W.A. Production has introduced KickShaper, an audio plugin designed to deliver ‘perfect kicks’, with natural-sounding tails, well-defined transients, and depth.
Features:
Kick designer plugin with advanced features
Unique processing modules
Frequency finder
Shape sculpting: Tail, Deboom, Thump & Click
Tone frequency adjustment
Enhancement features
AB comparison & Undo / Redo
Resizable interface
Responsive & CPU friendly
KickShaper is available now with an intro price of $16 (normally $39.90).
Can Waves new AI Online Mastering service give your music a pro-level polish.
Waves Audio has become the latest company to launch an AI-powered online mastering service. You can try it for free, then pay for track exports
This isn’t a ‘take it or leave it’ service, though – you can customise the style and tone of your master before you decide whether or not to proceed. You also have the option of uploading a reference track that the system will then attempt to replicate the sound of.
As well as “advanced machine learning technology”, the AI mastering engine is also based on input from actual human experts in the field. These include Grammy-nominated, Nashville-based mastering engineer Piper Payne.
You can try the service for free, but if you want to export then you’ll have to pay. Waves Online Mastering works on a credit-based system, with one credit getting you one master. Prices start at $5.99 for a single credit, $24.99 for 5 credits, $59.99 for 15 credits, rising to $179.99 for 60 credits, which works out at $2.99 a track.
You can find out more and give the system a try on the Waves Audio website.
Developer, synthesist and 3D printing enthusiast Geert Bevin has introduced RackBlox, a system of 3D-printable modular Eurorack case boxes, for single modules or groups of modules that belong together.
Geert Bevin is best known for his role as Director of Software Development at Moog, and for his work in creating the MIDI MPE standard. But he’s also a proponent of 3D printing.
RackBlox is a system of printable ‘case boxes’. They’re designed in a variety of sizes, ranging from 4HP to 20HP.
Modules mount in the cases boxes, without the need to use screws, using a ‘slide and snap’ design. Each box can be protected with a lid that works both when used in a larger case or standalone for storage.
Individual module cases attach together, so you can create cases of any size that you like, and even rearrange your system without having to remove your modules.
In addition to holding your modules, you can print a beverage holder that keep your beverage of choice securely in place.
Bevin’s video overview:
“I’ve open-sourced the unique and innovative design elements, including the sliding box connector, the screwless module attachment, the snap-on lid and more,” notes Bevin. “The 4HP and 10HP finished designs are available for free, as well as the sides.”
The complete set of STL files is available to Patreon backers for $5. Check the project website for details.
