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Variety Of Sound (Bootsy) has released version 1.5 of epicVerb, a free reverb effect plug-in for Windows.

One year ago the initial release of epicVerb digital reverberation simulator was made available and as of today the epicVerb 1.5 major update is released.

It contains not only some bugfixes and stability improvements but also some re-worked algorithms which supports way more dense and three-dimensional reverberation processing.

Bootsy / Variety of Sound epicVerb

Changes in epicVerb v1.5

• Stability improvements, especially for the memory issues that were causing crashes when deleting plugins in some host applications.
• Improved reverb tail generation (affects faster density build up, diffusion and depth perception).
• MOD knob does not disappear anymore when ctrl+click.
• Plug-in does not write separate .dat file to disc anymore.
• Faster loading times on systems with large amounts of system fonts.
• VST vendor tag changed to “Variety Of Sound”.
• SSE1 support is discontinued.

epicVerb 1.5 is available as a freeware VST effect plug-in for Windows PC (Win32, SSE2 or higher).

More information: Variety Of Sound

KVR Audio has announced the winners of the Developer Challenge 2009, KVR’s third free-for-all audio plug-in / audio application design event.

With over twice as many points as the second placed entry, FerricTDS by bootsie, a Windows VST effect Tape Dynamics Simulator plug-in, is the clear favourite in this year’s Challenge. Bootsie wins 30% of the prize fund as the top Windows entry!

KVR DC 2009 Winner: FerricTDS by H.L. Goldberg

Second place goes to HybridReverb2 by Christian Borß, a convolution-based reverberation VST effect plug-in for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

Third place is for FMMF by de la Mancha, a 4 operator FM (Frequency Modulation) synthesizer VST instrument plug-in for Windows.

Developer Challenge 2009 Top 10

1. FerricTDS by bootsie
2. HybridReverb2 by c.borss
3. FMMF by de la Mancha
4. Twin Engined Verb by daz.diamond
5. massTURBOtar by LpD
6. Antopya by L-Day
7. Phase Shifter by Astralp
8. SpectroBits by g200kg
9. PanCake by Jakob / CableGuys
10. EQUINOX by IIRs

More information: KVR Audio / Developer Challenge 2009

Bootsy of Variety Of Sound has announced maintenance releases for Density mkII (v2.0.2) and FerricTDS (v1.0.2), two freeware VST effect plug-ins for Windows.

Both maintenance releases are containing important stability improvements, especially for the memory issues that were causing crashes when deleting plugins in some host applications.

TesslaSE and TesslaPRO were also updated.

Additional changes TesslaSE 1.2.1

• Noise model removed.
• Faster loading times on systems with large amounts of system fonts.
• VST vendor tag changed to ‘Variety Of Sound’.
• Manual updated.

Additional changes TesslaPRO 1.0.1

• Samplerate compatibility issue fixed (internal filter).
• VU needle renders proper on mono tracks now.
• VST vendor tag changed to ‘Variety Of Sound’.

The updates are available through the Variety Of Sound downloads page. The FerricTDS v1.0.2 update is available through the KVR Developer Challenge.

More information: Variety Of Sound / FerricTDS @ KVR

Bootsy has released FerricTDS, a free tape dynamics simulation effect plug-in for Windows.

Bootsy FerricTDS

Inspired by the smooth dynamic shaping capabilities of some high-end reel-to-reel tape recorders, this plug-in simulates three of the most distinctive and much appreciated sonic effects generated by these devices:

• DYNAMICS – gently shaping the overall dynamic response
• SATURATION – adding extra harmonic-related content
• LIMITING – controlling peak performance

FerricTDS features

• Performs gentle audio dynamic treatments.
• Masters difficult to handle audio material.
• Adds extra harmonics and saturation effects.
• Controls outgoing audio peaks.
• State-of-the-art digital signal processing.
• 4x oversampled core algorithms.
• Performance-critical parts are written in assembler.
• Completely SSE-optimized.

FerricTDS is available as a freeware VST effect plug-in for Windows PC. It is part of the KVR Developer Challenge 2009.

More information: Variety Of Sound / FerricTDS @ KVR Developer Challenge 2009

Bootsy has released version 2.0.1 of Density mkII, a smooth and versatile stereo bus dynamic processor for Windows PC.

Density mkII was primarily designed to work in a typical stereo audio group mixing situation or while summing and to glue all things together in a rather unobtrusive way. Yet it’s capable of signal colouring but in a subtle and pleasant way and also can perform quiet different tasks very versatile.

Changes in Density mkII v2.0.1

• Sudden CPU spiking on some system configurations is fixed now.
• Plug-In is loading properly into Wavelab now.

Note: There is still an issue with older SSE (SSE1) compatible systems where a fix is already in the making but not yet stable and it is unclear when this will finally been done. Therefore some older machines are still not supported for the moment with this Plug-In release.

Density mkII is available for download as a freeware VST effect plug-in for PC (SSE2 type CPU).

More information: Variety Of Sound

Bootsy has released Density mkII, a smooth and versatile stereo bus dynamic processor for Windows.

This device ain’t modeled after any specific outboard gear but rather incorporates some proven dynamic shaping approaches from the past, combined in a seamless fashion with some much more modern concepts in audio processing – the best of both worlds.

Density mkII was primarily designed to work in a typical stereo audio group mixing situation or while summing and to glue all things together in a rather unobtrusive way. Yet it’s capable of signal colouring but in a subtle and pleasant way and also can perform quiet different tasks very versatile.

Bootsy Density mkII – Visual concept by Patrick Barca

Density mkII features

• Perform ultra smooth 2bus compression.
• Master difficult to handle audio dynamics.
• Manage mid/side dynamic processing in a true two channel layout.
• Apply dynamic range adjustments easily
• State-of-the-art digital signal processing.
• Zero latency processing, no phase alterations.
• Performance crucial parts are written in assembler.
• Completely SSE optimized.

Density mkII is available as a freeware VST effect plug-in for Windows PC.

More information: Variety Of Sound