RANDOM plugin

qlamerand · 2023-09-26T09:43:59.524Z

Last Friday, BEATSURFING released in collaboration with Phazz, RANDOM :

RANDOM - Bass synth plugin

RANDOM crafts an endless array of distinct sounds. The distinctive and unique ultimate percussive and expressive sound generator.

It’s a percussive (and melodic) synth with a few controls but a huge variety of tones.
If you like metallic, crazy, surprising sounds, check it out.
Disclaimer : it’s bit of a shameless self promotion as I am one of the software developers :).

For the french speaking persons, you might know Phazz name, as he’s an awesome producer who worked, among other things, on the last album of Orelsan.

I made a video where I tried to make something heavy with it, a bit @Jeanne -esque . It’s 6 instances of the plugin controlled by a Nord Drum 3P in MIDI :

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Une publication partagée par Quentin Lamerand (@faqteur)

LyingDalai · 2023-09-26T10:01:53.405Z

Oh, I thought it was only an FX.
The videos feels very pro, good luck with the launch!

It would have been nice to have a lite version on the website ^^ Or at least a demo/tutorial video, haven’t found it.
Oh, and you may want to put the bit.ly URL (bit.ly/44ZfLvz) in your IG profile.

Congratulations, Quentin!

qlamerand · 2023-09-26T10:07:48.752Z

LyingDalai:

Oh, and you may want to put the bit.ly URL (bit.ly/44ZfLvz ) in your IG profile

It’s already on the official account : https://www.instagram.com/randomplugin/

LyingDalai · 2023-09-26T10:11:27.415Z

I know. And on Phazz’ one.
But not yours. You might want to do this, cause it took me 3 or 4 clicks to reach the website. Which would be faster with the traditional “link in bio”

Blasted_pingin · 2023-09-26T11:08:16.835Z

39€ instead of 110€, that is what i call a discount

LyingDalai · 2023-09-26T11:42:35.271Z

For less than 3 days, with the counter on the temple

This is quite a rushing marketing.

qlamerand · 2023-09-26T13:19:29.326Z

I’m pretty sure the count down is for the offer with the AVNIER t-shirt

LyingDalai · 2023-09-26T15:44:40.965Z

Oh. That wasn’t clear to me, my bad.

PlumWrinkles · 2023-12-28T20:36:25.868Z

i’m about to pull the trigger on Random. any gripes from users in here?

reeloy · 2023-12-28T20:45:54.312Z

…random just crossed my attention today…hmmmmm, quite some nice timbres seem to hide behind this “little” gui…

so, i also could see me join the blobs…

even given the fact that i’m still drowning in my very first full fledged option paralysis with all this wigs on aaaaaall that bits like never before…

but since i’m talking in math and tongues anyway, why not adding some french fancy dressing to the whole cake…

qlamerand · 2023-12-28T20:56:24.798Z

I can only say « go for it » and if you’re an OT user (or if you own any midi controller with nice fader) you should ger beatfader as well. Check this : Quentin Lamerand on Instagram: "Having fun with the Octatrack and Beatfader! OT > Beatfader > OT = 🎚️🥁"

tovia · 2023-12-28T22:07:49.906Z

RANDOM is a seriously impressive plugin! Picked it up (along with 7 Deadly Snares) on the recent sale, and it has a huge amount of useable tones hidden in it’s very sleek GUI. I really appreciate the minimalist approach, and the blob is just good fun. My only real gripe is that there’s no way to control the attack of the sounds, so it’s not super useful for making pads, but I still love using it to layer over bass sounds. Would definitely recommend it!

Claid · 2023-12-28T23:27:19.391Z

I’ve been trying not to buy Random for the last little while but finally caved today as they offer a bundle deal with gives an extra 40% off the sale prices. Got 7 Deadly Snares and Beatfader as well. So far really liking Random, lots of nasty textures I can imagine fitting nicely into music. Beatfader is a work of art.

PlumWrinkles · 2023-12-28T23:58:06.001Z

Claid:

they offer a bundle deal

yep, that got me, too. …did the LunchTable, Beatfader (cuz why not) and RANDOM!

adfielding · 2023-12-31T23:50:35.997Z

Picked this up along with Beatfader and 7DS recently. Didn’t expect to use Beatfader much but it’s so fun! 7DS sounds great, and Random is no slouch. Very happy with my haul.

BassesAndPads · 2024-01-01T03:20:22.031Z

Appreciate the sale notice. I’m going to try these plugs out. People seem to love them.

Update : I ended up getting them all in a really cheap bundle. For some reason Random’s GUI doesn’t work at all when I try and press anything so I can’t even register it. Will try in a new project - I am using Bitwig.

The star of the show for me so far is the LunchTable. Pretty sick percussion for dance music, imo. I messed around and found something I liked then dragged the MIDI in and edited it and edited the perc sounds as well. I was looking for something to use to add movement since I always rely on drum breaks and just wanted to change things up. This is a really awesome little plugin for that.

The snares one I need to spend more time with. The sounds are pretty good but I wasn’t getting what I wanted. Granted it’s NYE and I’m just doing a quick session before relaxing, but anyway that’s my first impressions. Pretty creative and usable plugins!

Claid · 2024-01-01T17:40:21.640Z

Made some nice loops today with Random through trance gates, courtesy of A1TriggerGate. Sound really good!

Benicetome · 2024-02-18T10:43:21.580Z

Hey there,
I just ordered the Random VST Plugin too as the demo sounds sensational to me
But when I try to install it, it doesn’t create a startup icon in my programs. I’m using Mac OS Sonoma Version 14.3.1. Is it capable of my system?

Thanks and best!

qlamerand · 2024-02-18T11:07:07.424Z

Hey awesome! The best is to contact our support but I can answer this one quickly.
A plugin won’t appear in you programs, it needs a host, usually a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) to run it. You have a lot of options (Ableton Live, FL Studio, Bitwig, Reaper, Logic Pro, etc) but as you’re on a mac, you can even try Garageband which works well and is free.

captain8 · 2024-03-11T19:12:03.459Z

so how are peeps getting on with this plugin so far?