Review: Evolve Nest Acoustics by Excite Audio

About

The newest addition in the Excite Audio catalogue, the Evolve series is a collection of sample-based synthesizers, each built around the sonic character of a different material. Evolve Nest Acoustics is the first collaboration release in their Evolve series, created with sound designer and music maker: Nest Acoustics. Combining foley, nature, and field recordings with analogue synthesis, the sample-based instrument forms a modern “botanica” sound palette to work with.

Our Review

Here are the 10 features we liked most about Evolve Nest Acoustics while testing it.

1. Very straightforward interface — easy to understand and fast to work with.
2. The dice function is great for quickly generating new ideas.
3. The sample sources sound really high quality and polished.
4. The XY pad is fun and very useful for adding movement to sounds.
5. The four macro effects make sound shaping super quick.
6. Really nice that you can import your own samples too.
7. 250 presets give you a lot of inspiration right away.
8. The modulation matrix adds a much deeper layer of creativity.
9. The 16 FX modules sound very good and usable.
10. The price is very good for what this plugin offers.

Perhaps the instrument’s biggest highlight is its unique “botanica” sound palette, which blends foley, nature, and field recordings with analogue synthesis. This gives the library an organic, evolving character, making the sounds feel rich, natural, and full of life. Great for ambient, cinematic, chillwave, synthwave, trailer music, and sound design.

Conclusions

Overall, Evolve Nest Acoustics is one of those plugins that is very easy to get into, but still gives you a lot of creative possibilities once you start exploring deeper. The combination of high quality samples, fast workflow, creative tools like the dice function and XY pad, plus the ability to import your own sounds makes it very inspiring to use. Evolve Nest Acoustics stands out as a unique creative instrument, combining organic recordings and synthesis into a versatile tool for modern music production. Considering everything included, the price also feels more than fair. A must-buy!

Our Ratings

Value for money: (5 / 5)

Ease of use: (5 / 5)

Features: (5 / 5)

Presets: (5 / 5)

Summary: (5 / 5)

Buy Your Copy

Evolve Nest Acoustics is available in VST, AU and AAX formats for PC and Mac. Lite and Full versions are available exclusively from Plugin Boutique. Buy your copy today for only $39 (intro price valid until June 30th).