Pro Tools

Digidesign has announced the new EQ III DigiRack plug-in available for free at www.digidesign.com. EQ III is a high-resolution, double-precision 48-bit EQ plug-in available for Digidesign Pro Tools and Avid systems. EQ III supports TDM, RTAS, and AudioSuite formats, and is available in 1-band, 4-band, and 7-band configurations for optimized CPU/DSP efficiency. In addition to its fully parametric design, Digidesign EQ III includes selectable shelving filters and settings as well as separate high-pass, low-pass, and variable Q notch filters.

EQ III’s sleek and intuitive interface features a fully interactive and easy-to-use frequency graph that allows users to view and adjust individual EQ bands and filters from within the display. EQ III was designed to complement the dedicated EQ center section of Digidesign’s ICON D-Control tactile worksurface, providing D-Control users with unsurpassed control over all of EQ III’s parameters, including gain, frequency, Q, and filter switching for all of EQ III’s bands. The plug-in’s professional and interactive interface and seamless worksurface integration makes EQ III one of the easiest EQ plug-ins to use, and provides an unparalleled workflow designed for speed and accuracy. Read more…

Source Elements has announced the release of Source-Connect, the first Pro Tools plug-in capable of streaming audio directly from one Pro Tools system to another. Source-Connect enables audio connections between Pro Tools systems anywhere in the world, allowing direct-to-timeline recording with real-time, broadcast-quality audio using only T1, Cable, or DSL internet connections.

Source-Connect eliminates the need for expensive ISDN lines, hardware, subscription fees and minute-by-minute line charges, enabling affordable high-quality connections between studios, voiceover talent and musicians. Incorporating a high-quality AAC codec, Source-Connect requires a minimum upload and download bandwidth of 300kbs and allows for communications at bit rates up to 160kbs. It has been successfully tested in sessions between studios around the world. Read more…

Digidesign and Line 6 have announced the version 3.0 update to Amp Farm, a guitar amp-modeling effects plug-in. Amp Farm 3.0 provides a new level of realism and improved sonic power and flexibility, thanks to all new cabinet models and newly included mic models.

While still featuring all of the same great amplifier and cabinet models found in previous versions of Amp Farm, Amp Farm 3.0 adds a wide-variety of new cabinet models and allows users to select one of four microphone setups to use with the cabinet they choose. Read more…

Eventide has announced immediate shipment of its Anthology plug-ins bundle for Pro Tools TDM systems.

“Today’s Pro Tools users are looking for comprehensive, bundled plug-ins that perform and provide a range of functions,” said Ray Maxwell, Eventide vice president of sales and marketing. “Anthology is Eventide’s complete catalog of nine TDM plug-ins for an amazingly low price. It represents the best of thirty-three years of ground-breaking effects meticulously rendered without compromise. Best of all, subsequent plug-in releases will be available to Anthology users as affordable upgrades in the future so they can remain on the cutting edge of our technology. Anthology is the total Eventide effects plug-in package.” Read more…

Digidesign has announced that MassivePack 3, recently released for Mac OS X, is now also available for Windows XP-based Pro Tools|HDseries systems.

MassivePack 3 is a plug-in bundle that includes some of the most popular Pro Tools plug-ins.

MassivePack 3 (Win/Mac) — $1,195 US

Available for current and new owners of registered Pro Tools|HD Accel systems, MassivePack 3 includes:

• Echo Farm by Line 6 — Classic echo effects; features include extended delay time, bpm/note value delay time setting, tap tempo, and complete automation
• FilterBank by McDSP — Emulates any EQ ever made, including tube driven, solid-state, vintage, and modern EQs
• H949 Harmonizer by Eventide — The classic Harmonizer effects processor offering unique pitch shifting and harmonizing capabilities
• MC2000 by McDSP — High-end multi-band compressor that emulates the sound of vintage and modern compressors
• MDW High-Res Parametric EQ by Massenburg DesignWorks — Optimum high-resolution digital EQ plug-in featuring double precision processing and high sample rate support
• Oxford OXF-R3 EQ by Sony — The acclaimed EQ from Sony’s flagship console that includes five band pass sections and low and high pass filters
• Slightly Rude Compressor by Bomb Factory — Custom-designed, multi-application compressor perfect for warming digital mixes
• Smack! ™ by Digidesign — New foolproof compressor/limiter plug-in for Pro Tools, designed specifically for music applications
• SoundBlender* by SoundToys — The ultimate collection of time, pitch, filter, and modulation-based effects
• Speed** by SoundToys — Precision tempo and pitch modification tool
• TL Space by Trillium Lane Labs — The first TDM convolution reverb for Pro Tools, offering near-zero latency and superb sound quality

MassivePack Pro 3 (Win/Mac) — $3,495 US

MassivePack Pro 3 includes an HD Accel card in addition to all of the plug-ins in the MassivePack 3 bundle. Nearly two times more powerful than HD Process and four times more than Pro Tools|24 MIX cards, HD Accel supercharges Pro Tools|HD systems with increased DSP power for bigger, better mixes — as well as providing support for HD Accel-exclusive software options.

Available for current and new owners of registered Pro Tools|HD systems, MassivePack Pro 3 includes:

• One HD Accel card
• All of the plug-ins in the MassivePack 3 software bundle above

* While SoundToys SoundBlender for Windows XP is not HD Accel-compatible, it does run on Pro Tools|HD Accel systems by utilizing DSP on a system’s HD Core card.

** SoundToys Speed is an AudioSuite-only plug-in.

More information is available at the Digidesign site.