New Gear Alert: iZotope’s Neoverb, Waves Card for Yamaha Consoles, Bit Crusher from EHX & More

iZotope has launched Neoverb, its intelligent reverb plugin.

Neoverb is iZotope’s new intelligent reverb.

Neoverb is a reverb plugin that combines Exponential Audio technology with an intuitive, AI-powered workflow to help music producers and mix engineers quickly find the right space for their vocals and instruments.

Neoverb’s Reverb Assistant feature lets users get to a starting point quickly in real-time and can also combine three different reverb engines at once, either through the Assistant or with an intuitive Blend Pad interface. Other highlights include Intelligent Pre and Post EQs that make suggestions to shape and tame reverb in the mix.

Neoverb features include Reverb Assistant, an easy four-step assistant that adjusts iZotope Neoverb’s settings in real time; Blend Pad to visualize and mix three different types of reverbs at once to create a unique reverb tail that fits their track; EQ Section to help clean the input signal to keep a reverb tail from overwhelming a mix; Advanced Panel allows users to dive as deep as they need to find the exact vibe they are looking for; Input Smoothing to keep dynamics even and avoid artifacts in the reverb tail with one simple control that reduces the sharp, percussive transients; Modulation (Mod) modulation panel that gives even more control over the reverb tail; Window Resizability to ensure Neoverb fits in any workflow and screen; and Presets, including over 100 presets created by iZotope’s team of professional sound designers, including presets for vocals, guitars, experimental spaces and more.

Neoverb is available now for $199. It is also a part of iZotope’s newly released Music Production Suite 4, which also includes RX 8 Standard, Ozone 9 Advanced, Neutron 3 Advanced, Nectar 3 (with Melodyne 5 essential), Insight 2, NIMBUS by Exponential Audio, and Tonal Balance Control 2. Users that purchased Music Production Suite 3 after September 2, 2020 will receive a free upgrade to Music Production Suite 4.

Waves is now shipping the WSG-HY128 card for Yamaha RIVAGE PM Series Consoles.

The new WSG-HY128 card allows you to run Waves plugins with near-zero latency on Yamaha RIVAGE PM series consoles.

The Waves WSG-HY128 is a card for HY slots that makes it possible to run Waves plugins on Yamaha RIVAGE PM series consoles at ultra-low latency, using Waves SoundGrid technology.

Together with a SoundGrid DSP server, a Mac or PC, and authorized Waves plugins, the WSG-HY128 lets you process up to 128 channels of audio using Waves’ award-winning reverbs, equalizers, compressors, limiters, delays and more, with nearly no latency. You can also assign additional SoundGrid I/O devices to your network.

The WSG-HY128 card uses the Waves SoundGrid protocol to connect all I/O devices with the DSP server and the host computer. Multiple console synchronization and digital splits are supported using clock Sync over Ethernet (SoE).

The WSG-HY128 card is available for preorder now, priced at $800.

Electro-Harmonix debuts the Mainframe bit crusher.

The Mainframe bit crusher by EHX offers glitchy, 8-bit tonality with extensive controls and filtering.

The new EHX Mainframe bit crusher brings you back to the dawn of the computer age where 8-bit audio was state of the art and you convinced yourself “Yeah, that does sound like a tiny drum set.” The Mainframe is centered around sample rate reductions and bit reducing effects with a powerful filter and extended controls to further sculpt the glitches and artifacts. Its revolutionary Sample Rate Tuning Mode sets the Sample Reduction Rate according to your pitch, or tracks your pitch continuously for a more synthy type vibe.

Check out an introductory video to the Mainframe bit crusher here.

The Mainframe comes equipped with a standard EHX 9.6DC200mA power supply; it is available now, priced at $179.

Softube releases the Model 72 Synthesizer System.

Painstaking modeled from vintage hardware, the Model 72 Synthesizer System by Softube also offers crucial new additions for modern functionality.

Softube’s Model 72 Synthesizer System is your vintage synth time machine. It was component-modeled down to the smallest details from a 1972 hardware unit in pristine condition with all the quirks and non-linearities intact, hence the name Model 72.

The result is an incredibly authentic sound, with all the warmth and smoothness heard in countless records. Now imagine this classic has traveled into the future to pick up some contemporary features, like doubling and stereo spread, and evolve into a full system with multiple versions for different applications.

With the Model 72 Instrument, you can use it as a plugin on instrument channels to create the original sounds this synth is known for with a connected MIDI controller, the built-in keyboard, or editing notes in your DAW.

With the Model 72 FX, you can use the synth as an effect by running an external sound source to the external audio input—a common use case heard on countless albums from the ’70s to today. Add the FX plugin to your audio or mix track to replicate this external input feature and use the distortions and filter on your sound source.

All the Model 72 Instrument sections are also available as individual modules for Softube Modular, ready to be added to your Eurorack system.

For pricing and further information on the Model 72 Synthesizer System, click here.

Focusrite announces the Clarett Hitmaker Expansion.

The Hitmaker Expansion gives Focusrite Clarett users access to full-version licenses of top-tier software.

The Hitmaker Expansion is a limited-time offer for new Clarett USB and Clarett OctoPre customers that brings the sound of countless hit records to your studio. It includes full-version licences of Antares Auto-Tune Access, Relab LX480 Essentials, and XLN Addictive Drums 2: Focusrite Special.

Antares Auto-Tune Access delivers the most streamlined experience for tuning vocals by combining the essential real-time pitch correction features of Auto-Tune with a simplified interface. Relab LX480 Essentials is a software emulation of one of the best-sounding reverbs ever created, found in studios around the world. XLN Addictive Drums 2: Focusrite Special is a virtual instrument that comprises meticulously recorded drums paired with beats played by amazing drummers, to edit into your music.

For the duration of the offer, these premium software titles come in addition to the suite of plugins and applications that ship with Clarett interfaces: Brainworx bx_console Focusrite SC; Red 2 and Red 3 EQ and compressor; XLN Audio Addictive Keys; The Softube Time and Tone bundle; membership to the Focusrite Plug-in Collective, and Ableton Live 10 Lite.

This offer runs between October 1st and December 31st; plugin licenses are made available to eligible customers via Focusrite’s online customer portal, upon registering their new Clarett product. The following Clarett interfaces are eligible: Clarett 2Pre USB; Clarett 4Pre USB; Clarett 8Pre USB; Clarett OctoPre.

Novation introduces the Launchpad Pro v1.2 firmware update.

Novation supercharges the performance capabilities of Launchpad Pro with the v1.2 firmware update.

Launchpad Pro v1.2 brings new features that expand the creative and performance capabilities of the much-loved grid controller. Launchpad Pro MK3 users now get Unquantized Recording to create out-of-this-world, off-grid beats, as well as a new feature that lets you perform and record sequences with even more intricacy and nuance than before.

Launchpad Pro v1.2 also offers the ability to set the threshold of the trigger pads, to tailor Launchpad Pro to your unique playing style. And lastly, Legacy Mode re-introduces the user layout of the original Launchpad Pro, which opens the door to a world of legacy applications and lightshow performances.

To learn more about Launchpad Pro v1.2, click here.

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