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This week’s collection of free plug-ins features a passive Baxandall EQ, a useful triple fader tool and a precise chromatic tuner.
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Audio Hijack 4 is a standalone audio recorder and processor with its real strength found in the many choices for routing (and hijacking!)
Poland-based manufacturer Bettermaker promises an outstanding Pultec-style equalizer with the advantages of digital connectivity.
Producing authentic dub delay has always been tricky to do in the box. We go through some techniques and some of the best plugins available.
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PreSonus has released Studio One 5.5 as a free update for all users of Studio One 5. The update includes many user requested mastering features and other improvements.
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Steinberg has announced WaveLab 11. The new version of the audio editing software features enhanced support for multi-channel files, plug-in automation and many more improvements.
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Inspired Acoustics INSPIRATA is a convolution reverb with a vast amount of control. Has Inspired acoustics created the ultimate spatial workstation?
RATCHETEER is able to generate MIDI patterns all by itself, providing new MIDI loops for your projects in control by MIDI keyboards and automation. Neat!
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Next in the fat Fusion line of valve-based modules is the VCF3 bringing softness and light with vactrol-driven resonant filtering and includes mixing, mult-ing and the ability to record CV modulation.
WesAudio has announced the ngBusComp. The dual-channel VCA bus compressor pairs with a DAW plug-in, for total recall and automation of the analogue compression.
Eurorack modular continues to generate interesting pathways into sound and synthesis and is becoming more accessible all the time. Here's our choice of modules that stood out this year.
Nuxx is a multi-FX processor with 30 types of effects and dedicated effects parameter sequencer. Oh, and real-time effects parameter automation over 55 parameter sequencing lanes. Phew.
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Craft your own plane, train, rocket, bike, alien, chopper and automobile engine sounds with Igniter, a fascinating granular sampling and synthesizer sound design machine.
The update, which is currently in beta, contains an extensive list of workflow improvements and bug fixes. Perhaps more interestingly, there are new tools for making music as well...
Cheap yet stylish, Babylon is a graphic equaliser with six filters, eight fully automateable filter types and a high-res spectrum analyser with two user-selectable rendering styles.
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With dials that go all the way to 11 these three new guitar amp simulation plugins will keep you busy for a while and best of all they are all completely free!