New Gear Alert: Abbey Road RS124 by Waves, Arturia’s V Collection 8, Dual LDCs from Austrian Audio & More
Waves unleashes the Abbey Road RS124 compressor plugin.
Waves’ version of the RS124 is the only software emulation that is officially endorsed by Abbey Road Studios.
The Abbey Road RS124 is the holy grail of smooth compressors. Give your music the sound of silky-smooth Abbey Road RS124 compression—the legendary velvety tones heard on every Beatles recording made at Abbey Road. With two distinct flavors to choose from, this classic tube model is the only software emulation of the ultra-rare RS124s approved by Abbey Road Studios.
Few pieces of gear define music history as the RS124 does. The custom-built RS124 compressors were the secret weapon of Abbey Road engineers during the 60s—favored by Geoff Emerick for punchy bass sounds, by Ken Scott for lush guitar treatment, and by Norman Smith for lightly gluing the entire rhythm bus.
The Abbey Road RS124 Compressor is on sale for a special introductory offer of $39.99 (reg. $199). It is also included in the Waves Abbey Road Collection bundle.
Arturia releases the V Collection 8.
The V Collection 8 by Arturia is sure to have every corner of your strings needs covered.
The V Collection 8 is a suite of 28 software instruments spanning analog synths, digital synths, organs, acoustic pianos, electric pianos, and string machines.
Expertly crafted with exclusive modeling technology and further enhanced for modern music making, V Collection 8 gives you the most iconic, professional, and inspiring sounds you need for performance, production, and sound design.
Arturia is offering an exclusive intro deal for existing users—they can login to their account to access their personal offer price until January 10th, 2021; the collection is otherwise priced at €599.
Austrian Audio releases the OC818 Dual Set Plus.
Austrian Audio offers an attractive bundle featuring two of their popular OC818 large diaphragm condensers.
The OC818 Dual Set Plus by Austrian Audio is a kit centered around two of the critically-acclaimed OC818 large capsule condenser microphones, as well as a host of accessories.
The OC818 Dual Set Plus comes in a stylish carrying case and contains the following: 2x OC818 large diaphragm condenser microphones with switchable polar patterns; 2x OCS8 microphone shock mounts; 2x OCW8 windscreens; 2x OCH8 mic clips; 2x OCC8 mini XLR cables; 1x SB1 stereo bar.
The OC818 Dual Set Plus will be available in stores starting early December, priced at $2,199.
Eplex7 DSP releases the VD76 vintage vacuum tube plugin effect.
Harness the authentic sound of vintage vacuum tubes with the VD76 by Eplex7 DSP.
Thanks to more than 17+ years of experience with digital sound processing and
education in analog electronics, Eplex7 has created a unique algorithm simulating a real vacuum tube in very convincing way. Eplex7’s unique analog emulation technology combines virtual analog circuits, emulations of individual components (such as tubes), and more, to create the lush sound of the virtual circuit in the VD76.
You can use the VD76 plugin with drums (electronic or acoustic), bass, synthesizers, guitars, vocals, percussion, or any other elements of your mix to achieve a warmer, fatter sound.
The VD76 is available now, priced at €29.90.
Acon Digital releases the Extract:Dialogue noise reduction plugin.
Extract:Dialogue by Acon Digital is a powerful new noise reduction solution—can it be your new go-to for dialogue enhancement?
Extract:Dialogue is a plugin that separates dialogue from common types of background noise such as wind, rustle, traffic, hum, clicks, and pops. The algorithm works in real time and is based on a neural network trained on thousands of high-quality voice recordings and an equally extensive set of common noise sources. This extensive training enables the artificial intelligence to automatically distinguish dialogue from noise without user interaction, which makes Extract:Dialogue extremely easy to use.
Despite the fully automatic noise reduction, the plugin interface does offer simple controls to adjust the sensitivity of the noise detection and the maximum noise attenuation. The sensitivity can also be adjusted independently in up to three frequency bands. The Maximum attenuation control is very handy when the goal is to reduce the noise without removing it completely. All the plugin parameters are fully automatable.
Acon Digital Extract:Dialogue is available for both Windows and macOS, priced at $99.90.
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