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VST/AU plug-in instrument/effect round-up: Week 32

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By Ben Rogerson published 7 December 2011

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An effects quintet

An effects quintet

We’re very much in classic effects territory this week, as we bring you compressor, EQ, reverb, delay and channel strip plug-ins. These are more than just straight-ahead meat and potatoes devices, though, as you’re about to find out.

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NEXT: The Lower Rhythm Thresher

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The Lower Rhythm Thresher

The Lower Rhythm Thresher

Billed as “the compressor your mother warned you about,” this tone-shaping tool is designed for those who want heavy or experimental sounds. It can apparently offer “obnoxious sustain extension as well as distorted crushing,” while also delivering “tube style saturation and old school filter fatness”.

Buy or download demo of The Lower Rhythm Thresher

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OverTone DSP VTE-2A Vintage EQ

OverTone DSP VTE-2A Vintage EQ

Originally developed for Linux, this plug-in is modelled on a range of classic EQ devices. If you’re looking for a USP, consider OverTone’s claim that “it features innovative DSP technology which provides a de-cramped mid range filter with a more analogue characteristic than conventional digital filters without requiring CPU intensive upsampling.”

Buy or download demo of OverTone DSP VTE-2A Vintage EQ

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Molecular Bytes Atomic Reverb

Molecular Bytes Atomic Reverb

This looks like a thoroughly modern reverb plug-in that features a combination of algorithms and lets you design your own “acoustic room patterns”. Subtle and sizeable reverbs are both on the agenda, as are particularly smooth and dense reverb tails. The price listed above applies until the end of 2011.

Buy or download demo of Molecular Bytes Atomic Reverb

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STW Audio Reflex Pro

STW Audio Reflex Pro

A 4-channel multi-FX unit that’s also billed as an ambience FX device. It’s capable of doing straight, generic delays, but spacey, droning and even heavily distorted sounds are possible, too. 150 presets are supplied.

Buy or download demo of STW Audio Reflex Pro

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HoRNet Channel Strip MK2

HoRNet Channel Strip MK2

Slap this on a channel and you’ve equipped it with an EQ and two dynamics processors, each of which comes with four different compression models (VCA, FET, OPTO and Expander). You can arrange these modules in any way you like, and each one has its own meters.

Buy or download demo of HoRNet Channel Strip MK2

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Ben Rogerson
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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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