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A “phase and frequency modulation toolkit” is how Eric Schlappi describes the Three Body...
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. Firestarter provides a modestly-priced collection of trailer‑friendly sound effects all served up in a well‑organised set of categories and in a 48kHz/24‑bit WAV format.
Eventide’s celebrated reverb and pitch/modulation plug‑ins have been reinvented — with immersive audio applications in mind.
With a GUI that looks as though it was designed by an astrologer on magic mushrooms, Instant Audio’s QuickMuse is a five‑section multi‑effects plug‑in with a simple interface and some smart randomisation functions.
Polyend’s Play gets a major + upgrade.
Bitwig goes from strength to strength as v5.1 introduces a host of new features.
JZ’s first small‑diaphragm mics combine a distinctive appearance with excellent technical specs and an appealing sound.
Recirculate is a feedback delay/echo that can process the feedback signals in various ways to make the repeats change character, with the change becoming more pronounced each time the signal passes around the feedback loop.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. If you are a media composer working within the broad field of modern drama, action, horror or sci‑fi, Infinity Vol 1 offers a palette of sounds that might well appeal.
Realphones’ sophisticated headphone tuning is now paired with an ever‑growing array of virtual monitoring environments.
The latest addition to the 200‑series is the RV‑200 Reverb, which offers 12 different reverb types, including a new algorithm called 'Arpverb'.
The Eurorack version of 1010music's Bluebox mixer and recorder offers up to 12 tracks of audio, each with their own gain, volume, pan, four‑band EQ, on‑board reverb and delay.
Sennheiser prove there’s still room for fresh thinking in headphone design!
Gainlab’s channel strip delivers high‑quality valvetube preamplification and optical compression, along with some interesting tone‑shaping options.
DropKick is a comprehensive set of tools for reshaping kick drum sounds, but it manages this with just a handful of rotary controls.
Can a direct sales model and high‑tech components make top‑level monitoring affordable? Present Day Productions believe so.
Three‑way studio monitors usually come at a premium price. We round up the models that won’t break the bank!
Cherry Audio have resurrected the venerable ARP Pro Soloist in software.
McDSP’s latest hybrid plug‑in refreshes the parts of the frequency spectrum other tools can’t reach.
The Neo Trinity is a six-channel modulation generator which brings the talents of the CV Trinity to a smartly ordered and complex form.