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FabFilter has announced the release of Synth Classics, a sound set by Daniel Maurer for FabFilter Twin 2, its powerful and innovative software synthesizer.

The Synth Classics sound set includes over 150 presets, featuring leads, pads, plucked sounds and a vintage polysynth selection, programmed by Daniel Maurer. All sounds were thoughtfully created to not simply bring back good memories, but to inspire new music with several fun twists the originals could never have done. Useful parameters are assigned to the Mod Wheel, Sustain Pedal and, of course, the fun X-Y pads in Twin 2 allowing for quick, painless personalization to your music.

Daniel Maurer is a long time synthesizer lover and programmer who started tweaking synthesizers in 1978. Many classic synths followed these humble beginnings and at one point he was touring with six different keyboards across North America to produce all the sounds needed. Today, Daniel’s sounds can be heard in many of today’s popular software synthesizers. The Synth Classics sound set was inspired by the way FabFilter Twin 2 faithfully reproduces and vastly improves both the sound and flexibility of those analog monsters Daniel used to work with.

Originally released in February 2009, FabFilter Twin 2 is a powerful synthesizer plug-in with uncompromised sound quality and creative and virtually unlimited modulation options. The innovative user interface with an uncluttered routing display makes it also very easy to use.

The Synth Classics sound set for FabFilter Twin 2 is now available to purchase for 19 EUR / $28 USD / £17 GBP.

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Kreativ Sounds has released version 1.5 of SYN One Sounds, adding 28 new carefully designed presets and full KORE support to the soundset for the FabFilter One synthesizer.

SYN One Sounds version 1.5 features

• 64 outstanding presets in Native, FXP and KORE format for FabFilter One.
• Each KORE preset has macro knobs assigned and all 8 pad variations (64 presets x 8 variations = 512 sound variations).
• Each preset features velocity and modulation wheel information for more control over the sounds.
• All future minor updates with fixes and new sounds are free.

SYN One Sounds is available to purchase as a “pay-what-you-wish” soundset (it costs as much as you want to pay).

More information: Kreativ Sounds / SYN One Sounds

FabFilter has announced the release of Micro, a new lightweight filter plug-in that makes the classic FabFilter sound more affordable than ever.

Featuring the classic filter first developed for the FabFilter One synthesizer with low-pass and high-pass filter shapes, it will be no surprise that FabFilter Micro has a smooth and creamy sound that will turn into raw self-oscillating madness at a flick of the Peak knob. Yet even at full resonance, the filter always maintains an analog-like balance, happily saturating and clipping the incoming sound without exhibiting the digital artifacts and impurities that most other filters suffer from.

The built-in envelope follower offers more creative filter effects by letting you modulate the filter cut-off frequency depending on the amplitude of the incoming signal. Furthermore, the separate input and output gain controls make it easy to amplify or reduce the internal filter saturation at will by adjusting the level of the incoming signal before it hits the filter internals.

Naturally, FabFilter Micro contains all those FabFilter goodies that you’ve come to expect: perfectly fine-tuned knobs and controllers, interactive MIDI Learn, undo/redo and A/B switch, Smart Parameter Interpolation for smooth parameter transitions, an extensive help file with interactive help hints, sample accurate automation, and AltiVec and SSE optimization.

FabFilter Micro is available to purchase for PC and Mac (VST/AU/RTAS) for 15 EUR/$22 USD/£14 GBP. Bundles with FabFilter Micro and other FabFilter plug-ins are also available.

Existing FabFilter customers can purchase FabFilter Micro with a discount by logging in to their online user account.

More information: FabFilter / Micro

If I were to ask which type of effect plug-in you find most exciting I doubt we’ll see much mention of equalizers. The filter, compressor, reverb, and — my personal favorite, delay are more likely candidates. I reckon a lot of people actually just use the equalizer that comes with their host of choice. I know I did… until FabFilter Pro-Q.

From the product page:

FabFilter Pro-Q is a top-quality precision EQ plug-in with both zero-latency and linear phase modes, up to 24 bands and a gorgeous interface for easy and precise editing. Featuring an integrated real-time frequency analyzer and flexible per-channel and mid/side modes, FabFilter Pro-Q is the perfect tool for any mixing or mastering job.

FabFilter Pro-Q features a stunning graphical user interface

Pro-Q can have up to 24 bands with a frequency range between 5 Hz and 30 kHz and gain between -30 dB to +30 dB per band.

Creating and modifying equalization bands in Pro-Q’s interactive display is a breeze. Just click on the yellow curve — which shows the overall frequency response of the equalizer, and drag up or down or double click in the background to create a band. The position of your click automatically determines the curve (bell, low & high shelf, and low & high cut with 6, 12, 24, and 48 dB slopes), a handy shortcut to creating common EQ curves which improves workflow.

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FabFilter has released version 1.02 of Pro-Q, an equalizer plug-in for Windows and Mac.

FabFilter Pro-Q is a high-quality precision EQ plug-in with both zero-latency and linear phase modes, up to 24 bands and a gorgeous interface for easy and precise editing. Featuring an integrated real-time frequency analyzer and flexible per-channel and mid/side modes, FabFilter Pro-Q is the perfect tool for any mixing or mastering job.

Changes in Pro-Q v1.02

• Fixed several issues in the EQ display when changing the Q value of multiple selected curves, especially when they have both negative and positive gain values.
• Fixed bug that caused disabling EQ bands not to work in the mono version of Pro-Q.
• The parameter value display in the EQ display is now positioned correctly when dragging multiple selected curves.
• Double-clicking on a knob and typing a new parameter value now correctly adds a new Undo state.
• Improved the ‘constrained drag’ mode (Alt-dragging): it is now much easier to make small vertical or horizontal changes.
• Improved the auto-adjust gain range behavior: after the range has been increased, dragging still feels the same as before, and when you switch back to the original range, the mouse cursor will end up at the original position as well.
• Improved the frequency response of the filter curves for low-cut and high-cut filter shapes.
• Fixed a possible crash when starting to Alt- or Ctrl+Alt-drag a curve when no curve is selected at all.

FabFilter Pro-Q is available for PC and Mac (VST/AU/RTAS), priced at 139 EUR / $199 USD / 124 GBP. Existing FabFilter customers can purchase Pro-Q with great discounts by logging in to their online user account.

In addition, FabFilter has announced a holiday bundle sale running until December 31, offering 25% discount on all plug-in bundles in the online FabFilter shop.

More information: FabFilter / Pro-Q

Kreativ Sounds has announced the release of SYN One Sounds V1, a collection of 36 carefully designed sounds for the FabFilter One synthesizer and Native Instruments KORE 2.

SYN One Sounds V1 features

• 36 highly original presets in Native and FXP format for FabFilter One.
• The same 36 presets in KSD format for Native Instruments KORE 2 Workstation.
• Each preset features velocity settings for more control over the sounds.
• All future minor updates with fixes and new sounds are free.

SYN One Sounds V1 is a “pay-what-you-wish” product, meaning that it cost as much as you want to pay.

More information: Kreativ Sounds / SYN One Sounds V1