Anthology II plug-in bundle   < Eventide >
Reviewed by Eli Crews on May 15, 2012
Category: Plug-Ins Signal Processors
< Issue: 89 >
Sitting down to write this review, I feel a little overwhelmed. Honestly, the notion that I can fully quantify and qualify this plug-in bundle in this short amount of space is yay short of giving me...  < KEEP READING >
Ozone 5 Advanced   < iZotope >
Reviewed by on May 15, 2012
Category: Plug-Ins Signal Processors
< Issue: 89 >
Ozone 5 Advanced is the latest version of iZotope's software mastering suite, comprised of six programs: Dynamics, Equalizer, Exciter, Imager, Maximizer, and Reverb. Any single title offers enough...  < KEEP READING >
While continuing to update SONAR X1 (Tape Op #82) for free, Cakewalk is adding functionality to their top-shelf version of SONAR X1 Producer with a paid upgrade - SONAR X1 Producer Expanded. Most of...  < KEEP READING >
Reviewed by Alan Tubbs on Nov 17, 2011
Category: Dynamics EQs Plug-Ins
< Issue: 86 >
When Steinberg announced the plug-in versions of the Rupert Neve Designs Portico 5033 EQ (Tape Op #57) and 5043 Compressor (#59), I jumped at the chance to try them. These plug-ins are based on...  < KEEP READING >
Reviewed by Joe Chiccarelli, Garrett Haines on Oct 01, 2011
Category: Plug-Ins
< Issue: 85 >
We had two writers test-drive the new plug-in from Sonnox that allows you to encode, decode — and audition in real-time — data-compressed audio using Fraunhofer codecs. Let’s start...  < KEEP READING >
Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb plug-in   < Universal Audio >
Reviewed by Neil Mclellan on Sep 15, 2011
Category: Plug-Ins Signal Processors
< Issue: 85 >
I first became acquainted with the Lexicon 224X digital reverb in Studio One at the Strongroom around about 1989. It was the first time we had made that level of investment, and back then, Strongroom...  < KEEP READING >
DRT Drum Replacement Tool   < Massey Plugins >
Reviewed by Mike Jasper on Sep 15, 2011
Category: Plug-Ins Signal Processors
< Issue: 85 >
Former Trillium Labs software engineer Steven Massey (Tape Op #68) - who worked on both TL Aggro and TL Space - now makes Pro Tools plug-ins for the rest of us. No dongles, affordably priced,...  < KEEP READING >
Studer A800 tape recorder plug-in   < Universal Audio >
Reviewed by Matt Boudreau on Sep 15, 2011
Category: Plug-Ins Signal Processors
< Issue: 85 >
The Studer A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder plug-in from Universal Audio is one of the latest in a series of classic hardware emulations made for the UAD-2 series DSP Accelerators (Tape Op #57, #73,...  < KEEP READING >
Reviewed by Kirt Shearer on Jul 19, 2011
Category: Plug-Ins Signal Processors
< Issue: 84 >
People used to find excitement in planning new gear additions for their racks. Now people get even more excited about acquiring new plug-ins for their computers. Strangely enough, the plug-ins that...  < KEEP READING >
Drumagog 5   < WaveMachine Labs >
Reviewed by Thom Monahan on Jul 19, 2011
Category: Plug-Ins Software Virtual Instruments
< Issue: 84 >
WaveMachine LabsDrum replacement software can seem like so much digital voodoo, adding to the “Photoshop-ification” of music production, but really it’s just an extension of drum...  < KEEP READING >