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It’s time for this week’s roundup of the best free tools for your DAW. This time around, we have a virtual analog synth, a sonic enhancer, and an “intensenator”. If you’re into free plug-ins (and who isn’t?), check out ANA-1000, Reviber, and Dyno. Lurker Beats ANA-1000 Lurker Beats, also known as SynthIV, is giving us […]
Only a few weeks after launching the Pro version, Audified has released ToneSpot Drum Express. The plug-in does many of the same things as its Pro cousin, but with a much simpler, streamlined interface. If you’re looking for smashing drums but don’t feel like twiddling knobs, here you go. It was to be expected: All […]
Need to fatten up your drum tracks? Audified ToneSpot Drum Pro is a new all-in-one plug-in that has you covered with a bunch of processors tailored to drum sounds. The third plug-in of the company’s ToneSpot Pro series comes with saturation, gate, compressor, and various other effects that should be capable of some serious punch. […]
Developer Toneboosters has added Enhancer to its catalogue of useful and affordable plug-ins. This tool lets you add a bit of sonic sparkle to individual tracks and entire mixes during mixdown and mastering. Enhancer’s facilities are a triple-band spectral monitor and exciter, timbre and dynamic range adjustment, as well as spatial width enhancement, among other […]
Waves Audio has released Submarine, a 2-octave subharmonic generator plug-in. Waves Submarine uses “Organic ReSynthesis” technology to add subharmonics one and two octaves below the source signal. If you’re constantly on the hunt for more bass, this might be the tool for you. Waves Audio claims that Submarine can add “bigger, deeper sub bass to […]
Beatskillz has introduced Slam XL, the third generation of their Slam series. The channel strip plug-in picks up where Slam Pro left off and contains an equalizer, saturator, compressor/limiter, and stereo expander. Like its predecessor, it is meant to be your one-stop shop for fattening individual tracks and mixes – but it’s also a whole […]
The new plug-in company PROCESS.AUDIO has released Sugar, a tool designed to add that certain something to your mixes. Haven’t we all at some point wished for a plug-in that makes everything sound great with a few quick tweaks? PROCESS.AUDIO boldly claims that their first product is just that: A “secret weapon to hit the […]
Manufacturer Mäag Audio has teamed up with the gear modeling ninjas at Brainworx for a digital reincarnation of the former’s coveted MAGNUM-K channel strip. The original single-channel unit houses two compression circuits (Magnum Comp and K Comp), a bespoke parallel equalizer, and a soft limiting function. Luckily, Brainworx didn’t stop at replicating the hardware. It […]