Sesame is Audio Spices' step-locked stutter slicer. Stack seeds on four to sixteen piles to ratchet a beat. Launch $39.99 / $59.99. VST3, AU, AAX.
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Audio Spices Sesame vs Sugar Bytes Effectrix 2
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which effect to buy.
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Sugar Bytes Effectrix 2
8.4Great
Effectrix 2 is a 32-step multi-effects sequencer plugin from Sugar Bytes with 14 step-sequenced effects for real-time audio manipulation.
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| Signal | Audio Spices Sesame | Sugar Bytes Effectrix 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $39.99 intro / $59.99 | — |
| Dubspot Score | — | 8.4 |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX | VST2, VST3, AU (Audio Unit), AAX, Standalone |
| Type | Step-locked stutter slicer | — |
| Pattern | 4–16 piles, eighths or sixteenths | — |
| Size | 15 MB | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX (macOS); VST3, AAX (Windows) | — |
| Price | $39.99 launch / $59.99 regular | — |
| Effects | — | 14 step-sequenced effects (Looper A & B, Ring Modulator, Vinyl, Spectrum, Grain, Tonalizer, Crush, Filter, Phaser, Modulation, Delay, Reverb, Level) |
| Sequencer | — | 32-step effect sequencer with swing and dynamic length |
| Patterns | — | Up to 12 complete setups (patterns) |
| Presets | — | Over 400 handcrafted presets |
| Modulators | — | From-To, Step Sequencer, Envelope Follower, LFO, Steptrain, and Random |
| System requirements | — | macOS 10.13+ (Intel and Apple Silicon); Windows 7+; all versions 64-bit |
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