Hailed as one of the best-sounding units of its kind, the 31102 preamp/EQ combo has been recreated and "enhanced" in the Need 31102 Console pre/EQ emulation.
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Mastering The Mix BASSROOM is a new mix and mastering plug-in designed to help you achieve a tight, well-balanced low end. It's a specialized, tweakable bass EQ with an innovative user interface.
Acustica Audio has released Ultramarine 4, a plug-in bundle built around its emulation of the Fairchild 670 compressor. Ultramarine 4 also includes two equalizers, a reverb, and a channel strip.
Acustica Audio has released Aquamarine4, a new version of the mixing and mastering plug-in suite that now includes an emulation of a rare passive EQ in addition to the compressor.
A thorough update to what's a collection of remarkable tube units, Titanium3 adds an all-tube passive EQ, a preamp, a channel strip uniting all of the above, and an extra special - the BASSTard.
The 1974 parametric EQ and 1976 saturation & width processor are official. It's certainly nice to have such a varied choice of sub-EUR 999 analog hardware these days!
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Beatskillz has introduced Slam XL, the third generation of the Slam series that picks up where Slam Pro left off and does many of the same things – but in a very different way.
Looking for more variety in your virtual EQ rack? For the VQP Bundle, Fuse Audio Labs has modeled the ultra-rare Langevin 258-A and 259-A passive EQ and filter, and released them as plug-ins.
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Thought you had enough Pultec EQ plug-ins? NoiseAsh brings you even more: The firm says its new Rule Tec collection stays true to the character of the original (and pegs it at a nice price).
GOLY Devices of Denmark has added the PQ2 tube equalizer to its portfolio, a custom-built stereo EQ that has a strong Pultec vibe to it, but is not a clone, GOLY says.
Acustica Audio has released Amber 3, that adds to v2's EQ with a compressor and a preamp as well as a new channel strip plug-in, which combines all three units into one.
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Some more nice freebie pluggos for you this week, including a 3D audio visualizer, a tremolo, and two apps for iOS, an interesting strings-esque virtual instrument and an EQ.
Woah: a USD 990 price tag for a single EQ plug-in! What makes a software EQ justify a thousand dollars? According to Maat, this is the only linear-phase EQ without audible pre-echo...
FabFilter will release Pro-Q 3 tomorrow, November 29. We are looking forward to finding out more about it, including important information like pricing and upgrade paths.
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.
Designed for signal transparency and with rather simplified user interfaces, these plug-ins obviously aren't for fans of thick, warm vintage sounds. Rather, they fully embrace the clinical sound of digital.
