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- Rob Papen Updates Predator 14 Mar 2010, 11:24 pm
Rob Papen has updated the Windows version of Predator to v1.5.8. - Togu Audio Line Windows 64-bit Versions 14 Mar 2010, 11:09 pm
Togu Audio Line has released Windows 64-bit versions of many of its free plug-ins. - Freak Show Enterprises JambaLaya 14 Mar 2010, 11:07 pm
Freak Show Enterprises has updated JambaLaya to v1.3.1. - Iliadis Updates Efthimia 14 Mar 2010, 11:06 pm
Iliadis has updated Efthimia Electronic Organ to v1.4. - Universal Audio Precision Enhancer Hz 14 Mar 2010, 10:48 pm
The Precision Enhancer Hz is designed to allow the user to selectively add upper harmonics to bass fundamentals, sometimes referred to as “phantom bass”. - Universal Audio Manley Massive Passive EQs 14 Mar 2010, 10:35 pm
Universal Audios UAD Powered Plug-In versions of the Manley Massive Passive EQs represent UAs most ambitious and detailed EQ model to date, the company says. - SONiVOX Eighty Eight – Grand Piano 13 Mar 2010, 12:51 pm
SONiVOX announced the release of their Grand Piano Virtual Instrument, Eighty Eight, conceived and designed as a virtual embodiment of a Steinway CD 327 grand. - Music Notation on Word 13 Mar 2010, 12:40 pm
musicnotationformsword.com announced the release of Music Notation for MS Word, a music notation editing product that allows musicians to embed, edit and publish music notation in Microsoft Word envir. […] - LePou Plugins LeGion 13 Mar 2010, 12:32 pm
LePou Plugins has released LeGion, a free high gain preamp simulator VST effect plug-in for Windows. - zplane Elastique Pitch Plugin 13 Mar 2010, 12:17 pm
zplane has announced that a new version of the Elastique Pitch Plugin is available for download.
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VSTHost is an Open Source VST-compatible host that:
- Loads VST plugins.
- Parameterizesing / editing them.
- Sound output for VSTis.
- MIDI-input and -output.
- Loading / saving .fxb files
- Supports ASIO2.
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EffectChainer is a DirectX and VST capable universal wrapper and multi-effect rack. With EffectChainer you can load, edit and chain as many DirectX and VST plug-ins you want. EffectChainer itself can be used as a plug-in in any host application supporting DirectX or VST.Features:
- Universal wrapper and multi-effect rack.
- Use DirectX plug-ins in applications supporting only VST plug-ins.
- Use VST plug-ins in applications supporting only DirectX plug-ins.
- Load as many plug-ins your computer can handle.
- Processes audio successively by all loaded and active effects.
- Supports mono and stereo inputs / outputs.
- Easy to use interface providing access to all features (effect menu, options menu, mute / solo functions, drag & drop to change effect order, editor access).
- Effect editor including complete parameter and program (VST) / preset (DirectX) handling.
- Possibility to save and load chains in the Acon Effect Chain file format, the common VST program / bank system or as static presets (DirectX version).
- Share effect chain files across different applications.
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SAVIHost is a derivative version of VSTHost that can be used to make any VSTi run like a standalone application.
This offers two major advantages:
- VSTi can be used (tested, checked or tried) easily and directly without the need or search for another host.
- VSTi can be distributed to be tested in a temporary directory without the need of the presence of another host or to search for a dedicated VSTPlugIns-subdirectory. The VSTi-dll can still be used within other hosts like Cubase, Sonar etc. when copied to that host’s VSTPlugins-subdirectory.
For use just rename SAVIHost.exe to the corresponding VSTi.dll e.g. if there is abc123.dll rename SAVIHost.exe to abc123.exe and this will run the VSTi.
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Features:
- Supports ASIO audio drivers (you can optionally install the free ASIO4ALL driver for DirectX and older Multimedia driver support).
- Loads VST instruments and effects.
- Loads and saves presets (fxp) and banks (fxb) in both parameter and chunk format.
- WAV files can be loaded and played from the host to test VST effects.
- Audio output can be recorded as WAV (32 bit float and 16 bit integer).
- MIDI files can be loaded and played, the MIDI data is sent to the plugin.
- MIDI input from any Windows MIDI port is possible.
- The computer keyboard can also be used as a rudimentary MIDI input device.
- Virtual MIDI keyboard for ‘mouse playing’.
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Wavosaur is an audio editor application. It supports VST plug-in effects, which can be chained.
Features:
- Basic editing functions (cut, copy, paste, trim/crop, reverse, mute, fade, normalize, etc.)
- Unlimited effects via the support of VST plugins. Plug-ins can be chained.
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NOTE: THIS IS THE ‘FREE’ VERSION, AND IS LIMITED TO 1 STEREO INPUT, 1 STEREO OUTPUT, AND 4 TRACKS. PROGRAM APPEARS VERY COMPLICATED.
Usine is an patch oriented sound software where you can add plug-ins and connect them without restriction. The main purpose of this program is to provide a real time analysis of an input signal and then react with, and modify plug-in parameters to produce the sound.
Features
| - | Analyse input or generated sound, for example pitch, peaks or dynamics to create adaptive effects, modify any parameter in real time. |
| - | Use the built-in virtual mixing table to mix the sound produced by different patches on each tracks (up to 16). |
| - | Organize patches, sounds, and effects on a timeline with the sequencer mode. Create complex automations curves. Very powerful Modular Mixing concept |
| - | Unlimited number of internal audio buses. |
| - | SMPTE synchronization with external sequencers. MIDI Time Code and MIDI Machine Control support. |
| - | Create huge, creative or stupid audio routing within the mixing table. For example, routing, a patch output to another patch input, or create a virtual master effect send and return, etc. |
| - | Manage 20 external audio sources (10 stereo) and apply different effects to any of them. |
| - | Create flexible Surround (up to 16 channels) projects: all audio tracks are 7.1, 8.0 or 16.0. The output sound can routed to any of the 20 available outputs, depending on your sound card. |
| - | Create inserts patches on any input / output channels. For example a master limiter or a master reverb. |
| - | Complete VST® processing: You can use any VST instruments or effect in patches and modify any VST Parameter in real time. Create a front-end simple interface. |
| - | Complete MIDI automation: assign any Usine visual object to a midi controller very simply by using the midi-learn command. Complete integration of motorized external controllers. |
| - | Complete MIDI input/output management, for VSTi instruments or external expanders. |
| - | Load up to 256 patches in memory in a “grid” and activate them as you want in real time. |
| - | Synchronize patches and VST plug-ins with a master tempo. Use unusual and absurd tempo from 0! To 10000000000! |
| - | Record your creations directly on the hard disk in real time: separate tracks, inputs and outputs. |
| - | All Usine functions are “real-time”, and you can resample, modify, input sound on the fly. |
| - | Of course, save patches, complete workspaces, and configurations, for a very quick adaptation to different projects. |
| - | Use any sample rate, depending on your Asio sound card. Usine has a 32 bit floating point audio engine. |
| - | Unlimited number of internal Audio, Data and Midi buses, |
| - | Unlimited Undo/Redo. |
| - | Include scripting capabilities to create complex patches in a Pascal-like language, |
| - | Full Open Sound Control (OSC) compatibility to communicate with other computers connected to the network or Internet, |
| - | If you are a C++ or Delphi programmer you can easily create new users modules with the API. |
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ArkeCode VST Oversampler is a VST plug-in that hosts another VST Plugin (both instruments and effects are supported), and oversamples it by 2. This reduces audible aliasing and may improve the high-frequency response of filters, equalizers, etc.
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VST Host Winamp Bridge is a DSP/Effect plugin for Winamp that hosts VST effects allowing you to use your favorite VST plug-ins within WinAmp.
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audioLabz V-dumper is a sampling and multi-effect rack which allows you to create multi-samples from VSTi plugins and external devices.
Features:
- VST/VSTi and ASIO host.
- Works as multi-effect or multi-synth controlled by MIDI.
- Connect to your favourite external synth and create multi-samples from it.
- Create multi-samples from your favourite VSTis - less CPU usage.
- Supports autolooping.
- SF2 and WAV output.
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MultiFXVST is a free Windows effect chainer that loads as a VST effect in your VST host and can also host, and chain, VST effect plug-ins itself.
Features:
- Up to 127 chains of effects.
- Unlimited number of effects in one chain (Limited by the power of your computer).
- Re-use plug-ins between chains.
- MultiFXVST and VST plugin parameters are controllable through MIDI messages and VST automation.
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DarkWave Studio is a modular virtual studio, similar to the tracker / modular studio Buzz. It allows you to load various machines such as virtual instruments and effects and connect them in a modular and straightforward fashion. DarkWave can load VST instruments and effects and it can also load machines using the DarkPlug API, which was custom made for DarkWave.
DarkWave natively supports both x86 (32-bit) and x64 (64-bit) versions of Windows with native binaries compiled for each platform. The x86 and x64 versions can each only load plug-ins for that platform, i.e. the x64 version only loads 64-bit VST and DarkPlug plugins.
DarkWave supports multiple processors, with an aggressively multithreaded audio path that can utilize multiple processors or cores by multithreading. Apparently the program soars on a Pentium D system with Windows XP 64-bit Edition.
The following plugins are included with DarkWave:
- MIDI Input
- ES BrainSynth (Virtual Analog Subtractive Synth)
- ES SpatialVerb (Room Modelling Reverb Unit)
- ES DrumKit (Virtual Analog 909)
- ES Delay (Echo Effect)
- ES Kick (Rave Kick Generator)
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SynthFont is a free/donationware tool for playing/rendering MIDI files using SoundFonts and other similar sound sources (WAV, DLS, GIGA and also VST Instruments).
SynthFont is intended to mimic the behavior of SoundFont compatible hardware/soundcards like SoundBlaster Live! or Audigy and SynthFont is (almost) modulator aware, which Live! is not. But SynthFont is more. It provides an interface into the SoundFont structure and has basic editing capabilities. It also displays various data about the loaded MIDI file through the piano roll and the event list. Finally, there is a simple playlist feature for storing the files you are currently working on.
SynthFont also supports VST effects - there are 17 busses in all: one master bus and 16 channel busses.
VSTSynthFont
VSTSynthFont (VSF), a separate VST instrument version of SynthFont is also available. It is a completely independent module, which you can use without SF installed. It does not have any of the SoundFont tools SF has, nor can it display any MIDI information as it does not handle MIDI files.
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AirRack is a live environment for those who make sound effects for TV program and other live performance.
AirRack provide you the following racks:
- Amplifier: the component to connect with the audio interface.
- Mixer: route other devices to the amplifier.
- Effects: dual effects which load VST effect plug-ins.
- VSTi: allow you to give real-time performance.
- MP3 player: play MP3 audio file.
- CD player: play the CD track with your CD-ROM.
- Loop player: play an audio file as a loop.
- Sound FX: a simple sampler to trigger sound effects.
- Graphic EQ: 31 band graphic EQ.
You can control the AirRack with your MIDI controller and your computer keyboard. Both English and Chinese versions are available.
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ASIO FX Processor LE is a standalone application that allows to stream audio from audio card input to audio card output through a VST plugin using Steinberg’s ASIO 2.0 interface, thus turning PC into a real-time effect processor.
It means that you can plug an audio source, like a guitar, microphone, external synth out for example, into input of your audio card that supports ASIO 2.0, run the ASIO FX Processor LE, select the input you would like to take the sound from and output for monitoring, load a VST plugin you want to process the sound in real-time and start the streaming. The application will take the sound from card’s input, pass it through the loaded VST plugin and output it back to audio card output for monitoring.
- 16, 24, 32 fixed point and 32 bit floating point audio data support.
- 32 bit floating point internal precision.
- Special ultra-low latency mode support.
- VST preset/bank files export/import.
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According to the website:
Moduloop is a standalone sound mangling/manipulation tool made using MAX/MSP, specifically geared towards users of drum loops – there is, however, no limitation as to what grooves you decide to moduloop. You can import any wav or aiff file, although the program works best on predefined loops of audio, as it syncs the BPM of the loops to the modulation matrix..
You can use pre-looped samples from sample CDs, or set up sound loops processed in your favourite software package (Peak, Wavelab, Soundforge, etc). The loops can be as long or short as you wish. Once truncated, you can then import your processed loops into programs such as recycle to do further sonic damage - or re-import them into Moduloop for more carnage. Moduloop can record ‘live’ for on-the-fly processing of sound files. Alternatively it can be used as part of a live set-up using a laptop.
This application is not a commercial product - you can download and use Moduloop for free. The downloadable zipped folder includes a readme.txt file on how to install and use. You don’t need MAX/MSP for the program to work as it has the max/msp engine built in for standalone use.
Warning:
The modulation matrix can be extremely powerful (sonically), and must be handled with care. When using the comb filter function, ensure you turn each dial down to it’s minimum and work slowly upwards to avoid any unexpected (and dangerous!) peaks in the signal that could potentially damage your ears or equipment.
