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Mix Review: FabFilter Pro-C3 Compressor
FabFilter has released a major update to its Pro-C2 plug-in compressor, so we put it to the test in this Real-World Review.
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Drumforge DF-Xcite 2 – A Mix Mini Review
A bite-sized review of the new DF-Xcite 2 plug-in from Drumforge.
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Denise Audio Perfect Room 2 – A Mix Mini Review
A bite-sized review of the new Perfect Room 2 plug-in from Denise Audio.
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Waves InTrigger Drum Replacer Plug-In – A Mix Real-World Review
The Mix review team puts Waves' fresh take drum-replacement plug-in to the test.
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Heavyocity Dystropia – A Mix Real-World Review
Dystropia is an instrument that explores the eerie, mystical and moody side of sound, so Rich Tozzoli had to give it a try to...
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Heritage Audio 73 JR Plug-in — A Mix Real-World Review
We put the new 73 JR plug-in, a careful re-creation of the 73 JR 500 Series 1073-clone, to the test - here's what happened.
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Universal Audio UAD A-Type Plug-in — A Mix Real-World Review
UA's new multiband dynamic enhancer adds effects to classic Dolby NR, so we put it to the test.
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Newfangled Audio Articulate Plug-In—A Mix Real-World Review
Newfangled Audio Articulate Plug-In provides ADSR processing for audio tracks—we investigate.
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Baby Audio Smooth Operator Pro—A Mix Real-World Review
Smooth Operator Pro is a spectral signal balancer tool for editing internal components of recorded sound—and Mix put it to the test.
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UA Woodrow ’55 Instrument Amplifier—A Mix Real-World Review
Reviewer Mike Levine woodsheds with the Woodrow '55 Instrument Amplifier plug-in—How did it hold up to his axe?
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SPL Machine Head — A Mix Real-World Review
The SPL Machine Head plug-in "takes tape emulation to previously unattained heights"—find out why in this Real-World Review.
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Vertigo VSS-2 Plug-in — A Mix Real-World Review
Our review team takes on the VSS-2 Plug-in—a channel strip featuring emulations of Vertigo Sound’s top hardware.
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PSP Wobbler—A Mix Real-World Review
Our reviewer discovers the PSP Wobbler, created with legendary producer, engineer and musician Alan Parsons, is much more than just an emulation of the...
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UJAM UFX Reverb 2.0 — A Mix Real-World Review
Our review team dives into UJAM UFX Reverb 2.0, a plug-in with powerful multi-effects built in
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Baby Audio Humanoid — A Mix Real-World Review
The Mix review team puts Humanoid, a “vocal transformer and hard tuner” processor, to the test.
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FabFilter Pro-Q 4—A Mix Real-World Review
Our review team put the latest version of FabFilter Pro-Q to the test and says it will change the way you manage instances.
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iZotope Neutron 5 — A Mix Real-World Review
iZotope’s Neutron 5 mixing-processor suite is a garden of mixing delights that continues to grow.
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zynaptiq Pitchshift Pro — A Mix Real-World Review
The new zynaptiq Pitchshift Pro plug-in plies every algorithm under the sun, according to our Real-World Review.
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Mix Real-World Reviews: Every 2024 Software Review
Here, we look back at the software and plug-ins that our reviewers tested in 2024.
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IK Multimedia T-RackS 6 – A Mix Real-World Review
The sixth incarnation of T-RackS is out, with the mixing and mastering processor suite having matured into a robust collection. Is it worth the...
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KIT Plugins KIT Drums-Connor Denis—A Mix Real-World Review
We put the latest KIT Plugins release—a drum plug-in created in collaboration with Beartooth session drummer Connor Denis—to the test.
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Steven Slate Audio VSX — A Mix Real-World Review
Steven Slate Audio has introduced VSX, a headphones/plug-in studio monitoring system based around what it calls Binaural Perception Modeling.
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Bettermaker BM60 Plug-In — A Mix Real-World Review
The Lexicon PCM60 digital reverb was an audio workhorse for decades; now it’s been reborn as a plug-in, but does it hold up? We...
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Softube Flow Mastering Suite — A Mix Real-World Review
Our Mix review team puts the Softube Flow Mastering Suite to the test and finds its a complete mastering suite for your DAW.
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Three-Body Technology Cenozoix — A Mix Real-World Review
The Cenozoix Compressor provides multiple compressor types plus unusually deep parameter control.
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Universal Audio Verve Analog Machines Plug-In — A Mix Real-World Review
Verve Analog Machines provides ten sonic choices; think of it as an analog buffet.
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iZotope RX 11 Advanced — A Mix Real-World Review
The post-production mainstay has gotten a muscular upgrade and our review team is there to put it through the paces.
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Heavyocity Vast — A Mix Real-World Review
Heavyocity’s Vast lets you use any audio file under 60 seconds in duration as an IR, so our review team had to give it...
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iZotope Trash — A Mix Real-World Review
iZotope reinvented its venerable distortion plug-in from the ground up, so we dug into the Trash for this real-world review.
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Oeksound Bloom — A Mix Real-World Review
Oeksound has been making waves with Bloom, an adaptive tone shaper, so we put it to the test in this Mix Real-World Review.
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Korg Collection 4 — A Mix Real-World Review…in the USVI
The Mix review team has been reviewing gear—like the Korg Collection 4—while recording in paradise.
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Eventide Blackhole Immersive and Micropitch Immersive — A Mix Real-World Review…in the USVI
Recording in the US Virgin Islands, our review team put Eventide's Blackhole Immersive and Micropitch Immersive plug-ins plug-ins to the test.
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Newfangled Audio Recirculate — A Mix Real-World Review
Reviewer Mike Levine gets in the ring with a delay that offers ultimate control and excellent sound shaping abilities.
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Brainworx bx_enhancer — A Mix Real-World Review
Our reviewer finds BX_Enahncer to be a powerful, channel-strip-like plug-in with saturation and sculpting.
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Mixland Vac Attack — A Mix Real-World Review
Find out why our reviewer calls the Mixland Vac Attack "a monster" for its ability to emulate lush tube circuitry.
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UAD Sound City Studios Plug-in — A Mix Real-World Review
A new UAD plug-in lets you transform your recordings with the acoustics and mics from an iconic studio—so we put it to the test.
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Dear Reality Exoverb Stereo Reverb Plug-In — A Mix Real-World Review
With Exoverb, the company brings its spatial technology to an affordable stereo reverb plug-in—but how is it?
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Soundtoys SuperPlate—A Mix Real-World Review
Composer Rich Tozzoli plays with SoundToys' new SuperPlate plug-in and also learns about its development in this Real-World Review.
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Playfair Audio Dynamic Grading Plug-In — A Mix Real-World Review
We put Playfair Audio's Dynamic Grading plug-in—which lets you process three user-adjustable level ranges simultaneously on the same track—to the test.
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LANDR Mastering Plug-in – A Mix Real-World Review
LANDR has offered online mastering for years; now the company's new AI-powered plug-in brings that directly into your DAW.
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Sonible Smart:Gate – A Mix Real-World Review
Find out why our reviewer says ‘Content Aware’ processing is a game-changer.
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Leapwing StageOne2 — A Mix Real-World Review
StageOne2 is a funky—and functional—tool for manipulating the stereo image for width and depth, so we took it for a spin; here's what happened.