Hardware Effects

Crysonic has announced the release of nXtasy V2 and availability in Native Mac OSX AU,VST (PPC /Intel Mac) and PC VST formats.

Description:

nXtasy V2 is an Analog based multi-Octave Harmonic saturation Audio DSP plug-in supporting 64-Bit internal precision. nXtasy can be used through out the entire chain of music production from tracking, live use to mixing and final mastering.

The primary ability of nXtasy is to add multi-octave harmonics and en-duce tube like saturation effects that are extremely close to popular analog hardware. It is especially potent for enhancing and adding punch to bass and clarity to any audio material as well as enhancing any sound lacking in harmonic content.

nXtasy V2 is ‘Super CPU Efficient’ and can easily be applied to as many tracks as required at once without straining system resources and thus opening many creative uses. Comprising of a very user friendly new interface and an LCD Panel layout, nXtasy V2 enables rapid tweaking to establish the right sound for your requirements.

nXtasy V2 is now available to purchase On-Line from the crysonic website and is available for Mac OSX Universal Binary AU, VST and PC formats. Read more…

Audio Damage has introduced Dr. Device, which offers two “hi-octane” analog-style effects in one.

Description:

Dr. Device is two (two! two!) hi-octane analog-style effects in one. First in the chain is a multi-mode filter, featuring our own private reserve 4-pole lowpass, along with 5 other tasty musical modes. Then, your audio takes a trip through our true-stereo analog delay. Couple these effects with a two-node XYZ pad, motion recording, and kinetics (you have to see it to believe it) and you’ve got an effect well-suited for both live performance and studio tweaking.

Dr. Device is available as a VST effect for Windows, and as an AudioUnit/VST effect bundle for OSX Universal Binary. Note that you must have OSX 10.3.9 or greater to use the Macintosh version of this plugin. Read more…

IK Multimedia has announced its 2×1 FX Madness Promotion. From July 1st to August 31st, customers who purchase and register any of IK’s effect plug-ins can get another IK effect for free.

Customers can choose from the following:

• AmpliTube 2 – The highly popular guitar amp and effects modeling software that raised the standard to an unprecedented level of high-quality emulation and extreme flexibility, for crafting the ultimate guitar tone.
• Ampeg SVX – The world’s first dedicated bass amp plug-in with the real signature sound of Ampeg, the historic brand that invented bass amplification
• Classik Studio Reverb – The award-winning suite of four high-end studio-quality reverbs modeled after popular outboard classics
• T-RackS – the classic mastering suite masterpiece with everything you need to create superb, tube-toned masters on your computer

Users that register any AmpliTube 2, Ampeg SVX, Classik Studio Reverb or T-RackS (full version or crossgrade)* between July 1st and August 31st will be able to choose from any of these 4 effect plug-ins, which they can easily download from the IK User Area for free.

Crysonic has announced the availability of their new CryEverything bundle, which includes all their current product line, totaling 10 plug-ins and free updates to recently announced Mac OS X AU, VST, Stand Alone, Native PC Versions and RTAS in the future. They currently have a special offering until the end of June at 50% discount.

The CryEverything Bundle includes the following Audio Plug-ins; SPECTRA C1, SINDO, SPECTRALIVE NXT, SPECTRAPHY, newB, CryQ, SpectraQ, nXtasy, SPECTRAPHY LE, and SPECTRALIVE V2.

Crysonic have also announce plans for full support for the most popular platforms. All current Crysonic technologies and products including future releases will soon be available in multiple plug-in formats such as Universal Binary (Intel/PPC) Mac OS X AU, VST, Native Windows XP/ Vista PC VST and Stand Alone versions on applicable Products. Updates of the current Crysonic product line are expected to become available later this month. Read more…

Forever For Now has released the Reverse Sampler 2 Audio Unit, the latest version of their popular reverse delay effect. The new version has new features, refinements and usability improvements.

Reverse Sampler 2 is a real-time reverse delay Audio Unit effect. Reverse Sampler 2 makes use of the industry standard generic Cocoa and Carbon graphical interface views for Audio Units offering a seamless integration into host applications like Logic Express and Pro, Garageband, Final Cut Express and Pro and Soundtrack. Read more…