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VST/AU plug-in instrument/effect round-up: Week 26

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By Ben Rogerson published 12 October 2011

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The best of the rest

The best of the rest

We’ve already brought new news of Image-Line’s Groove Machine and Arturia’s SEM V this week, but these are just the tip of the plug-in iceberg. Click on for seven other new music making tools.

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If you've got a new PC or Mac plug-in, make sure you let us know about it by emailing musicradar.pressreleases@futurenet.com with all the details.

NEXT: Mellowmuse EQ3V

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Mellowmuse EQ3V

Mellowmuse EQ3V

A 7-band vintage EQ plug-in that gives you five bands of fully parametric EQ along with variable Q high- and low-pass filters. Analogue modelled saturation is used to add harmonic colouration, and each EQ section can be bypassed should you wish.

Buy or download demo of Mellowmuse EQ3V

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Sound Magic GrandEpiano

Sound Magic GrandEpiano

Sound Magic has been releasing acoustic pianos in software for a while now, but this plug-in emulates classic electromechanical instruments such as the Fender Rhodes and Wurlitzer. That said, you can also combine it with any Sound Magic acoustic piano module to produce a hybrid sound.

Buy Sound Magic GrandEpiano

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Softube Summit Audio TLA-100A

Softube Summit Audio TLA-100A

This software emulation of the famous tube levelling amplifier is a ‘set and forget’ compressor. Its program-dependent nature works with the signal to provide optimum performance, and promises to add a warm, rich sound to the likes of vocals, bass, drums and guitar.

BUY: Softube Summit Audio TLA-100A currently available from Thomann

Buy or download demo of Softube Summit Audio TLA-100A

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Tekky Synths TinyStuT

Tekky Synths TinyStuT

If you’re looking for an easy way of creating stutter FX in real-time, this could be it. It furnishes you with just Speed and Space controls, along with a reverse delay unit that sports delay time and feedback controls. Host automation is supported, too.

Buy Tekky Synths TinyStuT

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Waves Bass Rider

Waves Bass Rider

This sister product to Waves’ Vocal Rider plug-in rides bass levels in your mix automatically so that they’re kept in check throughout. It works note by note and has been optimised for the frequency range and envelope characteristics of bass instruments.

Buy or download demo of Waves Bass Rider

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Antares Auto-Tune EFX 2

Antares Auto-Tune EFX 2

This update to the entry-level version of Auto-Tune is based on the same core technology as Auto-Tune 7, the flagship version of the software. The big new feature is Auto-Motion Vocal Pattern Generation, which enables you to apply melodic patterns to your vocals from a built-in and expandable library.

Buy or download demo of Auto-Tune EFX 2

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KV331 Audio SynthMaster 2.5

KV331 Audio SynthMaster 2.5

This update to KV331’s semi-modular synth/effects plug-in is rammed with improvements: it’s now cross-platform, there are 400 new factory presets, new filter types and much more. If you pick it up before 15 October, you’ll pay the reduced price of $99.

Buy or download demo of KV331 Audio SynthMaster 2.5

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I’m the Deputy Editor of MusicRadar, having worked on the site since its launch in 2007. I previously spent eight years working on our sister magazine, Computer Music. I’ve been playing the piano, gigging in bands and failing to finish tracks at home for more than 30 years, 24 of which I’ve also spent writing about music and the ever-changing technology used to make it. 

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