In this week’s collection of the best free plug-ins: a synth hard electronic music, a vintage compressor and an indispensable mastering tool.
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Here's a posh new way to get 2 channels of analog audio into your DAW: Rupert Neve Designs has launched the MBC Master Buss Converter with selectable analog drive paths and limiters.
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The 1176 Limiting Amplifier is one of the most iconic compressor designs in history. Here's our list of the best hardware 1176 reissues, clones and alternatives.
Made in the mid 90's, the Rocksonics MB-3X is an analog mastering-grade compressor/limiter designed for musical compression - will this new plug-in recreate the magic?
Here's a chance to save big on McDSP plug-ins and bundles! All of the company's mixing and mastering plug-ins are now on sale at up to 77% off.
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The Telefunken V76 preamp and U73 compressor are among the most sought-after pieces of vintage studio gear. Now you can have them both – in the new Plugin Alliance NEOLD V76U73 channel strip plug-in.
HoRNet MasterTool is a mastering plug-in that "makes your tracks sound good with no effort". Has HoRNet Plugins finally found the magic formula for mastering?
Applying the method of Upward Maximizing in place of peak limiting, UrsaDSP Boost brings up the quiet parts rather than squashing the loud ones. An appealing new approach to maximizing audio?
Acustica Audio has updated its George Massenburg gear-modeling Green suite to version 4, totaling 3 parametric EQs and a versatile limiter/compressor.
The emperor's new clothes: W.A. Production has released The King 2. The multiband compressor plug-in has been refreshed with a new GUI, new preset browser and other improvements.
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Initial Audio has released the IA-LA1 compressor. It's not an LA-2A clone, but it does borrow some ideas. And here's a nifty feature: you can dial in the amount of colouration.
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TC Electronic has released the Master X HD and Brickwall HD mastering plug-ins, based on the System 6000 and Finalizer hardware. The plug-ins can be used with or without the optional controllers.
Sonnox, purveyor of quality plug-ins for your DAW, is kicking off summer with some sweet deals with many of its high-quality plug-ins and bundles on sale at up to 50% off until July 6th.
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This week's collection of free plug-ins brings us an automatable de-noising tool, a transparent brickwall limiter and a virtual string ensemble. Introducing Denoiser, LoudMax and Stringya 2.
In addition to emulating an SSL Series 4000 limiter, this plug-in gives you the freedom to manipulate each individual modeled component! A pretty cool tool, this one.
The sexy new VCL-515 recreates a rare tube limiter from the 1960s that was designed for US broadcast stations and made to compete with the Altec 438 tube compressor.