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John Tejada's favourite music software

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By Computer Music ( Computer Music ) published 15 January 2013

The Austrian tech house producer shares his top tools

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Fielding DSP Reviver

Fielding DSP Reviver

“At this point, there are dozens of ‘make it louder’ plug-ins and compressors and saturators on the market.

“I find Fielding DSP’s approach unique. While generating harmonics which to our ears make signals appear larger and fuller, it does not suffer from the side effects of similar plug-ins, retaining a very clear, un-smashed signal.”

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UAD plugins

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ValhallaDSP plugins

ValhallaDSP plugins

“I find what ValhallaDSP are doing really amazing – the quality of the effects is outstanding, and the price is kept at a level that everyone can afford.

“ValhallaRoom is the best reverb plugin, hands-down. Shimmer is the best tool I’ve ever used to get ethereal, lush, pitchshifted atmospheric reverbs. Übermod is also amazing, giving me the feel of an Ursa Major in the box. I can’t wait to see what’s next from Valhalla.”

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“So, the newly released H3000 native plugin was an instant buy. It’s a really fun nostalgic tool that will never really go out of style. I was afraid the sound would be a bit smaller than you’d get with the hardware, but it is definitely a big Eventide sound. The CPU load is really moderate as well, which is great for opening multiple instances.”

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