Posts by Lyubomir Dobrev
Review: Design sounds by drawing with Tsugi DSP Action and DSP Motion
23 Sep 2021 in Studio
Tsugi DSP Action and Motion let you ditch your MIDI controller for drawing to generate cinematic sound effects like the industry's best libraries.
Zplane Fennek: Audio metering software for the pros
23 Sep 2021 in Studio
As a loudness and mastering tool geared towards pros, Fennek is reasonably priced and could be a new go-to tool for surround sound and super-detailed reports.
Wavegrove Maji: transformer plug-in saturates and compresses using physics
22 Sep 2021 in Studio
Maji works like a kind of transformer that is "pushed" beyond its natural limit to generate analog compression and saturation. In a plug-in!
Puremagnetik Paradigm: A spaced-out synthscape generator with moving spheres
20 Sep 2021 in Studio
Puremagnetik unleashes Paradigm, the kind of generative instrument that mandates lighting up a thick one and joining the planets for a spin.
Flowsonics Intercosm: A creative and affordable shimmer reverb plug-in
Flowsonics enters the realm of shimmer reverbs with Intercosm, a plug-in featuring a carefully crafted signal flow and control set for extra dreamy.
Deal: Get Image Line FL Studio at up to 30% off until September ends
Don't sleep until September ends like those Green Day guys and get FL Studio at 30% off as part of Superbooth 2021!
Klevgränd Rum: A room reverb plug-in sprinkled with Scandinavian lifestyle
Klevgränd Rum simulates spaces that most of us actually record our stuff in, such as bedrooms, kitchens, and basements.
AKG Ara: USD 99 USB microphone tackles entry-level recording
16 Sep 2021 in Studio
AKG outs an affordable USB mic with a feature that you won't expect to find on a USD 99 mic - that's polar pattern selection.
Arturia SQ80 V First Look Review: A modern salute to 8-bit Ensoniq grit
15 Sep 2021 in Studio
For their first Ensoniq emulation, Arturia chose a crowd favorite - the SQ-80. Expectations are understandably high, but does the SQ 80 V rule?
Superbooth 21: DOCtron IMC presents Martin Stimming’s Instant Mastering Chain
The IMC is a full analog mastering-chain-in-a-box which comprises British low and high-pass filters, a VCA compressor, and Lundahl iron.
iZotope RX 9 is coming! Buy RX 8 until October 12 and get a free upgrade
iZotope is discounting RX 8 Standard, Advanced, and Post Production Suite 5 to provide an upgrade path towards RX 9 for new users! Boss move.
Har-Bal Spatial Pan plug-in: time for some realistic reverb effects!
11 Sep 2021 in Studio
Unlike traditional reverbs, Spatial Pan includes the relationship between source position, room quality and early reflections in the equation.
BLEASS Saturator: general purpose audio mangling for desktop and iOS
BLEASS combines multi-band distortion, waveshaping, and LFO modulation into the Saturator plug-in... and It's expectedly rad!
Denise Audio Bite Harder & My Crush: bit-crushing plug-ins deluxe!
Bite Harder and My Crush are a pair of paid and free plug-ins by Denise Audio that work as very creative and unusual bit-crushers.
Unfiltered Audio LO-FI-AF: Sweary audio mangling galore!
LO-FI-AF is a lively take on the nostalgic vibes of vinyl, radio, tape, and other retro sources with rare sounds and a gorgeous interface.
Dual Spring and Dynamic Plate: physical modeling reverb plug-ins get a full makeover
Physical Audio's spring and plate reverb plug-ins emerge rewritten from scratch, with improved sound quality and under 10% CPU use.
Slate Digital soups up the Custom Opto compressor plug-in
01 Sep 2021 in Studio
Slate's new Custom Opto hot-rods the venerable LA-2A with more controls and switchable analog "flavors" to make opto compression more versatile.
Tascam presents the Mixcast 4, a podcast studio in a box
26 Aug 2021 in Studio
Tascam moves in on the podcast market with an all-in-one studio, the new Mixcast 4. But is Tascam's new offering too late to the party?
London Acoustics Taipei: 2 and 1/4-inch virtual tape machines built on Nebula tech
Two tape machines is better than one, and then you get all the controls to dial in the sound of a bygone era. London Acoustics know what's up!
Galaxy 32 Synergy Core: Antelope downsizes its flagship AD/DA converter
25 Aug 2021 in Studio
A year and a half later, Antelope is downsizing its Galaxy 64 AD/DA converter for lesser workloads and tighter budgets. Here's what we know so far.
512 Audio: Warm Audio spin-off debuts affordable mics and headphones
25 Aug 2021 in Studio
512 Audio debuts the Limelight and Skylight microphones, and the Academy studio headphones - all serious pieces of kit at sweet price points.
Fluid Audio Focus: studio headphones + DSONIQ Realphones software for USD/EUR 69
20 Aug 2021 in Studio
Decent studio headphones and competent virtual room / speaker simulation software for less than EUR 100 - are we finally being un-ripped off?