PC and Music News

Brainworx has announced the release of a new free plug-in, bx_cleansweep.

bx_cleansweep features a lo-pass and hi-pass filter - introducing BX's "anti-crush" 6 dB lp-filter, taken from bx_digital V2.

It is available for Windows and Mac OS X in VST, AU and RTAS effect plug-in formats.

EZdrummer 1.2.0 is now available. This update is recommended for all EZdrummer users. It adds essential support for the latest generation of EZX-s.

New features :

• new Drumkit presets pull down menu including user preset saving facility
• new Mixer channel LEDs indicates the presence of signal pre-fader
• drag and drop install of Toontrack MIDI packs supported
• various adjustments to support the upcoming Electronic EZX
• knob circular modes are now always relative
• EZX library version info is now available from the Help menu
• several bug fixes

TC Electronic presents a new bundle for PowerCore Users. Here what they say about it :

We're all searching for effects and signal processors that can give our sound that distinctive edge. But if you're also looking for great value for money then you'll want to check out the latest plug-in bundle that's now available to all PowerCore users.

We've bundled the Tube-Tech inspired CL 1B compressor/limiter plug-in with the Tap Factory multi-tap delay/reverb hybrid plug-in to bring you a great value package that puts the fundamentals of music production right at your fingertips.

With these two plug-ins you'll be adding the finest in vintage analog dynamics control and the ultimate creative multi-tap delay/reverb hybrid to your sonic armory – and all for an incredible low price.

And if you already own the Tube-Tech CL 1B plug-in then there's even more good news - you get to upgrade to this new plug-in bundle for free. If you own only Tap Factory you can not upgrade for free.

Available now for $449/€349. For more details, please visit :

For the month of November, McDSP offers a never before seen special, allowing all customers to purchase anything and everything for up to 30% off! That's right, we're starting off this Holiday Season with great savings on all bundles, individual products and upgrades.


The McDSP HD product line supports TDM, RTAS and AudioSuite formats, and operates on Pro Tools HD, LE and M-Powered, and the McDSP Native product line supports RTAS and Audiosuite formats, and operate on Pro Tools HD, LE and M-Powered.

Hurry and make your purchase today, this offer ends November 30, 2009.

Vocal Rider is the first of Waves pioneering new series of Mix tools. Simply put, Vocal Rider rides the levels of vocal tracks, automatically.

Instead of manually riding the physical mixing console fader, or tediously drawing in each individual level change on a DAW track, Vocal Rider does it for you, making it a true timesaver.

All you need to do is set the target range of the vocal level in relation to the rest of the mix. Then, Vocal Rider compensates for all deviations from the target, intelligently raising or lowering the vocal volume, instantly. And unlike everyday compression, Vocal Rider adds absolutely no additional coloring to the track.

Features :

• Keep steady vocal & dialog levels automatically.
• Save time by automating the vocal riding part of the mixing process.
• Write the automatic riding to an automation track for fine tuning.
• Real-Time means no latency and no pre-scan needed.
• Up to 24bit 96kHz resolution
• Supports TDM, RTAS, Audio Suite, VST, AU
• PC and Mac compatible

Vocal Rider is available now and costs $400.

Wave Arts announces the release of Tube Saturator, their first step into the world of accurate real-time analog modeling.

Unlike other tube simulators, which use radically simplified models, Tube Saturator uses state of the art circuit simulation technology to capture every nuance of an analog circuit. With circuit simulation, the analog schematic completely defines the signal processing. The schematic is converted into a system of non-linear differential equations which is solved at each sampling period, in realtime. That's mathematical talk for "it sounds exactly like the analog circuit".

The circuit simulation technology is extremely CPU intensive, and hence we are only able to simulate very simple circuits. Tube Saturator is in fact a basic circuit consisting of a Baxandall type ...