Mellowmuse SATV – I’m in Love!
I recently posted the news of the Mellowmuse SATV plug-in, suggesting it may be an alternative to HEAT for those of us not able to stretch to Pro Tools HD or indeed HD Native! Tonight I have had the first chance to play with it, after about 30 minutes of trying it on bass, acoustic, [...]
Waves Unleash New C6 Multiband Compressor
Waves have announced the new C6 Multiband Compressor plugin. For years, the C4 has been a favorite of studio engineers the world over, and in live sound, it’s quickly become a must-have for front-of-house and monitor professionals as well. To create the C6, we took the tried-and-true functions of the C4, and added two additional [...]
TAL NoiseMaker free virtual synthesizer
New from Togu Audio Line comes NoiseMaker. A VST/AU plugin synthesizer for PC and Mac. TAL-NoiseMaker is an improved version of TAL-Elek7ro and has a completely new synth engine and a lot of improvements in sound and usability. The synth also includes a small effect section with a reverb, chorus and a simple bit crusher [...]
Can’t Play Guitar? No worries! Sugar Bytes Guitarist is here
We are all used to the amazing way in which drums, keyboards and many more instruments have been captured in samplers and keyboards for use in our studios. However no one has yet managed to nail the sound AND performance of guitars, even after several admirable attempts. Now Sugar Bytes have announced ‘Guitarist’ described by [...]
The 17 best VST Synths in the World Today
Although the title may be a little like one of those awful compilation albums, the latest poll of users favourite VST synths is in at Music Radar. The top 5 are: LennarDigital Sylenth1 Native Instruments Massive ReFX Nexus2 Camel Audio Alchemy Spectrasonics Omnisphere An excellent article, with some cool reviews and links to download many [...]
McDSP announce AU support
McDSP make some of the coolest plug-ins around, but up until now only for TDM and RTAS support tying them to the Pro Tools platform. From next month this all changes, in a statement on their website they say: In addition to support for TDM and RTAS plug-in formats, all McDSP plug-ins will include support [...]
DDMF Plugins – Worth Checking Out!
On the advice of community member Spinky I checked out DDMF plugins. I downloaded and wrapped one of the VST/AU plug-ins and tried it in a Pro Tools session and I have to say they are very very good. Even more they are powerfully feature rich, incredible value, have uncrippled demos and look great. Guys [...]