1 / Install and load

Neuroloom is a 64-bit Windows VST3 audio effect. It requires a 64-bit DAW that hosts VST3 effects. This release does not include AAX, so it does not load directly in Pro Tools; 32-bit and VST2-only hosts are also unsupported. Only DAW versions named in release notes as tested should be treated as validated.

Download Neuroloom 0.3.1 for Windows (x64)

FL Studio scan steps

Download the installer above, then run Neuroloom-0.3.1-Windows-x64-Setup.exe.
Choose a current-user install, or choose the machine-wide option and approve the Administrator prompt.
Open FL Studio and choose Options → File settings → Manage plugins.
Enable Verify plugins. After an update, also enable Rescan previously verified plugins.
Click Find installed plugins. Neuroloom is classified as an effect.
Open the Mixer, choose an empty effect slot, select More plugins…, and search for Neuroloom.

These scan steps follow Image-Line's official plugin installation guide.

Level warning: resonator decay and delay feedback can sustain or amplify transients. Begin with the Mixer track low and use Output Level to compensate.

2 / One-minute quick start

Complete Neuroloom interface showing Mangle, Resonate and Fracture, and Spectral, Space and Output sections

Put Neuroloom on a drum-loop Mixer insert.
Select Broken maths from the preset menu.
Leave Tempo on Project so Neuroloom follows the FL Studio project BPM.
Set Dry / Wet near 60% so the original attack remains audible.
Move Fracture while the track plays. Time Grid determines the repeat size.
Raise Body Mix and sweep Body Pitch to find metallic tuned resonances.
Add Instability gradually. Around 10–30% gives motion; high values intentionally become unpredictable.

Best workflow: find a dramatic wet sound first, then pull Dry / Wet back until it supports the source instead of replacing it.

3 / Interface and controls

Drag a dial vertically or horizontally. Use the mouse wheel for fine adjustments. Double-click a dial to restore its factory default. The blue display beside each dial shows the exact current value.

Header control	What it does	Practical use
Tempo	Project reads and displays the live DAW BPM. Fixed choices from 60 to 180 BPM override the host.	Synchronises fracture divisions and scales spectral-wave, stereo-space, and monitor motion. Use an override for half/double-time experiments without changing the project.
Preset	Loads one of eight complete effect chains.	Select a starting point, then use Mutate for related variations.

A / Mangle bank

Control	What it does	Practical use
Input Level	Gain before every nonlinear stage, from −18 to +18 dB.	Drive the effect harder or prevent hot material from overloading the feedback paths.
Drive / Sat	Soft saturation with increasing density and compression.	Add weight before crushing; 10–35% works well on drums.
Bit Damage	Reduces amplitude resolution and blends the quantised result.	Add grain without changing timing. High settings produce coarse digital steps.
Sample Div	Holds samples for 1–32 sample periods.	Creates bright aliasing and rough, low-rate textures.
Ring Mix	Blends the source with ring modulation.	Creates metallic, dissonant sidebands.
Carrier Hz	Sets the ring-modulator frequency from 20 to 4000 Hz.	Low values give tremolo; higher values give bell-like or robotic tones.

B/C / Resonate and fracture

Neuroloom Resonator and Fracture controls with instability monitor

Control	What it does	Practical use
Body Mix	Blends in a stereo-detuned feedback resonator.	Turn percussion into struck metal, strings or hollow pipe-like tones.
Body Pitch	Tunes the resonator from 30 to 4000 Hz.	Automate slowly or tune it by ear to the track.
Body Decay	Controls how long resonator energy is retained.	Short values make clicks; values above 80% create sustained ringing.
Fracture	Sets the probability and wet amount of captured buffer repeats.	Use 15–35% for occasional edits and 70%+ for continuous shredding.
Time Grid	Selects host-tempo divisions from 1/4 to 1/128.	1/16 and 1/32 suit grooves; 1/64 and 1/128 create micro-edits.
Reverse %	Probability that a triggered fragment plays backward.	Add ghost notes and inhaling transitions.
Instability	Applies correlated drift to several internal stages without moving the visible host parameters.	Add subtle organic motion or push the entire effect into unstable territory.

The circular display is an activity and instability monitor, not a calibrated spectrum analyser. It animates continuously, while its shape, sweep speed, colour, breakup, spectral ripples, and echo trails react to the current settings and live signal transients.

D / Spectral, space and output

Neuroloom Spectral, Space and Output controls

Control	What it does	Practical use
Echo Mix	Blends the modulated stereo delay.	Add short metallic space or long dissolving echoes.
Echo Time	Delay time from 5 to 900 ms.	Short values behave like comb filtering; long values create audible repeats.
Feedback	Returns the delayed signal into the delay.	Keep below 60% for control; high values create long, saturated tails.
Tone Filter	Low-pass filter after the destructive and feedback stages.	Reduce brittle aliasing or make echoes sit farther back.
Spectral Wave	Blends an animated low/band/high spectral morph into the effect chain.	Add moving vowel-like filtering, sweeping notches, or metallic spectral motion.
Wave Rate	Sets the spectral sweep speed from 0.03 to 12 Hz at the 120 BPM reference.	Use slow rates for evolving tone or fast rates for animated filtering; the selected tempo scales the resulting motion.
Dry / Wet	Crossfades between untouched input and the complete effect chain.	Use this as the main performance control.
Output Level	Final gain before the safety soft clip.	Match perceived loudness when comparing processed and bypassed audio.

4 / Presets and MUTATE

Init / subtle motion

Mostly clean, with a small resonator and delay contribution. Use it to build a patch deliberately.

Aluminium insect

Fast metallic ring modulation and resonator tones for hats, percussion and effects.

Broken maths

A balanced glitch preset for drum loops and rhythmic material.

Prepared piano ghost

Long tuned resonances, reverse probability and a dark spatial tail.

Microdrum shredder

Short-grid fractures and decimation for aggressive micro-edits.

Underwater modem

Low carrier tones, filtering, delay and heavy instability.

Glass corridor

Bright resonator and long feedback space for sparse or ambient sources.

Total nervous system

The maximum-intensity showcase. Lower the track level before selecting it.

MUTATE creates a constrained variation of the effect chain belonging to the preset currently selected in the menu. The selected preset name stays visible instead of changing to a generic mutated state. Input Level and Dry / Wet remain untouched, while Output Level may vary slightly to compensate for aggressive chains.

5 / Starting recipes

Result	Suggested settings
Controlled drum surgery	Fracture 55%, Time Grid 1/64, Reverse 25%, Bit Damage 18%, Sample Div 4, Instability 15%, Dry / Wet 55%.
Metallic percussion	Body Mix 60%, Body Pitch 700–1600 Hz, Body Decay 65%, Ring Mix 20%, Carrier 400–900 Hz, short Echo Time.
Fragile ambient wash	Body Mix 25%, Body Decay 85%, Reverse 70%, Echo Mix 50%, Echo Time 450 ms, Feedback 68%, Dry / Wet 60%.
Damaged bass transmission	Drive 30%, Bit Damage 25%, Sample Div 6, Ring Mix 18%, Carrier 40–100 Hz, Tone Filter 3500 Hz.
Transition into chaos	Automate Fracture 0→85%, Instability 5→75%, Body Decay 30→90%, then pull Dry / Wet back to zero at the cut.

6 / Automating Neuroloom in FL Studio

Move the desired Neuroloom dial once.
In FL Studio, open Tools → Last tweaked → Create automation clip.
Edit the generated clip in the Playlist.

This is Image-Line's documented method for automating controls in third-party VST interfaces: Automation Clips manual.

Best performance controls

Dry / Wet, Fracture, Body Pitch, Carrier Hz, Echo Time and Instability.

Use stepped controls carefully

Time Grid and Sample Div jump between discrete values. Make clean, intentional automation steps rather than rapid ramps.

Record safe transitions

Automate Output Level downward before increasing Body Decay or Feedback, especially on resonant source material.

7 / Troubleshooting

Problem	Solution
Neuroloom does not appear in the DAW.	Confirm the DAW supports 64-bit Windows VST3 effects and that the complete Neuroloom.vst3 bundle is installed in a scanned VST3 folder. Restart the DAW and run a full rescan. In FL Studio, use Manage plugins with Verify plugins and Rescan previously verified plugins enabled.
Neuroloom does not appear in Pro Tools.	This is expected for the current release. Pro Tools requires AAX plug-ins, while Neuroloom is supplied as a 64-bit Windows VST3 and standalone application.
No fracture events are audible.	Raise Fracture, use a shorter Time Grid, keep transport playing, and feed the plugin active audio. Triggering is intentionally probabilistic.
The sound rings too long.	Lower Body Decay and Feedback, reduce Body Mix, then reduce Input Level.
The output is too harsh.	Lower Bit Damage and Sample Div, reduce Drive, and turn Tone Filter downward.
The interface is too large or small.	Resize the plugin window from its lower-right edge. FL Studio also provides VST GUI scaling options in its wrapper settings.
A project opens with different values.	Allow FL Studio to finish loading before changing presets. Neuroloom stores all parameters with the host project.