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on November 3, 2009 by varosound

In Audio FX Plug-Ins on November 10, 2009 by varosound Tagged: 2009, bugfix, Compressor, Download, Dynamics, FX, news, Plug-In, Saturation, Simulator, tape, Update
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.

In Audio FX Plug-Ins on October 29, 2009 by varosound Tagged: 2009, Analog, compression, Compressor, distortion, dynamic response, dynamic shaping, harmonic, limiting, machine, magnetic tape, news, non-linear, Plug-In, processing, recoring, reel-to-reel, Saturation, Simulator, tape, Virtual

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 »

In Chitchat, development on October 19, 2009 by varosound Tagged: amplitude, artifacts, compression, Compressor, dependent, development, Digital, distortion, DSP, filter, frequency, harmonic, intermodulation, non-linear, oversampling, phase, processing, Saturation, sidechain, signal, transfer curve, VCA, waveshaper
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
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In Chitchat on October 13, 2009 by varosound Tagged: FX, page, Plug-In, portfolio, VST
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 »

In Audio FX Plug-Ins on October 12, 2009 by varosound Tagged: 2009, announcements, Compressor, density, Download, DSP, mkII, Plug-In, Update, VST
The 2.0.1 maintenance release for Density mkII is out now.

Density mkII 2.0.1
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In Chitchat, Music Production on October 3, 2009 by varosound Tagged: Analog, Barkhausen effect, circuit, compression, distortion, Dynamics, electromagnetic, FX, gear, harmonic, hysteresis, inductor, limiting, magical, magnetic, non-linear, particles, permeability, processing, Saturation, signal, tape
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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In development on October 1, 2009 by varosound Tagged: Compressor, density, DSP, Plug-In, test, testing, VST
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.

In Chitchat, development on September 25, 2009 by varosound Tagged: 2009, development, DSP, FX, harmonic, non-linear, Plug-In, processing, Update

In Chitchat on September 16, 2009 by varosound Tagged: Barcelona, cans, gear, headphones, laptop, location, MIDI, mobile, noise cancellation, offsite, performing, setup, shades, working

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