Waves releases Abbey Road RS124 Compressor

PreSonus Analog Delay.
The collection includes Analog Delay, Analog Chorus, Red Light Distortion, Rotor, and Tricomp®. Each effects plug-in in the collection represents the apex of PreSonus craftsmanship, from State-Space Modeled drive stages with inspiring sonic textures to their classic, vintage-inspired user interfaces. Formerly only available in Studio One® Professional and Artist, these plug-ins are now available via PreSonus Hub in VST3, AU, and AAX format.
Analog Delay is a classic emulation plug-in of an analog BBD delay known for its ability to create a warm delay sound that can range from subtle modulation to spirals down a psychedelic rabbit hole. It also features a State-Space Modeled Drive control to add analog grit to your sound for even more tonal sculpting.
Analog Chorus is a one- to three-voice chorus processor with optional LFO delay-time modulation and stereo-width control. It offers a wide range of effects, from subtle to extreme, with its roots in ‘70s-era analog guitar pedals and studio effects processors.
PreSonus Analog Chorus.
The ever-popular Red Light Distortion is an analog-distortion emulator with six selectable distortion models plus two EQ controls, a Mix control, and independent Drive and Distortion controls to let you to design a unique, signature distortion.
Rotor is a rotary-speaker emulation plug-in that simulates the sound of a tube-powered amplifier with independently rotating high-mid horns and a bass woofer that excels at adding a sense of motion and unique tonal character. Each speaker's rotation can be set to a range of speeds, with realistic braking and acceleration effects when changing speeds. State-Space Modeling technology provides authentic tube emulation for extra warmth and character.
PreSonus Tricomp.
Rounding out the collection is Tricomp, a three-band compressor plug-in with automatic threshold and ratio settings, plus a relative control for the low and high bands and switchable Attack and Release controls to finalize your mix or add brilliance or punch to frequency-rich signals. The secret weapon for Studio One mix engineers the world over, Tricomp also features State-Space Modeled Saturation control to add analog grit to your sound for even more tonal sculpting.
PreSonus Red Light Distortion.
The Analog Effects Collection joins the growing complement of PreSonus signature plug-ins including Ampire, Fat Channel XT, Channel Strip Collection, and VU Meter. Analog Delay, Analog Chorus, Red Light Distortion, Rotor, and Tricomp are available for purchase individually on the PreSonus Shop for $19.95 each, or in a cost-saving, five plug-in collection bundle for $79.95. PreSonus Sphere members and Studio One 5 Professional users will receive a complimentary license for each plug-in in VST3/AU/AAX formats.
PreSonus Rotor.
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Voxessor is the latest plug-in from founding partner SounDevice Digital, dedicated to achieving a perfect voiceover in next to no time thanks to all voice treatment processes (such as compression, equalisation, and saturation) being easily accessible alongside several shortcuts — as of January 6…
As a piece of narration in a film or broadcast, not accompanied by an image of the person speaking, voiceover is a tried-and-tested production technique that has been used as a character device, creative device, education or descriptive device, and commercial device, as well as a translation tool, for many years. Yet it is not necessarily easy to create a great-sounding voiceover — arguably all the more so in an increasingly independent age of proliferating YouTube video and podcast presentation — with which to cast a message far and wide. Which is exactly where SounDevice Digital’s dedicated Voxessor plug-in comes into play, perfectly positioned for anyone creating commercials, e-books, movies, podcasts, YouTube videos, and, indeed, any other need to cultivate recorded speech.
Setting the controls for the heart of the human voice — starting with the self-explanatory input (db) knob (to control the input signal level, ranging from -24 to +24) and output (db) knob (to control the volume output of the plug-in itself, ranging from -24 to +24), Voxessor effectively begins by allowing its users to speedily sweep for ideal equalisation. By bypassing the tedious process of manually applying EQ, so there is no need to tweak specific frequency and Q — ratio of centre frequency to bandwidth — settings according to the person speaking’s voice characteristics, Voxessor users can skip searching for those specific sweet spots by simply sweeping through man to guy to woman to girl EQ settings — suitable for working with the deepest and most manly voices to gentle female speech, in other words — using its photorealistic graphical user interface-dominating dedicated control. Couldn’t be simpler, surely — all the more so since an associated intensity (%) knob acts as a dry/wet control for the EQ applied.

And as if that finely-tuned EQ sweep control is not enough to be getting on with, Voxessor helpfully has another ace up its virtual sleeve since the already helpful feature in question can be combined with its inbuilt intelligent matching expertise. Engaging the analyze your voice (learn) button for five seconds is all it takes for Voxessor to detect the voice characteristics of the person speaking, then the match (%) control — adjustable between 0 and 100 — can be used to apply EQ accordingly so that the result sounds as close to ideal as possible.
Performance can sometimes prove problematic — human nature is what it is, after all, so engaging Voxessor’s autolevel automatically fixes any volume imperfections inherent in a speaking person’s performance to achieve a smooth and flawless flow for further perfecting voiceovers in next to no time. This can prove particularly useful during demanding performances involving longer-lasting stretches of sustained speech, such as documentary or e-book narration.
Needless to say, every voice is different and every speaker’s sibilants — speech sounded with a hissing effect — occur on slightly different frequencies. Fortunately, Voxessor’s (switchable) de-esser features tuning (kHz) and depth (%) controls to allow users to choose the right frequency band — between 3,2 and 7,4 — to work with maximum efficiency while minimising adversely affecting the original material.
Moreover, Voxessor also features a smart dynamics section with one-knob compressor (%) and gate (%) controls. All are set internally, tuned to work with dialogue and voiceover applications, although they could conceivably be also applied to vocal tracks — albeit achieving occasional unexpected results!
Rounding out that photorealistic yet flexible GUI — giving users an impression of working with physical hardware while easily adapting to their needs (by instantly resizing to suit when dragging the arrow at the bottom right corner as appropriate) — are a series of onscreen meters: in (indicates the input signal volume); comp gr (indicates the compressor gain reduction); gate gr (indicates the gate gain reduction); and out (indicates the overall output level).

Last but by no means least, Voxessor’s automatic gain compensation constantly adapts to the current settings to ensure that the plug-in’s output always sounds as loud as the input — no more thinking something sounds better simply because it is louder!
It is clearly as sophisticated in action as it is simple in operation, yet Voxessor certainly succeeds in its aim of achieving a perfect voiceover in next to no time! Thankfully, it is also perfectly priced to suit, so anyone creating commercials, e-books, movies, podcasts, YouTube videos, and, indeed, any other need to cultivate recorded speech should seriously consider adding it to their DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) toolkit. 

SounDevice Digital’s Voxessor is available to purchase for a time-limited introductory promo price of €29.00 EUR until January 31, 2021 — rising thereafter to its regular price of €129.00 EUR — as an AAX-, AU-, VST-, and VST3-compatible audio plug-in directly from United Plugins here: https://unitedplugins.com/Voxessor/ (A 15-day, fully-functional trial version for macOS and Windows can be downloaded for free from here: https://unitedplugins.com/download/)
Note that all United Plugins partner plug-ins — SounDevice Digital’s Voxessor included — now feature a more CPU-friendly core with extra efficiency — for instance, intelligent sleep on silence certainly helps — and are also compatible with macOS 11 (Big Sur) and Apple’s new M1 processor-based computers.
Note that no iLok, dongle, or internet access is required for Voxessor activation. (All United Plugins software uses license files for activation and owners can freely use purchased software on all their computers as long as they are the user.)

På senare år har det börjat dyka upp pluggar som siktar på att hjälpa oss att jobba snabbare och mer effektivt. Istället för en sjuttioelfte plugg som ska efterlikna de mest eftertraktade analogburkarna så har en del tillverkare börjat inse att det går att göra mycket mer än så med hjälp av datorer. Olika typer av semiautomatiska dynamiska EQ har dykt upp. (In English at the bottom of the page).
För ett tag sedan testade jag till exempel Gullfoss från Sound Theory, och den här gången är det dags för Soothe 2. Soothe är tydliga i sitt namn vad det är de vill göra. Har du någonsin suttit och försökt peta ut störiga frekvenser med smala EQ-kurvor och känt att det till slut kanske tar bort saker i ljudet som du egentligen inte vill? Då kanske du ska ta en titt på det här.
ENGLISH
Intelligent plugin helps you clean up
In recent years, plugins have begun to emerge that aim to help us work faster and more efficiently. Instead of a seventy-eighth plugins that mimics the most sought after analogue analogue products, some manufacturers have begun to realize that much more can be done with the help of computers. Various types of semi-automatic dynamic EQ have appeared.
A while ago I tested Gullfoss from Sound Theory, and this time it is time for Soothe 2. Soothe, as the name says, what it is they want to do. Have you ever tried to squeeze out disturbing frequencies with narrow EQ curves, and felt that in the end it might remove things in the sound that you really didn't want to be removed? Then maybe you should take a look at this.
Ulf Blomberg
Producer & Audio engineer
+46709184758 | www.hoborec.com
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The new Add-on includes a carefully curated collection of three State Space Modeled iconic amps and six unique stompbox effects suited for guitarists looking for high-gain sounds and exotic effects. Also included are three new impulse-response-based cabinet models chosen to complement each amp. State Space Modeling is a mathematical method of transferring each component of an analog circuit into the digital domain, while maintaining the unique sonic characteristics of the original hardware.
The new amp models include: the Metal Machine +, a high-gain British tube amp with 120 watts of raw power across two channels; Painapple #4, an all-tube British amp featuring a three-band EQ and four stages of high gain; and the Gazoline EMC2, a versatile German amp with two channels and a three-way mode switch. The six new State Space Modeled pedal effects are compatible with both Ampire and Pedalboard plug-ins and include Blue EQ, a versatile 10-band graphic EQ; Wildrive, a screaming overdrive to create heavy, crunchy tones and harmonics; Dual Comp, a British rarity with a cult following among bassists around the globe; Space Reverb, a boutique classic with a unique shimmer that has made it a favorite among guitarists and Ambient synth fans alike; Pitch Shifter, a Canadian favorite most popular for its dramatic “dive bomb” effect; and Demolition Drive, the perfect overdrive for extended low range players.

Ampire High Density Pack is compatible with the latest generation Ampire plug-in included in Studio One® 5.1.1 or later, as well as the VST3/AU/AAX edition, and is available for a U.S. street price of $39.95 from the PreSonus Shop at https://shop.presonus.com/Ampire-High-Density-Pack. PreSonus Sphere members receive Ampire High Density Pack as part of their membership. In addition to this new Add-on, PreSonus Sphere members also get access to exclusive presets and FX chains from Steve Stine, Sparkles* (Area 11), and Paddy (NASTY!) through PreSonus Sphere’s exclusive Featured Artist portal–with more added all the time.
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Det behöver inte kosta skjortan att utöka ditt pluggbibliotek. Faktum är att det många gånger inte kostar något alls.
För ett antal månader sedan skrev jag om Mina 5 favoritpluggar för mixning och mastring, en del penningslukande och en del lite billigare. Dessa digitala hjälpredor ligger mig fortfarande varmt om hjärtat och rekommenderas starkt. Dagen till ära har jag plockat fram fem färska gratispluggar som förhoppningsvis sätter lite sprutt på kreativiteten. Med detta sagt vill jag också passa på att slå ett slag för Mixakuten, en kostnadsfri tjänst för din mix eller master, som med största sannolikhet drar igång här på Studio redan nästa vecka. Må inspirationen flöda!
Coffee - The PUn

En gratis germanium baserad equalizer med inspiration från Pultec. Pluggen har en varm vintagekaraktär och fungerar ypperligt på allt som behöver fetas till eller mjukas upp. Samtidigt lämpar sig Coffee - The PUn till när du vill ha lite extra luft och subtil saturation. Sång, trummor, bas, akustiska gitarrer och pianon är självklara användningsområden.
Länk: http://www.acustica-audio.com/pages/aquarius
Echobox D7

Ett smutsigt lo-fi delay som hämtat inspiration från en japansk golvpedal. Originalpedalen tillverkas inte längre och sällan dyker upp på andrahandsmarknaden, vilket gör denna mjukvaruemluering lite extra spännande. Echobox D7 gör sig speciellt bra på gitarr men ger även spännande och oväntade resultat på sång, eller vad som helst egentligen.
Länk: https://senderspike.wordpress.com/20...22/echobox-d7
SnareBuzz 2.0

En rolig liten plugg som simulerar den naturliga vibration som uppstår i virveltrumman, då andra instrument spelar. Perfekt för att liva upp en torr tagning eller samplade trummor. Med SnareBuzz 2.0 blir det helt enkelt lite mer levande.
Länk: https://www.wavesfactory.com/product/snarebuzz
Span 3.8

En vintageplugg i ordets rätta bemärkelse, då Voxengo Span funnits sedan urminnes digitaltider. Nu har det populära mätverktyget nått version 3.8 innehållandes diverse förbättringar och funktioner. Till nyheterna hör bland annat bättre hantering för presets och färgval.
Länk: https://www.voxengo.com/product/span
NCAR
Analog Obsession fortsätter att mata ut pluggar på rullande band och senast ut är summeringsmixern NCAR, vilken kort och gott bjuder 8 stereokanaler med preamp och 3-bands eq. Tanken med en summeringsmixern är att ge bättre separation och ett subtilt djup mellan kanalerna. Huruvida detta faktiskt alltid är en fördel eller inte är upp till var och en att avgöra. Analog Obsession livnär sig som Patreon, så skänk gärna en slant om du uppskattar pluggarna.
Länk: https://www.patreon.com/analogobsession
Ställ gärna frågor eller kommentera artikeln i kommentarsfältet nedan, så spinner vi tillsammans vidare på ämnet. Eller om du hellre föredrar att diskutera om mixning i avdelningen "Mixning och mastring" på Studios forum här!
 
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