Justin Colletti cracks open a track from the artist Astral Fisch to show off some of his favorite techniques—and some of his favorite plugin emulations of boutique analog hardware from Plugin Alliance.
You’ll hear for yourself how simply choosing the right tools for the job can help you completely transform Read more...
oeksound is one my favorite fast-growing plugin companies. Their first release was a plugin called soothe, which is a dynamic resonance suppressor for mid and high frequencies; it quickly found its way into almost all of my vocal chains.
Having set the bar high with soothe, oeksound’s recent follow-up is Read more...
Waves is now shipping the Smack Attack transient shaper plugin.
The Waves Smack Attack plugin adds smack and bite to drums, loops, synth hits and all percussive sounds by designing the level, shape and duration of their transients’ attack and sustain — from surgical tweaks to savage effects. You can Read more...
When Sound Performance Labs introduced its revolutionary dynamics processor, Transient Designer, in the late 90s, it created a whole new class of audio effects.
This groundbreaking new design employed what SPL would call its “Differential Envelope Technology” to adjust the relative levels of the attack and sustain of a sound, Read more...
It took all of five minutes for me to realize that with this transient shaping plug-in I could rule the world.
elysia’s nvelope from Plugin Alliance is a very powerful tool, allowing you to go as far as removing all ambience from a track, should the mood strike you.
At Read more...
