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Plug-Ins and Standalone tools for all of you mixing and sound design needs
An equalizer is probably the tool you use most while mixing and mastering, so you need the best of the best. With FabFilter Pro-Q 3, you get the highest possible sound quality, a very extensive feature set, and a gorgeous, innovative interface with unrivalled ease of use.
Mixing and mastering features
Pro-Q 3 offers everything that a demanding engineer could wish for: top-quality linear phase operation in addition to the zero latency and unique Natural Phase modes, smooth dynamic EQ, per-band mid/side processing, full surround support (up to Dolby Atmos 7.1.2), an intelligent solo feature, optional Auto Gain and a built-in, fully customizable spectrum analyzer.
Effortlessly sculpt your sound
FabFilter Pro-Q 3 is designed to help you achieve your sound in the quickest way possible. Via the large interactive EQ display, you can create bands where you need them, enable dynamic EQ for any band, and select and edit multiple bands at once.
Unique features like Spectrum Grab, Full Screen mode and EQ Match will speed up your workflow even more. Try it yourself!
FabFilter goodies
Of course, you also get all the usual FabFilter goodies: perfectly tuned knobs, interactive MIDI Learn, undo/redo and A/B switch, Smart Parameter Interpolation for smooth parameter transitions, an extensive help file with interactive help hints, sample-accurate automation, advanced optimization and much more.
800+ sounds from one of the most complex and varied sounding instruments that we’ve come across in our junk shop travels. Broken strings, creaky wood and a great resonant cavity gave us a massive collection of sounds ready to be bent and twisted.
This is a fretless German harp zither, which differs in quality significantly from concert zithers, which have several strings with fretted necks beneath them. This version was manufactured by Friederich Menzenhauer, the father of the zither in the US. Zithers of this kind are notoriously difficult to identify because they contain no distinguishing marks on the bodies themselves, and the only branding is on the paper label deteriorating inside the soundhole.
Our version had been worn beyond all repair through decades of age and neglect. Broken strings, creaky wood and a great resonant cavity gave us a massive collection of sounds ready to be bent and twisted.
We did much more than just throw a couple of mics up and pluck – this instrument was recorded with a stethoscope mic, a lav inside the cavity, overhead xy, room mics, and more. We banged, scraped, bowed, ebowed, and thumped every last noise out of this one in three separate sessions. The end result was a collection of about 5 Gb of edited stereo 24 bit 96k sound.
The Kontakt instruments are where the real magic happens with this instrument. There are presets for horror string hits, angelic and demonic pads, old creaks and more. The zither barely survived, but it gave us an array of sounds that are very different from what you’ll get from a properly tuned and maintained instrument. It is the uniqueness of the decay that gives our zither its character.
AUTOMATED BIRD NOISE REMOVAL
DEBIRD automatically recognizes bird noises in your recordings and removes them with surgical precision.
THE PROBLEM
Meet the involuntary #1 enemy of recordists and editors alike: Birds.
While their lively and delightful song is a true asset in nature ambiences, it ruins just about everything else.
As a result, countless hours are spent on the rather tedious task of cleaning recordings before one can get back to the fun part and focus on the creative process.
Meet DEBIRD – your simple but powerful tool that utilizes Deep Learning to do all the cleaning work for you.
Sit back and relax while DEBIRD effortlessly extracts all the unwanted chatter from your audio file within seconds!
1. Select any sound you want to clean up and use DEBIRD on your DAWs audio tracks.
2. Hit Play and enjoy DEBIRD removing all the birds from your sound in REAL TIME.
3. You can see the removed bird sounds in the lower spectrum display. Adjust the built-in filters and sensitivity to your likings.
THAT’S IT?
Yes! It is really that simple. You need some more features? You can also do the following:
Would you like to keep certain sounds that would otherwise be removed? No problem! Grab a boundary box or brush and show DEBIRD what to keep.
Solo and export the extracted bird sounds if needed. DEBIRD can be used in the exact opposite way it was designed for.
FAST PROCESSING
No matter how fast you remove bird sounds, DEBIRD is faster.
CUT THE SLACK
No more need to plan recording sessions at night or use invasive methods such as scaring off birds.
SMART
DEBIRD‘s Machine Learning capabilities help the tool to improve over time.
HELP US TO IMPROVE DEBIRD
DEBIRD works with a neural network that further improves the more input it gets. We will continuously feed the deep learning algorithm with recordings of birds to improve the results and to better handle edge-cases.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
You have a file and DEBIRD struggles to properly remove the bird sounds? Contact us via [email protected] and send us your audio file. We will include it into the machine learning routine and DEBIRD will handle such cases better over time.
SOFTWARE
Please note: This plug-in requires an audio host software. It does not work as a standalone application.
It works with the most common audio host software apps that support VST3, AU or AAX plug-ins:
SYSTEM
Windows Windows 7 (64-bit), 8 GB RAM, Intel® Core i5
Mac Mac OS X 10.11, 8 GB RAM, Intel® Core i5
ILOK
Available licensing options:
Machine License activation and USB Dongle
KING OF STRINGS is the first Octobass sample library for Ni Kontakt.
Featuring the sampling of the unique custom made “Bohr-Moneta” Octobass.
There are only 4 octobasses in the world, this instrument is the perfect way to add the power of a rare bass instrument to your music compositions, giving an organic flavor without sacrificing the natural rough sound of a string instrument.
NOTE: KING OF STRINGS is an instrument for Ni Kontakt, it requires full version of Kontakt 5.8 or highter versions
SOUNDWEAVER helps you design new sounds from your existing sound library in less time.
SOUNDWEAVER opens up a highly inspirational sound design workflow.
SOUNDWEAVER explores the depths of your sound library.
Offering you an unlimited wealth of sound design power, SOUNDWEAVER is a standalone application that unlocks the full potential of your sound library. Easily add textures and complexity to your sounds while seamlessly blending different layers together. Create massive rumbles, bone-crunching organic thuds, falling impacts, hyper-complex futuristic effects, snarling creatures – with SOUNDWEAVER anything from your library can be magically morphed and layered into a new sound.
VERSION 1.3.1 NOW AVAILABLE
FOR SOUND DESIGNERS & MUSIC PRODUCERS
THE ONE EFFECT PLUG-IN TO RULE THEM ALL
EnRage is a highly addictive multi-modular FX processing tool that opens up unlimited possibilities in how you tweak and process your sounds. It will easily handle your daily FX plug-in needs but will also introduce you to a world of insanely wicked sound processing. EnRage is super responsive and extremely precise. To put it simple: EnRage will change the way you experience sounds.
The Mastering Bundle contains FabFilter’s essential plug-ins for mastering: A professional limiter, EQ, multiband dynamics and compressor plug-ins.
Features
The Mastering Bundle contains:
• FabFilter Pro-MB
• FabFilter Pro-L2
• FabFilter Pro-Q3
• FabFilter Pro-C2
Requirements
Windows
• 32-bit: Windows 8, 7, Vista or XP
• 64-bit: Windows 8, 7 or Vista(x64)
• VST 2/3 host or Pro Tools
Mac OS X
• 32-bit: OS X 10.5 or higher
• 64-bit: OS X 10.6 or higher
• AU or VST 2/3 host or Pro Tools
• Intel processor
Realtime Pitchshifting PlugIn version 2!
Elastique Pitch is the real time pitch shifting solution for RTAS, VST, AU and AAX. Powered by zplane’s élastiquePro pitch shifting engine which is used by millions of end users around the world, the plugin ensures the highest, program independent pitch shifting quality.
Elastique Pitch focuses on the essential things: you won’t find any unnecessary or confusing controls or functionality. Instead, the plugin offers you quality, stability, and ease of use.
In the second edition we´ve added a feedback delay and the infiniSTRETCH function of the new élastiquePro v3 engine. Both make it easy to use Elastique Pitch in a more creative way.
The key features of Elastique Pitch V2 are:
• multi channel: support for synchronous pitching of up to 8 audio channels
• real time: no offline pre-analysis required
• feedback with delay for more creative usage
• Three different views
• Program-independent high quality with the highly-acclaimed élastiquePro v3 engine (speech, single-voiced, classical/popular music, etc.)
• phase coherence: absolute phase stability between all channels
• MIDI input: for pitch control
• formant shifting: shift formants independent from pitch
• factory presets: for typical film pull-ups/pull-downs
• AU, VST, AAX and RTAS support for Mac & PC
technical specifications
• audio format: 1-8 channels (I/O), 44.1-192kHz sample rate
• plugin format: AAX, RTAS, AU, VST
• pitch range: ± 12 semitones = 50-200%
• timbre range: ± 12 semitones = 50-200%
• plugin latency: 150ms @48kHz
• min. system CPU: 2GHz
• OS: MacOsX >10.6.8, Windows 2000/XP, Vista, Win7/8
• Host: Pro Tools > V8
The FX Bundle contains all of FabFilter’s most important effect plug-ins: our professional EQ, reverb, compressor, multiband dynamics, limiter, de-esser and gate/expander, and our inspiring distortion/saturation, delay and filter plug-ins.
Features
The FX Bundle contains:
• FabFilter Pro-MB
• FabFilter Pro-L2
• FabFilter Pro-Q3
• FabFilter Pro-C2
• FabFilter Pro-R
• FabFilter Pro-Q 2
• FabFilter Pro-DS
• FabFilter Pro-G
• FabFilter Saturn
• FabFilter Timeless 2
• FabFilter Volcano 3
• FabFilter Pro-R2
The Essentials Bundle gets you FabFilter’ s most essential mixing tools: The Pro-Q3 professional EQ, Pro–R reverb and the Pro-C2 compressor.
Features
This bundle includes:
• FabFilter Pro-R
• FabFilter Pro-C 2
• FabFilter Pro-Q 3
• FabFilter Pro-R2
Requirements
Windows
• 32-bit: Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista or XP
• 64-bit: Windows 10, 8, 7 or Vista(x64)
• VST 2/3 host or Pro Tools
Mac OS X
• OS X 10.6 or higher
• AU or VST 2/3 host or Pro Tools
• Intel processor
The ultimate weapon sound design solution, Weaponiser Fully Loaded extends the power of Weaponiser Basic by offering our most comprehensive library of professionally recorded weapon sounds.
Weaponiser Fully Loaded offers a total of 2288 assets, 1596 edited Weapon recordings, 13 weapons, 692 sweeteners and 39 IRs and 135 presets. It also allows you to import your own assets.
Library highlights:
• 1596 weapon recordings
• 13 weapons
• 692 sweeteners and 39 irs
• 135 presets
Formats (64-bit only): AAX Native/AudioSuite, VST, AU. An iLok account (available for free at ilok.com) is required to activate and use the software. A dongle is not required, but if you want to use one, an iLok 2 or later is the one to use.
The Heads Up Display sound effects library is the first installment in the Robotic Creations Collection. Each library within the Robotic Creations Collection contains sound effects designed to match five different robotic personalities with their own unique sonic characteristics: Mimo, the robot buddy; Q5, the vintage robot; NGage, the exosuit; Gregory, the android; and Firewall, the mech suit.
Features the internal tech sounds that you would hear within each distinctive robot’s heads up display, such as:
150+ interface beeps • 80+ success beeps • 70+ fail beeps • 50+ data readouts • 45+ countdowns • 15+ alarms • 100+ power ups • 95+ power downs
Also available in a special Sound Design Toolbox version.
The Burroughs Protectograph that we acquired was manufactured around the turn of the 20th century and had a single unique function – to stamp and emboss checks for banks. The Burroughs corporation has been around since 1886, and was an early force in the adding machine, check stamper and typewriter industries. This Protectograph version had an electric mechanism that would move large printheads down through a ribbon and would stamp a check hard and repeatedly for as long as the print key was held down. Our machine was acquired in perfect working condition.
Its keys have a short through but a satisfying clack, and the punch mechanism is a huge whir stamp sound than can cycle if the punch button is held down. We rolled with the case both on and off, which revealed very different sounds from the main electric mechanisms.
We ran the whole session with three perspectives miked up – front by the keys, in the back by the punch and a wide perspective perfect for bgfx placement. The front and back mics were Schoeps CMC6.MK4 and the wide mic was an AT 4050 in omni about 5 feet away. Listen to the straight examples give a clear accounting of the type of sounds we got from this machine, and the bent examples show what can really be done with those sounds and the Kontakt instrument.
Glass Bottle Percussion is a cinematic instrument built from 400+ sample recordings of antique glass bottles.
Our Audio Craftsmen meticulously edited, balanced and programmed 4 round robins and 3 velocity layers for each bottle, before integrating them into our Kontakt interface, giving Film Composers and Music Producers a suite of unique textures to use in their tracks. These sounds are perfect for trailer percussion loops, rhythmic tension, electronic music and film score cues with an exotic tonality.
The Main Articulations include: Drumstick Hits, Hand Taps, Bottle Top Hits, Drum Beater Hits, Nail Taps, Rolls, Scrapes and Wobbles.
But we didn’t stop there… As always with our Kontakt library releases, our in-house Composers designed an eclectic array of designed patches. Pads, choirs, drones, oil drums, screams, plucks and even karate chops give the user both tonal and atonal material to layer with their percussion, and build a haunting, glassy texture into their sound.
The 344 Audio Kontakt interface provides a variety of controls that encourage experimentation with the patches. The built in Arpeggiator is great for generating hundreds of percussion variations on the fly, while the Main View provides a set of parameters perfect for shaping the sounds your way.
Kontakt 5.8.1 or higher is required.
NOTE: This library does not run in the free ‘Kontakt Player’
Multiband compression and expansion are powerful tools, but notoriously difficult to set up and control. Enter FabFilter Pro-MB: making multiband dynamics processing intuitive yet powerful at the same time.
FabFilter Pro-MB introduces a unique Dynamic Phase processing mode. It has virtually the same frequency response as traditional multiband processing, but doesn’t introduce latency or pre-ringing, and only introduces minor phase changes when the gain actually changes. Of course, we have also included an excellent Linear Phase mode and a traditional Minimum Phase mode.
The powerful combination of high quality processing, optimized workflow using the interactive multiband display and all the expert features you need, makes Pro-MB both a lifesaver and timesaver!
Pro L2 is a major update to the Pro-L limiter plug-in. With four brand-new limiting algorithms, “Modern” for general all-purpose limiting , “aggressive” for EDM and rock music, “Bus” specific for drums and individual track limiting and “Safe” which avoids distortion at all costs. Also newly added is the true peak limiting mode which makes it extremely easy to hit a maximum true peak target. Combined with improved true peak metering and extensive loudness metering that’s compliant with the EBU R128, ITU-R BS.1770-4, and ATSC A/85 standards.
Complete support for surround audio with flexible channel linking makes Pro-L 2 much more versatile in multi-channel scenarios, while the sound quality is even higher than before with up to 32x linear phase oversampling. New features like a DC offset filter, external side chain triggering for stem mastering, and a Unity Gain option ensure that Pro-L 2 is the solution to any mastering challenge.
The unique real-time level display is now even more effective with new innovative display modes, including an Infinite mode that shows all audio for an entire session. Moments of significant gain reduction are highlighted with peak labels to give additional insight in the limiting process. The interface has been carefully redesigned to be aesthetically pleasing with a perfectly optimized workflow.
Grotta is Max4Live device developed to creatively work with the Outer Fields sound libraries and any other recording.
It’s an audio effect implementing a real-time granular synthesis algorithm using a multi-voices audio scanner that creates a constant stream of destructured crossfading sections of the input sound source.
Pitch, size, windowing and density of each grain can be modulated to create a deep variety of sound processing with an additional blurring effect provided on-chain to generate vast and dense soundscapes.
Please note: Ableton Live (not included) is required to use this product
Cinematic Horror Storeroom – Volume 1 is a collection of spooky, gnarly, gritty and screeching sounds. There is a variety of sounds in it, all scary!
The library’s interface is made up of two sections:
– Sample
– Reverb
A brand new sample library for horror trailers, movies and video games. If you need fresh inspiration and professional assets for your next horror project, you’re in the right place!
Dialog. The focal point of any movie, television show, documentary, or for that matter, any creative media production involving the spoken word. Add to the mix a sweeping musical score, dozens of foley effects, and plenty more – and it becomes clear the job of dialog mixing is a tall order. After all, if you can’t hear what the actors are saying, why watch it at all!!
The SA-2 Dialog Processor is based on hardware originally conceived by Academy Award winning re-recording mixer Mike Minkler and used on over 100 major motion pictures. The SA-2 is designed to improve the overall sound of recorded speech. But the SA-2 is not just for dialog. It’s equally useful for vocals, and is a great tool for adjusting the timbre of any track, a reliable de-esser, and a fine multi-frequency compressor, in our completely biased opinion.
The SA-2 Dialog Processor is made up of 5 bands of strategic active equalization, configured in a variety of modes to best address common issues of dialog. Each band of active equalization has a threshold control to determine at what signal level the active equalizer begins to effect the signal. There are also enable buttons for each band to quickly audition the effect of any given band. Two mode selectors – one for controlling the ballistics of the active equalization, and a second for placing the five bands at strategic locations in the frequency spectrum. Finally, there are input and output gain controls for overall adjustment.
Features
• Five independent bands of strategic active equalization
• Multiple process modes for a variety of applications
• Unique signal reduction metering
• Double precision processing
• Ultra low latency
• Mono and stereo versions
Formats
• HD v6: AAX DSP/Native, AU, VST
FutzBox is a distortion and noise generator plug-in for creating low fidelity versions of audio signals.
Typical post productions require distorted, or ‘futzed’ versions of dialog and other tracks. Simulations of radios, cell phones, and televisions are now available in a single software product. These simulations, called SIMs (Synthetic Impulse Models) provide accurate modeling in an extremely optimized format, allowing FutzBox to use less DSP power than conventional convolution based products. Furthermore, SIMs can be scaled in real-time and changed on the fly.
In addition to the SIM library of sounds, FutzBox also includes filtering and EQ, distortion, a noise generator, and gating to complete the sonic destruction required. Original and distorted audio can be mixed in real-time to accommodate scene changes or other automation requirements.
Features
• Library of Synthetic Impulse Models (SIMs)
• Configurable ‘futz’ effects including filtering, EQ, and distortion
• Flexible noise generator with ducking capability
• Hyper-sensitive gate for signal dropout effects
• Double Precision Processing
• Ultra Low Latency
• Mono and Stereo versions
Formats
• Native v6: AAX Native, AU, VST
Even when using the best mics, pre-amps and converters, sibilance in vocal recordings can easily get over-accentuated during post-processing like compression or saturation. But don’t worry, FabFilter Pro-DS comes to the rescue!
With its highly intelligent ‘Single Vocal’ detection algorithm, FabFilter Pro-DS accurately identifies sibilance in vocal recordings and attenuates it transparently.
When using the ‘Allround’ mode, Pro-DS becomes a great tool for high-frequency limiting of any material, like drums or even full mixes. Try it out yourself!
FabFilter Pro-DS offers everything you need to get the best result possible, presented in a simple and easy-to-use interface. Wide band or linear-phase split band processing, an optional look-ahead of up to 15 ms, adjustable stereo linking with optional mid-only or side-only processing, up to four times linear-phase oversampling… it’s all there.
The “Cedar” library series is a collection of libraries, comprised of three different instruments:
– Ponticello (the present one)
– Sul Tasto
– Bizzarro
Each volume is a single Kontakt instrument with a peculiar timbral personality. The entire series is created recording sounds from a luthier classical guitar. They can be used for composing and producing purposes – like an acoustic percussion setup – as well as for soundtrack composition and sound design in films, video games and any other multimedia product. “Ponticello” and “Sul Tasto” also feature a dedicated effects page that can be used to process the sounds in the library with several processors, both send and insert effects. They are “percussion oriented” sounds, while “Bizzarro” is a keyboard instrument.
Introduction to “Ponticello”
The instrument contains 10 sets of sounds, called “Engines”. Each set has a dedicated channel strip in the interface and can be processed with a dedicated sub-page. You can also choose an individual audio output for further processing in your favorite DAW with effect plugins of your choice. Each sound has been recorded with two different mic placements, and you can mix them to your taste.
Igniter is the new industry standard for creating any real-world or sci-fi vehicle and engine sound effects with ease. Whether you work in audio post or game audio, Igniter enables you to design, perform and automate any complex vehicle behaviour directly in your DAW – from sports cars, motorbikes, planes, helicopters, spacecraft and other engine sounds to moving ambiences, textures, Foley or whatever sparks your imagination.
Igniter is the only solution of its kind to come jam-packed with over 20 performable vehicles and 614 audio assets from vehicles including Aston Martin, Ferrari, Porsche, Tesla, Harley Davidson, Huey UH-1H, Agusta Westland 119x, CH-47D Chinook, Bombardier Challenger, Cessna 560XL, skids, sweeteners and much more. Recordings come from Watson Wu, The Recordist, Sounding Sweet, George Vlad, Echo Peak and Flysound.
THE HASSLE-FREE & MOST FLEXIBLE STEREO PLUGIN
Seize control over your stereo imaging with this one-stop stereo plug-in. Keep your sounds three-dimensional and dynamic by using STEREOLAB to morph your mono signal into a full-range stereo sound, or shrink your wide field into a coherent, single mono mix. With left/right independent panning, mid-side gain, left and right delays to create interaural time differences. STEREOLAB truly is an all-in-one stereo-mono plug-in that is a must-have on every FX chain.
With A Sound Effect, Asbjoern has created a web site where our international community can browse, learn, and share the vast fruits of our labors. Together we are accelerating the very real potential power of sound design as a recognized art form.
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