Highlights in Studio One 4.6 include "dramatic improvements" to the Ampire guitar amp suite and updates to the Browser and Pattern Editor, alongside a reinvented Exchange content sharing hub.
Add bass, improve clarity and smack up your audio with three super-sized one-knob audio processors from MIA Labs: Super Fat, Super Thin and Super Muscle.
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Kemper has listened to its users and released a beta of its Rig Manager that includes a Profiler Editor! This long-awaited feature is going to have a big impact on how people use their Profiler.
Lindell Plugins has recreated the famous 1073 mic preamp, the 1084 pre/EQ, the 2254 compressor/limiter, and 1272 line amplifier modules, complete with component crosstalk and tolerance.
What makes DynaQ special is that it offers independent processing of the two frequency ranges, simultaneously. So you can equalize the loud and quiet parts of your track independently. Neat.
Originating with the rackmount Eclipse and ripped straight from the H9 Harmonizer hardware units, Mangledverb combines reverb and distortion for an edgy space processor.
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Based on the Deep Impact synth pedal, the new pandaMidi Future Impact V3 pushes the design even further, adding bags of features to help you get some deep, deep bass synth tones.
Loupedeck CT isn't as full-fledged as Ableton Push, but it's fairly unique and discovering opportunities to put its controls into action should be a rewarding endeavour.
Predictably comprehensive, SuperRack handles up to 128 audio channels in an Audio-over-Ethernet network centred around a dedicated SoundGrid DSP server.
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According to leaked dealer information, Universal Audio might be about to announce two new Thunderbolt 3 desktop interfaces: an Apollo Twin X DUO and Apollo Twin x4!
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WaveLab 10 still stands strong against competition from SoundForge and Audition, presenting a streamlined approach to audio manipulation and professional mastering.
Drum Gate aims to dispense with the inconsistencies and difficulties of traditional drum gating by means of intelligent detection and optimisation, and combines several tools in one.
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Whether you record at home or work in a recording studio, mic tube gear or use virtual amps, Audified has a new plug-in to help sculpt your guitar tone: ToneSpot Electric Pro.
iZotope dropped Ozone 9, introducing the typical improvements and forward-looking technologies found in a major Ozone release. There's a new bass processor, instrument level editing, and plenty more.
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Is the new Line 6 Spider V 20 MkII the perfect practise amp? Well, for the money it certainly packs in a lot of useful features into this 20-Watt combo.
Get a load of tape wow, shake, hiss, squeal, harm and detune - each with color, saturation, speed and mix controls to shape and dial tape destruction exactly the way you want.
