Kazrog announced version 3 of KClip, its highly-praised mastering clipper, loudness meter & multiband saturator. Rewritten from the ground-up, KClip 3 comes with a big list of new additions!
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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.
spiff is a transient designer made for boosting or attenuating transients in "extreme detail". The processor analyses incoming signal and applies processing only on parts which contain transient information.
Developer start-up Neural DSP has a new distortion pedal emulation created in partnership with Darkglass Electronics and models their super-nice (and pricey) Ultra pedal series.
The new Mac Pro has already been in the works for some time and could be showcased in June at Apple's WWDC event, envisioned as the highest-end desktop system in the Apple line-up.
Featuring an extremely minimalistic, distraction-free user interface, this EQ offers true analogue phase behaviour up to 20kHz and very broad Q factors (<0.1) for final wideband tone sculpting.
The makers of Boom 3D claim their software enables a 3D Surround Sound audio experience using just your built-in Apple speakers on the iMac, MacBook Pro, or whatever fruity computer you have.
To give guitar players some Easter inspiration, Audiority released a pack of three distortion plug-ins. They emulate actual pedals which have seen plenty of action in pedalboards across the planet.
A very technically accomplished synth for its time, the ESQ-1 has a very lush, distinct sound that you can find on many synth-pop and industrial records from that era. The Ensoniq is a true treasure!
G-Sonique Neurofunker XG6 is a rompler with over 146 sounds ready-made for bass music styles, such as DnB, dubstep, and neurofunk. Great if you struggle with programming your own sounds!
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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
Here are two brand-new tape simulation effects. These are the TCS-68 by Digital River and the Klevgr WebCassette. One is a traditional plug-in, and the other runs inside your browser!
We're back on track with our weekly line-up of useful and great-sounding plug-ins you can have for free. This time around, we've got Stereo Helper, faSampleDelay, and ATK AutoSwell at your disposal.
Developer Mathieu Demange debuted a very interesting plug-in, the RX950, an emulation of the entire AD/DA conversion of the classic AKAI S950 sampler, known for its fat and crunchy 12-bit sound.
A while ago, Line 6 resurrected its classic Echo Farm effect as an AAX Native plug-in, and now offers Echo Farm 3 in VST and AU formats. A welcome nod to another era in FX, the price may put off some.
