November 24, 2008 · Posted in
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Studio Devil unveils Virtual Bass Amp, the newest addition to their line of vacuum tube modeling amplifier plug-ins.
Features :
– Classic 12AX7A vacuum tube bass preamplifier emulation with GAIN control.
– BOOST switch that “hot rods” the bass amp for natural overdrive and distortion.
– BASS, MIDS, and TREBLE tone controls based on classic bass amp designs.
– Parametric MIDS control with FREQ knob for customized amplifier tone.
– Push-pull tube power amplifier model with DRIVE control.
– Continuously variable SOFT / HARD clipping limiter control.
– DEEP and BRIGHT switches to boost the ultra low end and brighten presence.
– Built-in “4×10” and “1×15” Cabinet Simulation FIR Filters.
– “Direct Box” (D.I.) Mode for compatibility with your favorite cabinet impulse modeling plug-ins.
– 7-Band GRAPHIC EQ tuned specifically for bass guitar with LEVEL and ENABLE controls.
– 4X Up-Sampling Engine with 64-bit Internal Floating-Point Precision.
– 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, and 192kHz sampling rate support.
– Compatible with VST, Audio Units, and RTAS audio hosts for Windows and Mac OS X.
Find out more >>
Keen on a new filter, than check out the new AirEQ below:
Eiosis announces the release of AirEQ 5.1 Native.
Features :
– Multichannel 5.1 plugin : allows equalizing 5.1 busses with unprecedented ease of use. Dedicated LR, LsRs, Center and LFE channels are directly accessible in a mouse click.
– 5.1 Options : you can link the different channels, configure the 5.1 busses, and use the numerous display options of AirEQ…
– Musical Adjustement : The AirEQ sound is made not only by its accurate analog matched curves: when you adjust the AirEQ parameters, the variation follows your hearing sensation. The result is more natural, and you obtain the right sound and equalization setting quicker.
Musical adjustement
The AirEQ sound is made not only by its accurate analog matched curves: when you adjust AirEQ parameters, the variation follows your hearing sensation. The result is more natural, and you obtain the right sound and equalization setting quicker.
Musical Tool
L/R and M/S modes, display of frequencies or notes, band naming, advanced 5.1 settings, ICON mapping and many other features make AirEQ a fantastic and efficient musical tool.
High quality processing
A high end equalizer requires a high quality processing. AirEQ 5.1 uses double precision processing, to ensure the maximum audio resolution. But the AMLT technology goes further. The AirEQ curves are perfectly matched with the analog curves : it means that the equalization curves are perfectly symmetrical over the whole audio range, even at 44.1 sampling frequency, like an analog equalizer behaves. Many other digital equalizers have warped curves in the highs.
The Air Band
The Air band is a new type of filter that helps you to restore or to add brightness to the sound, while always remaining natural. It allows to gently add high frequencies, without adding harshness or unpleasant digital artefacts. The smoothness of the Air band allows to bring an instrument in front of the mix, to add a subtle brilliance to a sound or to make a vocal track breathe only by adjusting the Air amount.
Learn more here >>
GMedia releases its new virtual instrument : the M-Tron Pro. Building on the legacy of the original M-Tron, the M-Tron Pro software delivers hundreds of additional sounds, providing instant access to the distinctive tones popularized by The Beatles, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, The Moody Blues, Radiohead and other luminaries.
Features :
– 200+ total tape banks (sample sets), including :
. 45 brand-new tape banks not found in the original M-Tron.
. 19 tape banks from M-Tron virtual instrument, re-mastered at London’s legendary Abbey Road Studios.
. Over 40 looped tape banks.
. Over 3.5GB of samples total.
– 700+ patches including many created by world-class recording artists and programmers.
– Up to 35 notes, each individually sampled.
– Dual layer and split keyboard operation.
– Programmable MIDI CC response via MIDI Learn.
– Controllable via MIDI controllers such as the M-Audio Axiom and Oxygen models.
– 29 parameters per layer including synth parameters :
. Vintage-style ensemble and delay effects.
. Low-pass, band-pass and high-pass resonant filter section.
. Tape reverse.
. Tape half speed.
– Dynamic keyboard control, including filter aftertouch.
– Supports standalone, RTAS and VST on Windows XP/SP2, Vista 32, Vista 64.
– Supports standalone, RTAS, AU and VST on OSX 10.4.x, OSX 10.5.x.
Instrument Overview
The M-Tron Pro virtual instrument is a remarkable emulation of the classic Mellotron — the unique tape playback keyboard made famous by such luminaries as The Beatles, Yes, Led Zeppelin and The Moody Blues.
The 3.5GB sound library features over 200 tape banks (sample sets) including those from the M-Tron, 19 of which have been remastered at London’s legendary Abbey Road Studios resulting in a warmth of tone surpassing the originals.
M-Tron Pro also delivers 45 brand-new tape banks and over 700 patches, many created by world-class recording artists and programmers. Utilise the patches or open the lid to access G:sampler’s easy editing controls for layers, splits, reverse, halfspeed and much more. It can be used in standalone mode (Mac/PC) or as a plug-in for most popular host applications.
October 24, 2008 · Posted in
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pgs-1 (Pretty Good Synth version 1) is an analog-style monosynth with some extreme flexibility and a whole lotta filtering. Three oscillators, two filters and four envelopes are the start of this machine. An integrated effects section (with overdrive and digital delay) allows presets to provide a total instrument experience.
Pluggo 3.5 is an extraordinary collection of more than one hundred audio plug-ins. Pluggo works with sequencers and audio applications that support Audio Unit, VST, and RTAS plug-in formats. Version 3.5 is available for Windows XP and Mac OS X. Originally just 74 eccentric plug-ins such as the legendary Feedback Network, Tapped Delay, and Swish, Version 3 added over 19 Essential Instruments–tasty and nourishing instrument plug-ins in a variety of flavors for your Audio Units, VST, or RTAS host application. These elegant and immediately effective instruments were created by eowave, the developers of the iSynth, and make full use of award-winning Max/MSP audio programming environment.
Find out all about it here >>
Electric Keys puts a slice of music history at your fingertips with the most complete collection ever of classic and vintage electric pianos, clavs, organs, strings machines, tape sampler and other electric keyboard instruments.
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Electric Keys is a cross-platform virtual instrument that delivers authentic sounds of 50 classic, vintage electric keyboard instruments from the last 40 years. This massive 40GB sound library includes over 20,000 meticulously crafted 24-bit 96 kHz multi-samples of legendary electric pianos, electric organs, clavinets, Wurlitzers, tape samplers, string machines, keyboard basses and other rare and exotic electric keyboard instruments.
Recreate the popular keyboard sounds and riffs you know so well from your favorite recordings of the last four decades of rock, pop, funk and jazz, or create your own unique style with an intriguing assortment of rare electric keyboard instruments never before offered in a virtual keyboard product – and sure to delight even vintage keyboard devotees.
Electric Keys is beautiful to look at and easy to use on screen. Load, save and combine factory or custom presets. Use the virtual effects rack to combine, apply and save chained multi-effects, including chorus, reverb, delay and more. It’s easy, fast and fun to play and layer professional, authentic electric keyboard sounds.
Advanced software features include MIDI control of nearly all parameters, 256-note polyphony per instrument, ultra-low latency, efficient disk streaming for fast preset loading, world-renowned UVI Engine™ for superb sound quality, universal plug-in compatibility and stand-alone operation. You can even load and play Electric Keys sounds using MachFive for convenient, consolidated operation with your other sound libraries.
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Camel Audio unveils Alchemy, a new virtual synth which they’ve been working hard on for the last four years.
Described as the ultimate sample manipulation synthesizer, Alchemy features additive, spectral and granular synthesis and resynthesis, sampling, and a very capable virtual analog engine with unison and PWM. You can morph or crossfade between sources. You can import your own samples from SFZ, WAV or AIFF files. A wide range of analog modelled filters are included, in addition to a flexible rack of effects which includes all those from CamelPhat and CamelSpace as well as many new effects such as a high quality reverb. The innovative modulation system is extremely flexible, yet easy to use. Alchemy also features a powerful arpeggiator with the ability to import the groove from any MIDI file for immediate synchronization to a beat.
Alchemy ships with over 2GB of samples and analysed content from in-house designers Tim Conrardy and Biomechanoid, as well as designers such as Ian Boddy, Robert Rich, Scott Solida and Nucleus SoundLab. A library of 300 excellent presets from many of the world’s top sound designers is included, arranged into categories for rapid access to the sound you require. A variety of expansion sound banks are in development.
Alchemy will be released this Autumn.
About
Alchemy is the ultimate sample manipulation synthesizer. It’s a synth powerhouse and yet is very easy to use thanks to its performance controls and remix pads. Just tweak the library of excellent presets from many of the world’s top sound designers or dive in and analyse your own samples – it’s up to you!
Alchemy features additive, spectral and granular synthesis and resynthesis, sampling, and a very capable virtual analog engine with unison and PWM. You can morph or crossfade between sources. You can import your own samples from SFZ, WAV or AIFF files. A wide range of analog modelled filters are included, in addition to a flexible rack of effects which includes all those from CamelPhat and CamelSpace as well as many new effects such as a high quality reverb. The innovative modulation system is extremely flexible, yet easy to use. Alchemy also features a powerful arpeggiator with the ability to import the groove from any MIDI file for immediate synchronization to a beat.
September 15, 2008 · Posted in
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…and it sure is a fun synth to make leads on, try yourself 
Performance monophonic synthesizer with advanced step-modulation, suitable for lead lines, sequences and special FX synthesis. 144 original sounds included.
Main features:
– 6 oscillators arranged in 3 modules
– Multimode 12dB filter: low/hi/bandpass, peaking & notch
– 16 steps LFO with pattern memory, randomizing and templates
– Advanced portamento & pitchbend with per patch assignable ranges
– Built-in high quality FX: pan/tremolo, delay and reverb
– 12 skins assignable per patch
– Step LFO, pan/tremolo & delay are synced to host tempo
– All parameters can be automated in host
– 4x stereo oversampling
And there is loads more here >>
Spring Reverb is an authentic spring reverb recreation that will add vintage character and grit to any audio track. It also includes novel features such as a fully automatable Shake control that will shake the virtual strings around for those thunderous spring effects, and a Tension control that tightens or loosens the springs to cover a wide range of spring reverb sounds. More info here >>
Features
- Shake control that shakes the springs around
- Tension control to shape the spring character and reverb length
- Number of spring pairs continuously adjustable from 1 to 3
- Tube driver simulation with Bass and Treble in the reverb section
- Can be used both as a send and an insert effect
- Very CPU friendly
Controls
Springs
 Control the number of springs in use. There are three sets of springs in the reverb unit and you can choose how many of the sets you would like to use. Set the control to ONE for a more pronounced springy sound and to THREE for a smoother sound.
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Shake
 Since we don’t want you to smack your computer to get that thunderous springs-being-shaken sound, Spring Reverb features a slider that can be used to accomplish the same thing safely.
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Tension
 Tunes up or down the tension of all three springs. Adjusting the Tension parameter will change the sound of the strings from slow and smooth (left) to quick and harsh (right).
Together with the Springs knob, this control is an excellent tool to change the overall character of the reverb. |
Bass, Treble and the input stage
 Authentic tube simulation using the same technology as the Amp Room products on the wet signal.
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Spring Reverb is only available for native VST/AU/RTAS hosts on Mac and Windows.
August 22, 2008 · Posted in
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ExperimentalScene has re-released its entire audio product range as Freeware, including the modular virtual studio DarkWave Studio and its VST product range: DGenR8, AntiAlias, and SpatialVerb. All product limitations have been removed so now the electronic music community is able to enjoy this software free of charge.
DarkWave Studio 1.3
DGenR8 VST 2.2
SpatialVerb VST 2.2
AntiAlias VST 2.2
RegCompact Pro 2.2
For more information, please visit www.experimentalscene.com
August 20, 2008 · Posted in
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Here are just a few examples of what you can get at De La Mancha, enjoy!!
These are just effect tools, but they have several instruments as well >>
Morphing multi-effects
Use 2 xy pads to control 4 banks of effects and any 4 parameters. runs in manual or auto, random or LFO, all fully tempo-sync’d to your host
Random multi-effects
A probability-based step sequencer triggers any of 6 effects according to their weighting
probability step sequenced filter
Trigger filter cut-off between 2 values on a probability-based step sequencer
probability step sequenced gate
Trigger volume between 2 values on a probability-based step sequencer
step sequenced filter
Vary filter cut-off between 2 values on a tempo-sync step sequencer
audio scrambler
The audio equivalent of a sick dog, it ejects an evil, semi-digested version of whatever you feed it
Circuit-bent resynthesizer
Analyses the incoming audio and resynthesizes it using a morphing oscillator, a tempo-sync gate & granulizer and some bent circuitry.
LFO controlled filter/flanger/volume/pan
Customisable LFO waveform to create rhythmic filtering, flanging, volume and panning
ring modulator
Multi-flavour ring modulation where frequency and wet/dry level are controlled by an XY pad. Each axis can modulated by its own tempo-sync LFO
3 band distortion effect
3 band distortion with independant LFO driven filters and 3 flavours of dirt
fattener
make your sounds fat like a sumo
random FSU
pick a number, any number, who knows what will happen?
midi latched mute/rhythmic gate/pingpong
Asign any midi key to latch the mute button, add a rhythmic chopping gate for fun
midi latched 2 channel volume envelopes
Asign any midi key(s) to trigger/latch the independant L and R envelopes
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