Blofeld Goes Digital, Free UA Reverb, and End-of-Year Plugin Deals!

Hello fellow producers! The plugin world's been busy this week: Waldorf finally brought their legendary Blofeld synth into the digital realm with all its wavetable magic intact, Universal Audio's dropping their Pure Plate Reverb as a free holiday gift. And these end-of-year plugin sales are making it really hard to resist upgrading the studio.

LATEST IN MUSIC SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE

Blofeld Expands Its Power

Waldorf Music has announced that its popular Blofeld synthesizer is now available as a software plugin. The Blofeld plugin delivers the same fat and rich Waldorf sound character that users love in the hardware version, powered by a powerful wavetable engine. The plugin can also be used to control the original Blofeld hardware.

Enhance Your Vocals with prime:vocal

Sonible has released prime:vocal, a new de-noising and clean-up processor for vocal recordings. Prime:vocal offers features like noise reduction, room reduction, dynamics controls, and a balance parameter to help transform demo vocals into professional-sounding audio. It's available as both a standalone application and an ARA plugin.

New Cherry Audio Filtomika Plugin

Cherry Audio has introduced a new filter-based synthesizer plugin called Filtomika, providing users with a powerful and flexible sound design tool.

miniBit v1.7 Brings Improvements

AudioThing has released version 1.7 of its miniBit plugin, which includes a standalone version, graphic controls, and improved CPU/memory usage.

DEALS

• Soundtoys 5 Bundle and Upgrades, a 50% discount on the flagship bundle and up to 75% off individual plugins like Decapitator, EchoBoy and Little AlterBoy.

• Waldorf Blofeld Plugin, a software version of the classic Waldorf Blofeld hardware synthesizer - €119 until January 2, 2025 (normally €149).

• BB N54 by KIT Plugins, a Neve 2254 compressor emulation - introductory price of $75 (regular $150).

• Sonara by Heavyocity, a vocal instrument - $149 (regular $179), until Dec 31. Registered owners of GRAVITY, GRAVITY 2, or any vocal product (paid) save an additional $30.

• Mariana Bass Synthesizer by Moog, a bass synth plugin - now $39 (RRP $99).

• Moogerfooger Effects Plugins by Moog, a collection of analog effects plugins - now $149 (RRP $279).

• Arturia Tape J-37, get a software emulation of the Studer J37 tape machine at $99 USD or included in the FX Collection 5 which at 40% off, now $299 (RRP $499), valid until the 9th of January 2025.

• Kiive Audio - KC1 Sale, a popular vocal compressor plugin - discounted to $74.99 (normally $139).

DEMOS, REVIEWS & TUTORIALS

Waldorf Blofeld - the article highlights the Blofeld's key features, such as its wavetable and virtual analog synthesis capabilities, extensive modulation options, and powerful arpeggiator. A significant point is the software's ability to control the hardware counterpart, replacing the previous editor.

Supercritical Redshift 6 Review - The Supercritical Redshift 6 is a powerful desktop synth that combines analog and digital technologies, featuring six-voice polyphony and a range of oscillator engines.

Behringer Pro VS Mini v2.0.0 Intro - Behringer has released an update for the Pro VS Mini synth, adding features like increased polyphony, an enhanced arpeggiator, and new effect engines.

Softube Console 1 Mixing System - Explore the new MIDI CC module, Fader MIDI Controller Mode, and other workflow enhancements introduced in the latest Console 1 software update. - Softube Console 1 Fader Mk III - Learn about the latest version of the Console 1 Fader, now back in stock and available for purchase.

FREE

Arturia MiniFreak v3.0 Update, a free firmware update that adds 8 new granular synthesis engines and 64 new presets.

Pure Plate Reverb by Universal Audio, a free reverb plugin from Universal Audio until 12/24.