Arie Ardiansyah has released version 1.4 of Aradaz Amp 2 White, a freeware guitar amp VST effect plug-in for Windows PC.

Changes in Aradaz Amp 2 White v1.4

• Reduced CPU usage (5.9 %).
• Re-design the cabinet simulator code, now it has 0 latency.
• Cleaned bug potential code internally.

Note: the downloads on Arie’s website might be temporarily disabled due to bandwidth limitations. If that happens just try again later.

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Sonoris Audio Engineering has released Dither, a professional, high quality audio plugin for mastering purposes.

With this plugin you can quantize audio to a lower bitdepth with dither and/or noiseshaping. The dithertype is selectable between TPDF and High Pass (HP) TPDF. TPDF is short for Triangular Probability Densitity Function, a form of dither that eliminates non-linear distortion during re-quantization and has no signal modulation artifacts.

Dither features

• 2 dither types: TPDF (Triangular Probability Densitity Function), HighPass TPDF.
• 3 noiseshaping curves: curve A: 5th order, curve B,C: 9th order.
• Dither and noiseshaping independent adjustable.
• Dither is generated in assembly language.
• Quantization to 20 or 16 bit.
• Full automation possible.
• Low CPU load.
• Settings can be saved.
• 64 bit integer math throughout the signal path, except for the noiseshaping filters.

Sonoris Dither is availabe as a VST plug-in for Windows and Mac for $75 USD.

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Gibson has announced a contest where you can win a Les Paul Traditional Goldtop and a Guitar Rig 3 Kontrol Edition from Native Instruments.

The Les Paul Traditional and a Guitar Rig 3 Kontrol Edition, everything you need to start your own Home Studio!

All you need to do is fill out a form with some personal information (oh-oh!) and you have a chance of winning. That is, if you’re in the USA.

The contest ends September 30th, 2008

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Pethu has released Maxim 16-2EQ Mixer, a freeware VST effect plug-in for Windows PC.

From the manual:

The Maxim 16-2EQ is a 16+2 channel stereo mixer, meant to be used in modular VST host environments like EnergyXT, SynthEdit and others, and was specifically designed for those who want a classic mixer solution for the Tracktion line of sequencers.

Maxim 16-2EQ Mixer features

• Basic Channel Strips with Input Indicator Light, S1 And S2 Send Level Knobs, Pan Slider, Volume Fader, Meters, Mute & Solo Buttons and Text Labels.
• Channel Strip EQ Sections with Low Cut Filter and a 1-Band Parametric EQ.
• Send Return Channels, like the normal channel strips but no effect sends, no pan slider and return channels operate on their on “solo exclusive” group.
• Master Channel to control the overall output level (includes Mute button).

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