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Waves’ team must be feeling particularly generous this week, as the software developer announces that it is releasing a bundle of seven free plugins that offers a convolution reverb, FM synth and several emulations of vintage studio gear. Plus, all future updates are free.

Inside you’ll find Lil Tube, a tube saturation emulator with a simple and intuitive interface designed to imbue signals with the warmth, fatness and texture characteristic of vacuum tube-based gear.

This is joined by V-EQ3, a “natural-sounding” emulation of the revered Neve 1073 preamp, and V-Comp, a software version of the Neve 2254 Limiter-Compressor that Waves says delivers a “fat and textured” sound thanks to component-level modelling of the original hardware.

The plugin pack also contains IR Live Reverb, a convolution reverb that includes an extensive library of impulse responses for halls, rooms, plates, cathedrals and more, along with AudioTrack, a channel strip plugin that squeezes EQ, compression and gating into a single processor.

Additionally, the bundle of free software tools features Flow Motion – an FM synth plugin and GTR Solo, a somewhat dated amp simulator and effects suite.

Waves’ Free Plugin Pack also offers StudioVerse Instruments and StudioVerse Audio Effects, two plugins that give you access to Waves’ StudioVerse online preset library. This enables you open multiple instruments and effects within the StudioVerse plugins, save presets to the cloud, share these with the online community and utilize chains from other Waves users and pro producers.

Here’s What You Get in the Pack:

• StudioVerse Audio Effects (New)
• StudioVerse Instruments (New)
• Lil Tube: Sweet Analog Saturation
• IR Live: Real-World Reverb
• V-EQ3: Smooth & Musical Vintage Analog EQ
• V-Comp: Classic Vintage Compressor
• GTR Solo: Pro Effect Pedal-Style FX
• AudioTrack: All-in-One Channel Strip
• Flow Motion: Hybrid FM Synth

All of the 9 plugins are compatible with macOS and Windows and available in AAX/VST3/AU formats. Find out more on Waves’ website.

Fors has introduced Sala, a free reverb effect that they say can turn even the smallest of sounds into a wash of shimmering textures.

All sounds in the video comes from a Roland MC-202, processed solely through Sala.

Here’s what they have to say about it:

“Great care has been taken to ensure that Sala can assist any sound in reaching the furthest points of our galaxy with ease. It’s an incredibly unrealistic reverb with a lot of character, distilled into merely five controls from which you can take all kinds of twists and turns.

Sala’s pre-diffusion stage can be navigated between a gentle softening effect to an up-close and personal sound, like zooming in on the details with a camera. Zoom all the way out and the edges start to fade out of focus into pure ambience.”

Sala is available now – for Linux, Mac and Windows – as a free download, with signup at the site.

It’s great, iZotope spin Exponential Audio tech into a top end reverb

Today, iZotope announces the release of Equinox, a premium reverb plugin for post and music production. An industry first in immersive and surround reverb, Equinox fuses Exponential Audio algorithms with iZotope’s adaptive unmasking tech to keep your mixes crystal clear. Equinox encompasses over 1250 professional presets to explore, from realistic to experimental.


iZotope Equinox Key Features:

• Legendary Reverb Engines — Equinox integrates the natural reverb engine (Stratus) and the character reverb engine (Symphony) into a single, streamlined plugin.
• Dynamic Adaptive Unmasking — iZotope’s advanced adaptive unmasking technology, now available in surround and immersive formats, ensures crystal-clear mixes by intelligently carving out space for reverb without muddying the dry signal.
• Comprehensive Surround and Immersive Support — Full support for popular surround and Atmos/immersive audio formats, with an intuitive multi-channel balancing workflow, catering to the demands of modern film and television production.
• Extensive Preset Library — Explore over 1250 professional presets with an overhauled browsing experience, featuring keyword search and multi-tagging to find exactly what you’re looking for, fast.
• Creative Effects — Play with Reverb Freeze, Chorus, Gate, Tempo Sync, and Tail Suppression for unique and experimental reverb sounds.
• Preset and Session Compatibility — Easily import Stratus 3D and Symphony 3D presets and automatically replace instances of Stratus 3D and Symphony 3D in Pro Tools projects, carrying over all plugin settings.

For Post-Production Professionals. Equinox can naturally place dialogue and sound effects within scenes, enhance sound design with creative reverb textures, and manage complex surround and immersive mixes with ease.

For Music Producers. Equinox offers the flexibility to add realistic depth to instruments and vocals, create experimental soundscapes, and maintain mix clarity with adaptive unmasking. A suite of creative effects like tempo sync and tail suppression give you the tools to design the perfect space for your mix.

iZotope Equinox is priced at $249, but available, through the end of April, for the introductory price of $149.40. iZotope customers may also be eligible for deeper discounts. Check the My Loyalty Offers section of your iZotope account for the best price.

For more information, visit the iZotope website.