We truly live in the golden age of audio plug-ins. What used to only be achievable via expensive hardware or third-party software processing is now often available inexpensively, or even as freeware.
You can now recreate the workflows of classic analog consoles, get the sound and color of priceless vintage Read more...
When it comes to drum programming, authentic cymbal sounds and feels can be the X-factor in getting the desired results.
The prolific software developer FXpansion is helping producers, engineers and beatmakers along with Zildjian Digital Vault, a comprehensive collection of Zildjian cymbal recordings ready to go for the BFD2 drum Read more...
The new plugin Maul from FXpansion looks like an all around multi-band saturation plugin – covering any type of distortion from light tone shaping to heavy digital/tube distortion. On top of that, Maul also includes a modulation system/matrix to allow for another level of customization for the user’s tones.
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These days you don’t have to sit behind an acoustic drum kit to play acoustic drums. I know, I know… I’ve been a skeptic of “virtual drums” for a long time but it is truly amazing how far the technology has come to blur the lines between electronic drum pads Read more...
FXpansion has introduced a versatile new filtering effect called Etch. Based on DCAM circuit-modelled technology, Etch’s dual filters let you switch between 4 models for “fat, warm subtractive tone-shaping, with a comb filter type providing mind-bending psychedelic effects.”
According to FXpansion…Etch features additional distortion and compressor stages for beefing up Read more...
