Author: Erik

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Orchestral Tools Miroire film music plug-in review

Orchestral Tools Miroire review

Recorded on the Teldex Scoring Stage, Orchestral Tools’s collections of sampled instruments and orchestras are unparalleled for two reasons: the instruments are recorded with multiple microphones that you can select in the plug-in and the people playing the music scores are a selection of musicians from the Berlin Philharmonics, Radio Symphony Orchestra or DSO for your production. The company’s sample collections have been used in movies, TV series and even games (e.g. “It Takes Two”). I was given the opportunity to review one of their latest collections, Miroire, which is a collection of baroque instrumental and choir sounds.… Read More Orchestral Tools Miroire film music plug-in review

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Expressive E Imagine software synth review

In the last half 2021, Expressive E released Imagine, a physical model based software synthesiser that works in Logic Pro X. I purchased a copy when the plug-in was still available at an introductory price of 83 EUR. Its normal sales price is 55% more, so I was very interested to experience whether the list price would be worth it.… Read More Expressive E Imagine software synth review

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Capture One 22 Pro review

Capture One 22 Pro review

Capture One 22 Pro is the most obvious example of a RAW editor that’s reached the pinnacle of its capabilities. There’s no further improving on features already available, so the developers start adding new ones. In this case, it’s the ability to create panoramic photos and true multi-photo HDR, in addition to wireless tethering for Canon cameras and AI-driven batch-capable rotation.… Read More Capture One 22 Pro review

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iodyne launches Pro Data, a 12 NVMe SSD solution with 8 Thunderbolt ports

iodyne’s Pro Data is a storage device that holds 12 NVMe SSDs and has eight Thunderbolt ports for video editors, photographers, audio engineers, and workgroup users who need massive storage space combined with the highest possible throughput. Pro Data works with any computer that has a Thunderbolt port, but is the most useful when paired with M1 Macs.… Read More iodyne launches Pro Data, a 12 NVMe SSD solution with 8 Thunderbolt ports

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NUGEN Audio Paragon, the reverb plugin that blows all others out of the water

NUGEN Audio Paragon revisited review

Paragon is a true convolution reverb with some algorithmic reverb control thrown in the mix. It offers the best of both worlds: the sound of real spaces and adjustments beyond your wildest imagination. Paragon offers full control of the decay, room size and brightness of the reverbs modelled on 3D recordings of real spaces, driven by re-synthesis. Paragon is conceived to do all that without time-stretching or artefacts, and support for Dolby Atmos as well as stereo tracks.… Read More NUGEN Audio Paragon, the reverb plugin that blows all others out of the water

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NUGEN Audio SEQ-S, the high-res, linear phase spline and match Equaliser

NUGEN Audio SEQ-S review

SEQ-S is a high-resolution, linear phase spline and match EQ that allows for sonic sculpting and EQ matching in up to 7.1 channels. There’s an SEQ-ST as well, which is stereo only. This article covers SEQ-S and its power features. Except for its sonic sculpting capabilities, SEQ-S sets itself apart by offering a direct-draw interface and its computational algorithm being based upon FFT (Fast Fourier Transform).… Read More NUGEN Audio SEQ-S, the high-res, linear phase spline and match Equaliser

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OWC released its Accelsior 8M2, a speed demon PCIe SSD with capacities of up to 64TB

OWC Accelsior 8M2 overview

The OWC Accelsior 8M2 is a backwards compatible PCIe 4.0 expansion card for Windows PCs, Mac Pros (2019 model)m Linux workstations and PCIe expansion systems. It uses the total bandwidth of the latest PCIe technology and has a highly efficient heat dissipating design to provide ultra-reliable speeds up to 26,000MB/s.… Read More OWC released its Accelsior 8M2, a speed demon PCIe SSD with capacities of up to 64TB

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NUGEN Audio: Visualizer shows what your audio sounds like

NUGEN Audio Visualizer plugin review

NUGEN Audio Visualizer is an audio analysis tool that provides detailed information and a high degree of customisation with every view individually selectable and customisable. Visualizer contains a level meter, spectrum analyser, stereo spectrum analyser, spectrogram, stereo spectrogram, vectorscope, correlation by frequency meter, and correlation meter. It also has the ability to compare two different sources in side-by-side views.… Read More NUGEN Audio: Visualizer shows what your audio sounds like

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