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VST/AU plug-in instrument/effect round-up: Week 48

By Ben Rogerson
published 21 June 2012

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Vintage chic

Vintage chic

As always, there are plenty of plug-ins that are designed to give your music a vintage touch this week, but hopefully, you’ll be able to use them to make something that sounds new and contemporary.

Also make sure you check out these regularly updated features:

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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: LSR Audio Vintage Pack

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LSR Audio Vintage Pack
PC, Mac/VST, AU, $189

LSR Audio Vintage Pack

A triple pack of vintage-styled and (hopefully) vintage-sounding plug-ins. WARMultipress is a multiband compressor, TUBEnhance is a dual-band tube driver, and COMPrime is a channel compressor. Each of the processors is also available separately.

Buy or download demo of LSR Audio Vintage Pack

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Softrave Vintage Double Phaser
PC/VST, €11

Softrave Vintage Double Phaser

Inspired by Electro-Harmonix’s Worm pedal, this phase shifting effect can be used either to create classic phaser effects or to process left and right channels separately. Doing this, we’re assured, can generate some strange and unique sounds.

Buy or download demo of Softrave Vintage Double Phaser

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Nomad Factory Magma
PC, Mac/VST, AU, $179

Nomad Factory Magma

Magma gives you 65 effects to work with, all of which can be mixed and matched in any combination in a rack-style interface. All the expected processing bases appear to be covered, there are in excess of 600 presets, and you can create your own effects chains with the built-in routing matrix.

Buy or download demo of Nomad Factory Magma

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Syncersoft Technical Noise
PC/VST, €15

Syncersoft Technical Noise

Give your tracks the “sound and atmosphere” that’s typical of analogue recordings. This plug-in emulates the noises of both electrical and mechanical devices and comes with 25 sound profiles. The EQ enables you to emphasise or mute parts of the selected profile.

Buy or download demo of Syncersoft Technical Noise

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Easytoolz Amphetamine 2
PC/VST, €7.50

Easytoolz Amphetamine 2

This 6-oscillator virtual analogue synth has just been updated and now sports a new GUI, new waveforms and better functionality. The demo is fully-functional but will emit a noise every minute until you pay the donation. This will also up your preset count from 32 to 128.

Buy or download demo of Easytoolz Amphetamine 2

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The Lower Rhythm Lord Byron
PC/VST, $14.99

The Lower Rhythm Lord Byron

Subtitled the “eccentric distorter”, this fuzzbox promises to deal in both clean filthy tones. You’ll find a 3-band EQ, character controls and a bitcrusher to play with. Lord Byron is designed for use on guitars, but can also be applied to pretty much anything else.

Buy or download demo of The Lower Rhythm Lord Byron

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Brainworx bx_rockrack
PC, Mac/VST, AU, $199

Brainworx bx_rockrack

Five guitar amp channels are said to have been “perfectly modelled” here. In fact, the developer has captured complete recording chains in two recording studios. The emphasis is on tone rather than flexibility - just plug in, tweak the gain and EQ and play. The price listed above is an introductory one.

Buy or download demo of Brainworx bx_rockrack

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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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