Plug-ins
Sonnox ListenHub – A Real-World Review
Our reviewer found Sonnox's ListenHub plug-in helped him achieve more consistent mixes due to its loudness monitoring and analysis
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Post and Broadcast
Mixing Humberstone BRITs Performance
Engineer Lee Smith was recently tasked with mixing British recording artist Holly Humberstone’s live performance at the 2022 BRIT Awards.
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Moog Moogerfooger Effects Plug-ins – A Real-World Review
Our review team dives into Moog's new software-based versions of its classic pedal series.
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Newfangled Audio Invigorate – A Real-World Review
Reviewer Barry Rudolph discovers that Newfangled Audio’s Invigorate is much more than a stereo compressor/limiter.
New Products
Baby Audio Births Free Pitch Drift Plug-In
Baby Audio's latest free plug-in, Pitch Drift, creates pitch fluctuations with the aim of making tracks feel more organic and natural.
Business
Focusrite Group Acquires Sonnox
Plug-in house Sonnox was acquired by Focusrite Group and became part of the larger pro-audio conglomerate in late December.
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PSPaudioware PSP 285 — Product of the Week
PSP 285, the sequel to PSPaudioware’s PSP 84 and PSP 85 plug-ins, isn't just another delay plug—here's why.
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UA Hitsville USA EQ Collection – A Real-World Review
Composer/producer Rich Tozzoli takes the new Universal Audio Hitsville EQ Collection for a spin and thinks it sounds like butter.
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SSL Blitzer Plug-in – Product of the Week
SSL's new Blitzer compressor plug-in is designed to emulate non-SSL compressors such as the 1176, LA-2A, dbx 160 and others.
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MAAT FiDef JENtwo – A Real-World Review
Studio pro Rob Tavaglione puts the psychoacoustic process of the new MAAT FiDef JENtwo stand-alone plug-in to the test.
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Sonible Metering Bundle – Product of the Week
Sonible has released a pair of metering plug-ins— True:Balance and True:Level—that you can purchase in a bundle or separately.
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Waves Clarity Vx — Live Product of the Week
Clarity Vx from Waves is a new plug-in designed to help reduce or eliminate unwanted noises that can creep into a mix via mic...
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IsoVox IsoPlug Voiceover Plug-In Debuts
Swedish pro-audio manufacturer IsoVox has unveiled its next tool for voice recording — the IsoVox IsoPlug processing plug-in.
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Joe Chiccarelli Signature Plug-in – A Real-World Review
Ever ask yourself what 10x Grammy-winner Joe Chiccarelli would do? With Leapwing Audio's new plug-in, you can find out.
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ADPTR Audio Sculpt Plug-In – A Real-World Review
Michael Cooper puts the ADPTR Audio Sculpt plug-in to the test and finds its an amazing tool that shapes dynamics, transients and tone in...
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KIT Plugins BB Mo-Q – A Real-World Review
Reviewer Russ Long wonders how he was ever able to close a mix without the new KIT Plugins BB Mo-Q plug-in.
New Products
Dear Reality ExoVerb Plug-In Debuts
Dear Reality's ExoVerb is a new plug-in intended to add three-dimensional depth and width perception to stereo productions.
The Wire
Sound Particles releases Air Music Edition, a free plugin to add depth to your production
Sound Particles, the software company that has been changing the paradigm of 3D audio software, is releasing a new free plugin: Air | Music Edition, the...
Business
Mackie Acquires Plug-In Developer Babelson Audio
Mackie has acquired plug-in developer Babelson Audio and its library of various processing plug-ins.
New Products
Universal Audio Hitsville Reverb Chambers Plug-In Launched
The classic Motown reverb sound was in fact the attic of the label’s Hitsville U.S.A studio; now that space is emulated in UA’s new...
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Moog Moogerfooger S-Series Plug-ins — Product of (Last) Week
Moog's discontinued Moogerfooger effects pedals live again in a collection of plug-ins that emulate seven favorite pedals.
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Product of the Week: Moog Moogerfooger S-Series Plug-ins
Seven analog effects pedals from a classic line re-created for in-the-box production.
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Solid State Logic 4K B Plug-in Aims to Recreate 4000 B Console
Solid State Logic’s latest plug-in is an emulation of the SSL 4000 B-Series console, only six of which were ever built.
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Black Rooster Audio TD-201 Tape Echo Plug-In Takes Off
Black Rooster Audio has introduced the TD-201 plug-in, emulating a vintage tape echo for those who require an in-the-box tape delay.
The Wire
MAAT Bows Apple Silicon Version of Breakout FiDef Hit
The response to version one of FiDef JENtwo was fantastic. We are seeing recognition from the market that FiDef has a beneficial effect on...
Plug-ins
Youlean Loudness Meter 2 – A Real-World Review
Many free plug-ins only get half the job done, but reviewer Rob Tavaglione discovers the Youlean Loudness Meter 2 plug-in hits the target.
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Waves Spherix Immersive Dynamics Control Ships
Waves is now shipping Spherix, a new suite of plug-ins for immersive mixing environments such as Dolby Atmos.
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Fuse Audio Labs VREV-305 Takes Your Mix to the Seventies
Fuse Audio Labs has launched the VREV-305 plug-in, created to emulate the MicMix Master Room XL-305 12-spring chamber reverb system.
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Avid VENUE 7.1 Debuts On-Desk Waves SoundGrid Integration
Avid’s new VENUE 7.1 software provides access to Waves plug-ins directly from the S6L control surface without requiring an additional host computer.
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UAD Spark Plug-In Subscription Comes to Windows
Already available to Mac users, Universal Audio’s Spark plug-in subscriptions are now offered for Windows 10 and 11.
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Leapwing Audio Joe Chiccarelli Signature Plug-In — Product of the Week
Leapwing’s latest Signature plug-in release answers the question: “How would Joe Chiccarelli do it?”
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Plugin Alliance Neold U17 – A Real-World Review
Mike Levine puts the Plugin Alliance Neold U17 'secret compressor' emulation to the test in this Real-World Review.
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Waves StudioRack Now Hosts Any VST3 Plug-in
With the release of Waves StudioRack V14, the plug-in chainer can now host non-Waves VST3 plug-ins.
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Black Rooster Audio Debuts Free Ro-Gold Plate Reverb Plug-In
Black Rooster Audio has issued its new Ro-Gold plate reverb plug-in as a free release.
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Audified U73b 3.0 — Product of the Week
Audified recently updated its U73b, a plug-in emulation of the revered German vari-mu broadcast compressor/limiter of the same name.
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PSPaudioware Saturator and Impressor Plug-Ins – A Real-World Review
Reviewer Michael Cooper put the PSPaudioware Saturator and Impressor plug-ins to the test in this Real-World Review.
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Techivation T-Warmer Harmonic Saturation Plug-In Debuts
T-Warmer is a new plug-in for filling up sound by adding unique musical harmonic saturations to low and mid frequencies.
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Solid State Logic X-Limit Plug-In Debuts
Solid State Logic has launched its latest plug-in, X-Limit, the fifth new plug-in added to the SSL Complete subscription program.
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NEOLD U17 Compressor Plug-in – Other Product of the Week
Just announced by Plugin Alliance is the NEOLD U17, a plug-in compressor based on a rather obscure hardware unit manufactured in the 1950s.
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Sonible Smart:Comp 2 – Product of the Week
Smart:Comp 2 is the follow-up to Sonible's original Smart:Comp compressor plug-in, released in 2019.
New Products
Focusrite FAST Limiter Plug-in & Bundle Debut
The Collective from Focusrite has introduced a new plug-in, FAST Limiter.
Live Sound
Mixing Nick Mason’s “Saucerful of Secrets” Tour
Pink Floyd founding member Nick Mason has been on the road this year with his 2022 “Saucerful of Secrets” tour.