LoopDrive3 Released
Posted: 17/06/08
Yedey has released his first plugin called LoopDrive3. Looks really interesting, so i’ll have to give it a whirl soon.
d16 Group releases Devastor
Posted: 16/02/08
The innovative d16 group has released the Devastor plugin, which is derived from the distortion section in their Phoscyon 303 emulation.
In the words of the developer: “Devastor can used to distort and enhance a wide range of sounds – From full-on acid synth sounds to guitar fuzz or analogue amp with combo speaker.
It can even be used with drums to make them sound more dirty and dynamic!
Devastor isn’t just good at creating distorted monster sounds.
It can also be used subtlety to improve the timbre and character of more gentle sounds.
Reducing the preamp gain, increasing the threshold and selecting a soft-knee for the dynamics will bring out more warmth and detail in a sound without introducing distortion.”
Devastor is available for VST and AU on both the PC and Mac platforms.
It costs roughly $45 USD and there is a demo available.
Get hit with the Ricochet
Posted: 15/02/08
Audio Damage have released the Ricochet delay plugin, which features five taps across a sixteen step grid.
This unit will surely satisfy the dub and techno crowds no doubt.
Ricochet features:
- Five independently controllable taps with individual multi-mode filter, panning, level, sync, mute, solo, and time.
- Unique dual-filter model for overall tone control.
- Two feedback modes (master and tap).
- A specially designed chorus that affects only the taps, for feedback smearing effects.
- Tempo-sync or free time operation per tap and overall.
- Full MIDI learn for CC control of every parameter (VST only)
Audio Damage, known for making some intense effects with nice GUIs have been releasing a slew of Flanger and Chorus effects lately, so a new delay is a welcome addition to their lineup.
But these folks are not new to the delay scene, their last delay is called Dr. Device and also their Replicant plugin has a sort of a delay sound to it, as well one of their first releases is called Dubstation.
Ricochet is available for the Windows and Mac platforms with AU and VST versions.
It will not work on anything below OSX 10.4.1 and costs $49.00 USD.
There is no demo available but the company offers a 30-day money back return policy if you are unsatisfied with your purchase.
Crysonic to Release Hybrid Mastering Processor
Posted: 30/10/07
Not very many details have been divulged, but in the October Crysonic newsletter sent out via email, the company mentions they are working on CryFusion which claims to be an, “amazing option to mix your tracks in a manner so natural and ‘Visual’ you will wonder why it has not been done before. Please note that this product is Hardware and Software combination involving 3D Tracking.”
I’m not really sure what this means, but I guess this interests me for sure. Crysonic have sort of taken a bit of a beating in recent years for offering plenty of thick jargon in their marketing literature, but I personally think their stuff has a really nice touch to it from what I own like SpectraLive and the others that i’ve had the chance to demo. I just can’t imagine what kind of hardware they are planning on integrating here. Well any option to help visualize your mixes would be of help to many engineers since it’s very hard to find a well treated room to work in. Visualizing the mix is just one tool to help with the frustration, enabling you to check out levels and frequencies that might be lost in your room. Typically this is useful for comparison against professionally mixed tracks.
Also of interest is their announcement of an upcoming vocoder named CryCoder which should be cool.
