Developer Fred Anton Corvest let us know that he’s released FAC Clipper, a new Universal (iOS, Mac & Vision Pro) plugin, designed to enhance your mix’s loudness and add “signature harmonic warmth”.
FAC Clipper features both a full-band clipper that processes the entire spectrum and a multi-band clipper, allowing you to independently clip low, high, or both frequency bands. This provides the flexibility to maintain transparent processing or experiment with creative adjustments, depending on your needs.
The official intro video:
Features:
Enhances Mix Loudness and Adds Harmonic Warmth
Full-Band and Two-Band Clipper in a Single Plugin
Quick, lightweight, and designed for effortless flexibility!
Precise Visual Metering for Fast Peak Control
Knee Curve Adjustment, from Super Soft to Hard
Shape Control of the Harmonic Profile
Dry/Wet Mix for a Natural, Balanced Sound
Low Latency with Optional Oversampling
Advanced Responsive Design, portrait and landscape views
Universal Purchase: AUv3 for iOS (iPad/iPhone), macOS and Vision Pro
FAC Clipper is available now, with an intro price of $6.99 (normally $9.99).
Sonicware has released LIVEN Ambient Ø version 1.5, a firmware update that adds microtonal support, new options for audio input processing, a new ‘Relaxation’ playback mode and more.
New in version 1.5:
Version 1.5 brings 7 different tuning systems per pattern, including Pure Intonation – Major / Minor, Pythagorean Tuning – Sharp / Flat, and Solfeggio Frequencies, in addition to the standard Equal Temperament. (Supports master tuning from 410Hz to 470Hz)
Includes 64 sound pattern palettes, featuring 32 newly added sounds & patterns, along with 16 Sound Healing Vibes sounds.
Relaxation Playback Mode – Arrange your favorite patterns, set repeats and fade-outs, then let it gently fill your space with ambient sound.
Line In Selectable on NOISE Layer – Apply Filter, LFOs, and other track-level controls to the input signal.
New LFO Waveforms & Assignment – Three slow LFOs (L.SIN, L.TRI, L.S.RN) added, plus Oscillator Level as a destination.
A demo of version 1.5:
Topics covered:
00:17 Introduction
00:45 How to Update to v1.5
03:55 Selecting 64 Preset Patterns
04:54 Relaxation Playback Mode
08:05 Temperament Settings for Each Pattern
12:07 2 Master Tune Modes
16:39 New LFO Waveforms & Assignment
23:41 Line In Selectable on NOISE Layer
27:47 Other Improvements ~ Outro
The update is available now via the Sonicware site.
The ‘kosmische custodians’ at German label Bureau B have announced an upcoming album ‘Nightfall’ from former Tangerine Dream member Peter Baumann.
It is Baumann’s first solo album since Machines Of Desire (2016).
Here’s what they have to say about the new album:
“Baumann’s artistic vision has long been shaped by his exploration of the human condition. From his pioneering work with Tangerine Dream to his influential New Age imprint, Private Music, and his philosophical pursuits through the Baumann Foundation, his creativity and curiosity remain undiminished.
Nightfall is the latest chapter in his five-decade journey—an deeply emotional album that embraces impermanence to transport the listener into a series of shapeshifting soundscapes.
“I love instrumental music because it bypasses any concepts, it is an expression that words can never capture,” notes Baumann. “We can’t hear music exactly the same way twice, it’s always experienced differently, sometime slightly sometimes substantially. Like a river, never exactly the same.”
Peter Baumann’s Nightfall will be available May 16, 2025, on CD, LP & digital.
