NeuralDSP released a processor dedicated to crafting a sick bass guitar tone. It's called Parallax and incorporates bass augmentation and mixing techniques into a flexible multi-band processor.
For the first time, Acustica has employed deep learning AI tech in the role of simulating the mixing decisions of a real-life audio engineer! Is Cola the dawn of a new era in mixing?
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Kush Audio released an emulation of an interesting hardware compressor with deep musical history. The unit saw notable use at the Abbey Road Studios on later Beatles and early Pink Floyd records.
Need an experimental sound-shaping tool for your next project? Take a look at Instinct, a creative processor that bridges the gap between saturation and dynamics processing in interesting ways.
smart:comp is designed around the concept of spectral compression - input signal is continuously analyzed across more than 2000 bands with the plug-in acting as an intelligent multiband compressor.
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.
A major revamp of the Systemwide app aside, the freshly released version 4.3 comes with a good number of meaningful usability improvements. The addition of Dark Mode is the most visible among them.
Chief among the freebies is a pack of four full-fledged software synths from developer TrapDoor Audio. It will load you up with synth sounds for days and weeks to come!
Neutron 3's Mix Assistant lends a critical ear to your overall mix and automatically balances the tracks to give you a starting point, keeping in focus the ones you choose.
HyperSpace lets you build your own reverb by combining a selection of algorithms - Vintage, Classic, Retro, Modern, Sci-Fi, and Cosmic. This is one colourful reverb!
If you want to try a different approach to obtaining the ducking effect, or prefer a dedicated plug-in for the task, developer Devious Machines may have something for you.
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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.
It's a lot of synth for the money - ONE comes with 2 oscillators and a sub oscillator, a pair of filters, wave shaper, two LFOs and 3 modulation envelopes; and a total of 24 polyphonic voices.
Could be a formidable tool, in the right hands: Complexer 2 is an affordable multi-stage dynamics plug-in with three independent dynamics processors, each incorporating six different modes.
