IK Multimedia has kicked off another music software giveaway. This time it is offering all subscribers to its newsletter – both new and existing – the T-RackS Classic Clipper dynamics processor for free. The T-RackS Classic Clipper usually retails for $50.
Instead of using peak limiting, this uses peak clipping to tame unruly peaks, which can give you a more transparent result. This makes it a popular technique among masting engineers. You can also use it to add a bit of harmonic saturation and warmth.
Offering a vintage look that befits its name, the Classic Clipper features just Gain, Slope and Output controls, so it should be pretty easy to use. Classic Clipper works in both T-RackS 5 and the free T-RackS 5 CS, which can be used standalone and as a plugin within your DAW.
Peak clipper is yours for nothing if you sign up to the IK newsletter. It is free until 29 June.
NUSofting has introduced Sinmad, a hybrid virtual analog + physical modeling synthesizer for Mac and Windows.
Sinmad is a VA synth, but, in addition to the the standard subtractive resonant filter, it uses a resonant delay network, creating sounds that the developer describes as ‘wild’ and ‘organic’.
Features:
Multiple oscillator, including standard waveforms and FM, sub oscillator, noise and the one-shot sample player with special functions called HIAT [harmonically integrated attack transient].
Main subtractive filter (VCF), plug a fixed HP pre-filter and bit depth reduction.
Polyphonic delay matrix , a highly configurable feedback delay network (FDN) featuring three delay lines per voice [E.G. your can have 9 modulated comb filters in a 3 notes chord].
Three envelope (2 x ADSR, 1 x AR) and two LFOs.
Custom equalizer : HP, Notch, LP , Hi boost :to shape the timbre before the effects sections.
Effects : # saturation limiter combo (‘sat lim’) to emulate amp high gain, # ‘echobis’ a double delay effect with sync to time and pitch functions, # reverb in two flavors.
Get a free spring reverb plugin based on a rare 1960s effect that was built for the BBC.
Fuse Audio Labs has just introduced a free spring reverb plugin. It seems that VREV-666 is based on the Grampian 666, which was built for the BBC back in the ‘60s and is capable of delivering “rich, bouncy, and unpredictable vibes”.
The Grampian 666 had just one control, but VREV-666 adds a mix stage, pre-delay of up to 150ms and a tone EQ that attenuates the resonance of the spring system in the bass range. There is also a limiter for taming peaks.
VREV-666 runs on PC and Mac in VST/AU/AAX formats and can be downloaded for free, though you will need to sign up for a Fuse Audio Labs account to get it.
