MOSAIC documentation
MOSAIC is a step-sequenced multi-effects plug-in: twelve effect lanes painted onto a 32-step grid, with per-step values, five modulation slots per lane, a global matrix and four macros. These pages describe MOSAIC 0.1.14.
01 Getting started with MOSAIC Install and activate, the window at a glance, the five ideas behind the grid, and a first pattern of your own. Start here. Read → 02 MOSAIC tutorials Seven hands-on sessions with factory presets: stutter a beat, open a filter on the off-beats, bloom a granular cloud, draw a modulator, route the matrix, build a bank, perform. Read → 03 MOSAIC technical guide The signal path, the timing model, what every lane does, the five-layer modulation architecture, presets and files, host integration. Read → 04 MOSAIC glossary of functions Every control in the window and every parameter of every lane, in the plug-in’s own words. The reference to keep open. Read →
Current build
MOSAIC 0.1.3 · 144 factory presets.
| Platform | Formats | Requires | Installer |
|---|---|---|---|
| macOS | Audio Unit, VST3, CLAP, standalone app | macOS 11 or later, Apple Silicon or Intel (universal) | MOSAIC-0.1.3.pkg — signed and notarized by Apple |
| Windows | VST3, CLAP, standalone app | 64-bit Windows 10 or 11 | MOSAIC-0.1.3-Windows-x64.exe — not yet publisher-signed |
Quick orientation
- Rows are effects, columns are steps. Click a cell to turn it on; drag to paint. A painted cell fires that effect for that step.
- The knob row is the selected lane. Click a lane tab and the knobs, the STEP VALUE band and the deck follow it.
- Help mode is built in. Press
?in the header and a description appears when the pointer rests on any control. - Presets are banks of twelve patterns. Click the preset name to open the browser; EXPORT writes a
.mosaicfile you can share.
Support
Questions and bug reports: support@e8audiolabs.com. Include your DAW and its version, your operating system, the sample rate and buffer size, the plug-in format, and what you did just before. A project that reproduces the problem is the most useful thing you can send.