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VST/AU plug-in instrument/effect round-up: Week 34

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By Ben Rogerson published 5 January 2012

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Plug in to the new year

Plug in to the new year

2012 is here, and so is the latest wave of new plug-in releases. We’ve got four effects processors to kick the year off, plus a down and dirty bass synth.

Also make sure you check out these regularly updated features:

The 17 best VST plug-in synths in the world today

The 14 best VST plug-in drum machines in the world today

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: Mildon Studios Provoc Primer

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Mildon Studios Provoc Primer

Mildon Studios Provoc Primer

Provoc Primer is the latest plug-in to take the ‘less is more’ route when it comes to options, giving you just a single Shape knob that you can use to apply EQ and compression to your vocals. The idea is that enough to compression is applied to ‘glue’ the vocals together, while leaving room for more further down the effects chain. The price listed above is an introductory one.

Buy or download demo of Provoc Primer

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Mellowmuse LM1V Limiter

Mellowmuse LM1V Limiter

A stereo/mono brickwall limiter that promises to achieve high loudness without adding too much distortion. You can use it on individual tracks or the mix bus, while you get separate attack and release controls. There’s a link button so that stereo tracks can be processed as individual channels or as a pair.

Buy or download demo of Mellowmuse LM1V Limiter

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Valhalla DSP ValhallaUberMod

Valhalla DSP ValhallaUberMod

Billed as a unique multitap delay and modulation plug-in, ValhallaÜberMod is said to specialise in “lush dimensional choruses, classic string ensembles, tape and BBD echoes, nonlinear and reverse reverbs, and a bunch of sounds that defy categorisation”. Diffusion and Overdrive sections are also part of the package.

Buy or download demo of Valhalla DSP ValhallaÜberMod

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The Lower Rhythm Earthworm

The Lower Rhythm Earthworm

An analogue-style bass synth that promises to deliver “grease, fatness and power”. There are two oscillators, each of which has access to five waveforms, plus a low-pass filter. Tone, tube drive and bitcrushing controls are onboard, too.

Buy or download demo of The Lower Rhythm Earthworm

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Photosounder SplineEQ

Photosounder SplineEQ

So called because it enables you to create filters using Bézier splines, SplineEQ is designed to be a simple and flexible linear phase EQ. You can use up to 60 bands, while there are curve modification functions and a frequency analyser.

Buy or download demo of Photosounder SplineEQ

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Ben Rogerson
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Deputy Editor

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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