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VST/AU plug-in instrument/effect round-up: Week 46

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By Ben Rogerson published 24 May 2012

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The pick of the latest releases

The pick of the latest releases

Not all instruments and effects come as plug-ins – Reason has its new Rack Extensions and we’ve just seen a Minimoog on the Google homepage – but this is still their most natural home.

We’ve got four new ones here; read on to find out more.

Also make sure you check out these regularly updated features:

The 20 best VST plug-in synths in the world today

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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: DMG Audio PitchFunk

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DMG Audio PitchFunk

DMG Audio PitchFunk

This “modulating multi-FX monster” promises to make “the filthiest noises you’ve ever heard,” which is quite some claim when you consider the dirt that’s passed our ears over the years. It has a pitch shifter which feeds a delay and filter with feedback, while there are plenty of modulation options.

Buy or download demo of DMG Audio PitchFunk

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HG Fortune Ghost Machine

HG Fortune Ghost Machine

It looks complicated, and it sounds pretty intense, too. Ghost Machine can’t be played like a normal synth; it’s a multipart algorithmic composing machine that sports Pad. HiSq/Bass and Drum parts. Each part has its own sequencer, and there’s also a main sequencer. The price listed above is an introductory one.

Buy or download demo of HG Fortune Ghost Machine

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Mildon Studios SLVR Spreader

Mildon Studios SLVR Spreader

Designed for both mixing and mastering, SLVR Spreader is a stereo widener. It uses various different technologies that, when combined, enable you to apply widening without weakening the overall sound (so we’re told). The price listed above is an introductory one.

Buy or download demo of Mildon Studios SLVR Spreader

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Manx Bit 100

Manx Bit 100

The Crumar Bit One might not be the best-known synth of the 1980s, but the developers of this emulation claim that its sound is “first class”. Bit 100 promises all the best of its hardware forebear (two LFOs, a duophonic unison mode, three waveforms per oscillator) but without the unreliability and poor MIDI spec.

Buy or download demo of Manx Bit 100

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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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