Posts by Lyubomir Dobrev

Sonimus combines the Black & Brown SSL 4K equalizers in its StonEQ 4k plug-in

Rather than go for a straight-up emulation, which has been done hundreds of times, Sonimus combined the best traits of the SSL 4K EQ's two variants - the Brown and Black versions...

Warm Audio WA-47jr – the Neumann U47 replica for $299 is a thing now

A $299 Neumann U47 clone? Why not - the technology is there, and $299 is (more or less) what it costs to produce a convincing replica. So give it up for Warm Audio and its WA-47jr mic...

Best free plug-ins this week: Little Plate, MSpectralPan, AAS Session Bundle

This week saw some excellent freebies pop up in time for those gloomy November productions of yours. Check out Little Plate, MSpectralPan, and a great offer for Focusrite users...

Waves kicks off Black Friday sale with a ridiculous discount on its Diamond bundle

It's not even the middle of November, and Waves is already kicking things off with a rocking discount on its Diamond bundle. While it usually costs around 3000 USD, the bundle can be had for just 299 USD...

Coherence Meter is a cheap way to preview how a mix will sound mastered

Want to know how your mixes stack up against tracks mixed and mastered for bug bucks? HoRNet's low-priced new plug-in gives you a cheap way of comparing your dynamics to a theoretical "ideal" mix.

Eventide to release MangledVerb, a spooky reverb and delay plug-in

Right around Halloween, Eventide is - quite appropriately - announcing the MangledVerb effects plug-in. MangledVerb, which will be available for purchase shortly, combines delay, reverb, and distortion effects.

DMG Audio TrackComp: five compressors in one, with a modern interface

TrackComp looks like an iZotope Ozone design prototype and packs in five compressor simulations - VCA, bus VCA, FET, Opto, and Digital - priced way below the $99 mark.

Demon 80, a cheap multi-band compressor plug-in with an analogue soul

Developed for Windows, the Demon 80 effect plug-in by Synthblitz Audio is a three-band compressor with a preamp and limiter thrown in. And at this modest price, its "analogue" sonics might be worth a punt...

Halloween freebie: Horror Box is full of intensely spooky sounds

Horror Box is a free rompler, of sorts, featuring nine presets and four layers of audio with the ability to combine them in ways you musically enjoy while they horrify others...

HD CART reverb plug-in dusts off an old cartridge

HD•CART simulates an expansion cartridge from a "sought after, expensive" reverb unit that made the rounds in the 80s. It contained a program with Surround and HD modes doing powerful things to stereo ...

Best free plug-ins from last week: HY-LoFi 2, Nabla synth, Chronopolis sequencer

Last week's free stuff features some high-quality plug-ins by HY, Full Bucket Music, and programmer Micah Frank. We're talking about a digitizer for creative sound mangling, an ancient Korg synth emulation...

Mercuriall ReAxis gives you Mesa/Boogie TriAxis preamp sounds in the box

Mercuriall Audio introduced an interesting take on modeling the Mesa/Boogie sound with ReAxis - an emulation of the Triaxis rack preamp that's based on classic Mark series circuits...

G-Sonique spotlights trap & hip-hop producers with Trap Illuminator

Trap Illuminator is geared towards trending trap music styles and their distinctly alarming sounds like booming bass drums, tense synth lines, gutter FX, vocal chops, and anything else that drops hard...

BOSS DR-01S drum machine delivers organic sounds for acoustic musicians

BOSS has introduced a simple, cute drum machine designed to accompaniment players of acoustic instruments with organic-sounding percussion and simple grooves to get your song moving, the DR-01S.

A&H SQ-5 and SQ-6 bring digital mixers to PC levels of power

Need to upgrade your old live mixer to modern standards? A&H's new SQ-5 and SQ-6 digital mixers are capable of sub-0.7ms latency and variable bit depth.

Chandler revives compressor and EQ modules from rare Abbey Road mixing console

Chandler and EMI are bringing the TG Opto compressor and TG12345 MKIV EQ rack modules, completing an exact hardware recreation of an EMI TGI12345 console channel strip - the gear Beatles' Abbey Road was mixed ...

IK Multimedia sets off iRig Pre HD – portable mic pre-amp and audio interface

IK Multimedia's battery-powered iRig Pre HD portable mic preamp and audio interface is now available worldwide. The iRig Pre HD has the ability to record any kind of microphone with an XLR connector...

Best free plug-ins this week: PhatNoise Delay, HOFA SYSTEM basic, Xpand!2

We present some tasty new tools for your next production that won't cost you a dime, including a cool delay, a multi-FX command centre and a free version of a well-known ROMpler...

Audio Assault Druminator: A $10 drum kit with all mixing effects included

Easy to use, Druminator comes with everything you need for a respectable drum sound: acoustic drum sounds, parametric EQs with shelving and filters, compression, clipping, saturation, a transient shaper...

AES 2017: JBL 7 Series powered studio monitors now available

First announced at NAMM early this year, the JBL 7 Series comprises four models covering most common music, post, and broadcast production scenarios. They are finally available for sale now...

Sknote outs Disto-S, the cheapest Empirical Labs Distressor sim around!

At the introductory price of 50 USD, the Disto-S is your cheapest option for snagging a Distressor emulation. Normally, these go for $299 or more, so Sknote is being seriously disruptive!

Sick Individuals Focus One: A 5-way multi-FX plug-in that stays simple to use

Developed in partnership with Prolody and Moditone, Focus One aims to simplify the detailed processing work involved in making a mix sound, well, special.

AES 2017: Transformizer Pro sound design plug-in finds your inner “Child”

Not for the weak-hearted, Transformizer Pro delivers extensive signal processing options, analysing a "Parent" sound for pitch, amplitude, duration, and timbre and applying it to your "Child" signal.

AES 2017: AMS Neve brings back the iconic 1073 mic pre-amp

The AMS Neve 1073SPX is an exact recreation of the 70s original, complete with matched components for a true-to-form sound including a Class-A mic preamp, along with the 3-band parametric equalizer...