Sonnox Oxford Plugins has announced a limited time offer on its TransMod transient modulator effect plug-in for Windows and Mac.
Do you need to give a dull drum recording some more life, or give a vocal more punch? Perhaps you need to take the edge off an electric guitar so it sits in the mix better.
The TransMod is a small yet powerful plug-in that can perform a vast array of tricks to help soften or accentuate attacks. You’ll wonder how you lived without it!
TransMod features
Fully 64-bit compliant.
Accentuates or softens attacks and transients.
Brings instruments forwards or pushes them back in the mix.
Radically changes the dynamics of instruments.
Variable harmonic enhancement for extra punch.
Can have the effect of increasing or decreasing room ambience.
Gives life to dull sounding recordings without the artifacts of compression.
The TransMod plug-in for Windows and Mac (VST/AU/RTAS/AAX/TDM) is available to purchase at a 40% discount until January 31st, 2013.
Native Instruments has announced the rerelease of its VINTAGE COMPRESSORS and TRANSIENT MASTER plugins, which feature a sleek new user interfaces, and can now be used as stand-alone plug-ins in any DAW.
VINTAGE COMPRESSORS are painstakingly accurate emulations of three legendary compressors found in recording studios worldwide. Each has been created by NI and Softube to deliver the true sound of the original – with additional sidechain inputs and dry controls for parallel compression. The VC 160 and VC 2A also feature a Low-Cut dial for avoiding overly hard compression. Producers can explore a wide range of modern, creative compression techniques with the beloved sound of classic studio equipment. Each compressor can be purchased separately or as part of the VINTAGE COMPRESSORS bundle.
The VC 2A is based on a legendary electro-optical tube compressor/limiter. Its medium-to-slow auto-release setting makes it especially suitable for adding smooth presence and punch to drums, vocals or the stereo bus. The VC 160 is based on a studio staple with a voltagecontrolled design. This compressor provides extremely-fast signal detection – perfect for drums and any instrument where adding punch and edge is essential. The VC 76 recreates a popular FET compressor renowned for its super-fast attack and unique ‘All Button Mode’. Versatile enough for use on a wide range of sound sources, its streamlined control panel means this extremely precise, studio tool is also extremely intuitive.
TRANSIENT MASTER is a unique envelope shaper providing users with the ability to place instruments – especially drums and percussion – in the mix, independent of compression and EQ settings. This deceptively simple tool is based on a popular standard used as a secret weapon in many studios.
From now until November 27, individual plug-ins are $59.50 USD/49.50 EUR each (regular $119 USD/99 EUR), and the Vintage Compressors bundle costs $114.50 USD/99.50 EUR (regular $229 USD/199 EUR).
Variety Of Sound has introduced Thrillseeker XTC, a freeware exciter effect plugin, developed for the KVR Developer Challenge 2012.
Thrillseeker XTC is a contemporary exciter build around a true parallel analog style equalizer design. Thrillseeker XTC is all about adding weight, vibe and attitude back to the sound. It delivers all the character of an analog signal path and provides what digital processing usually is hard pushed to, including a rich low-end experience and that vibrant ‘expensive’ top-end.
Thrillseeker XTC was made for musicians and engineers to pleasingly enhance audio during the mixing or mastering stage.
Thrillseeker XTC features
Three parallel coupled equalizers containing three stateful saturators.
Each based on a sophisticated non-linear and frequency dependent algorithm with memory.
Pre-selected frequency ranges
LOW band: 70-450Hz
MID band: 0.8-5kHz
AIR band: 3.2-18kHz
Two flavors included with different internal gain-staging
Black version to mix at rather conservative levels around -18dB RMS.
Blue version to mix towards hotter target levels.
Additional analog signal path idiosyncrasies modelled.
Classic VU style metering as well as loudness unit measurements based on ITU-R BS.1770.
Mix control for dry/wet mixing and output level control.
Win32 / VST compatible plug-in with SSE2 assembler optimized signal path.
Tested and known to work in many VST hosts as well as running jbridge wrapped in 64bit hosts.
The Thrillseeker XTC plugin for Windows (VST) is available from KVR Audio.
FXpansion has announced the release of its DCAM EnvShaper Rack Extension, a processor for controlling transients in Propellerhead’s Reason music production software.
Front and back panel of the DCAM EnvShaper Rack Extension for Reason.
DCAM EnvShaper takes a different approach to controlling dynamics than conventional compressors. It allows you to adjust the attack and sustain portions of transients within a signal. The technique has all kinds of uses such as increasing the punch of attacks or the apparent size of a sound’s reverb, or for problem-solving tasks like reducing bleed levels in drum mics without using a noise gate.
DCAM EnvShaper also includes a modelled saturation circuit and control over its response to transients of different speeds, providing additional flexibility and creative possibilities.
The Rack Extension is now available to purchase for $29 USD / 25 EUR inc. VAT.
Voxengo has updated its TransGainer effect plug-in for Windows and Mac to version 1.4.
Voxengo’s attack and sustain reshaping audio plugin, TransGainer.
TransGainer allows you to specify positive or negative gain adjustment for a sound’s transient stage. You can also choose an expected average time between transients and transient threshold level so that the algorithm delivers you the most precise results possible. With the help of TransGainer you can pass the border from good to excellent audio recordings.
This updated version fixes user interface freezing on Mac OS X 10.8.
TransGainer features
Transient stage loudness adjustments.
Two different processing algorithms.
5 processing modes in the “legacy” algorithm.
Transient-to-transient time control.
Stereo and multi-channel processing.
Internal channel routing.
Channel grouping.
Mid/side processing.
Up to 8x oversampling.
64-bit floating point processing.
Preset manager.
Undo/redo history.
A/B comparisons.
Contextual hint messages.
All sample rates support.
Zero processing latency.
TrainsGainer (VST/AU) is available to purchase for $79.95 USD.
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