plug-ins

Valhalla DSP (LLC) dropped version 3.0.0 of ValhallaVintageVerb (VVV), wit a new reverb mode they call Palace Reverb Mode, and all VVV audio software plug-in owners get dat upgrade for free. Di new Palace reverb mode (as da name be suggestin') be like a big fancy room algorithm and it do be...

Is it something that that an audio software developer has to do as far as programming or it something that the end-user has to achieve through sound design skills.

I often hear people describing the sound of a paramatric EQ having that unique 3D sound. What is that all about?

Watch Venus Theory as he demonstrates some of the cool features of UVI Dual Delay X audio software plug-in.

Are you looking for one-of-a-kind, delay-based effects to take your recordings to the next level? With PSP 285 semi-modular delay machine, you can create a huge array of delay-based effects with excellent audio quality.

A parametric equalizer (EQ) is like a sculptor's tool for shaping sound. Just as a sculptor uses different tools to shape a block of wood into a specific form, a parametric EQ allows a record producer or a sound engineer to adjust specific frequencies of an instrument in order to shape it into...

An audio plug-in is 3rd party software program that can be added to a digital audio workstation (DAW) to extend its native library. These digital audio extensions are often used as effects, such as audio analyzers, reverb, delay, chorus, compression, and EQ, to correct or enhance sound...

What is the end game of audio software developers who are keen on improving artificial intelligence-related plugs when that has the potential to replace both mastering and mixing sound engineers? If AI music becomes so good who will buy the plugs?

discoDSP's Discovery, a virtual analog synthesizer modeled after Clavia's Nord Lead 2 — released in 1997 — has been updated to version 5.1, and the following changes have been made to the audio software plug-in: New features Fixed bank and preset recall. Fixed VST3 delay mix and pitch...

I know both are bass enhancement plug-ins but what's the underlying difference between Waves Audio Renaissance Bass and MaxxBass? And which one is better, particularly for audio mastering?

In an effort to meticulously emulate the high-gain Mesa Boogie guitar amp, Kuassa has now released a new digital audio dynamic effect, Amplifikation Rectifor, which makes it the company's fifth guitar amp simulator they have launched to date. And at the time of writing, there is a generous...

Last year in December 2021, Impact Soundworks released Tokyo Scoring Strings, an NI Kontakt sample library containing the sounds of Koichiro Muroya. Now, fast forward to January 2022, Tokyo Scoring Strings, id est Impact Soundworks' flagship orchestral string library, has recently been updated...

The title says it all. I am wondering what's the quality factor (bandwidth) to set FabFilter Software Instruments Pro-Q to one octave. Is that Q 1.414 like what most people suggest on YouTube?

What are some of your go-to settings in the event that you choose to use iZotope Ozone Vintage EQ, particularly for audio mastering?

Myuuzik software company Audiomodern has launched Chordjam, an on-the-fly myuuzik composition assistant for Apple macOS and Microsoft Windows on popular professional audio plugin formats such as VST, VST3, AU, AAX, and as well as for di iPad. Som a di inchresin features a Chordjam plug-in...

When you buy a Waves SSL plug-in does some of the money go to Solid State Logic (SSL)?

What would y'all recommend as a general-purpose go to best settings for FabFilter Pro-L VST mastering limiter?

This sound design tutorial shows how to make a basic electric piano using Native Instruments' Massive VST wavetable synthesizer. 1) Initialize Massive VST to its default preset. 2) For Oscillator 1 choose a "Sin-Squ" wavetable, and turn the wavetable position knob completely to the...

Yes, you can use both Image-Line Maximus and Fruity Limiter software audio plug-in at the same time for your audio mastering needs. This is what you would refer to as your mastering chain where the signal goes from IL Fruity Limiter to Maximus or vice-versa. If you like to keep things simple...

A non-technical and simple explanation you need to know about the difference between 32-bit and 64-bit audio plugins is that 64-bit audio plugins provide better performance compared to 32-bit audio plugins. 64-bit plugins can access huge amounts of primary memory, whilst 32-bit audio plugins are...