With the Tegeler Vari Tube Compressor Update, the VTC now has a selectable tube overdrive circuit and matched capacitors and transistors.
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Everything But The Girl broke through as an electronic act in the mid-1990s. We check out some of their interesting gear choices.
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This week’s collection of free plug-ins includes a colorful software synth that packs a punch, a cool new dual delay, and an updated freeware classic.
Audified has overhauled its U73b Compressor and U78 Saturator effects plug-ins and put them on sale through August 8 2022.
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Who hasn't dreamt of owning a Fairchild? While the Heritage Audio Herchild 660 and 670 are certainly no bargain, they make that goal more attainable.
GBSoundLab's TubeMUv2 sounds cleaner for modern productions. There's a new secondary compressor section and a new quality control for oversampling.
Acustica Audio Smoke makes your tracks sound like they were cut in the 50s USA - the coveted vintage American radio sound of the 50s.
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gbSoundlab SweetPressor combines the best of both worlds: the precision of solid-state circuits and the character of Vari-Mu tube compression.
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Tone Empire's new Firechild plug-in offers emulations of three different Fairchild compressors, plus a "clean" mode and some other versatile features.
The EUR 25 TubeMU emulates the characteristics of tube Vari-MU compressors without recreating a particular piece of hardware.
Dictator and Empress dust off Warsaw Pact-era military tubes for modern takes on vintage vari-mu compression and passive tube EQ.
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.
What looks like an unassuming four-knob comp is actually a vari-mu inspired unit with level-dependent ratio that increases with the signal level. That, and lots more to tweak!
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Pulsar Audio has released Mu, a plug-in emulation of the legendary Manley Variable Mu compressor. The makers say that it's "the ultimate glue compressor" for mixing and mastering.
Retro Revolver - is a hardware dual compressor with a very interesting set of functionality and features. The machine started out as an experimental project way back in 2011, when a few prototype units...