New in 2.1 · Four-track, 1987
PortaTwin
The preamp clips early. The tape wears out. We kept both.
€29Buy
Pointless Audio — Audio softwareSeven plugins · two of them free
Everyone models the machine when it was new. We model what happened to it after.
Get all six — €49
4.9 from 341 ratings on Gumroad
Written about by Bedroom Producers Blog, Rekkerd, Future Music España and others
In this catalogSeven machines
VST3 · AU · CLAP — macOS, Windows, Linux
Downloaded one during the free weeks? It’s yours: it stays in your Gumroad library.
New · free · One channel of PortaTwin
PortaSolo
One channel. The tape, set once. Free.
FreeDownload
Combo organ, 1960s
Compatto
We modeled the organ, and the sixty years since.
€24Buy
Tube strip, our own
SnakePit
Detroit-inspired channel strip, from the DI to the output transformer.
€24Buy
New in 2.0 · BBD pedal, 1980
BucketMan
Bucket-brigade delay and chorus, from soft repeats to runaway feedback.
€19Buy
New in 1.0 · Spring tank, 1961
Ferrotank
Strike, pluck or damp the springs, or play them from a MIDI key. The drip is the point.
€19Buy
Free · Synth preamp, 1971
AlphaRail
The 2600’s preamp, rebuilt from the schematic. Free.
FreeDownload
All six,
one download.
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The Pointless Collection
All six. €49.
- PortaTwin€29
- Compatto€24
- SnakePit€24
- BucketMan€19
- Ferrotank€19
- AlphaRailFree
- One by one€115
- All six€49
PortaSolo isn’t one of the six: it’s one channel of PortaTwin, which is.
Get all six- Pay once. No iLok, no account, no subscription
- macOS · Windows · Linux
- If it doesn’t run on your system, you get your money back. 14 days
Why theseMeasured. Recorded. Kept.
They model springs. You play ours.
Ferrotank
Pluck the springs. Every strike starts from one of our own recordings; the model plays out the tail.
Ferrotank →Three RANGE positions. In Classic, one hits a wall at 1 kHz. We kept it.
A listen caught what every test missed.
Compatto
An octave bug passed 19 of 19 automated tests, auval and pluginval. An ear found it before release. Now a probe measures pitch on every build.
Compatto →Reviews341 ratings. 4.9 on average.
On Gumroad
Still, I like that PortaTwin doesn’t bury the useful stuff under too many controls.
…I particularly like the Snakepit (Tube Channel strip), easy to use and sounds great.
…With beautifully realistic BBD Repeats and excellent Sync Options - And looks wonderfully worn in and filthy to boot!
About
Without a point to prove.
Pointless means without a point to prove. It also means exactly what it sounds like, depending on the day.
Pointless Audio makes tools with a point of view. Not the most accurate emulation, not the most feature-complete plugin — just software that pushes audio somewhere interesting and stays out of the way while doing it.
Built somewhere in northern Italy. More about →