Are you searching for a Frequency Analyzer Plugin? You may check Blue Cat Audio’s handy freeware plugin…
Blue Cat’s FreqAnalyst is a free spectrum analyzer plug-in that lets you monitor the spectral content of your audio signal in real time.
Free multiplatform download and many more details here…
And another one… this time the award-winning Elysia MPressor Plugin for $79 instead of $199… use this voucher “elympr4049” until may, 31st. This is even cheaper than their regular promotions…
A 14 day trial version is available aswell. Continue reading
Special November Offer
Native Instruments just announced to give a rebate of 50% on their Vintave Compressors (VC 76, VC 2A, and VC 160) and Transient Master plugins.
The rebate is available via the Native Instruments Online Shop ONLY. The offer ends November 26th – so seven days to decide!
Demo Versions
For you, who wanna try-before-buy, check this link for the demo versions. Sadly some really annoying and thus workflow hindering limitation have been applied to the demos:
We really can’t imagine a scenario where a plugin or an instrument can be tested sufficiently within 30mins, but hmmm… still better than dongles for trial licenses…
Abstract
At least on a Mac Audacity seems to have issues when it comes to using third party plugins (i.e. AU or VSTs). To pinpoint which type of plugin is responsible for poor Audacity to crash, you can do the following.
I. Locate Audacity Config File
On a Crapple Mac the audacity.cfg file should be located here:
/Users/<your-username>/Library/Application Support/audacity
UAudio at the Frankfurt Musikmesse 2012
One of the leading suppliers of digital signal processing devices Universal Audio will be at the Musikmesse in Frankfurt
between March 21th and 24th and they will raffle off a UAD-2 Quad DSP Card each and every day.
They will also be publicly demoing their latest flagship Apollo. So don’t hesitate to stop by at the S.E.A./Universal Audio booth in Hall 5.1, #C68.
Links
» Frankfurt Musikmesse…
» Universal Audio…
» Universal Audio’s Apollo…
They rather introduce the “Waves License Center“. However, customers used to iLoks can keep using them. It is expected the software based license system will bring a major improvement of the plugins’ processing speed.
Company
Waves Audio Ltd. is a leading developer of audio processing technologies with development facilities in Tennessee (USA), Tel Aviv (Israel) and Shenzen (China). Waves Audio was among the first to offer filter solutions to the vuvuzela noises at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Links
» Waves Audio…
» Waves Audio Announces Waves V9…
» Waves License Center…
» Waves Audio Introduces Vuvuzela Noise Reduction…
» Pace iLok…
» Developer to Users: Boycott iLok and PACE…
The Berlin based company Bitwig has eventually presented some details about their upcoming music software BitwigStudio. Bitwig Studio is targeting at professional and semi-professional musicians for producing and using live.
Features in Version 1.0
In addition to what people would expect like VST support, there seem to be some groundbreaking new features to be coming already in version 1.0:
Upcoming Features After Version 1.0
Bitwig also announced features to be upcoming after version 1.0:
Background
The Bitwig company has been founded by former Ableton developers in 2008. They are located in Berlin/Germany.
Closed Beta Test
Although there is no reliable information at the moment about release dates, you can apply here for a beta test starting soon.
More Information
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V_t8GfH-v4
Update [Jan 28, 2012]
Forum threads indicate there is a tiny chance that Ableton might sue Bitwig for cloning parts of Live’s GUI, in legal terms for violating the protection of registered designs.