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VST/AU plug-in instrument/effect round-up: Week 57

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By Ben Rogerson published 28 November 2012

New chorus, phattening, amp, track spacing and DJ-style processors

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Six new releases

Six new releases

In the month or so since our last round-up iZotope has released the Trash 2 update that we previously previewed and, Tone2 has released a lengthy Rayblaster 2 video that reveals more about its feature set.

We’ve got half a dozen other new releases to tell you about, too - 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

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: XILS-Lab LX122

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XILS-Lab LX122

XILS-Lab LX122

This rotary speaker emulation is available in standard and premium versions. Treble outputs through a rotating horn and bass through a rotating drum, while the True Stereo Dynamic engine ‘places’ the cabinet in a room. The premium version gives you more parameters to tweak; the prices quoted above are introductory ones.

Buy or download demo ofXILS-Lab LX122

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Yuroun Sound Design YSD-Phatner

Yuroun Sound Design YSD-Phatner

Reckoned to be a mastering tool and sound fattener/destroyer in one, this processor contains a brick wall limiter, multi-mode filter and saturator. There’s also a Main section where you can dial in overdrive and stereo widening.

Buy or download demo of Yuroun Sound Design YSD-Phatner

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Studio Devil Virtual Tube Preamp

Studio Devil Virtual Tube Preamp

Studio Devil’s latest is designed to faithfully emulate the analogue circuitry of a discrete, class-A biased vacuum tube preamplifier. Natural soft limiting and dynamic warmth are promised to be its stocks in trade, and it’s said that you can put pretty much any kind of material through it.

Buy or download demo of Studio Devil Virtual Tube Preamp

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Wavesfactory Plugins TrackSpacer

Wavesfactory Plugins TrackSpacer

An interesting concept, this: TrackSpacer is designed to create space in the mix for an instrument, vocal or other piece of audio using automatic multiband EQ. You can insert it on a track or bus - for an explanation of how it works, check out the TrackSpacer demo video.

Buy or download demo of Wavesfactory Plugins TrackSpacer

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Kuassa Amplifikation Vermilion

Kuassa Amplifikation Vermilion

Inspired by classic guitar combo amps the Vermilion offers three amp types, two amp channels, built-in FX, five matching cabinets and four mic types, You can set up adjustable dual mic configurations and the whole thing is designed to look as realistic as possible.

Buy or download demo of Kuassa Amplifikation Vermilion

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Mecha Audio Fadeable

Mecha Audio Fadeable

A DJ-style mixer for your DAW, the idea is that you route up to four channels of audio into Fadeable and then get busy with its modelled filters, crossfader, level faders (with metering) and tempo-synced loop buttons. There are also spinback, bit crusher, fade to delay, reverb and noise sweep generator effects.

Buy or download demo of Mecha Audio Fadeable

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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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