AudioThing & Hainbach have introduced Arguments, a vintage-style test equipment plugin for tone generation and dual audio processing.

Arguments takes two signals and combines them, using math derived from analog nuclear research processors. Since each part of Arguments can run independently, it also works as a sonically rich test tone generator, as a complex distortion unit, or as a multimode filter.

“Its core idea comes from multiplication modules in the Nuclear Instrumentation format NIM BIN,” explains Hainbach. “I have used these for a long to time turn simple signals into heavy beats and basses. With Arguments, you can combine any two signals and lock them in a dance for headroom. Or you can use the integrated tone generator for lush 1960s sounding waveforms and pseudo-random noise. Or do both at same time. Arguments is meant to inspire you in your search for the sounds in between.”

Here’s the official Arguments intro video:

Pricing and Availability:

Arguments is available for Linux, macOS & Windows with an intro price of $39 (normally $69). It’s also available, as AUv3 and Standalone, in the App Store for iOS and iPadOS for $12.99.