Posts by Lyubomir Dobrev

DeRoom Pro: A machine-learning room removal plug-in!

DeRoom Pro debuts a new reverb removal feature based on machine-learning, promising promised quick and natural-sounding result. The price is for pros, though!

iZotope End Of Summer Sale: save up to 80% on Ozone, Nectar & Neutron!

iZotope is waving goodbye at Summer 2020 with a big sale on its flagship offerings. Until September 1, save up to 80% off Ozone, Nectar, and Neutron + bundles!

Eventide ShimmerVerb promises endless pitch-shifted reverbs

Eventide starts off each month with a new effect in its H9 series and has just added ShimmerVerb, a shimmer reverb algorithm borrowed from the H9.

SpectraLayers 7: More AI, less clicks for Steinberg’s spectral editor

SpectraLayers 7 adds some pretty cool new AI-driven features and audio un-mixing functionality to Steinberg's spectral editing and repair suite, and is available now in Steinberg's web store.

Heavyocity Damage 2: A massive sequel delivers even more bonkers percussion!

The ultimate in mangled drum sounds, Damage 2 has arrived with nearly 60GB of oversized drums, ethnic percussion, found objects and elaborate effects!

Could the ARM MacBooks be Apple’s most affordable laptops ever?

A leaker on Twitter says Apple may offer an ARM-driven MacBook priced at USD 799! That would become Apple's most affordable laptop ever. And a MacBook Pro 13 at USD 1099 would be a treat, too!

The best studio monitors under EUR 500 per pair: Our top 7 budget speakers

Monitor speakers are a crucial part of any studio, from the bedroom to top-flight facilities. Here are the best 7 monitors for producers on a budget - all of these come in at under €500 per pair.

Baby Audio Parallel Aggressor: Spank and Heat your audio!

Parallel Aggressor does the old parallel processing trick justice with heavy-handed compression and saturation algorithms on top of some sweet options!

Deal: Grab Pigments 2 and other Arturia software at 50% off!

Arturia continued its 20 Year Anniversary celebration with a sale, offering its software synths and effects at 50% off! Grab Pigments 2 now for €99 instead of €198!

iConnectivity mioXC: The world’s first MIDI USB-C interface?

iConnectivity mioXC is the world's first USB-C MIDI interface, and is compatible with portable devices like tablets and laptops. At USD 50, it's a very fair deal!

Can the UrsaDSP Boost loudness maximizer reveal hidden detail in a mix?

Applying the method of Upward Maximizing in place of peak limiting, UrsaDSP Boost brings up the quiet parts rather than squashing the loud ones. An appealing new approach to maximizing audio?

sonible wants to reinvent digital reverbs with smart: reverb

A refreshing new approach to reverb? Due August 10, smart: reverb is a source-adaptive reverb plug-in that works by generating harmonics off the audio it processes.

Will Apple’s upcoming ARM Macbook Pros trump current Intel-based Macs?

The first ARM-based Mac runs better than the current Macbook Pro 13 with Intel Core i5 according to new benchmarks - good news for musicians hoping for better performance on next-gen Macbooks.

Acustica Audio Green4 models George Massenburg EQs and compressor

Acustica Audio has updated its George Massenburg gear-modeling Green suite to version 4, totaling 3 parametric EQs and a versatile limiter/compressor.

midierror RATCHETEER: semi-automatic MIDI pattern generator for Ableton Live

RATCHETEER is able to generate MIDI patterns all by itself, providing new MIDI loops for your projects in control by MIDI keyboards and automation. Neat!

Arturia celebrates 20-year anniversary with Sound Explorers Collection

Commemorating 20 successful years in the music tech industry, Arturia has released the Sound Explorers Collection - 250GB of instruments, effects and sounds!

Hide audio content in your audio files with DECODER / ENCODER apps!

Play spy games with your fans and friends by encoding inaudible audio messages or other audio content into your audio files and having your people decypher them to play them back!

Glitchmachines unleashes a hybrid synth/sampler beast with Polygon 2.0

Polygon 2.0 is a complete overhaul of one of the most powerful hybrid samplers out there, with expanded modulation, granular sampling, dual oscillator, and more!

PreSonus celebrates 25 years with facelift for Audiobox USB 96 interface

Celebrating 25 year in the music tech arms race, PreSonus circled back to the home studio classic that is its AudioBox USB 96 dual-channel interface, with a swish black front panel.

VHS Dreamwaves: nostalgic and vibey 80’s throwback rompler

"Ghostly VHS tones, softly degraded keys, hypnagogic sound beds and wobbly synth leads" packaged into a convenient rompler with LFO, filters and envelopes! What's not to like?

PreSonus Atom SQ: DAW-centric MIDI controller for Studio One and Ableton Live

PreSonus introduced the Atom SQ, a USB-MIDI controller for DAWs like Studio One and Ableton Live. With 32 pads, 8 encoders, touch strip and color screen, it offers more hands-on control for everyone!

IK Multimedia Space Delay plug-in: reincarnating the Roland RE-201 Space Echo

IK Multimedia's latest plug-in, the Space Delay, attempts to faithfully recreate the Roland RE-201 Space Echo, that legendary tape-based delay unit from the mid-70's.

Native Instruments helps out with new Community Drive sound pack

The new Community Drive sound pack from Native Instruments has contributions from 14 top artists and producers, and aims to raise funds for musicians affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Lunar Lander is a modular synth-style virtual effects pedal (and you can win an NFR)

Lunar Lander is a 3-in-1 effects plug-in that combines analog delay, Lexicon-style reverbs and tube saturation from a modular softsynth's FX section. You can even win an NFR!