Etna-Q – Eight stereo channels analog EQ with total recall, dynamics and harmonics.
We are happy to announce Etna-Q: our new analog, 8 stereo channels, motorised, total-recall, EQ with dynamic mode, mixed active/passive circuits, inter-channel ducking. A full-analog audio path, through Blackmer VCAs, with balanced inputs and outputs. Eleven motorised...
Vastaso MarkII
Extremely happy to announce Vastaso MarkII. Our super-successful beast of a compressor, maybe the most versatile in the world, now with total recall. Same features, full analog audio path, but with presets, templates, remote control. A modern twist. Same price. Yeah!...
ETNA-M – 8 Stereo Channels, Total Recall, Mixing Console with full Dynamics
We are happy to announce Etna-M: our new analog, 8 stereo channels, motorised, total-recall, mixing console with full dynamics. A full-analog audio path, summing into discrete op-amps and Carnhill audio transformers, with balanced inputs, sends and returns. Eight...
TCH (Total CHannel) – A simple and powerful set of tools for mixing
TCH (Total CHannel) is a simple yet powerful set of tools for mixing. It is a modern concept (no emulation) with direct control on a few basic parameters. Conceived to be used on tracks or groups in the mixer. Features: High-pass filter. Tilt filter (with Dynamic...
Disto v.3 – Simply the best emulation of a classic, improved.
Disto is a faithful emulation of one of the best compressors: a Distressor* by Empirical Labs*. It includes all the features of the original hardware unit plus some modern extensions like a Mid/Side encoding matrix for special processing of stereo signals. Being the...
Comp760 – A powerful classic Compressor/Expander/Limiter, made simpler.
Comp760 is a detailed model of one of the most powerful dynamic-control units ever made. It combines several functions in one to give the user complete control on the dynamics of an audio signal. It is great both for technical and creative use. Main features: FET...
Comp760 – A classic ultra-powerful compressor, made simple.
Comp760 is a pristine model of one of the most versatile units ever designed. Includes feedback FET compression, limiting, expansion or gating, all in a single control chain. While the hardware unit isn't the easiest device to use, a digital interface makes it...
MMG1 – Features and Instructions
MMG1 is a synthesizer modelled after an extremely famous monophonic synth but made polyphonic and with some extra features. It is a component-level model of the original, for maximum realism and playability. It means that the modelling starts from the circuits and...
MMG1 – Monster Synth Bass
MMG1 has the iconic sound of the great classic Mono Synth with extra depth, poliphony and layering possibility. Using its several Mono Modes with legato, voice priority and glide, adding Filter Emphasis and Feedback, you can play a real Monster Bass Machine! Open Two...
MMG1 – Poly Pad and Electric Piano style
MMG1 has a powerful analog feel with Polyphonic capabilities, up to 8 voices with 3 Oscillators, Filters, Noise & Feed Back and LFO. The amazing voices of the MMG1 recreate and extend the character of the great 70’ Synths, with new features like Dynamics and...
MMG1 – Synthetic Drums
Imagine having the possibility to create your sound starting from scratch, no samples. With the endless possibility of MMG1 infinite variations are virtually possibile. Simply connect your controller and use Learn in order to have a real experience, like with an...
MetaVocals – Editing workflow in Pro Tools (c)
MetaVocals is an automatic, realtime automatic-tuner, harmoniser, vocoder and voice-to-synth tool that usually doesn't require any manual editing of the content. Manually controlling it could be useful in some situations, though, to manually refine details of the...
MetaVocals – Instructions
PitchFix section. This is the Automatic Tuning section, the core of the system. Continuosly detects the base pitch of the incoming mono-phonic signal and shifts the pitch, depending on the settings. Input is channel 1, or left input channel. Channel 2, or right input...
MixingRoom – QUICK START
From the "headphones" menu (top-center) pick the model you are using. From the "person" menu (top-right) pick the best listener model for you. Use the "Check around" mode, move the room, pick the model that sounds more natural to you. Set the matrix to "MIX". Select...
MMG1 – A FAT model of one of the best synths in history.
A FAT model of one of the strongest musical instruments in history. Made polyphonic but with mono modes. No samples, just synthesis. A musical instrument. MIDI maps make programming and playing it through an external controller a joy. Multiple mono modes make it great...
MixingRoom – Instructions, tutorials, examples, etc.
INSTRUCTIONS. MixingRoom is a mixing-thorugh-headphones tool, based on six modules: Headphones calibration. True ear sensitivity models (360 x 360°) Ideal immersive mixing environments. Target Monitor/Headphones modelling. Real (sampled) immersive environments....
MixingRoom – Updated list of In Ear Monitors (IEMs) and Earphones.
MixingRoom. In Ear Monitors (IEMs) and Earphones (both as monitors and target): 1964 Ears V2 1Custom SA02 1Custom SA03 1Custom SA05 1More Dual Driver 1More Piston 1More Quad Driver 1More Single Driver 1More Stylish 1More Triple Driver 64 Audio A18S 64 Audio A2e 64...
MixingRoom – Technical notes and details.
Technical notes and details about MixingRoom. Calibration curves for headphones are compliant to IEC 60318 standard. While this compliance ensures coherence to most used systems, headphone calibration is affected by many parameters. Every model was calibrated using as...
MixingRoom – Updated list of included headphones models.
MixingRoom. List of headphones currently included (both as monitors and as target): 1MORE MK801 Abyss AB-1266 Phi Abyss AB-1266 Phi CC Abyss Diana Phi Abyss Diana V2 Acoustic Research AR-H1 AKG K240 Studio AKG K371 AKG K52 AKG K612 Pro AKG K701 AKG K702 AKG K712 Pro...
MasterLimiter – Mastering Brickwall Limiter and mastering tools.
MasterLimiter is our Mastering Brickwall Limiter, the last step before exporting the final audio file from a mix. It is a great mastering limiter with original control on the dynamics, plus some extra-powerful, yes extra-simple to use, unique features. Dynamically...
Bus – A set of stereo bus compressor emulations, from Optical to VCA
Bus is a set of bus compressors modelled after some of the most famous and effective units around, from Optical to VCA. Great on the master bus, on submixes, for mixing and mastering but also for single tracks. Its Opto mode works wonders on vocals, acoustic...
A25 – Quick video tutorial: processing the drums in a mix
https://youtu.be/Vs2UPfTQxeA
Mixing a Hip-Hop/Trap Beat with Exciter and Compressor
Deep kick drums, snappy snares, and fast hi-hat rolls–these are the ingredients of a classic hip-hop or trap beat. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how use the Presence and C165a plugins to give your drums the final touch and make them pound by using a combination of...
MainEQ preset pack 301019
Get the preset pack here As a tutorial, a short description of the choices behind every preset. De_Muddify 400Hz region often means "Mud". Cutting that band usually removes too much weight from the track. In this preset the band is set to be cut on low levels and...
PSLTubeComp – Features and instructions.
PSLTubeComp is a product in a series developed with www.prostudiolive.com. We followed a complicated procedure to make this one: design an original tube device, build it as a prototype, calibrate and analyse it, model it as a software product. This way we were able to...
MainEQ – Features and instructions.
MainEQ is built around a main set of filters: 1 resonant Low-Shelf filter. 1 resonant High-Shelf filter. 8 parametric peaking filters. It also includes some auxiliary filters: High-Pass filter. Low-Pass filter. Tilt filter. Frequency and gain for each main filter is...
MainEQ – In a mix (compressing and making room for vocals)
(All tracks copyright Ron Marinelli 2010). MainEQ is a parametric equaliser but also a dynamic EQ with some special features: inter-band and inter-track dynamics, Mid/Side continuous fading of its action and more. In this tutorial we use several instances in a full...
Rock Sound
In this post we are going to build our ''true rock tone'' using our virtual amplifiers and pedals. We recommend to use Deluxe1 and TwinR amps. It's not necessary to have huge quantities of pedals to play classic rock music, but we also think about the "nerds of sound"...
Guitar/Bass Custom Shop – Presets, Parts, IRs
Announcing the ReTube Custom Shop. Virtual parts for amplifiers, guitars and basses: pickup models, speakers and cabinets, sets of tubes, sound presets. Tailor your sound. Here is a preview on a few sound presets for guitar. Deluxe1 Deluxe1 - P90 Phaser Deluxe1 - SHOD...
PedalBench Guitar/Bass effects bundle offer – New Guitar/Bass/Mix pedals series.
A series of new Guitar/Bass effects, crafted with care, covering a big part of all the wide spectrum of effects for guitar and bass sounds but also useful for synths and mixing. Classic sounds, analog quality, real feeling. Get the special bundle NOW and save...
Verbtone v.2 – Plate Reverb with tube stage and multiple plates. Real vintage, physical models.
A huge upgrade for Verbtone. Main new features: Multiple plates. Select the active plate on the frame for a wide palette of effects. Tap on the plate for a quick idea of the style. New tube stage. From clean and warm to dirty. It is a component-level physical,...
R200 – A physical model of a great, unique classic guitar amplifier.
R200 is a faithful, physically modeled reproduction of a vintage, quite unique amplifier. The input signal is split in low and high frequency ranges. The low range is amplified and diffused through a fixed speaker while the high range is diffused through three...
Sound Analysis – Deluxe1|Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)
Photo by Violeta Alvarez - https://www.houstonpress.com/music/billy-gibbons-gets-some-cuban-satisfaction-with-the-bfgs-7975402 Today we are going to talk about Billy Gibbons. He’s known for using Marshall JCM 900 Dual Reverb, Marshall Bluesbreaker but also some Fender...
Sound Analysis – Deluxe1|Neil Young
Neil Young is definitely one of the guitarists who has been using a lot the Tweed Deluxe during all his carrier. He experimented long before finding his own sound (he used Mesa/Boogie amplifiers, Fender amplifiers) but nothing could be compared to Tweed Deluxe's...
Percolate – Stereo Tube Circuits at the deepest level.
Percolate is a stereo tube amplifier, modelled at the deepest possible level, including a model for every single component in the circuit. It is a stereo, two stages amplifier, with input and output transformers, preamplifier stage, tone control, power push-pull stage...
MasterLimiter – Simple or Deep Mastering Tool.
Features: Fast release and Slow release knobs. They set the extremes for a dinamically modulated release time constant. The faster the release, the higher the perceived volume, the easier it will distort (mainly on low frequencies). Set them to useful extremes...
Deluxe1 – A carefully hand-crafted model of a classic vintage guitar tube amplifier.
Deluxe1 is a carefully crafted model of a classic. One of the simplest but, probably, most interesting tube amplifiers for guitar. Few controls: Input Gain. Tone. Tremolo Amplitude. Tremolo Speed. Output Volume. All the circuits, from the guitar pickup to preamplifier...
P83 – A big studio phaser from the past – Instructions
P83 is based on a simple structure, with two independent channels controlled by a common LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator). It is modeled after a vintage studio effect, used from subtle enhancement to strong phasing and special effects. Controls and description. LFO...
P83 – A big studio phaser from the past
From a vintage studio effect, a stereo phaser with lots of versatility. From stereo widening to subtle enhancement to creative effects. A single low frequency oscillator (LFO) controls the modulation of two separate channels of phasing (left and right), with...
Roundtone v.4 – Description and tips
Roundtone v.4 is built as an extension of the original concept of Roundtone v.3. The sound is the same, the interface has been improved, some parameters have been grouped differently to better mimic the interface of a real tape machine. It includes several tape...