XILS L: XILS 3 LE
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
This “matrix based modular synthesizer” softsynth, based on the EMS VCS 3, was an impulse purchase for me on AudioMIDI.com’s eBay store – one of their “No Brainer”...
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Mathewlane.com: DrMS v3 mid/side processor plug-in
reviewed by Allen Farmelo, Jessica Thompson
The DrMS plug-in is based on Mid/Side processing, a powerful way of manipulating stereo signals that grew out of a recording technique patented by Alan Blumlein in the 1930s. There's really no way to...
Sonnox: Restore plug-in suite
reviewed by Garrett Haines
This new trio of plug-ins from UK-based Sonnox (the group that brought us plug-ins based on the Sony Oxford digital console) includes Oxford DeClicker, Oxford DeBuzzer and Oxford DeNoiser. They...
Universal Audio: Manley Massive Passive plug-in for UAD-2
reviewed by Garrett Haines
There are probably two groups of people reading this review. First is the group that shelled out around $4800 for a hardware Massive Passive. This gang (myself included) wants me to conclude that the...
Wave Arts: Tube Saturator plug-in
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Wave Arts claim that Tube Saturator, "a basic circuit consisting of a Baxandall-type three-band EQ feeding two 12AX7 triode preamp stages... is the world's most accurate real-time tube-amp plug-in."...
Universal Audio: UAD-2 Powered Plug-Ins
reviewed by Neil Mclellan
When I recently wiped the system disk of my primary music computer to replace Windows XP Pro with Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, I installed only the applications that I knew I'd be using regularly....
iZotope: Alloy plug-in
reviewed by Dave Hidek
I've been hesitant to write this review, as I'd prefer that no one else know about iZotope's Alloy but me. Being a long time iZotope fan, I was excited to work with their new do-it-all plug-in, and it...
Mellowmuse: ATA delay compensation plug-in for Pro Tools LE & M-P
reviewed by Larry Crane
I've owned enough Pro Tools non-HD rigs (002, Mbox, Mbox 2 Pro, Micro, Transit) to know that one of my biggest complaints about the LE line is the lack of automatic delay compensation when using...
Audio Ease: Speakerphone
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
Although I am a huge fan of Audio Ease's Altiverb convolution reverb plug-in, I have to confess that I initially dismissed this plug-in as something a bit gimmicky and easily replicated with a good...
Sonoris Audio: Meter plug-in
reviewed by Garrett Haines
If you take away one engineering concept from this issue, I hope it's the following: serious recording engineers calibrate their monitor paths. Readers with tape machines paired with analog boards...
McDSP: FutzBox plug-in
reviewed by Dave Hidek
FutzBox is a brand-new distortion and noise generator plug-in for mashing, destroying, and making low-fidelity versions of your tracks. The main interface offers configurable "futz" effects, including...
GForce Software: M-Tron Pro keyboard plug-in
reviewed by Will Severin
Over the holiday season, I added a handful of new software instruments to my audio arsenal, including M-Tron Pro (an update to GForce's well-known M-Tron plug-in). M-Tron Pro includes both standalone...