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Output Portal £126

When they’re not building groovy studio furniture, fast-rising American wunderkinds Output also develop some very serious plugins. Their latest offering, Portal (VST/AU/AAX), is a granular-based multieffect with a focus on deep grain manipulation and modulation, both automated and manually controlled.

Grain surgery

Like all Output plugins, Portal is blessed with an absolutely stunning GUI – clean, succinct and beautifully animated. The

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