“The Grand Vortice,” a phaser plugin developed by My Father’s Cravat, is currently available as a free download!
In this article, we’ll go over the giveaway details and give you an overview of The Grand Vortice.
We hope you find it useful.
What Is My Father’s Cravat “The Grand Vortice”?
The Grand Vortice is a 16-stage tapped stereo phaser plugin that lets you individually mix each of its 16 all-pass stages as an independent “tap.” Each all-pass stage functions as a spatial tap with individual control over level, pan, auto-pan, and phase rate.
While a typical phaser simply sweeps the sound field in a straightforward way, The Grand Vortice takes a far more ambitious approach. Your sound passes through 16 all-pass stages, and every one of those stages provides its own tap that can be positioned, balanced, and set in motion across the stereo field. You can start with classic cascade movement or bring all 16 poles into play: the Stage Macro lets you quickly choose the scale, while Rate Spread, Stage Spread, and Stereo Phase transform a single sweep from a subtle shimmer into an intricately expanding vortex. Each pole has individual controls for gain, pan, auto-pan, polarity, and phase rate, so you can link rates to the global motion for a controlled, cohesive sound, or let them free-run for wilder sound design.
Key Features
- 16 tapped stages: every stage of the serial all-pass cascade can be added to the wet mix as an independently controllable stereo tap
- Motion on every pole: individual control over gain, pan, auto-pan speed and depth, polarity, and linked/free-running phase rate
- From classic sweeps to grand vortices: features Stage Macro, six LFO shapes, bipolar feedback, Stereo Phase, Stage Spread, Rate Spread, and Auto-Pan Fan
- 23 factory sounds: includes classic mono/stereo cascades plus a collection of sound-design presets that take full advantage of the tapped vortex
- Built-in automatic tap compensation
Samples used in the video (Splice Sounds):
- Standalone-Music_GTRE_House_Funk_Guitar_Melody_10_128_BPM_A#min
- OGPARKER_FENDER_128_guitar_loop_jesus_rendon_02_A#min
- OLIVER_128_drum_fill_tom_synthwave_wet
- OLIVER_128_drum_loop_disco_too_clean
How to Download & Install The Grand Vortice
Head to the “Get The Grand Vortice” section at the bottom of the product page on the official My Father’s Cravat website, click “Get all platforms,” and enter your email address to download it free of charge. A single free download includes VST3 builds for macOS, Windows, and Linux, as well as an AU build for macOS. Once downloaded, simply place the plugin in your plugin folder to start using it.
Windows
- VST folder: C:\Program Files\VSTPlugins
- VST3 folder: C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3
macOS
- VST folder: Macintosh HD/Library/Audio/Plug-ins/VST/
- VST3 folder: Macintosh HD/Library/Audio/Plug-ins/VST3/
- AU folder: Macintosh HD/Library/Audio/Plug-ins/Components/
Summary
That wraps up the free giveaway info for The Grand Vortice.
A 16-stage phaser where every single stage becomes its own controllable stereo tap is a rare find – and it’s completely free. Grab it from the official site below.