Polyend has released a firmware update to its Play “sample- and MIDI-based groovebox”.
New in Polyend Play v.1.4:
You can now download the firmware and read the complete change log at the Polyend website.
Multiband compression can be an extremely useful tool, giving you the option to add different levels of compression to different frequency bands. However, if you don’t know what you’re doing, it can also be very confusing, which is why Devious Machines has released its Multiband X6 plugin.
Billed as a “modern dynamics plugin”, this approaches multiband compression in a different way, enabling you to dial in your compression using macro controls and then tweak individual bands to taste. You can choose from three compression modes – Smooth, Crunch and Punch – each of which has a different musical flavour.
Devious Machines says that, while Multiband X6 can emulate the sound of classic compressors, its sonic palette extends much wide. In addition, there’s an expansion mode that can be used for boosting transients or reducing noise.
Multiband X6 can be used on individual tracks or for mastering purposes, and is said to be powered by a low-latency, low-CPU engine. It is available now (PC/Mac, VST/AU/AAX) and costs £79.99/$100.
Find out more and download a demo on the Devious Machines website.
Cherry Audio releases teaser for a forthcoming new synth, which is set to be released on 11 July.
Perhaps, Cherry Audio is getting into the summer blockbuster spirit with the teaser. The cinematic trailer indicates that the prolific plugin developer has been on the hunt for a “Rare Antiquity”, presumably a vintage instrument that it’s now emulated in software.
Little else is known of this ancient artefact, but rest assured that you’ll be able to hear “the roar of the lost synth” in just a week.
We shall see you back here again here on 11 July.
