NoiseAsh has announced an update to the plugins of its NEED Collection and Rule Tec Collection, adding various new features to the preamp and equalizer effects for Windows and Mac.

The update includes a psychoacoustic stereo-width enhancer for the main output of the plugins, a new easy-to-use preferences menu that will speed up your workflow, new Tooltip and OpenGL options, and an “Even Harmonics” control for the NEED 533 Eq, allowing you to adjust the even harmonics amount of the preamp.

Changes in NEED Collection (v1.0.9) / Rule Tec Collection (v1.8.5)

  • Add: New Menu & Preset Browser Design.
  • Add: Direct access to the Product Manual.
  • Add: Tooltip.
  • Add: Enable OpenGL.
  • Add: Undo & Redo.
  • Add: Stereo Width control.
  • Add: Even harmonics amount control (NEED 533 EQ).
  • Add: Clean mode (NEED 533 EQ).
  • Improved: DSP & UI Performance.
  • Fix: Preamp signal distortion on some DAWs.
  • Fix: Logic Pro Automation Read issue.
  • Fix: So many decimal values on Apple Silicon Macs.
  • Fix: Vertical Peak Meter behaviour (NEED 81).
  • Fix: LM Channel link issue (NEED 533 EQ).

NEED Collection and Rule Tec Collection are on sale at discounted prices of $149 USD and $99.90 USD respectively as part of a Summer Sale.

The plugins are available in VST3, AU and AAX formats for Windows and Mac. All of the NoiseAsh products are compatible natively with M1 & M2 macs on both macOS Monterey and macOS Big Sur.

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