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All the latest News
February 26, 2021
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Well, it is safe to say that SubBoomBass-2 is one or maybe even the most popular virtual bass synthesizer in the Milky Way! It appeals to a wide range of producers in various music styles and other productions such as music for movies or games.
We are proud to announce a FREE update for SubBoomBass-2 has been released which includes over 240 new presets, and many cool new features! You can view a video about the new features here and a showcase featuring a selection of the new presets played you can watch over here.
Check the information below on how you can update your SubBoomBass-2 (or your eXplorer-6 or Urban-X bundle).
And...maybe you own one or more other RP plug-ins already, then please check the upgrade options below for eXplorer-6 so that you also get this amazing version of SubBoomBass-2 in your collection plus lots more!
Please continue to read this newsletter about the various inspirational Rob Papen products:
- SubBoomBass-2 free update! [ read ]
- eXplorer-6 upgrade deals [ read ]
- Rob Papen Book & Video re-released [ read ]
- BLADE-2 received an award! [ read ]
Enjoy creating music!
Rob Papen & Team
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SubBoomBass-2 FREE update! |

A FREE update for SubBoomBass-2 has been released including over 240 new presets, and many cool new features!
As previously mentioned y ou can view a video about the new features here and a showcase featuring a selection of the new presets played you can watch over here.
How to obtain the FREE update if you own SubBoomBass-2, eXplorer-6 or Urban-X
- SubBoomBass-2 owners:
Log in to robpapen.com and visit ‘MyProducts’. Open the download page and download the latest installer for SubBoomBass-2. Ahead of running the installer, please close your music program!
- eXplorer-6 and Urban-X owners:
Log in to robpapen.com and visit ‘MyProducts’. Open the download page and download the latest installer. Alternatively, you can also scroll down inside the download page and download the single SubBoomBass-2 installer. Ahead of running the installer, please close your music program!
If you are still using SubBoomBass-1, please log in to robpapen.com and request the upgrade coupon to SubBoomBass-2. The upgrade cost is only Euro 39-- | USD 39--
More about SubBoomBass-2 here.
Compatibility SubBoomBass-2:
- PC: 32 & 64 bits VST and 64 bits AAX for Windows 7/8/10
(Note: PC AAX for PT 12 or higher)
- Mac: 64 bits AU, VST and AAX, for OS-X 10.9 - 11 (Big Sur)
- Compatible with NI NKS system
- Serial/license system with activation whilst registering the product
- The activation system is offline, which means that there is no direct connection between the plugin and the robpapen.com homepage.
- The software can be installed on 2 of your own computer systems.
Latest additions and or fixes SubBoomBass-2 v1.0.2:
- GUI sizes 100%, 125%, 150% and 200%
- New control menu in the upper right corner for global features, and for checking for updates.
- Improved top section, Oscillator, Filter, and Sequencer GUI.
- New Zero Latency Filter types & Ring Modulation.
- Post Filter Distortion Mode.
- New Ratcheting feature inside Sequencer.
- New range of samples.
- Grain Sample Mode for granular resynthesis of samples.
- New Monophonic play modes (Low /High note).
- MIDI MPE compatible (Poly MPE).
- Polyphonic aftertouch works correctly now.
- New modulation sources & destinations.
- Clipper / Tremolo / Vibrato & Ring Modulation Effects.
- Ability to order presets by date in Bank Manager.
- 243 new presets inside:
01 Sequence Presets 03 (23) 02 Sub-Bass Presets 02 (12) 03 Bass Presets 06 (71) 04 Instruments & FX 01 (2) 05 JoMal Bank 03 (35) 05 TONAL AXiS 01 (36) 06 Oddiction Bank 02 (53) 06 Oddiction Bank 03 (11) (use in the bank manager 'Order By Date' to locate the new Presets in their Banks.
- And other small bug fixes & improvements.
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This inspirational bundle holds a total of 26 -Rob Papen- products! Also included is Prisma which you can request after registering your bundle. The new products in this bundle (compared to eXplorer-5) are Punch-2, XY-Transfer, the Quad synthesizer, BLADE-2 and the just updated SubBoomBass-2!
The Inspiration Bundle! € 499,-- | $ 499,--
....not yet an eXplorer-6 owner? Please check the tasty upgrade options below, also for Reason Studio users!
The February special is if you already purchased 1 product, for only € 249,--| $ 249,--!
| - Owners of 1 purchased Rob Papen product. |
€ 249,-- | $ 249,-- |
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| - Owners of 2 purchased Rob Papen products. |
€ 199,-- | $ 199,-- |
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| - Owners of 3 purchased Rob Papen products. |
€ 149,-- | $ 149,--. |
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| - Owners of 4 purchased Rob Papen products. |
€ 99,-- | $ 99-- |
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--> Note: deal products (free products) do not count.
- eXplorer owners: please log in to your account at robpapen.com and you can request the upgrade coupon in the 'My products' section if you own an older eXplorer.
Upgrade cost € 99,-- / $ 99,--
- EDM / EDM-X / Urban / Urban-X / SoundDesign-X bundle upgrade to eXplorer-6
Upgrade cost € 99,-- | $ 99,-- Please contact us at info@robpapen.com to arrange the upgrade, or contact your reseller. Before contacting your -Rob Papen- reseller please log-in at www.robpapen.com and visit 'My Products'. In the top, you will find an option to print (as PDF) your product registrations. Provide the reseller with this print or PDF as proof of your purchased products. --> Note: deal products (free products) do not count.
- Upgrade options at Resellers:
Before contacting your -Rob Papen- reseller please log-in at www.robpapen.com and visit 'My Products'. In the top, you will find an option to print (as PDF) your product registrations. Provide the reseller with this print or PDF as proof of your purchased products. --> Note: deal products (free products) do not count.
- Reason Studios cross-grade options:
Please send a screenshot/receipt of your RE registrations to info@robpapen.com and we will send you a crossgrade offer. Please note that excluding are the free Attention and RPSpec.
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Rob Papen 'The 4 Element Synth' |
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Rob Papen Book & Video ' The 4 Element Synth '.
Adipapam - Malayalam Movie [upd]
Viewed through a contemporary lens, the film prompts difficult questions rather than simple condemnation: How do markets shape artistic content? Who decides what is acceptable public culture? And crucially, how do films that trafficked in exploitation nonetheless influence subsequent waves of filmmakers—sometimes by negative example, sometimes by opening discussions that later found more humane or sophisticated expression? Adipapam matters because it is a mirror—an unflattering one—of a transitional era. It reveals the commercial pressures on regional cinema, the ways sexual content was sensationalized for profit, and how audiences and institutions reacted. Whether you encounter it as gossip, a historical footnote, or a controversial artifact, the film helps map the boundaries Malayalam cinema has tested and redefined. In studying Adipapam, we understand not just a single film’s notoriety, but the broader cultural currents that shape what cinemas show, what audiences accept, and how societies debate the images that move them. Final Thought Adipapam is not important because it is exemplary filmmaking, but because it is emblematic—an instance where economics, morality, and artistic practice intersected visibly. As a cultural document, it invites scrutiny, critique, and reflection on how popular film both reflects and contests social norms.
Adipapam arrived in Malayalam cinema like a provocation: not merely a film but a cultural flashpoint that exposed the tensions between commercial appetite, moral policing, and the evolving language of popular regional filmmaking in the 1980s. To understand its resonance, you need to look past the punchline of sensationalism and trace how the film reflects a moment when Malayalam cinema—renowned for its literary adaptations and social realism—brushed against the glossy, profit-driven edges of exploitation cinema. Context and Origin Set against the broader landscape of Kerala’s film industry in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Adipapam was part of a wave of low-budget films that sought quick returns by testing social taboos. Economically constrained producers and a growing appetite for novelty created fertile ground for films that traded on eroticism and shock value. In a state where cinema had long been an arena for sharp social commentary and celebrated performances, this film signaled an uneasy intersection of commercial pragmatism and cultural conservatism. Style and Substance Adipapam is often categorized within the sexploitation or adult melodrama genres—productions that foreground sexual themes and titillation while keeping plot and character development deliberately thin. The film’s aesthetics reflect limited resources: straightforward cinematography, functional production design, and a reliance on suggestive sequences rather than nuanced storytelling. Yet even within these constraints, the film is revealing: the choices of framing, soundtrack, and editing show how erotic content was being localized—repackaged to fit Malayalam idioms, dialect, and social settings rather than simply imitating mainstream Bollywood formulas. Cultural Impact More than its on-screen content, Adipapam’s true impact was offscreen. It provoked debates about censorship, decency, and the responsibilities of filmmakers. Critics and cultural commentators saw it as symptomatic of a market-driven decline, while defenders argued it was a legitimate commercial product responding to audience demand. The film’s notoriety fed tabloid gossip and late-night talk; it became shorthand in Kerala for the industry’s flirtation with sensationalism. adipapam malayalam movie
At the same time, Adipapam and its contemporaries forced mainstream cinema and regulators to confront shifting audience tastes. The controversy contributed to sharper censorship scrutiny and inspired filmmakers who wanted to push boundaries to become more sophisticated—either by embedding social critique within bold narratives or by developing more subtle treatments of adult themes in artfully made films. Decades later, Adipapam occupies a curious place in histories of Malayalam film: rarely canonized, often dismissed, yet impossible to ignore. For scholars of popular cinema, it serves as a case study in the commercialization of regional film industries and in the cultural negotiation of sexuality on screen. For social historians, it documents a changing Kerala—where traditional values, rising consumerism, and mass-media appetites collided. Viewed through a contemporary lens, the film prompts
- It is available here and now comes in 3 formats! Hardback, Paperback, and eBook!
- Music schools that would like to acquire multiple copies of the book, please check here.
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We have received a MusicTech Excellence award for BLADE-2!

- You can read the whole review here
- More info on BLADE-2 here
- Please note that BLADE-2 is part of the eXplorer-6 bundle.
- Upgrade from BLADE to BLADE-2:
Please login to robpapen.com and request the upgrade coupon code at 'MyProducts'. Upgrade cost: Euro 39--| USD 39--
Compatibility BLADE-2:
- PC: 32 & 64 bits VST and 64 bits AAX for Windows 7/8/10
(Note: PC AAX for PT 12 or higher)
- Mac: 64 bits AU, VST and AAX, for OS-X 10.9 - 10.15.
- Compatible with NI NKS system
- Serial/license system with activation whilst registering the product
- The activation system is offline, which means that there is no direct connection between the plugin and the robpapen.com homepage.
- The software can be installed on 2 of your own computer systems.
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In case of other questions, please contact us.
Yours, Rob Papen and Team
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