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Carbonated Audio TALLBOY

Carbonated Audio / $20

Carbonated Audio TALLBOY pitch-tracks audio and replays it on a four-channel console chip, plus an optional decimator. $20, three machines, no iLok.

Carbonated Audio TALLBOY handheld chip resynth plugin with four-channel dot-matrix display

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Overview

TALLBOY is a pitch-tracked console-chip resynth. CHIP 4CH follows the pitch and envelope of the input and rebuilds the line on four modelled channels. ARP + GLIDE patterns that voice. CRUSH ROM is a bit and sample-rate decimator for drums and anything without one pitch. The UI is a D-pad and a four-shade dot-matrix screen.

Verified 26 August 2026: $20 one-time, three machines, no iLok. macOS VST3, AU, AAX (universal, Pro Tools-signed). Windows VST3 64-bit. Demo: 60 seconds of audio, 10 seconds mute, no email. Buy it from Carbonated Audio. We have not scored it.

For the full breakdown, see the TALLBOY first look.

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