.

The Archetype format, combined with PRISM’s deep host integration, mean no changes are required to DAWs. PRISM creates an internal version of its advanced data structures for its own use, and serves a translated subset to the DAW. Users’ projects are easily upgraded, and save in their DAW’s native format.
Two circles; one says, "Must Be", the other says, "Can't Be". Two intersecting circles; one says, "Must Be", the other says, "Can't Be", and in the intersection, "Real".
Two circles that intersect, reading Must Be Real and Cant Be Real, with the word Real shared by both.

Natural & Artificial Flavors

In traditional DAW use, there isn’t necessarily a structure, theme or metaphor for workflows. It can be argued there is simply a conglomeration of tools, menus and options. To improve results and achieve new outcomes, you add more tools. Power and efficacy are correlated with complexity and entropy, and affordances are based on skeumorphisms without real-world counterparts.

One hand hollering out a green Apple, and another hand holding out a pink, glazed donut.
A drawing of an acoustic guitar, and a photo of an electric guitar. A photo of an acoustic guitar, and a drawing of an electric guitar.

While PRISM supports existing DAW processes, its Virtual Audio Workstation methodology builds workflows based on human experience. Users can import existing skills in other domains. One example is informed by the cognitive duality of how we perceive sound modification: changes in the physical world, and artificial (digital) constructs. Each approach brings with it a highly-developed set of abilities and affordances that can then be applied intuitively.

Reality

Traditional sound mixing can be characterised as changing how something sounds—after it already happened. It’s like putting a ship back into the bottle. This process is difficult and unintuitive, requiring significant skill and a range of audio tools.

A model of a magnificent, 19th century Clipper. A 19th century sailing ship, juxtaposed against a bottle which it could presumably not fit inside.
Year: 2024 Drums: Mike Portnoy

PRISM‘s Transformer lets users change the initial conditions of a recording—so it sounded right when it was recorded. These are physical phenomenon, already deeply embedded in human cognition.

Virtuality

PRISM can also create audio transformations that, while impossible in the real world, provide optimised solutions for sound engineering. In drum mixing, compressors and transient designers may increase a tom’s duration, and decrease its attack.
Year: 2024 Drums: Mike Portnoy

In this video, PRISM demonstrates superior solutions by stretched recorded toms directly as MIDI notes. And other PRISM features—such as an independent, per-note envelopes—are applied.

Reality

Traditional sound mixing can be characterised as changing how something sounds—after it already happened. It’s like putting a ship back into the bottle. This process is difficult and unintuitive, requiring significant skill and a range of audio tools.

A model of a magnificent, 19th century Clipper. A 19th century sailing ship, juxtaposed against a bottle which it could presumably not fit inside.

PRISM‘s Transformer lets users change the initial conditions of a recording—so it sounded right when it was recorded. These are physical phenomenon, already deeply embedded in human cognition.

Year: 2024 Drums: Mike Portnoy

Virtuality

In this video, PRISM demonstrates superior solutions by stretched recorded toms directly as MIDI notes. And other PRISM features—such as an independent, per-note envelopes—are applied.

PRISM can also create audio transformations that, while impossible in the real world, provide optimised solutions for sound engineering. In drum mixing, compressors and transient designers may increase a tom’s duration, and decrease its attack.

Year: 2024 Drums: Mike Portnoy

Plug-In Play

The open interface of PRISM's Anechoic Chamber Option in the Spatialiser Module of the Transformer system.

Anechoic Chamber

Simulates an anechoic chamber by completely removes all ambience from from a microphone signal.
System: Transformer
Pattern: Simulates an anechoic chamber by completely removes all ambience from from a microphone signal.
Features: Spatialiser
The open interface of PRISM's New Room Option in the Spatialiser Module of the Transformer system.

New Space

Removes all of the ambience from a microphone signal, and then applies a user-defined impulse response model to it.
System: Transformer
Pattern: Removes all of the ambience from a microphone signal, and then applies a user-defined impulse response model to it.
Features: Spatialiser
The open interface of PRISM's 3D Audio Option in the Spatialiser Module of the Transformer system.

3D Placement

3-axis panning control of the source audio signal.
System: Transformer
Pattern: 3-axis panning control of the source audio signal.
Features: Spatialiser
The open interface of PRISM's Original Buss Reverb Option in the Spatialiser Module of the Transformer system.

Remote Ambience

Applies the ambience captured one or more spatial microphones (e.g. overhead, room) to a signal captured by a different microphone or other input (e.g. track), based on the extracted IR profile stored in the Session database.
System: Transformer
Pattern: Applies the ambience captured one or more spatial microphones (e.g. overhead, room) to a signal captured by a different microphone or other input (e.g. track), based on the extracted IR profile stored in the Session database.
Features: Spatialiser
The open interface of PRISM's Native Track Ambience Option in the Spatialiser Module of the Transformer system.

Native Mic Ambience

Restoration of the original track ambience that leaked into a single microphone during the recording using the extracted IR profile stored in the Session database.
System: Transformer
Pattern: Restoration of the original track ambience that leaked into a single microphone during the recording using the extracted IR profile stored in the Session database.
Features: Spatialiser
The open interface PRISM's Finaliser Module of the Transformer system.

Finaliser

Buss signal processing control.
System: Transformer
Pattern: Buss signal processing control.
Features: Internal
The open interface PRISM's Graydoniser Module of the Transformer system.

Graydoniser

User control of microphones and phase.
System: Transformer
Pattern: User control of microphones and phase.
Features: Internal
The open interface PRISM's Recreator Module of the Transformer system.

Recreator

Enables users to change the pre-conditions of a recording that has already been made.
System: Transformer
Pattern: Enables users to change the pre-conditions of a recording that has already been made.
Features: Internal
The open interface PRISM's Remapper Module of the Performer system.

Remapper

Re-maps MIDI automation from a DAW to a modelling parameter in a PRISM virtual instrument.
System: Performer
Pattern: Re-maps MIDI automation from a DAW to a modelling parameter in a PRISM virtual instrument.
Features: Player
The open interface of PRISM's Note Mixer Module of the Performer system.

Note Mixer

Creates a dynamic mixing console for the performance, with individual faders and multiple envelopes for each note.
System: Performer
Pattern: Creates a dynamic mixing console for the performance, with individual faders and multiple envelopes for each note.
Features: Player
The open interface of PRISM's Anechoic Chamber Option in the Spatialiser Module of the Transformer system.

Anechoic Chamber

Simulates an anechoic chamber by completely removes all ambience from from a microphone signal.
System: Transformer
Pattern: Simulates an anechoic chamber by completely removes all ambience from from a microphone signal.
Features: Spatialiser
The open interface of PRISM's New Room Option in the Spatialiser Module of the Transformer system.

New Space

Removes all of the ambience from a microphone signal, and then applies a user-defined impulse response model to it.
System: Transformer
Pattern: Removes all of the ambience from a microphone signal, and then applies a user-defined impulse response model to it.
Features: Spatialiser
The open interface of PRISM's 3D Audio Option in the Spatialiser Module of the Transformer system.

3D Placement

3-axis panning control of the source audio signal.
System: Transformer
Pattern: 3-axis panning control of the source audio signal.
Features: Spatialiser
The open interface of PRISM's Original Buss Reverb Option in the Spatialiser Module of the Transformer system.

Remote Ambience

Applies the ambience captured one or more spatial microphones (e.g. overhead, room) to a signal captured by a different microphone or other input (e.g. track), based on the extracted IR profile stored in the Session database.
System: Transformer
Pattern: Applies the ambience captured one or more spatial microphones (e.g. overhead, room) to a signal captured by a different microphone or other input (e.g. track), based on the extracted IR profile stored in the Session database.
Features: Spatialiser
The open interface of PRISM's Native Track Ambience Option in the Spatialiser Module of the Transformer system.

Native Mic Ambience

Restoration of the original track ambience that leaked into a single microphone during the recording using the extracted IR profile stored in the Session database.
System: Transformer
Pattern: Restoration of the original track ambience that leaked into a single microphone during the recording using the extracted IR profile stored in the Session database.
Features: Spatialiser
The open interface PRISM's Finaliser Module of the Transformer system.

Finaliser

Buss signal processing control.
System: Transformer
Pattern: Buss signal processing control.
Features: Internal
The open interface PRISM's Graydoniser Module of the Transformer system.

Graydoniser

User control of microphones and phase.
System: Transformer
Pattern: User control of microphones and phase.
Features: Internal
The open interface PRISM's Recreator Module of the Transformer system.

Recreator

Enables users to change the pre-conditions of a recording that has already been made.
System: Transformer
Pattern: Enables users to change the pre-conditions of a recording that has already been made.
Features: Internal
The open interface PRISM's Remapper Module of the Performer system.

Remapper

Re-maps MIDI automation from a DAW to a modelling parameter in a PRISM virtual instrument.
System: Performer
Pattern: Re-maps MIDI automation from a DAW to a modelling parameter in a PRISM virtual instrument.
Features: Player
The open interface of PRISM's Note Mixer Module of the Performer system.

Note Mixer

Creates a dynamic mixing console for the performance, with individual faders and multiple envelopes for each note.
System: Performer
Pattern: Creates a dynamic mixing console for the performance, with individual faders and multiple envelopes for each note.
Features: Player
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Anechoic Ambience
New Space
3D Spatial Positioning
Remote Ambience
Native Track Ambience
Finaliser
Graydoniser
Recreator
Remapper
Note Mixer

The current version of PRISM’s Performer and Transformer plugins support a range of modules for use within digital audio workstations.

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