Posts by Lyubomir Dobrev

2B Played Clipped XT: a bargain creative distortion and clipping plug-in

Developer 2B Played's latest plug-in, the Clipped XT, is a no-nonesense distortion and clipping processor meant for hard dance music and abrasive sound design.

Thenatan Underwater: a plug-in that makes your songs sound like Drake!

The Thenatan Underwater is a fun, colourful multi-effects plug-in with an animated GUI and enough sound design potential to keep you entertained for a while. Especially if you love Drake!

Eventide TriceraChorus: Another H9 effect for Windows, macOS and iOS

The new Eventide TriceraChorus H9 effects for Windows, macOS and iOS, is not just a chorus, but a “tri-chorus", inspired by the chorus pedals of the 70s and 80s.

Phonitor One and Phonitor One d: Two new headphone amplifiers from SPL

Germany's SPL introduces a pair of high-end headphone amplifiers with crosstalk functionality and optional DA conversion: Phonitor One and Phonitor One d. The latter is also a 768kHz DAC!

Tone Empire Model 5000: British-American style VCA compressor plug-in

Tone Empire's take on the fused British-American VCA compression is a "heavyweight" compressor that promises extra punchy and wide low-end.

Cherry Audio DCO-106: Roland Juno-106 plug-in synthesizer for just USD 25!

Voltage Modular developer Cherry Audio presents the new DCO-106, a bargain-priced, authentic emulation of the legendary Juno-106 synth. Complete with MPE support, and more!

Gearnews’ Top 5 YouTube music production channels

It may be difficult to weed out the amazing content from all the noise in the overcrowded YouTube of today. We're here to help!

iZotope Nectar 3 Plus brings Vocal Unmasking and quicker pitch correction

iZotope's vocal processing suite has grown with the addition of vocal unmasking and automatic pitch detection to an already impressive choice.

Deal: get the Sennheiser MD421-II microphone for EUR 199 while stock lasts

Now may be your best chance to grab the Sennheiser MD421-II dynamic microphone new, at a great price (EUR 199)! That's a steal for this classic recording and live mic.

Denise Perfect Plate XL: fun with plate reverbs times two

With Perfect Plate XL, developer Denise presents a new and expanded version of its plate reverb plug-in with more parameters and EQ to adjust.

Native Instruments standalone groovebox Maschine+ available for pre-order

The standalone Maschine dream has finally come true with the announcement of Maschine+: NI's first standalone groovebox. Quite a follow-up to Komplete 13!

iZotope Neoverb: A automated reverb plug-in with blending, EQ, and modulation

iZotope's flagship reverb plug-in comes with an intelligent Reverb Assistant which analyzes audio in real-time and adjusts reverb parameters - spooky action at a distance?

Slate Audio VSX: innovative monitoring system promises accurate mixing anywhere

Slate's new VSX is a pair of hi-tech headphones with a piece of software meant to take you inside the control rooms of some of the world's most esteemed studios.

Deal: Save 60% on Softube Tape for EUR 39!

The guys at Plugin Boutique are taking a scrumptious 60% off the price of Tape, Softube's tape machine emulation plug-in. Grab it while it's hot!

BLA B173 & B12A – British and American-style boutique pres in half-rack size

Claimed to be the most portable of their kind, Black Lion Audio's B173 and B12A are a pair of reasonably priced British and American-style boutique preamps in half-rack size.

GOLY PG Master EQ & Dynamic Shelving EQ: Colourful, classy, ​​expensive

High-end, built-to-order gear still rocks! Danish manufacturer GOLY has unveiled a pair of mastering equalizers that may well be worth a spare EUR 6,000.

Telefunken TF11 FET: A premium condenser mic on a budget-friendly price

A genuine Telefunken mic priced just below USD 900? Yes, the TF11 FET makes that perfectly possible! And it's voiced after the well-regarded AKG C12 tube multi-pattern mic.

IK Multimedia MixBox: A virtual channel strip with 70 effects!

With a whopping 70 virtual 500-series modules taken straight from IK's various effects and insturment suites, MixBox is a Swiss Army knife of a channel strip.

Deal: Get BreakTweaker Expanded + Trash 2 & Carbon for EUR 9.66!

You can get iZotope BreakTweaker Expanded at Plugin Boutique for EUR 9.66! In addition, you will receive the Trash 2 & UJAM Carbon Bundle! That's a discount of - drum roll - 95%!

Deal: Soundtoys Effects Rack in a flash sale for only EUR 89!

Plug-in stronghold Soundtoys is temporarily reducing the price of its all-encompassing virtual tool box Effects Rack by almost 70 percent! Check 'em out here.

The iPad Air 2020 is more like the iPad Pro and starts at USD 599

Slim bezels, USB C, Apple Pencil & keyboard covers compatibility, new A14 chipset, five colors - the iPad Air just got plenty of love! All that starting at USD 599 for 64GB + Wi-Fi.

Web mastering service CloudBounce launches desktop app, slashes subscription price

CloudBounce is now a Windows and macOS app with batch processing functionality and a wider choice of export formats. The yearly subscription price has been slashed considerably, too.

GBSoundlab EasyMix: A new quick-fix analog modeled channel strip plug-in

A plug-in to get your mix in order "very easily"? Bring it on! GBSoundlab presents EasyMix, a new channel strip plug-in with controls to edit individual audio tracks, buses or entire mixes.

Audio Test Kitchen 2.0: compare over 300 microphones online, for free!

Compare over 300 mics's looks and sounds online, completely free! Such is the great premise of Audio Test Kitchen. Is this clever tool going to forever change how we buy microphones?