RM-8 Rhythm Modulator
Four rhythms moving two chains of effects
RM-8 Rhythm Modulator runs your sound through two chains of up to four effects, side by side. Four rhythms, two on each chain, move any of that chain’s 38 controls in time with your song: a pattern of up to 32 steps, an LFO from a 64th note to eight bars, or a sidechain that follows the sound itself or your kick drum. No move is sharper than a 3 ms edge, so a chop never clicks.
- 101 presets
- 10 folders
- 4 knobs
- VST3 and AU
$79.00
It’s a one-time payment, and it keeps playing with all of its presets whatever your plan.
RM-8 Rhythm Modulator demoHear it switch on and off
101 presets
Sorted into 10 folders and named for how they sound, so you can get to the right one quickly.
- StrobeChords0:14
- RewindChords0:13
- AfterpartyVocals0:12
- Last OrdersVocals0:13
- Rubber FloorBass0:11
- Low FiveBass0:12
- Spinning TopMelodies0:13
- ClockworkMelodies0:11
- Big RoomPump0:13
- Red LinePump0:14
+ 91 more presets
How much of each move you hear

Pump
Ducks the sound under every beat and lets it swell back, deeper the higher it goes.
What it moves
How deep it ducks the sound, how far the filter and the drive move with it and how loud it all comes out.
How it was made
RM-8 Rhythm Modulator runs on Rhythm FX, Studio 56’s own rhythm effect, and a curve you draw for the sweep. Before it shipped, Rhythm FX was measured to stay on your song’s grid through loops and jumps, with every chop softened just enough that it never clicks. All 101 presets were heard one by one before they went on the shelf.
- Rhythms that run straight, swung, dotted or in triplets, locked to your song after every loop and jump.
- A Kick switch that ducks it to your own kick drum.
- Two chains of up to four effects each, in any order: a filter, an EQ, a distortion, a compressor, a delay and a plate or room reverb.
- One fixed latency of 56 samples, reported to your DAW.
RM-8 Rhythm Modulator
A rhythm effect that pumps, chops, sweeps and echoes any sound in time with your song.
- One-time paymentIt keeps playing with all of its presets whatever your plan.
- 101 presetsSorted into 10 folders and named for how they sound.
- VST3 and AUWorks in Ableton Live, Logic Pro, GarageBand, FL Studio and other DAWs.
- Goes to your Studio 56 library once you paySign in with that email on any computer and it’s there.
RM-8 Rhythm ModulatorStudio 56
$79.00
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RM-8 Rhythm Modulator at a glance
- Product type
- Effect
- Number of presets
- 101
- Sound category
- Modulation, Multi-effects
- Plugin formats
- VST3 and AU
- Runs in
- The Studio 56 plugin, free
System requirements
- macOS
- Windows
- VST3
- AU
- Mac
- macOS 10.15 Catalina or later, on Apple silicon or Intel
- Windows
- Windows, 64-bit
- Plugin formats
- VST3 and AU on Mac, VST3 on Windows
- DAWs
- Ableton Live, Logic Pro, GarageBand, FL Studio and other DAWs that load VST3 or AU plugins, but not Pro Tools
- Internet
- To sign in, to get what you buy and to make instruments and effects, but not to play them
Installing, offline use and more are on the Support page.
RM-8 Rhythm Modulator FAQ
Does RM-8 Rhythm Modulator keep working if I buy it?
It’s a one-time payment, and it keeps playing with all of its presets whatever your plan.
Is RM-8 Rhythm Modulator included in Pro?
Studio 56 Pro comes with RM-8 Rhythm Modulator and everything else on the shelf, and lets you make plugins of your own.
Which DAWs does RM-8 Rhythm Modulator work in?
It opens in the Studio 56 plugin, a VST3 and AU that works in Ableton Live, Logic Pro, GarageBand, FL Studio and other DAWs.
How many presets come with RM-8 Rhythm Modulator?
It comes with 101 presets in 10 folders.
Do I need an account to buy it?
You pay with your email, and it goes on the Studio 56 account for that email, which is made for you if you don’t have one. Sign in with that email on any computer and it’s there.
What if something doesn’t work?
Email oliver@studio56.ai and I’ll help you get it working.
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