Posts by Lyubomir Dobrev

Grab this free equalizer plug-in simulating the revered NTI Q3D rackmount unit

Q3D. This is a newly released and fully free equaliser plug-in modeled after a particular unit – the NTI Nightpro EQ3D rackmount EQ from the 90s. The emulation has been made with a great deal of attention...

Black Rooster Audio launches Blackface SC-5 compressor plug-in

Black Rooster Audio released a brand-new compressor plug-in – SC-5. The SC-5 is modeled after the Blackface version of a "classic and sought-after VCA compressor" – most probably, the Ashly SC-50...

DPA’s d:vice portable recording interface could save journalism from bad audio

Shaped like a miniature hockey puck, the d:vice connects to PCs, Macs, and iOS devices to capture live audio from microphones. Aimed at journalists, it can also be used with DPA's recording app.

Roland relaunches UA-4FX2 StreamStation portable recording interface

The StreamStation is geared towards voice recording for podcasts, but it's also good for guitar or line-in instruments. It comes with an integrated effects engine with tube saturation, compression, chorus...

Why the iPad is an amazing – and awful – tool for making music

The iPad is the future of music making happening right now. It's a beautiful machine with limitless musical possibilities! Great. Now, let me tell you why it sucks...

Slate Digital updates RAVEN to 3.3 with touch gestures and Cubase support

Slate Digital has just announced RAVEN 3.3, the latest version of the software. Its highlight is the introduction of classic multi-touch gestures, such as pinch-zoom, finger swipes to open and close plug-ins...

Superbooth 2017: What in the world is the Kilpatrick Audio Tungsten???

Kilpatrick Audio made a GameBoy for music geeks and called it the Tungsten! It has a color display, quasi-PlayStation controls to the left and right, and step sequencer buttons...

Superbooth 2017: PreSonus shows its Eurorack-friendly Quantum audio interface

Quantum is the first Presonus interface to have DC coupled outputs for running analog, trigger, or control signals to Eurorack gear. The Quantum is designed to run at low buffer sizes with very low latencies ...

StudioLinked Studio Rack is a no-frills, great-looking multi-effect plug-in to get stuff done

StudioLinked's Studio Rack is designed as a visually pleasing time-saver that comes with plenty of built-in effects and a boatload of presets ready to grace a budding producer's tracks...

ParamLink: Wire up effect plug-ins to control each other in your DAW

Can this simple but effective idea get you to rethink automation in your DAW? ParamLink is a new tool that lets you use plug-in A to control plug-in B. Or C, X or Z, for that matter...

Get trippy with G-Sonique’s new Psychedelic Spiral S1 modulation effect plug-in

Psychedelic Spiral S1 looks like the kind of plug-in ready to make your tunes jump out of unsuspecting listeners' speakers! It's designed to appeal to psytrance producers, though anyone who craves experimental ...

Modstep iOS MIDI sequencer for iPad updated to v1.2.4 with more bug fixes

Modstep on iOS has been making a name for itself as your go-to MIDI sequencer on the iPad, and this latest update to 1.2.4 squashes a bunch of annoying bugs.

Coming soon: Nugen’s Halo Downmix, a new “precision” surround-to-stereo plug-in

Nugen Audio say they've cracked the process of downmixing surround to stereo with their new Downmix plug-in, due for release in April at NAB and addressing issues in existing solutions.

HEDD Type 20: A midfield monitor to bridge home and pro applications?

Berlin-based HEDD have introduced the Type 20, a compact 3-way midfield monitor for owners of smaller studios. Can this speaker successfully bridge the home and pro markets?

Solid State Logic L200: A mid-size live console designed to impress

A mid-scale mixer, the L200 has enough controls and switches to impress a nuclear power plant supervisor, with an inverted T-chassis design, keeping essential controls within easy reach.

iZotope RX 6 audio repair plug-ins coming April 20, free upgrade offers available

iZotope is set to release RX 6, the latest version of its audio repair suite, on April 20, 2017. RX's reach is being extended towards regular audio producers needing features like mic de-rustling and dialogue ...

Amped Studio: finally a real browser DAW with cloud sync and sharing

With Amped Studio, music production will too become a task that can be accomplished inside your browser, not unlike document and image editing!

Musikmesse 2017: PreSonus completes digital mixer line-up with StudioLive 24

PreSonus add their third mixer to the Studio Live range with - unsurprisingly - 24 channels to go with the 12- and 32-channel models.

Musikmesse 2017: AKG K275, K245, K175 headphones for on-the-go recording

AKG have just announced three new foldable headphone models that might not look as chic as the K701s but are designed to be rugged enough to take on the road.

Musikmesse 2017: SPL Crimson reaches version 3

SPL has just announced a new generation of its Crimson interface, which now reaches iteration 3. Is the price too high for this three-in-one device given the stiff competition?