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Once again, de la Mancha has a released a new free VST effect plug-in for Windows... I wonder if this guy ever sleeps !

Anyway, sfilter creates a stepped filtered sequence, to create gating, sweeps or rhythmic modulation of filter cut-off. It uses a variable state filter, varying between 2 adjustable cut-off values according to a tempo-sync'd step sequencer. An LFO can also modulate the filter for extra movement.

features :

- tempo-sync step sequencer, with 2 to 32 steps over a sequence length of 2 to 32 beats
- resonant variable filter, LP, HP, BP and notch
- filter cut-off varies between upper and lower cut-off values, in either direction
- tempo sync LFO, with 6 waveforms and settings from 1/16 beat to 96 beats
- random swing for step sequencer
- wet/dry mix control
- midi CC and midi learn

Ueberschall unveils Score FX, Cinematic Sound Design.

Score FX is a comprehensive solution for professional, musical sound design. This instrument includes 7 GIGs of brand new sonic stimulants. Featuring a progressive structure and layout made for building tracks from supplied "themes" and construction kits offering ease of injection into projects. Thanks to the extended possibilities of Liquid you can shape individual notes within all the included phrases until each loop is tailored to your situations needs. Making Score FX a unique exceptional package for mood stacking sound design around Cues / Animation / Spots / Songs / GameAudio.

Score FX sound collections have been encoded for use with Ueberschall's Liquid Player to give complete flexibility. Liquid is an exclusive Virtual Instrument engine co-developed by Celemony Melodyne Technology that works in all the popular DAWs.

Score FX is available now for Mac OS X and Windows in VST, AU and RTAS formats and costs €149. For more information, please visit their website.

CharterOak Acoustic Devices, manufactures of hand assembled pro audio equipment announces the release of the Small Studio Collection. The collection will be on display at the AES Show in Amsterdam later this month.

The Small Studio Collection is the total microphone solution for small recording studios with a tight budget. Consisting of a critics favorite, the SA538 Large Diaphragm Condenser, the E700 Solid State condenser and a sequentially numbered matched pair of M900s. Start up and well established studios will benefit from this full spectrum selection of microphones and will be able to tackle any recording situation from vocals to orchestra to loud electric guitars.

The collection is delivered in a solid locking flight case with all of the necessary accessories and CharterOak's Lifetime Warranty. The Collection will be available through Authorized CharterOak Dealers beginning in June for $3300.

KResearch has just released a major update of its "modular reverb-echoes based multi-effect plug-in" KR-Space.

New features :

- New high precision sliders and knobs.
- Early/Late balance is now Listener position.
- The new sliders and knobs correct a bug from the previous version where it was difficult to adjust values near the minimum value settings.
- Sliders accept keyboard input by double click.
- Knob value boxes accept keyboard input.
- New skin.
- New input selector with left/right/stereo instead of mono button.
- New LED VU meters.
- New preset name display (VST only).
- New Active Module connection graph.
- New Graphic Link button.
- New Aose Graphic Animation Display with :

. Frequency changes bubble outer color.
. Frequency variation varies colours betwe ...

De la Mancha has just announced the release of versions 2.0 of two free VST plug-ins for Windows : pfilter and gator.

pfilter v2.0 creates a steppy, gated effect, but using filter cut-off instead of volume to give a wider range of possibilities. It uses a variable state filter, triggered between 2 adjustable cut-off values by a tempo-sync'd probability-based step sequencer. An LFO can modulate the filter when triggered and trigger pulse length, attack and release can shape the sound.

Features :

- Tempo-sync step sequencer, with 2 to 32 steps over a sequence length of 2 to 32 beats.
- Can be programmed or random, by setting the probability of each step from 0-100%.
- Seeded randomisation for repeatable loops up to 100 beats long.
- Resonant variable filter, LP, HP, BP and ...

SPC Plugins has just released Morphilter v1.0, a stereo multi-mode filter with LFO-driven crossfading.

Morphilter produces lowpass, notch, highpass and bandpass filter responses. It allows a continuous crossfade from one response to the next. This crossfade may be automated by an LFO. In addition, the cutoff frequencies of the left and right filters may be independently modulated by two further LFOs. All three LFOs may independently be locked to tempo or free-running.

Morphilter is available now for Windows in VST format and costs $10. A demo version is also available.