Posts by Lyubomir Dobrev

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...

AES 2017: Earthworks debuts premium SV33 condenser microphone

The SV33 is a front address condenser mic designed for a pure, uncoloured sound, reyling on hand-tuned circuitry, a 14mm capsule, and Earthworks' patented polar technology.

Krotos Reformer Pro: blend, perform and design sounds in real-time

Krotos, maker of the innovative Reformer sound design plug-in, has announced Reformer Pro, improving on the original concept with the ability to analyse and design sounds...

AES 2017: sE Electronics updates sE2200 condenser, debuts V7 X dynamic mic

sE Electronics is extending its microphone range with an update to the popular S2200 condenser as well as the new V7 X dynamic mic designed for instrument recording - affordable choices both.

LEAK: Antelope Audio to launch Amari, a high-end, “mastering grade” desktop interface

Leaked before its official announcement, the Amari is a "mastering-grade" USB desktop interface that incorporates most of Antelope's high-end technology. Just don't expect a low price tag.

PreSonus plugs in FaderPort 16 controller for hands-on DAW mixing

Like its name goes, the FaderPort 16 offers sixteen touch-sensitive, motorized faders for hands-on control over your audio levels. In addition, there are some 89 backlit buttons covering 104 DAW functions in ...

AES 2017: Sound Radix’ Powair adaptive compressor tames the peaks on its own

Powair works at two stages with the goals of taming dynamics and improving the sound of vocals and instruments. The first part is being handled by a k-weighted perceived loudness auto-leveler...