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If your synth arpeggios just aren’t cutting it, this month’s giveaway could be just what you need

The deals are coming thick and fast right now and this month we’re very excited to bring you two slightly different offerings from Modalics.

EON-Arp is its creative arpeggiator. The plugin was initially free but now costs $29, and this month, for a limited time only, you can grab yourself an exclusive fully-fledged free copy from our Computer Music downloads link. The company’s previous plugin, Beat Scholar, is a highly regarded rhythm composer, and alongside EON-Arp this month, Modalics have been kind enough to also offer Computer Music readers an exclusive discount code. Once again, this is time limited, so get in there quick.

In this tutorial, we’ll focus primarily on EON-Arp, showing you how to get up and running. We’ll then explain how it’s arranged and move on to look at what it’s good at. On the face of it, EON-Arp’s grid layout is similar to any number of arpeggiators, but as we’ll demonstrate, it provides an excellent environment to explore both melodic and chordal sounds, delivering a truly creative experience. That said, if you’re looking for some quick wins, there’s a varied library and each preset includes eight handy snapshots. Meanwhile, the onboard synth means that you can program your arps without routing EON-Arp to another synth.

In our final walkthrough, we’ll turn our focus on Beat Scholar, showing you how this powerful beat creator provides a novel approach to beat division, helping create everything from simple beats to wonky mind-bending patterns.

Finally, if you want to know more head over to www.modalics.com.