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VST/AU plug-in instrument/effect round-up: Week 59

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By Ben Rogerson ( Computer Music ) published 6 February 2013

New releases from Cakewalk, PSP Audioware and more

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Winter NAMM 2013 may be fading into memory, but if you’re a music software fan, that doesn’t mean the end of the new releases. Read on for details of the most significant launches from the past few weeks.

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: Cakewalk CA-2A T-Type Level Amplifier

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Cakewalk CA-2A T-Type Level Amplifier

Cakewalk CA-2A T-Type Level Amplifier

Cakewalk has lifted this compressor/limiter out of its Sonar DAW and made it available to users of other production software. Using just a few simple controls you’re said to be able to achieve warm, smooth and natural sounding compression, and there’s a sidechain input, too. It’s also compatible with Sonar X2 Producer’s ProChannel.

Buy Cakewalk CA-2A T-Type Level Amplifier

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PSP Audioware PSP PianoVerb2

PSP Audioware PSP PianoVerb2

An enhanced version of the freeware PianoVerb plug-in (which is still available, by the way), PianoVerb2 adds a new modulation section and the ability to set up multiple settings of time and damping and decay freezing. You’ll also find a high-pass filter section, independent dry/wet controls and a reverb tail freeze control.

Buy or download demo of PSP Audioware PSP PianoVerb2

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Audiffex Multi Drive Pedal

Audiffex Multi Drive Pedal

Not so much a pedal as a collection of them, this first release in Audiffex’s Guitar Line series offers eight well-known drive pedals that are modelled on real hardware, taking into account every part of the original schematics.

Buy or download demo of Audiffex Multi Drive Pedal

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Contralogic Blarg

Contralogic Blarg

Blarg offers three oscillators, each of which can be assigned to one of six available models. There’s also a formant filter bank, a waveshaper, dual multimode state-variable filters, built-in effects and extensive modulation options.

Buy or download demo of Contralogic Blarg

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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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