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Speculum – FREE Delay/Comb Filter Plugin

Speculum – FREE Delay/Comb Filter Plugin Decade Bridge recently released a unique plugin that we’re sharing with you and encouraging to check out, plus it’s free! Speculum is a Delay effect and Comb Filter combined int one unit that can be used for some pretty cool results. Switch between the effects and then send the audio signal through a low pass filter for further processing. The delay rate can be adjusted by moving the ‘Time’ dial to the specified amount (represented by divisions of time). The plugin really shines when you automate the parameters to produce flange/phase effects and it works particularly well for builds and drops. The interface is quite simple to follow with eight knobs dedicated to the typical controls you would see on a simple delay. Parameters such as Time, Feedback, Wet/Dry and Gain are all present but you get some additional controls as well for things like …

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DAW Cassette – Klevgrand Brings Back the Grit

DAW Cassette – Klevgrand Brings Back the Grit This week we want to share with you Klevgrand’s new plugin, DAW Cassette. DAW Cassette is a cassette tape emulation software that can immediately bring you back to the late 80’s/early 90’s for that classic sound only found on cassette. We played around with the plugin and it was extremely impressive, and we’re not being too generous, this was one of the coolest plugins we’ve reviewed in a while. Read our review then below that read an interview we had with the developers of DAW Cassette from Klevgrand. The interface is fun and easy to experiment with using the 6 buttons and 6 knobs to control each parameter. From left to right you have control over the Tape Quality, Head Quality, and Motor Quality, Input Gain, Output Gain, and finally a Dry/Wet Mix. The buttons available can alter the tape’s materials from Normal, …

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Booms and Claps – Try Out Roland’s New 808/909 VSTs for FREE

Booms and Claps – Try Out Roland’s New 808/909 VSTs for FREE Roland announced to the world in January that they were to bring an updated hardware version of the classic 808 to market, the TR-8S. This was exciting news for everyone who has heard of the famed 808 but never had the opportunity to experience the real thing, but those who are more software prone we were still left with less-than-faithful recreations and knock-off emulations. Now, we all have the opportunity to use a certified official software version of the original 808 rhythm machine and its cousin the 909. Roland added these instruments to their Roland Cloud service, but you can now try them out for free without registering for their cloud. Though it is not a permanent license, users can try out the VST/AU plugins for 30-day trial periods without having to enter credit card info either. Roland said …

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All About Ableton’s Wavetable – Global Section & Unison (Part 7)

All About Ableton’s Wavetable – Global Section & Unison (Part 7) We continue our series of All About Ableton’s new Wavetable synthesizer. Today we cover the global section and unison controls! As always we included all the previous videos so scroll down for the latest video. divider style=”clear” Part 1 – Oscillators su_youtube_advanced url=”https://youtu.be/H4lL4tSvock” showinfo=”no” rel=”no” modestbranding=”yes” https=”yes” /su_youtube_advanced divider style=”clear” Part 2 – Filters su_youtube_advanced url=”https://youtu.be/xC-KxDa08us” showinfo=”no” rel=”no” modestbranding=”yes” https=”yes” /su_youtube_advanced divider style=”clear” Part 3 – Envelopes su_youtube_advanced url=”https://youtu.be/408L71dQqUE” showinfo=”no” rel=”no” modestbranding=”yes” https=”yes” /su_youtube_advanced divider style=”clear” Part 4 – The Matrix su_youtube_advanced url=”https://youtu.be/fcYyDmIZxVw” showinfo=”no” rel=”no” modestbranding=”yes” https=”yes” /su_youtube_advanced divider style=”clear” Part 5 – LFOs su_youtube_advanced url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFP79JtVif8″ showinfo=”no” rel=”no” modestbranding=”yes” https=”yes” /su_youtube_advanced divider style=”clear” Part 6 – MIDI Expression su_youtube_advanced url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KazlYRiyFA” showinfo=”no” rel=”no” modestbranding=”yes” https=”yes” /su_youtube_advanced divider style=”clear” Part 7 – Global & Unison su_youtube_advanced url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9jvxRFLmEU” showinfo=”no” rel=”no” modestbranding=”yes” https=”yes” /su_youtube_advanced divider style=”clear” If you’d like to learn more about …

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3D Cab Room – FREE Plugin from IK Multimedia

3D Cab Room – FREE Plugin from IK Multimedia IK Multimedia is a maker of many things in the music realm but today we are telling you about their recent move to make their 3D Cab Room plugin free. 3D Cab Room is an amplifier emulation plugin with the ability to position multiple microphones and simulate various rooms with different acoustic properties. Up until now, this was a locked feature exclusive to the paid version of Amplitube 4 Guitar Suite. The folks over at IK Multimedia decided it was time to share the love and made it available in the Amplitube Custom Shop software which is available to download FOR FREE from their website. Amplitube Custom Shop is a free software that has all sorts of cool features unlocked as part of it, but if you mind shelling out a few clams it has features that can be unlocked using their …

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All About Ableton’s Wavetable – MIDI Expression (Part 6)

All About Ableton’s Wavetable – MIDI Expression (Part 6) We continue our series of All About Ableton’s new Wavetable synthesizer. Today we’re covering the MIDI Expression! As always we included all the previous videos so scroll down for the latest video. Come back thursday for part 7! divider style=”clear” Part 1 – Oscillators su_youtube_advanced url=”https://youtu.be/H4lL4tSvock” showinfo=”no” rel=”no” modestbranding=”yes” https=”yes” /su_youtube_advanced divider style=”clear” Part 2 – Filters su_youtube_advanced url=”https://youtu.be/xC-KxDa08us” showinfo=”no” rel=”no” modestbranding=”yes” https=”yes” /su_youtube_advanced divider style=”clear” Part 3 – Envelopes su_youtube_advanced url=”https://youtu.be/408L71dQqUE” showinfo=”no” rel=”no” modestbranding=”yes” https=”yes” /su_youtube_advanced divider style=”clear” Part 4 – The Matrix su_youtube_advanced url=”https://youtu.be/fcYyDmIZxVw” showinfo=”no” rel=”no” modestbranding=”yes” https=”yes” /su_youtube_advanced divider style=”clear” Part 5 – LFOs su_youtube_advanced url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFP79JtVif8″ showinfo=”no” rel=”no” modestbranding=”yes” https=”yes” /su_youtube_advanced divider style=”clear” Part 6 – MIDI Expression su_youtube_advanced url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KazlYRiyFA” showinfo=”no” rel=”no” modestbranding=”yes” https=”yes” /su_youtube_advanced divider style=”clear”

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