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on November 3, 2009 by varosound

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bugfixes: Density mkII (v2.0.2) + FerricTDS (v1.0.2)

In Audio FX Plug-Ins on November 10, 2009 by varosound Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Both maintenance releases are containing important stability improvements, especially for the memory issues that were causing crashes when deleting plugins in some host applications.

The Density mkII v2.0.2 update is available through the downloads page here.

The FerricTDS v1.0.2 update is available through the KVR Developer Challenge over here.

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FerricTDS – released today within the KVR DC’09

In Audio FX Plug-Ins on October 29, 2009 by varosound Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

FerricTDS

FerricTDS - Tape Dynamics Simulator

Inspired by the smooth dynamic shaping capabilities of some high-end reel-to-reel tape recorders, this plug-in simulates three of the most distinctive and much appreciated sonic effects generated by these devices: Read More »

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applying saturation through the sidechain

In Chitchat, development on October 19, 2009 by varosound Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

This short article gives a brief introduction on applying waveshaping algorithms not directly in the audio path but via a transformed equation through the sidechain and a VCA instead.

Typical saturation curves

Typical saturation curves

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the (upcoming) plug-in portfolio page

In Chitchat on October 13, 2009 by varosound Tagged: , , , ,

As so many folks had already requested that there should be a separate page here in the blog which is solely dedicated to the available Variety Of Sound plug-in portfolio and more descriptive information on that, this topic has finally entered the top ten of my todo list. Read More »

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Density mkII 2.0.1 maintenance release available

In Audio FX Plug-Ins on October 12, 2009 by varosound Tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

The 2.0.1 maintenance release for Density mkII is out now.

Density mk II

Density mkII 2.0.1

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Tape: the final frontier?

In Chitchat, Music Production on October 3, 2009 by varosound Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The concept of magnetic recording to a moving tape was invented by the German-Austrian engineer Fritz Pfleumer and received a patent back in 1928. The basic idea was to translate the voltage from the audio signal straight into magnetic energy, which then induces magnetic particles on a tape (moving along the inductor at constant speed). These particles manage to store the audio information. The whole process goes the other way around for recall.

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SSE1 compatible systems – some testers needed

In development on October 1, 2009 by varosound Tagged: , , , , , ,

I do need some more testers with SSE1 compatible systems (e.g. old AMD Athlon series) – if you can perform some tests for me with a prepared Density mkII version please drop me a short comment here with your email.

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what I’m currently working on – Vol. 3

In Chitchat, development on September 25, 2009 by varosound Tagged: , , , , , , , ,

2nd and 3rd order harmonics

2nd and 3rd order harmonics

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on the road: the mobile setup

In Chitchat on September 16, 2009 by varosound Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

mobile setup 2

the mobile setup

As shown in the pics, this was my mobile setup I’ve used recently during my Barcelona trip: Read More »