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Plugin Alliance has announced new plugins from SPL and Noveltech, to be released via the Plugin Alliance platform.

If you ask professionals about the best choice for an easy fix for the most common vocal problem you will most likely hear about the SPL De-Esser. We’re releasing Analog Code plugin emulations of BOTH versions, the Classic 9629 and the new RackPack Dual-Band De-Esser this month. We even added M/S modes for mastering purposes.

Info about the SPL De-Esser hardware: please click here.

The NOVELTECH Character plugin was available exclusively for the discontinued TC POWERCORE platform so far. A new cooperation between the Plugin Alliance and Noveltech (from Finland) will now make this innovative plugin available for all native formats and TDM / VENUE systems. Right now the plugin is undergoing some small adjustments and a facelift for a great new look (see the picture above, showing the work in progress). Please stay tuned.

The Character plugin uses Noveltech’s IAF (Intelligent Adaptive Filtering) technology, which affects both the frequency response and dynamic properties of the input material in a highly time varying sense. Offering results you simply cannot achieve with traditional EQ or compression.

Info about Noveltech’s Character plugin: please click here.

The new plug-ins will be available from Plugin Alliance this March.

More information: Plugin Alliance

Dirk Ulrich of Brainworx recently launched the Plugin Alliance, a one-stop shop for several plug-in developers.

These currently include Maag Audio, Elysia, SPL, Vertigo, Brainworx, with plug-ins from Millenia, Chandler, Neve, and Charter Oak to be expected in 2012.

Easy license management, hassle-free installation, great sound and reliability. One license file for all your plugins, that´s it.

While I do use a few plug-ins that require a hardware dongle, I totally prefer not having to use them. I think it’s pretty exciting Plugin Alliance has created this software based system for managing all licenses of Plugin Alliance plug-ins in one place.

If you are interested in checking out how all this works, just head on over to the Plugin Alliance website and get some (or all) of the free plug-ins from Elysia (niveau filter), SPL (Free Ranger), and Brainworx (bx_cleansweep V2 & bx_solo).

But wait, there’s more!

Plugin Alliance has kindly donated a free copy of The BIG 4 Bundle (value $777 USD), to be given away to one lucky rekkerd.org reader.

The BIG 4 Bundle includes:

• bx_XL M/S Mastering Limiter – The new Loud!
• elysia alpha compressor – all discrete M/S Mastering Compressor
• SPL Passeq – 72 coil filters Monster EQ
• Vertigo VSC-2 – “The Mercedes of VCA Compressors” (Vintage King USA)

This bundle will give you a rock solid and tight mastering chain or stereo bus setup. The bx_XL, Passeq and alpha Compressor all work in M/S modes optionally.

To enter the giveaway you need to answer the following questions:

1. bx_XL is based upon the M/S technology from which other Brainworx plug-in?
2. Which switchable frequencies are available for the sidechain hipass filters on the Vertigo VSC-2?
3. The elysia alpha compressor plugin offers a signal coloration different from the hardware unit, what is this mode called?
4. How many different sets of adjustments can be saved within one instance of SPL’s Passeq?

Make sure to send in your answers before March 17th, 2012, 11:59PM CET for a chance to win a copy of The BIG 4 Bundle. The winner will be randomly chosen from all correct entries, and announced on this page on March 18th, 2012.

Good luck!

More information: Plugin Alliance

Plugin Alliance has announced the BIG 4 Bundle, a collection of effect plugins for Windows and Mac.

4 Alliance plugins by Brainworx, elysia, SPL & Vertigo in one state-of-the-art bundle.

This bundle will give you a rock solid and tight mastering chain or stereo bus setup.

Big on your screen, HUGE in sound.

The BIG 4 Bundle includes:

• bx_XL M/S Mastering Limiter – The new Loud!
  The bx_XL, Passeq and alpha Compressor all work in M/S modes optionally.
• elysia alpha compressor – all discrete M/S Mastering Compressor.
• SPL Passeq – 72 coil filters Monster EQ.
• Vertigo VSC-2 – “The Merceds of VCA Compressors” (Vintage King USA).

The BIG 4 Bundle for Windows and Mac (AAX/AU/RTAS/TDM/Venue/VST) is available to purchase for the opening price of $777 USD, 34% off list price of individual plugins. Please note that (only) bx_XL is not available for TDM and VENUE systems.

More information: Plugin Alliance / Big 4 Bundle

Brainworx has announced the Plugin Alliance LLC, is a new American pro-audio plugin-company, founded by Brainworx CEO Dirk Ulrich.

“Our goal is to establish a new, user friendly native plugin “Über-Standard”, supporting all major plugin formats and uniting some of the best-known international audio companies under one virtual home.”

The Plugin Alliance website will be your one-stop target to go to from January 2nd, 2012 on. Downloads, tech support, sales, news, etc. for all the plugins of the Alliance companies from on site. We will even offer multi-brand bundles for specific needs, for example Mastering Bundles, Mix Bundles, Heavy Metal Bundles, etc. with mixed plugins.

Members of the new Plugin Alliance will be Brainworx, SPL, Elysia, Vertigo, Millennia, Charter Oak, Mäag Audio, Neve Custom Series 75, Chandler Limited and others soon.

The Plugin Alliance will launch January 2nd, 2012.

More information: Brainworx / Plugin Alliance

Brainworx has announced its Reversed Advent Calendar, a limited time promotion.

Brainworx, SPL, elysia & Vertigo would like to say thank you for a great 2011. Since BX is working closely with SPL, elysia and Vertigo on the plugin development we thought it would save you and us a lot of emails to send out one combined X-Mas newsletter this year, offering you one great X-Mas promotion.

So, today we are starting our infamous REVERSED ADVENT CALENDAR again.
This year for the first time all 4 companies join forces, giving you the chance to grab some of the hottest plugins of 2011 at very cool savings.

Get your favorite plugins or any bundle or upgrade at (almost) “holy rates”. ;-)
The faster you are the more you save … 25% off today, 24% off Dec 2, 23% Dec 3, … etc.

Bundles are discounted by 20% – 30% anyway, so with the additional X-Mas discounts you may save up to 47% on our bigger bundles now.

More information: Brainworx

Universal Audio has announced the release of the first new Direct Developer plug-ins for the UAD-2 Powered Plug-Ins platform: the Brainworx® bx_digital V2 EQ plug-in and the legendary SPL® Vitalizer MK2-T plug-in.

The Brainworx® bx_digital V2 EQ is an award-winning mastering EQ, named as the “Gear of the Decade” by Future Music magazine. The bx_digital V2 EQ offers three modes — M/S Mastering, M/S Recording, and L/R Stereo — with a unique “SixPack” Master Section, 11-band EQ with Shifter EQs to 22 kHz, and built-in M/S De-Esser, Dynamic EQ, and extensive metering options. An included bx_digital V2 Mono plug-in provides the same Mastering EQ-quality sound for mixing applications. For many engineers, this incredibly smooth-sounding processor is simply the ultimate software equalizer.

The SPL® Vitalizer MK2-T is an authentic emulation of the popular tube-based Vitalizer hardware unit, a longtime staple of top mixing and post-production engineers. Offering a patented technology for greater perceived loudness and clarity without unnatural artifacts, the Vitalizer provides independent Bass and Mid-Hi processing that works in both the time and frequency domains to effectively unmask overlapping sounds. As both a fixative and an enhancement tool, the Vitalizer MK2-T is a mixing must-have.

These new UAD-2 Powered Plug-Ins are noteworthy both in their unique sonic capabilities, as well as their being developed in their entirety for the UAD-2 platform by the software engineers at SPL and Brainworx — two of the audio industry’s most respected brands — as part of a new UAD-2 SDK (software development kit).

Available for purchase via UA’s Online Store, the Brainworx bx_digital V2 EQ sells for $329 USD, and the SPL Vitalizer MK2-T sells for $249 USD.

The Brainworx bx_digital V2 EQ and SPL Vitalizer MK2-T plug-ins are now available as part of the new UAD Software v6.0 release, which includes the new Ampex® ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder Plug-In, as well as significant improvements to Pro Tools and support for Mac OS X Lion.

More information: Universal Audio / bx_digital V2 EQ Plug-In / Vitalizer MK2-T