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Waves has released the Chris Lord-Alge Artist Signature Collection, a bundle of six application-specific audio plug-ins, created in collaboration with Grammy®-winning mixing engineer Chris Lord-Alge.

For over 20 years, Chris Lord-Alge has been the mixing engineer of choice for rock & roll royalty. The Chris Lord-Alge Artist Signature Collection gives you an all-access pass to CLA’s hard-hitting, radio-ready sound.

Chris Lord-Alge on the CLA Artist Signature Collection:

CLA Bass — From sub-shaking smooth sounds to Mr. Buzzsaw, CLA Bass is just what the doctor ordered. The plug-in was designed to help you lay down a solid foundation for any song. It gives you six essential effects: bass, treble, compression, sub, distortion, and chorus/flange. Whether you want it to rip, roar, growl, bark, or cut, CLA Bass delivers.

CLA Drums — One of my favorite activities is to work on drums. When creating the CLA Drums plug-in, I had one thing in mind: Anyone who uses it can get a great drum sound for any song and any mix and just have fun! There are six different modes: Kick, Snare, Toms, Overheads, Room and, of course, my favorite, Cowbell. There are three color-coded presets for bass EQ, treble EQ, compression, and reverb, plus a noise gate so you can even get rid of leakage. The faders let you control the amount of each effect and, especially important for drums, we’ve included a phase switch so you can find the best setting for the kit.

CLA Effects — CLA Effects does it all. Filtered vocal? Check. Telephone FX? Check. John Lennon “I Am the Walrus” vocal distortion? Check and double check. Multiple delays with tape phasing? You got it. Reverb, tape slap, and long echo all at once? Yes, yes, and yes. One of my favorite features is the echo throw section: Hit the throw button and add long delays to just the words you want, with one click! And to top it all off, all tempos are matched to the session BPM, cutting out all the guesswork.

CLA Vocals — The most important part of any song is the vocals. The CLA Vocals plug-in makes this part of mixing an absolute joy. I have taken the very best settings which I use in my everyday mixes and crafted them into this chain. It works great on all styles of singers and, best of all, they will want that sound every time! You also get three flavors of the top six effects you need: the right amount of bass, treble, compression, reverb, delay, and chorusing/doubling.

CLA Guitars — Two words describe the CLA Guitars plug-in: Instant Gratification. Every time I plug in my axe, I just can’t stop playing! It delivers the guitar sounds I’ve used on tracks from Green Day to Daughtry, quickly and easily. It’s like a guitar toolbox with all the necessary combinations. The plug-in features three modes—Clean, Crunch, and Heavy—with DI and Re-amping modes for each. You get three color-coded presets for the six most important effects, for the perfect blend of bass, treble, compression, reverb, delay, and chorusing/doubling.

CLA Unplugged — CLA Unplugged is a dream box of reverb effects plus great hi-res EQ and compression for complex sounds. I always loved the Aerosmith “Dream On” vocal reverb with the really long pre-delay. And I wanted a plug-in that you could also put on strings, piano, acoustic guitars, and nylon guitar solos. This plug-in was designed to give you limitless reverb and delay possibilities, and the smoothest EQ curve around.

The Chris Lord-Alge Artist Signature Collection is available to purchase in native formats for $830 USD.

More information: Waves / Chris Lord-Alge Artist Signature Collection

Loopmasters has released Soundsystem Vocals Volume 2 – Horseman, a collection of sound system vocals by Horseman.

Sound System vocals are always in demand, indispensable for reggae specials, dub step productions, DnB and Hip Hop remixes. Horseman’s fresh and original vocal samples are ready to drag and drop on the fly and bring some sound clash vibes to your mix!

Horseman is a notorious old skool toaster from the 80s, in his youth he had his first number one with “Do the Horse Move” for Greensleeves many more classics followed …A veteran of sound clashes and pirate dub plate radio sessions.

Filled with Ragga vocal lines and hooks, this second vocal sample pack from Horseman explodes with Jamaican energy at its best. Whether you are producing the next dance floor hit, rolling a fat film track or are simply looking for some fresh energy to spice up any of your musical productions, Horseman’s vocal loops and samples, perfectly recorded by Mike “Prince Fatty” Pelanconi of Drumdrops fame will ignite your tracks, giving feeling and direction.

Soundsystem Vocals Volume 2 – Horseman features

• 560MB collection of Soundsystem Vocals
• 598 Aiff Samples
• 298 Dry Samples
• 300 FX Samples
• 40 Rex2 Loops
• 14 Ready to play patches for your favourite soft sampler

Soundsystem Vocals Volume 2 – Horseman is available to purchase for £ 17.95 GBP.

More information: Loopmasters / Soundsystem Vocals Volume 2 – Horseman

Soundspectral has released version 2.0 of ChoirsX, a choir generator/voice multiplier effect plug-in for Windows.

ChoirsX turns a single voice into 8, or 14 unison voices, with its own pitch, timing and vibrato variations. The voices can be spread out across the stereo field.

Its included randomizing feature analyzes the audio input in real-time and modulating pitch, speed and vibratio of the incoming signal. By using the random knob the user can adjust its wanted amount.

Choir Generator — play your vocal recording through ChoirsX and turn the voices into a small or huge choir !!!

Or assign one ChoirsX to each of your, two, three, or more vocal tracks and you will get an instant choir, with a lot of control.

ChoirsX 2.0 is available to purchase as a VST effect plug-in for Windows PC, priced at $49 USD / 36 EUR / £32 GBP. The version 2.0 update will be available for free for all customers of ChoirsX.

More information: Soundspectal

PowerFX has released Big Al, a voice synthesis tool for Windows.

Have you ever dreamed of having your own Vocal Avatar who will sing back the words you type in to your PC? Have an idea for a song and you would like to hear it sung back immediately or how about sending a singing email message?

Sound futuristic? Well it’s here and now with the latest release from PowerFX, Big Al.

Big Al was developed using the latest VOCALOID 2 software from Yamaha and is the perfect tool for any creative, digital music maker. Type in words or lyrics, select a melody and hear the results “sung” back. You can use the included tools and effects to improve or manipulate your results. Big Al can sing up to 16 times simultaneously, so you can create backing vocals or choirs with unmatched range and control.

Big Al´s vocals come from a real singer who was recorded extensively, enabling PowerFX to create a comprehensive library of his vocal sounds. VOCALOID software users type in words and assign melodies or import midi files to Big Al. He then emulates the words and notes given to him. Expressive effects, vibrato and dynamics can also be added to his singing from the VOACALOID editor. All of this makes for an exciting process with lots of creative possibilities.

Big Al is available to purchase for Windows PC (Standalone/VST/ReWire), priced at $149 USD for the download version or $179 USD for the DVD.

More information: PowerFX / Vocaloid Big Al

Roland has announced the VP-7, a vocal processor.

For keyboardists who want lush vocal backing tracks without singing into a microphone, the compact VP-7 includes four rich and expressive human voice sounds — Female Choir, Boys Choir, Gregorian Choirs and Jazz Scat — just by playing the keyboard.

Utilizing Vocal Designer technology derived from Roland’s Vocal & Ensemble keyboards, the VP-7 has three Vocal Designer algorithms that can automatically generate multi-voice backing harmonies that sing the same lyrics as a performer sings into the included DR-HS5 headset microphone. Keyboardists that sing lead vocals can blend the VP-7’s sounds with their own voice to create impressive backing. Or, when harmonizing with a lead vocalist, the VP-7’s sound can be blended with the live vocal harmony or used with 100% processing. The Vocoder button also lets you instantly switch to a vintage vocoder.

VP-7 features

• Generate vocal harmonies instantly — no vocal skills required.
• Dedicated buttons for instant access to the preset sounds.
• Four expressive Human Voice sounds, three Vocal Designer choirs, plus vintage vocoder, echo, and reverb.
• Dedicated knobs for volume, mic level, harmony mix, and Ambience level.
• Bundled with DR-HS5 microphone (designed for Roland’s Vocal Designer products).

The VP-7 is scheduled to ship in May, 2010.

More information: Roland / VP-7

Voxengo has released version 2.3 of Voxformer, a multi-functional vocal channel strip plug-in for Windows and Mac.

Combining several professional quality processing modules, Voxformer was designed to be a comprehensive solution for all your vocal processing needs – be it spoken or sung vocals. In most cases Voxformer can be used for processing of a wide range of instruments beside vocals.

Voxengo Voxformer v2.3

• The “RT Max” spectrum analysis option added.
• Spectrum’s precision does not depend on the oversampling level now.
• Side-chain routing presets now appear hidden to reduce confusion.
• Parameter automation on AU Mac OS X now shows real parameter values.
• Preset “update” function implemented in the preset manager.
• Selected filter’s curve is now always shown, not only when hovered.
• Control points can now be clicked to disable/enable the filter.
• The “VST Function Sync” global switch was added that fixes crashes in some hosts (i.e. Tracktion).
• Control surface readout now displays musical note.
• “Density mode” implemented in the output level meter.

Voxformer is available to purchase as an effect plug-in for PC and Mac (VST/AU), priced at $59.45 (includes 15% Winter Holidays discount).

More information: Voxengo / Voxformer