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Ever been asked which formats to use when installing a plugin? We're going to find out exactly which plugin formats to use and why.
Software deals for products from IK Multimedia, Magix, Sonible, and UJAM are part of our weekly collection of deals. Up to 83% off!
CLAP is an open-source plug-in format promising several solutions to some weak spots of current VST, AU, and AAX formats.
ACID Pro 11 is the latest version of the loop-based DAW with more ACID-ized loops, a sample chopper , and new effects from Brainworx.
Eventide launched its Pluginpalooza summer sale campaign. Its plug-ins and bundles are discounted by up to 85% until August 31, 2022!
Rob Papen is slashing prices by 25% on all synthesizers and effects plug-ins to celebrate 25 years in the business. There's also a freebie!
Melodyne 5 developer Celemony launched its summer sale taking up to 50% off upgrades and updates to version 5.
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Momo takes on the hidden secrets of the Teenage Engineering OP-Z groovebox and puts everything out on the table.
Considering switching to a new M1 Mac? Worried about compatibility? Here are 5 things to remember when moving to Apple Silicon-based machines.
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Microsoft reveals Windows 11! An improved user experience with useful changes and developments. Let's see how it affects music production.
At long last, those brilliant VoS plug-ins are entering the 64-bit era! A public beta is planned for July and all plug-ins will remain free.
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.
With 413 Tape Saturator, audio developer Mia Laboratories presents an appealing new plug-in for warming up and compressing your mix buses and audio/instrument tracks.
Softube releases Amp Room, a new modular system that lets you create your own, personal virtual rigs, along with the Marshall Cabinet Collection as an optional add-on.
Granule has been inspired by the Red Panda Particle guitar pedal and works by chopping audio into tiny grains. These are routed through a looper, a spectral pitch shifter, and a variable delay line.
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In this week's Virtual Guitar Amp Roundup I go over IK Multimedia's AmpliTube 4 software and give you an insight into what makes this a very flexible and customisable package for guitarists.
Bridgewize is a bit-bridging app that lets you run 32-bit VST and AU plugins inside 64-bit DAWs on Windows and Mac computers. Audio transfer is claimed to be zero-latency, with negligible CPU use.
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Which virtual amp software should you buy? In this new series, I give my thoughts and opinions on all the major virtual amp packages. First up on my test bench is Line 6' Helix Native software package
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Apple has just published a new update to OSX - but should you update right away? We checked out a few apps and called the most important software developers. Find out here if your software is supported.
Freakshow Industries introduces the Backmask reverse delay plug-in, a scary-sounding thing with an interface as rich in graphics as a tattoo parlor's showroom, and a full license you can legally 'steal'...
Line 6's Echo Farm 3.0 is finally available on Windows, in 64-bit AAX format. These simulations of delay and echo effects won over many producers back in the day, and are now making a long-awaited return.
The Krakli Arminator is a beast of a synth that will let you coax authentic 80s soundtrack tones with ease, while saschArt has cooked up a brutal, two-headed distortion unit. Check them out!
Notable additions to SF Pro Mac 3 include loudness metering and the iZotope Plug-ins RX Elements and Ozone 7 Elements. MAGIX also added support for 64-Bit float/192kHz/32 channels...
Overloud's new EQ495 mixing and mastering plug-in models an EQ originally designed for vinyl transfer duties - can it give your mixes a bit more analogue magic?