Posts by Lyubomir Dobrev

True Iron brings vintage transformer saturation to your DAW

True Iron is supposed to emulate a pair of vintage line transformers - the UTC 108 X (USA) and the Malotki 4001B (Euro) - known for their use in many pieces of analog outboard hardware.

Zoom LiveTrak L-20 console: 22 audio channels and effects for EUR 999

Zoom unveiled the big dog in its LiveTrak series of digital mixing and recording consoles - the L-20. The L-12's bigger relative has 22 audio recording tracks, 20 digital effects, all that at an affordable ...

Apple’s top-range MacBook Pro 2018 now supports up to 32GB of RAM

Apple has announced upgrades to the top-tier MacBook Pros of interest to music professionals needing more power and storage. But it hasn't addressed the butterfly keyboard's fragility.

iZotope aims to make vocal mixing easier with new Nectar Elements

The new Nectar Elements vocal processing plug-in is aimed at both novices and experienced engineers, with comprising compression, de-essing, tonal and subtractive EQ, pitch correction and reverb.

PreSonus refreshes its FaderPort DAW controller with new design and functionality

PreSonus has redesigned its FaderPort DAW controller with a jogwheel and more mission-critical controls. It's a sleek and streamlined device for sure, but can it compete with the Behringer X-Touch One?

Free plug-ins this week: MS EQ COMP, dpMeter 3, Pitchproof

This week we are back with a bunch of free plug-ins to aid your mixing and mastering duties. There are three bad boys here: a mid/side processor, an elaborate loudness meter, and a pitch shifter.

Eventide, Newfangled update Elevate bundle with Saturate and Punctuate plug-ins

Partnering up with developer Newfangled Audio, Eventide has updated its Elevate mastering bundle to version 1.5, adding a pair of new plug-ins and some enhancements to the already available EQuivocate.

U-He Colour Copy BBD delay plug-in enters public beta

Based on the Lyrebird delay in the Repro-1 synthesizer, Colour Copy is said to deliver the colouration typical of classic Bucket Brigade Delay units, but with a wider variety of options. The plug-in is now in ...

Behringer X-Touch One Universal Control Surface: hands-on DAW control

Behringer introduced the X-Touch One Universal Control Surface, a tool designed to enhance your DAW workflow. For USD 150, it comes across as a good option for supplementing the typical mouse-keyboard combo.

Intel to start producing 9000-series Core i3 & i5 CPUs

Intel is readying 9000-series processors for an upcoming refresh of its Cofee Lake generation. According to a leaked microcode update document, there will be five new models, with both quad-and hexa-core ...

Soundspot intros Paradox push-pull EQ & parallel compressor

Soundspot's Paradox plug-in offers a push-pull equalizer and variable RMS parallel compressor with stereo and mid/side processing, and is designed to quickly tighten up your mixes.

Is Apple readying five new iPads and five new Macbooks for Fall 2018?

It looks like Apple may have new MacBooks and iPads in store for the Fall 2018: Media reports say it's registered five new iPads and five new Mac laptops with the Eurasian Economic Commission.

Mackie intros affordable DL16S and DL32S stagebox wireless digital mixers

Mackie introduced a pair of new products in its DL Series of digital wireless live sound mixers. These are the 16-channel DL16S and 32-channel DL32S. The mixers will be available worldwide in the Fall.

Avid sets Sibelius free (kinda) with complimentary beginners’ version

Avid Corp. has gone ahead and made Sibelius, the popular notation software, free. Not the whole thing, though. Rather, it's called Sibelius | First and it stands for a streamlined free version.

Atlas maps out your drum samples using a novel AI engine

Atlas is an AI-powered tool which maps out your drum samples, analyzes them, categorizes them, and constructs makeshift drum kits that are ready to go inside your DAW. It looks like an useful tool for ...

MOTU 8PRE-ES doubles down on preamps and networking, costs just over USD 1000

Priced USD 1195, the 8PRE-ES is a powerful and affordable unit that's designed thoughtfully and ergonomically. We are sure it will be capable of great things when in the right hands.

PluginPlay, a new platform for subscription plug-ins, challenges Splice

Currently in beta for Windows, with an upcoming Mac release planned, PluginPlay promises "access to the world's best plug-ins, when you need them, for as long as you need them." Watch out, Splice!

The Rode VideoMic Me-L targets iOS vloggers and musicians

Paired with the iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch's front camera, it makes for a convenient vlogging solution, ideal for spontaneous creative outbursts or situations that don't allow carrying a more elaborate setup.

Intel 8-core Coffee Lake CPU surfaces primed for a fall 2018 release

Intel is going to release an 8-core, 16-thread mainstream Coffee Lake processor in the fall. The processor made an appearance in the SiSoft Sandra database, clocked to a modest 2.6GHz.

Avantone unveils Chris Lord Alge-endorsed Yamaha NS-10M replicas

Now everyone will have the opportunity to add a pair of NS10M-sounding monitors to their monitoring setup or replace their aging Yamahas. The CLA10s will start shipping in August.

New Toshiba OCZ RC100 SSD drives slay with NVMe speeds, affordable prices

Thanks to NVMe, Toshiba's newest 64-layer 3D-TLC NAND memory chips, and a custom controller, these SSD drives race at up to 1600MB/s - more than you need even for high resolution audio recording.

Apple updates GarageBand with new drummers, Mellotron sounds

Apple has dished out a comprehensive GarageBand update with plenty of new content for songwriters at home and on the go; this patch is available to music makers on all Apple platforms for free.

New from Softube: American Class A, OTO Biscuit, Weiss Comp/Limiter emulations

In addition to expanding its Modular software synth, Swedish developer Softube unveiled a trio of brand-new plug-ins — a console channel strip, an effects unit, and a new compressor/limiter.

Slate Digital presents ML-2 small-diaphragm modelling microphone with 18 models

Slate Digital has come up with a small diaphragm modelling microphone to supplement its Virtual Microphone System. The ML-2 can emulate 18 microphones, including dynamic mics.