NorthPole

Mac
Windows

Category	Audio Production / Plug-ins & effects
Version	1.2.4
Format
Compatibility	MacOS X UB
Licence	Freeware
Price	Free
Rating
Updated On	Jan 13, 2011
Total Downloads	26,757
Mac Downloads	24,551

Category	Audio Production / Plug-ins & effects
Version	1.0
Format
Compatibility	Windows XP
Licence	Freeware
Price	Free
Rating
Updated On	Aug 5, 2003
Total Downloads	26,757
PC Downloads	2,206

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NorthPole is a free effects plug in. It adds a fully programmable virtual analog synthesizer filter with resonance, envelope follower and an integrated post-filter digital delay to your audio production environment.

Specifications:
* 24dB/Octave (4 pole)
* variable Cutoff + Resonance
* Lowpass/Bandpass switchable
* Envelope Follower with adjustable sensitivity
* Envelope attack/release times
* Adjustable analog distortion
* Adjustable digital delay after filter with time, mix and feedback

NorthPoleTM requires a pre-installed copy of Apple Logic 8.0 or higher or any other fully AudioUnit compatible software running on an Apple PPC or Intel Mac under MacOS X 10.4. or newer.

Pentium-II/300, Windows95, 98, NT, 2000 or XP with Cubase 3.5 or higher installed, 8MB of free RAM, 10MB free hard disk space

NorthPole v 1.2.4 Jan 13, 2011 MacOS X UB

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Added 32/64bit Cocoa native version.

NorthPole v 1.2.3 Nov 14, 2010 MacOS X UB

This fixes a permissions problem and works without crashing on MacOS X 10.5 and 10.6.

NorthPole v 1.2.2 Nov 10, 2010 MacOS X UB

Ported everything to 10.6 and Xcode 3.2.4. Fixed problem with Carbon/Cocoa overlay. Cleaned up code.

NorthPole v 1.2.1 Aug 31, 2009 MacOS X UB

New in 1.12b1 (18-08-2009):

Does no longer rely on event loop to trigger screen updates (fixes compatibility problems with Sound Studio 3)

Uses Cocoa-over-Carbon window UI approach on hosts that do not support Cocoa UIs

New in 1.12b2 (20-08-2009):

Fixed problem with Peak 6

Fixed missing save/restoreGraphicsState calls

New in 1.20 (26-08-2009):

Changed UI layout to be compatible with Live 8.05

Fixed initialization and Cocoa namespace bugs

Added backwards compatibility with Logic 7

New in 1.21 (28-08-2009)

On Carbon-only hosts clicking the Cocoa window activates the underlying Carbon window as well

On Carbon-only hosts using regular (ie. non-floating palette) windows for displaying the plug in user interface, key events are now handled correctly

On Carbon-only hosts holding down the "control" key while opening the plug in editor now displays the user interface in a separate window.

NorthPole v 1.1.1 Jul 3, 2009 MacOS X UB

More speed improvements
NorthPole now supports mono->mono and mono->stereo channel
configurations

NorthPole v 1.1.0 Jun 23, 2009 MacOS X UB

Speed improvements (approx. 2x faster than previous versions). Enhanced compatibility with MacOS X 10.5.7 and Carbon-only hosts such as Live and DSP Quattro

NorthPole v 1.0.3 Jun 15, 2009 MacOS X UB

Better support of Carbon hosts
NorthPole's UI has now been improved to work with a larger variety of Carbon-only hosts, such as DSP Quattro.

NorthPole v 1.0.0 Jan 14, 2009 MacOS X UB

AU version

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arvidtp

Jul 4, 2009. 00:47

version 1.1.1, MacOS X UB

I've liked this plugin since like 2002 when I first found it. Great that these guys keep updating a free plugin, even when it isn't broken!

keny

Mar 4, 2005. 16:31

version 2.1, MacOS X PPC

PLEASE STAY FREEWARE this is a breath of fresh air. You can change anything into something completely different. SAWWEEEEET
Keny

sangheeta

Jun 29, 2009. 01:07

version 1.1.0, MacOS X UB

J'aime aussi ce plug mais je ne comprends pas pourquoi ce FREEWARE doit se connecter au site de prosoniq?
Connection to support.prosoniq.com on TCP port 80 (http).
Connection to www.prosoniq.com on TCP port 80 (http).

skawiwen

Jan 14, 2009. 12:34

version 1.0.0, MacOS X UB

MERCI Prosoniq il sonne ce plug

toonsy

Feb 4, 2005. 14:36

version 2.1, MacOS X PPC

Je suis fan de ce plug , simplement ......

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