This week’s collection of the best free plug-ins has a little bit of everything: A stereo compressor, a useful stereo goniometer and an open-source fuzz. Here’s jParaComp, GON and Fuzz Ball.
Behringer wants to conquer the podcasting mic market with the new Bigfoot USB mic. The spec sheet seems very familiar, with three capsules and four polar patterns. Will it stomp on the competition?
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DJ Swivel Spread is a multi-band stereo enhancer plug-in with some cool features. With 3 bands, a side filter and a tilt function, will Spread become your new weapon of choice for stereo tracks?
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It's good to have your aurals enhanced and the COSMIX does this over 8 channels of stereo mixing with some analogue overdrive and dual-band maximizing.
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From the people who brought us the Muscarin experimental semi-modular comes a dramatic new Eurorack module Dragon-FLY that scans in stereo filters, amplifies while looking gorgeous.
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Desmodus Versio is less of a room simulator and more of a synthetic tail generator which can take you to unusual places and it's also the first module based upon Noise Engineering's DSP platform.
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After being leaked earlier this year, the new Electro Harmonix 1440 Stereo Looper has finally been officially released, with 24 minutes of unlimited overdubs and a handy Loop Manager app.
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The Planetarium 2 features a stereo Reverb and Chorus running into an Echo and Compressor with external side chaining for some epic sounds, modulated echoes and lush lines pumping to your track.
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The Paw desktop amp from Bad Cat Amplifiers is handmade in the US, and combines a boutique tube preamp with custom IRs and a stereo 60-watt, Class D power section.
Initial Audio Dynamic Delay is a stereo delay with an integrated ducker. This means that you no longer need an external compressor to accomplish the popular delay ducking effect. Sounds like a winner!
ToneBoosters has released Compressor 4 for Windows, Mac and iOS. With many advanced features and a low price of just 29 Euros, it looks like a pretty awesome deal.
Side Effects is a mid/side-oriented processing chain that features an equalizer, compressor, saturation, panning, and gain facilities. It's on sale (25% off) until July 18!
Pantastic by EndeavourFX is a panning plug-in which aims to make typical stereo L/R panning sound much more realistic with the use of psychoacoustics.
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SuperCritical announces a digitally controlled stereo analogue filter that can select the characteristics of vintage filters with more to come.
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Stunning looking Moon Phase stereo filter from Patching Panda with multiple modes and combinations and the intriguing dual-channel Ephemere CV Looper.
WMD has announced a very compact and feature-filled 4HP SCLPL module which, like a scalpel, can cut out problem frequencies and enhance your stereo field.
