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Waves has announced the CLA Song Competition in collaboration with Audiofanzine.

Send us your best song, and multi-GRAMMY® award-winning mixer Chris Lord-Alge (Green Day, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Dave Matthews Band, Daughtry) will pick the winner.

Chris will make his choice based on the overall presentation: song, image, and performance.

The Top 25 finalists will be chosen by public voting; one lucky (and talented) winner will have their song mixed by none other than CLA himself.

Entries will be accepted from March 14 to April 3, and public voting will take place from April 4 to April 10. The winner will be announced shortly thereafter. All entrants will receive a complimentary $100 USD voucher that may be used toward any Waves product or upgrade.^*

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^*Toward 50% off any bundle(s) / 25% off any single plugin(s). Vouchers will be sent once the competition ends.

Loopmasters has launched the Plugin Boutique, a brand new venture dedicated to selling Instruments, Effects and Studio Tools from leading music software companies worldwide.

The website was designed from the ground up to provide a custom solution to sell downloadable products such as Soft Synths, Music Plugins, Studio Effects and Synth Presets – and launches with some great names already involved including Fxpansion, Ohm Force, Flux, PSP, D16, Sinevibes, Waves, Sonic Charge and G-Sonique alongside many others.

The website features product ratings, instant download and authorisation, a service to ensure all your plugins are up to date, one login to see all your plugins from different manufacturers, free plugins, trial versions, and a virtual cash scheme which rewards you with each purchase.

Matt Pelling, Director comments “With such a fantastic amount of Digital Music Software currently available, we felt we could use our experience and knowledge in this sector to create a great looking website where all the best products could be easily compared, so producers can research, purchase and download the best audio plugins for their projects, and start using them immediately”.

As an introductory offer all first time purchasers will get a free Loopmasters Sample CD. Until the end of March every additional £100 GBP you spend entitles you to another free Sample CD.

To claim your free samples simply leave a comment on the Pluginboutique facebook page with your order number and the type of music you produce – your mystery sample CD/s will arrive in the post.

More information: Plugin Boutique

Sound Magic has announced Neo Dynamic, a compressor/limiter modeling effect plug-in for Windows.

Neo Dynamic is based on Sound Magic Award Winning Modeling Technology. This makes Neo Dynamic more like a sampler than typical compressors and limiters. It embodies several algorithms (such as sample sets) that make this plug-in easy to expand and extend with new compressors/limiters models in the future.

Neo Dynamic starts with 10 compressors/limiters, modelled after famous brand names such as SSL, API and TubeTech. Each of these has their own famous “flavors” ready to use.

Neo Dynamic features

• Internal 64 Bit Double Precision Floating Point.
• A total of 10 compressors and limiters modelled after such famous hardware including:
  • SSL 4000G Compressor
  • API 2500 Stereo Compressor
  • Tube-Tech CL-1B Compressor (Not in Demo Version)
  • EMI RS124 Compressor (Not in Demo Version)
  • Neve 33609 Compressor Custom Edition(Not in Demo Version)
  • Sound Magic Default Compressor
  • Waves L2 Limiter (Not in Demo Version)
  • EMI TG124 Limiter
  • Sound Magic Neo Limiter
  • British Vintage Limiter (Not in Demo Version)
• Has a THD+N (Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise) ranging from -63dB to -135dB. Depends on the types and settings you choose.
• Powerful add-on system makes it easy to add additional compressors and limiters in the future.
• Incredibly Accurate Modeling by Sound Magic’s Award Winning Modeling Technology.
• Sensor Network Technology which helps musicians to achieve better dynamic processing.
• Different plug-in version to fit for usage on Sidechain.
• Up to 32Bit/384KHz resolution.

Neo Dynamic is available for Windows as a VST effect plug-in and Magic Pianos add-on, priced at 49 EUR.

More information: Sound Magic / Neo Dynamic

Waves has introduced the PuigChild, a hardware compressor/limiter unit.

Modeled on a rare vintage Fairchild 670 from the personal collection of Grammy® award-winning producer/engineer Jack Joseph Puig, the PuigChild hardware compressor faithfully recreates the unmistakable sound of the original.

Featuring dual mono, linked, and lateral vertical stereo modes, 16/24-bit digital I/O, and outstanding AD/DA converters, housed in a rugged 2U rack unit, the PuigChild is a world-class compressor – in the studio or on the road.

PuigChild features

• Dual mono, linked, and lateral vertical stereo modes.
• State-of-the-art 24-bit converters.
• Analog and digital connectors for all popular formats.
• 125 dB dynamic range.
• Switchable.

The PuigChild is available to purchase for $3,680 USD.

More information: Waves / PuigChild

Waves has announced InPhase, a phase correction effect plug-in for Windows and Mac.

Let’s face it: Shift happens. That’s why Waves created InPhase.

To help you restore phase coherence, InPhase features high resolution dual waveform displays; phase shift filters with adjustable frequency and Q; and an intuitive correlation meter which shows you just how much your tracks are in – or out of phase. You can move your waveforms manually or using the delay control, and even align them to an external sidechain input. InPhase includes mono, stereo, and dedicated live components, plus InPhase LT, a simplified version that gives you easy access to creative phase manipulation.

InPhase gives you the power to get your tracks back on track.

InPhase features

• Dual waveform displays update in real time according to processing.
• Phase shift filters with adjustable frequency and Q.
• Intuitive correlation meter.
• Align tracks to an external sidechain input.
• Delay control to compensate for timing differences.
• Mono, stereo and dedicated live components.
• InPhase LT also available.

InPhase is now available for the introductory price of $99 USD (Native) / $149 USD (TDM).

More information: Waves / InPhase

Waves has announced V9, the new version of its plug-ins, offering 64-bit host support and new easy-to-use authorization system.

One of Version 9’s most highly anticipated features is 64-bit operating system support. Now Waves users can unleash the power of massive amounts of RAM memory in the DAW hosts of their choice. In addition, V9 offers faster scanning, faster loading and faster processing times.

V9 also marks the introduction of Waves’ new easy-to-use authorization system, Waves License Center, which eliminates use of the iLok. Waves License Center offers users authorization activation straight to their computer or any USB flash drive; easy license management; license mobility via USB flash drive or users’ License Cloud; and one-click license recovery in the case of lost or damaged devices.

Waves V9 will be available Q1 2012.

More information: Waves