Posts by Lyubomir Dobrev

Matt Nash DST: your favorite new grim, kvlt multiband distortion plug-in?

Matt Nash DST's stylishly grim, thoroughly animated user interface makes a strong first impression. Then, there are all the possibilities!

2B Played LowEnd Friend: Pultec-style tricks for low freqs

2B Played Music's LowEnd Friend plug-in puts the old Pultec boost & cut EQ trick into service for thicc low end with added saturation.

UAD 9.15: new AMS Neve Digital Delay & Manley Tube Preamp plug-ins

UAD v9.15 adds elaborate emulations of two renowned vintage units - the AMS DMX 15-80 S digital delay and Manley tube preamp.

ToneBoosters Sibalance v4: 3 de-essing modes and loudness detection

With the 4th version of Sibalance, ToneBoosters throws elaborate tech, such as spectral processing and loudness detection at those pesky ess-es.

Audix A231: Condenser microphone for vocal recordings and more

While Audix positions the A231 as a voice recording condenser, it seems that you can record almost anything with it quite competently!

Mixed In Key Live: get the tempo, key and scale of any music, anywhere

In addition to the key, scale and BPM of any streaming/DAW/system audio, Mixed In Key Live shows you the exact notes being played at any given time.

RODE AI-Micro: Tiny audio interface to record mics anywhere

The featherweight RODE AI-Micro fits in your palm but records TRS/TRRS mics onto computers and lapto devices like nobody's business!

Apogee Clearmountain’s Phases: Bob Clearmountain’s modulation FX rack for your DAW

Incorporating clever routing options, Clearmountain's Phases is Apogee's emulation of Bob Clearmountain's vintage flanger and phaser rack effects.

Dear Reality dearVR MIX: Get optimal mixes from studio headphones

DearVR MIX aims towards creating the ultimate environment for headphone mixing, harnessing the strengths of Sennheiser's AMBEO tech.

The guitar sounds of 90s-era Nine Inch Nails and how to get them

In this article, we'll go over some choice equipment and techniques that helped make NIN guitars sound like NIN guitars in the darkly glorious 90s!

MIA Labs 925 Compressor MK2: Physical modelling plug-in gets a revamp

MIA Labs released a thorough MK2 upgrade of its 925 compressor plug-in with notable additions and improvements evolving the original.

5 AI and machine learning-powered audio plug-ins showing the way forward in 2021

Here are 5 of the finer examples we have in 2021 of cutting-edge technologies assisting and improving the audio production process.

AVID Pro Tools 2021.10 update: Apple Silicon support, UI customization, and other goodies

The latest update for Pro Tools 2021 zeroes in on the kind of features that modern users would expect, such as M1 support and UI customization.

LANDR All Access Pass: online everything audio platform lets loose for $10 a month

LANDR introduced the All Access Pass, a subscription that hands you the keys to the store with everything the platform has to offer.

Acustica Audio’s new Gainstation 2 is a distortion plug-in sequel in 3 parts

Acustica has cooked up five major improvements and dished out a pair of one-knob plug-ins (Boost & VSM) with various Gainstation 2 features.

AudioScape XL-305R: A stereo spring hardware reverb for the modern age

Collaborating with the original designer, Audio Scape re-imagined the cult 80s XL-305 spring reverb unit with modern workflow improvements.

Metric Halo mkIV: Fourth generation professional audio interfaces

The new Metric Halo mkIV interfaces belong at the heart of a recording and mixing ecosystem that the manufacturer spared no expense building.

25 Years of Native Instruments: get a free instrument and gear in limited colors!

If it wasn't for NI, music tech probably wouldn't be where it is today - let's celebrate 25 years with classic sounds and gear in gray and purple!

reProducer Audio Labs Epic 55: A midfield monitor with double head woofer

The new Epic 55 mid-field loudspeaker homes in on bass frequency reproduction with a pair of woofers in tandem with a pair of radiators.

Focusrite FAST Verb: reverb plug-in with artificial intelligence

Adventures in AI aside, Focusrite's new FAST Verb plug-in for VST3, AU and AAX offers three verbs at your disposal - Natural, Balanced and Artificial.

It’s 2021: No flying cars, but ducks can make beats on MPCs!

If you ever wondered what's the missing link between water fowl and grooveboxes, Benn Jordan has the answer - and you don't want to miss it!

Yum Audio: LoFi Flux Machine and Flux Light (free lo-fi plug-in)

Flux Machine is a multi-effects plug-in with all sorts of modulation to set your audio tracks in motion - there's even a free (for now) version.

Saturator plug-in by PSP Audioware: the latest in modeled analog distortion

With 8 different saturation shapes and 3 sculpting engines, PSP Saturator may be the be-all-end-all of modeled analog distortion for a while.

UJAM Finisher DYNAMO: otherworldly effects without excessive tweaking

DYNAMO is the sixth plug-in of UJAM's Finisher series and the premise remains the same: complex, but accessible creative effects. Let's check it out!