Archive for the ‘Free Plugin Of The Week’ Category
Friday, March 12th, 2010
I see this topic come up a lot, “what are the best free rtas plugins?” I’ve answered the question so many times but I’ve never addressed it on the site.
Below is my list of 10 (in no particular order) free 3rd party RTAS plugins I think everyone should have on their system. There are many more out there but these are the ones I use on a regular basis, they are useful and are stable.
- Flux Bittersweet 2 – http://www.fluxhome.com/products/Freewares/bittersweet2
- Flux Stereo Tool – http://www.fluxhome.com/products/Freewares/stereotool
- Brainworx BX_Solo – http://www.brainworx-music.de/en/plugins/bx_solo
- Brainworx BX_Cleansweep V2 – http://www.brainworx-music.de/en/plugins/bx_cleansweep_v2
- TT Dynamic Range Meter – http://www.brainworx-music.de/en/downloadrequest
- Massey Plugins demos – http://www.masseyplugins.com/ (download the demos) CT4, L2007, Tapehead & TD5 are excellent
- Massey Tools (Mac only) – http://www.smassey.com/plugin.html
- Studio Devil BVC guitar amp – http://www.studiodevil.com/download/downloadBVC.htm
- Kontakt 4 player – http://www.native-instruments.com/#/en/products/producer/kontakt-player/
- KORE 2 player – http://www.native-instruments.com/#/en/products/producer/kore-player
All plugins are RTAS compatible with Mac or PC except Massey Tools which is Mac only.
I hope you find the list useful.
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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Once in a while AudioMIDI.com offers these No-Brainer deals for massive discounts on plugins. For $15 it’s hardly a big loss. This time the deal is for Amplitube 2 Live ($99 retail) and the promotion runs until March 8th 2010. Get it HERE.
AmpliTube 2 Live is a complete guitar amp modeling solution and effects powerhouse with ultra accurate models of the most sought after gear and the ability to mix and match separate components to build your own amps and craft a unique and ultimate tone. It comes both as a standalone application and a plug-in compatible with your favorite recording software, including Pro Tools, Cubase, Logic, GarageBand, and others.
Fully MIDI-controllable, AmpliTube 2 Live is based on AmpliTube 2’s unique DSM™ technology and includes three guitar and bass amplifier models of the most sought after vintage gear for a total of 15 amp combination possibilities, 11 effects, a built-in tuner, an amazing selection of over 128 customizable user presets, and SpeedTrainer, an integrated audio player with pitch and speed control, ideal for learning your favorite songs.
AmpliTube 2 Live also includes AmpliTube X-GEAR, with additional amps and cabinets, dual rig and the possibility to use AmpliTube 2 Live with any other “Powered by AmpliTube” software with full mixing and matching between the included models.
Features:
- two separate modules: tuner + configurable stomp pedal board, and amp head + cabinet + mic
- nine stomp effects plus spring reverb and noise gate
- three amp models
- four cabinet and two microphone models
- digital tuner
- standalone and VST/AU/RTAS plug-in for all popular DAW platforms
- includes SpeedTrainer™ for playing along with your favorite recordings
- includes AmpliTube X-GEAR for seamless integration with all the other “Powered by AmpliTube” products, MIDI control and StompIO integration
- powered by AmpliTube® with exclusive DSM™ (Dynamic Saturation Modeling) technology for award-winning sound & realistic feel
- Mac OS X (including Leopard) and XP/Vista compatible
It’s a good deal I think.
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Monday, January 11th, 2010
Yesterday my friend Nick [@AbletonTutor] of Nick’s Tutorials posted an article about these AU (Mac only) plugins: SoundMagic Spectral by Michael Norris. They’re not the typical sound shaping tools you’ll find in a DAW, but for something completely different check these out. I’m sure I’ll get plenty of use out of these especially Spectral DroneMaker.
Included in SOUNDMAGIC SPECTRAL are the following plug-ins:
Spectral Averaging • Spectral Bin Shift • Spectral Blurring • Spectral DroneMaker
Spectral Emergence • Spectral Filterbank • Spectral Freezing • Spectral Gate and Hold
Spectral Gliding Filters • Spectral Granulation • Spectral Harmonizer • Spectral Partial Glide
Spectral Pitch Shift • Spectral Pulsing • Spectral Shimmer • Spectral Shuffle
Spectral Stretch • Spectral Tracing
Chorus • Comb Filter Bank • Grain Streamer • Idee Fixer • Mr Filterbank
Get SoundMagic Spectral {Audio Unit for Mac OSX}
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Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
If you’re looking for a basic library of Orchestral sounds, and free, well now you can get one from Sounds Online. The “Starter” Version of Symphonic Orchestra PLAY Edition is a FREE (after short survey) Virtual instrument with a ton of superbly recorded Orchestral instruments.
Answer a short survey, CLICK HERE, and get a FREE starter version of the most popular professional symphonic orchestra virtual instrument ever made. It works with most sequencer/notation hosts including Ableton Live, Cubase/Nuendo, Digital Performer, Finale, FL Studio, Garageband, Logic, Pro Tools, Sibelius, Sonar, etc. Or you can use it as a standalone application with your music keyboard.
If you like the starter version, you can upgrade to the Gold, Platinum, or Platinum Plus versions. Using the promotional code in your email, CLICK HERE, enter the promotional code and you will see the discounted price. European customers CLICK HERE. This offer expires January 31, 2010.
Of course, if you choose not to upgrade, you get to keep this version which is not time limited, and not copy protected!!
Sounds like a pretty decent deal. EastWest is considered one of the best in this field but the PLAY Engine can be buggy particularly in Pro Tools. I’m currently downloading mine (a couple hours to go) and as long as it’s stable I’m sure I’ll find a use for it.
Let me know what you think of it.
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Monday, December 21st, 2009
Those nasty bastardos at Ohm Force have decided to release Symptohm PE (Performer Edition) for free. This is very good news for home studio dudes, because Ohm Force makes some of the best virtual synths and effects out there today. Ohm Force doesn’t just think outside the box, they fill it with stinky cheese, piss on it and set it on fire! It’s software with attitude, bent on audio domination!
Here’s what they have to say about Symptohm PE
This ‘Performer Edition’ is a simplified version of our Symptohm:Melohman powersynth, especially made for live use – but being also handy at the studio. The core of the synth, its oscillators and all the filters are there: it’s the same audio engine of the ‘normal’ version. The only difference is that they’re all already programmed/fixed for each one of the (up to 1200!) patches from Symptohm’s sound library, the result being a simple and straight forward interface.
So you won’t worry about tweaking knobs in the plug-in interface, being able instead to focus in live preset morphing using your midi keyboard controller and the Melohman feature. The midi mapping for each plug-in parameter is still there too, so map them all and please your crowd with bewildering sounds. Last, but not least, try setting your own samples instead of the default ones, and get an intuitive and fun experience! What are you waiting for? Download it right now and you’ll be playing what maybe is one of the best freeware synths out there…
Symptohm PE is for Mac & PC; VST, AU, RTAS
Read more about the Symptohm PE features here
So TRY OUT Symptohm PE this week and let me know what you think. Is it nasty enough?
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