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Gazillion Industries has expanded its plugin lineup with two new releases: F(ilter) 12, a lo-fi filter, and Beefy, a saturation and loudness processor.

LANDR’s Mastering Plugin can generate impressively polished results fast, but its hidden processing and ecosystem incentives make it hard to trust as a final mastering solution for pros. Here’s what it gets right, where…

Nikolozi has released version 7.0 of their popular modular AUv3 plug-in, Mela, featuring long-awaited Undo and Redo functionality, improved remote views, and enhanced MIDI capabilities.

Muletone Audio's latest release, Sonic Texture, brings a new level of depth and versatility to ambient sound design. This comprehensive library combines natural elements with synthesized textures and effects to create a wide range of sonic possibilities.

A modern, translation-first mastering guide: two-stage limiting, M/S side HPF, diagnostic EQ matching, dynamics tricks, and a 10-minute checklist — with practical settings and tool suggestions.

GS DSP has announced the launch of Quantum Distortion, a versatile plugin featuring a Saturator, BitCrusher, RingModulator, and Downsampler, inviting users on a journey into the depths of distortion. Features: * Saturation: Delve into rich harmonics with custom waveshaping. Control Drive for intensity and Asymmetry for vintage tube amplifier essence. * BitCrush: Transform audio into a dynamic mosaic of bits, adjusting intensity and twisting bits with BitWarp. * RingModulation: Intertwine au

SoliderSound, the audio plug-in developer, has unveiled their latest release, S Doubler, now accessible on their website at no cost, albeit with a mandatory account creation process. S Doubler effortlessly adds width and depth to your vocal and instrument tracks. It replicates the psycho-acoustic effects of sound proximity to create a true sense of dimension in your mix. Place the four doubling voices on a virtual sound stage and craft the stereo image of your music. Compatibility S Doubler

Modalics has introduced the Time Oddity Chorus (TOC), a groundbreaking modulation plugin designed to bridge the gap between subtle stereo enhancements and intricate, modulated soundscapes. Boasting a distinctive character, versatile modulation options, and a user-friendly interface, TOC promises a seamless and creative modulation experience. The founders of Modalics shared their insights: "Time Oddity Chorus is the inaugural product in our 'Time Oddity' series, featuring a new engine dedicated

Techivation Unveils M-De-Esser: An End to the Search for the Perfect De-Esser Plug-In (According to the Developer). Techivation, a leading innovator in audio software development, is proud to announce the launch of its latest cutting-edge product, M-De-Esser. This revolutionary…

A Beginner's Guide to Audio Compression: Unlocking the Power of Your Audio Compressor! Are you looking to explore the world of audio compression and unlock the potential of your audio compressor? Audio compression is an essential part of any modern music production and is used t…

G-Sonique has announced the release of Psytrance AI Voices – VST / AU plug-in instrument for Win & Mac. G-Sonique says: Psytrance music is characterized by complex and elaborate intros, outros, intermezzos, breakouts. Nothing gets a crowd crazy more than an professional built-up…

The CXM1978 is a hardware reverb made by Chase Bliss in collaboration with Meris. Although the device is presented in a guitar pedal format and is widely accepted as one, today, we are reviewing it as a professional studio reverb. The CXM features stereo I/O that can be configur…

T-De-Esser Pro is an improved version of Techivation's freeware T-De-Esser and T-De-Esser Plus de-esser effect in VST, VST3, AU, and AAX plugin formats. Because of the distinctive natural and melodic sound it produces, the Free T-De-Esser Plugin immediately gained popularity fol…

This article reviews the Control Strip 2 from Rocksolid Audio – a new type of midi controller dedicated to SSL channel strip plugins only. What makes this particular device compelling is its price tag, ability to operate across DAWs fluently, and support for third-party Native a…

Better Low-End in Mixes Getting tight and rock-solid low-end has become a must for any mix engineer that works with most modern genres of music. Countless plugins are claiming to feature the low-end magic button that you've been waiting for and dozens of tutorials showing the "s…

The Room First and foremost, you want to record in a room or space with limited reflections — unless the desired sound incorporates the ambience of a particular space, even then a second mic can always be used to capture room ambience as a separate track. Reflections can be redu…

BabyAudio is a new plug-in developer company, that creates high-quality sounding plug-ins, that can be very useful for both music production and audio engineering. Today we wanna review one of their plug-ins we had the chance to try out in a few mixes, while we will consider rev…

Intro Having used oeksound Soothe and the updated Soothe2, it didn't take much for me to have a gander at Spiff plugin when asked. oeksound is a relatively new plug-in company from Helsinki, Finland, founded in 2016 by Olli Keskinen. Their goals are simple as stated on their web…

Overview EQing is obviously a fundamental part of mixing or mastering. Most of the time I end up using just one EQ on most audio stems within a project. That’s because it does so much by changing the balance between the sounds. By just cutting or boosting some frequencies you ca…

Using the Sonimus Satson CS as a vocal processor I regularly find myself working in mixes where the number of plugins used across the different tracks is maximizing my computer’s DSP. That is why I’m always interested in new tools to streamline my sessions and make my workflow e…

by Oeksound INTELLIGENCE IN OEKSOUND Oeksound, founded by Olli Keskinen, is a small boutique company from Finland that is focused on developing intelligent software. What makes both their plugins (Soothe & Spiff) intelligent is their advanced algorithmic processing reminiscent of…

Introduction There are so many audio interface models in the market and when it comes to choosing which one to buy, here comes a major issue. Difficulty in making the right purchase. It is often more difficult to beginners as they are not much familiar with industry brands and t…

KRK 2x ROKIT 7 G4 7″ Powered White Noise Studio Monitor W/2x 20′ XLR Mic Cable – $478 The new 7″ KRK ROKIT RP7 G4 (Generation 4) bi-amp professional monitor takes music and sound creativity to a whole new industry-level. DSP-driven Graphic EQ with 25 settings h…

If you have been following my writing you would know the previous article I wrote was reviewing the Tegeler Audio Manufaktur Creme (VCA stereo compressor and Pultec-Style EQ). Today I will be reviewing another piece of Tegeler engineering called the TSM (Tube Summing Mixer). Ove…

The Company  Led by Michael Krusch, the tiny boutique tech company from Berlin called Tegeler Audio Manufaktur is now blossoming into a stable and serious competitor amongst the audio gear makers. Their team is still small, but judging by the quality and quantity of product…

Mark Shrimpton – Mastering Engineer at Kingsview Sound My name is Amin and I've had the honor to interview Mark Shrimpton. He's a highly professional mixing and mastering engineer with years of experience and he's going to give us some of those for free! At first, I asked Mark t…

INTRO These days, you often hear about plugins that can help create width and depth on a track, mix or master. There are many options to choose from: wideners, exciters... even reverb is a possibility. The fact is, there are no hard and fast rules and every tool has a place where it can be

By Antelope Audio The compressor I want to talk about today probably isn’t worth living for, but it is worth buying an Antelope interface with a dedicated FPGA just so you could run the plugin. Antelope Audio calls it the STAY-LEVIN and it is one of the very few recreations (ana…

The reverb plugin I want to talk about today is a plugin emulation of the legendary EMT140 plate. It comes in the Ebony Channel strip from Acustica Audio. If you’re getting confused by the alien-looking picture above, the reverb is the 3rd unit, right in the middle of the channel

  Adam Chamberlain is an audio engineer based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He is the Video Production Audio Engineer at Life.Church, a multi-site organization with nearly 30 locations in states across the US and attendance averaging near 100,000 people per weekend. He also w…