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STL Tones and Ignite Amps have collaborated on the new LIBRA IR mixer, a new tool that lets its users blend up to eight Impulse Responses running simultaneously. Is this the ultimate cab IR tool? LIBRA IR The new LIBRA software from STL Tones and Ignite Amps supports mono and stereo as well as automatic resampling. […]
Brainworx seems unstoppable these days. The Purple Audio MC77 is the fourth plug-in the company has released in quick succession, after the Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor, Focusrite SC and Ampeg V-4B. The plug-in’s hardware counterpart is an evolution of the legendary 1176 limiting amplifier with extended functionality. With the Plugin Alliance Purple Audio MC77, you […]
Good grief it feels like it’s taken an age to get here but the day has finally arrived when VCV Rack drags itself out of beta and becomes an officially released piece of software. VCV Rack 1.0 is here! VCV Rack 1.0 I first wrote about it in September 2017 when it was version 0.3 […]
If you’re into vintage reverbs, you might want to spring for this: AudioThing Springs packs eight classic spring reverbs into one plug-in. In addition to this impressive and versatile collection, they’re throwing in a Baxandall EQ, and more. Like its competitors PSP Nexcellence and u-he Twangström, among others, AudioThing Springs seeks to bring the twang and wobble […]
CreamWare was a big thing back at the turn of the millennium. The Pulsar system gave you an unparalleled computer-based, but DSP driven, virtual studio with emulations of some classic synthesizers and effects. Well, MakeProAudio is bringing them back with the oddly named Dino Park DIY kit. Dino Park CreamWare made some great synthesizer emulations […]
NoiseAsh Audio Tools has released the Rule Tec Collection. It claims that the new plug-ins are “extremely accurate models of legendary passive equalizer units”. You’ve guessed it: We’re once again talking about the Pultec EQP-1A, MEQ-5 and HLF-3C. Given the enormous popularity and legendary reputation of the analog units, it’s no surprise that Pultec-esque plug-ins […]
Chilean manufacturer DSM Noisemaker has recently been making some noise about its new pedal, OmniCabSim Mini. It’s designed to save you carrying around your power amp and speaker; just bring the preamp pedal of your choice and off you go. And it costs much less than its big brother… OmniCabSim Mini The name gives you a […]
He’s not the Messiah, he’s an emulation of the Prophet 5 (to paraphrase the Life of Brian). Messiah 2.0 is a brand new version of the Messiah Prophet 5 virtual instrument coded by Chris Kerry. Messiah 2.0 We all ike a bit of Prophet 5 and Messiah certainly looks the part. Version 2 brings some […]
IK Multimedia has announced the Dimebag Darrell CFH Collection for AmpliTube. The company has previously modelled many famous players’ guitar rigs and hopefully this new one will do justice to the late Pantera guitarist. Cowboys From Hell This new set of amps and effects models the legendary metal guitarist’s entire rig from Pantera’s Cowboys From […]
Arturia has updated the Synclavier V, their software emulation of the classic digital synthesizer/workstation. Version 2 brings sampling and resynthesis which makes you wonder what it had before. Synclavier V2 The original version was all about additive synthesis, frequency modulation and timeslice synthesis methods found in the keyboard. But the Synclavier evolved and most famously […]