This plugin seems to be incredibly useful for a variety of things, but I personally use it on kick drums and snares to give them a certain “bite” that seems to be impossible to achieve with normal harmonic enhancers.  I have managed to take samples from somewhat outdated synthesizers and process them with this in order to give them a more modern and clearer sound.  The additional harmonics blend perfectly into the mix and do not sound harsh unless the plugin is pushed too far.  There is nothing quite like this on the market to my knowledge, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a slightly different way of adding coloration to their sounds.

February 23, 2019: We are happy to inform you that Voxengo Shinechilla version 1.1 update is now available for download.  Voxengo Shinechilla is an experimental creative harmonic generator effect for professional sound and music production applications, available in AAX, AudioUnit, VST and VST3 plug-in formats (including native 64-bit support), for macOS, and Windows computers.

Version 1.1 includes the following changes:

• Added VST3 support.
• Added AAX support.
• Implemented a fast Shift+Click insertion of control points.
• Implemented a more flexible way to copy envelopes.
• Implemented color scheme editor with load and save functions.
• Redesigned the infrastructure controls.
• Added Retina support on macOS, and automatic high-resolution UI size adjustment on Windows.
• 40% to 55% lower CPU usage on AVX2-capable processors (in 64-bit mode).Shinechilla allows you to generate and blend 2nd, 3rd and 4th harmonics with the original dry sound.  The harmonic generation process offered by Shinechilla is quite unique on the plugin market since it produces almost no intermodulation distortion.Shinechilla is mainly usable for solo instrument processing where it literally “shines” by producing convincing and full-bodied harmonic coloration.  Shinechilla is also unique in that it is able to add harmonic coloration on top of the sound instead of distorting the whole sound.  However, the option to saturate the whole sound is also available.

  The strength of harmonic coloration added by Shinechilla can be flexibly adjusted over the whole frequency range, for each harmonic.  In overall, Shinechilla is a great tool for contemporary electronic music producers and sound designers looking for impressive timbres and sounds.

  Shinechilla features:

  • 2nd, 3rd, 4th harmonics generator
  • Spectral saturation
  • Spectral harmonic level control
  • Spectral threshold control
  • Stereo and multi-channel processing
  • Internal channel routing
  • Channel grouping
  • Mid/side processing
  • Up to 8x oversampling
  • 64-bit floating point processing
  • Preset manager
  • Undo/redo history
  • A/B comparisons
  • Contextual hint messages
  • All sample rates support
  • 60 ms compensated processing latency
  • User interface color schemes
  • Resizable user interface
  • Retina and HighDPI support
    

    A practical solution for music producers who are looking to obtain beautiful timbres by blending the harmonics of any instrument

    Shinechilla is a powerful and simple to use VST plugin that enables you to blend 2nd, 3rd and 4th harmonics with the original sound.

    The plugin proves to be extremely practical when it comes to processing the signal from solo instruments by producing harmonic coloration.

    Shinechilla works very efficient and non destructive. It creates a minimum amount of sound distortion by adding harmonic coloration over the sound.

    System requirements

    • VST compatible host

    Limitations in the unregistered version

    • Using the unregistered version, the processing output is muted for a moment every 45 seconds.

      • Shinechilla is a powerful and simple to use VST plugin that enables you to blend 2nd, 3rd and 4th harmonics with the original sound.

        The plugin proves to be extremely practical when it comes to processing the signal from solo instruments by producing harmonic coloration.

        Shinechilla works very efficient and non destructive. It creates a minimum amount of sound distortion by adding harmonic coloration over the sound.