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Best free plug-ins this week: Blindfold EQ, Tape Cassette, IterativeSinCluster

15 Dec 2019 · Need a break from Christmas shopping? How about some free plug-ins? Here's a mysterious EQ, a cassette tape emulation and an additive synth: Blindfold EQ, Tape Cassette and IterativeSinCluster!

Best free guitar pedal plug-ins: Our Top 8 freeware virtual stompboxes!

14 Dec 2019 · There are some awesome virtual stompboxes out there that cost absolutely nothing - if you know where to look! Here are our Top 8 Best Free Guitar Pedal Plug-ins!

Harrison AVA Spectral Compressor: 18 bands of compression

13 Dec 2019 · Harrison Consoles has released the AVA Spectral Compressor. The plug-in allows you to apply compression selectively across 18 frequency bands, giving you precise control.

Lem Echo Music simulates a vintage tape delay with three virtual playheads

13 Dec 2019 · Lem Echo Music recreates the sound of three playheads onto a single strip of tape, complete with the wow, flutter and audio degradation you'd expect from an old tape machine.

MOTU releases Digital Performer 10.1 with many new features

13 Dec 2019 · MOTU has released Digital Performer 10.1. The update adds many new features to the DAW, including Clips in Tracks, real-time and offline stem bouncing and retrospective MIDI recording.

CME WIDI Master: wireless MIDI over Bluetooth, without a computer

12 Dec 2019 · CME has announced the WIDI Master. The little adapter adds Bluetooth connectivity to any MIDI device, without the need for a computer. Is this the wireless MIDI breakthrough we've been waiting for?

Studio One 4.6 adds amp sims, content hub, a better browser and pattern editing

11 Dec 2019 · Highlights in Studio One 4.6 include "dramatic improvements" to the Ampire guitar amp suite and updates to the Browser and Pattern Editor, alongside a reinvented Exchange content sharing hub.

MIA Super Bundle: Three one-knob plug-ins to add thickness, brilliance & punch

11 Dec 2019 · Add bass, improve clarity and smack up your audio with three super-sized one-knob audio processors from MIA Labs: Super Fat, Super Thin and Super Muscle.

The new Apple Mac Pro is finally here: behold the $50k computer

10 Dec 2019 · Apple has finally released the new Mac Pro. That means that we can now answer the question: Just how much does a maxed-out 2019 Mac Pro cost? The base model is USD 5999, but wait till you upgrade it!

Behringer Podcastudio 2 USB: all you need for podcasting on a budget

10 Dec 2019 · Behringer has updated its podcasting bundle. The Behringer Podcastudio 2 USB includes everything you need for podcasting on a budget: USB mixer, headphones, microphone, mic stand and cables.

Behringer BA 19A and B 906: more cloned microphones for the masses

10 Dec 2019 · Behringer has announced the BA 19A Condenser Boundary Microphone and B 906 Dynamic Microphone. With the new mics, the company continues its mission of cloning the most successful microphones around.

FL Studio 20.6 update adds new effects, CV control and many improvements

10 Dec 2019 · FL Studio 20.6 is available! A sizeable update, it not only optimizes this venerable DAW but packs in a lot of new additions, like the Distructor and Voltage Controller features.

Heritage Audio HA-609A: Neve-style dual mono/stereo compressor/limiter

10 Dec 2019 · Heritage Audio has introduced the HA-609A diode bridge compressor/limiter. The dual mono/stereo compressor/limiter offers two linkable channels with an entirely discrete class A circuit design.

Zplane deCoda helps you transcribe and learn songs

09 Dec 2019 · Zplane has released deCoda, a new application for transcribing songs. It offers some exciting features like automatic chord detection and a focus mode for highlighting specific instruments in the mix.

Audified ToneSpot Voice Pro: the all-in-one vocal mixing plug-in

09 Dec 2019 · Audified has released ToneSpot Voice Pro, a complete vocal processing chain with EQ, saturation, compression, reverb, delay, and more. It’s a one-stop shop plug-in for mixing vocal tracks.

Best free plug-ins this week: Sitala, Full Bucket Vocoder and SN03-G

08 Dec 2019 · It's been a great week for free plug-ins, with an update for one of the best free drum samplers, a 20-band vocoder and a tape recorder emulation. That's Sitala Beta 2, Full Bucket Vocoder and SN03-G.

Teenage Engineering M-1: foldable, voice sampling headphones for OP-Z

05 Dec 2019 · Teenage Engineering has come up with some headphones that pair nicely with the OP-Z and other devices for on-the-move music listening and music-making.

Can you write about Live Sound? We’re hiring.

04 Dec 2019 · Are you an experienced live sound pro that can write interesting and timely posts for gearnews.com? We're looking for someone to cover the Live sound universe for our dedicated Live zone!

Waves Abbey Road Saturator: analogue console saturation for your DAW

02 Dec 2019 · Waves has released the Abbey Road Saturator plug-in, based on saturation chains from two of the studio's vintage EMI consoles. It also includes the EMI TG12321 Compander circuit for pre-saturation signal ...

Best free plug-ins this week: ITS, 7Q and Upright Piano

01 Dec 2019 · Amidst all the Black Friday madness, here's our collection of this week's free plug-ins! We've got a synth with some cool rhythmic features, a graphic equalizer and an Upright Piano VSTi.

Colour your space with Perfect Room de-metalized reverb and Slappy hysteresis delay

30 Nov 2019 · Perfect Room (reverb) and Slappy (delay) appear just in time for the Black Friday frenzy, the latter being a free download with the former.

Berzerk distortion plug-in is the mean Waves freebie for Black Friday

30 Nov 2019 · A free download until Nov. 30, Berzerk is a pretty wild distortion plug-in that features creative and advanced controls like random waveshapes and M/S processing.