Posts by Lyubomir Dobrev
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?
Harrison 32C Channel: console channel strip plug-in harkens back to 1975
32C Channel features the original four-band parametric EQ, filter section, and characterful compressor from the 1975 Harrison 32C console.
LTS Tiltration: new saturation and tilt equalizer plug-in by Trident Audio
Trident's digital offensive continues with LTS Tiltration, an "analog mojo" plug-in debuting brand new designs with attractive intro pricing.
5 of the best Roland drum machine plug-ins to celebrate 808 and 909 day
13 Aug 2021 in Studio
The sounds of Roland's classic drum machines are masterfully preserved for this and the future generations. Here are our top software choices!
Cymatics Origin: free vintage/lo-fi effects plug-in has the old and the new
13 Aug 2021 in Studio
Between tape defects, digital mangling and that old Japanese chorus, Origin lets you dial your own lo-fi character and feel.
Reason 12 gets Mimic Creative Sampler instrument with four modes
11 Aug 2021 in Studio
Mimic looks like a solid upgrade over Reason's old sampler - but does it break the mold? We take a first look at the latest addition to Reason 12.