Steinberg releases LoFi Piano free virtual instrument for HALion

 

Steinberg has announced the availability of a virtual instrument that delivers a beautiful low-fidelity sound for a different kind of production aesthetics.

Conceived and designed for sound designers, beatmakers, musicians and producers, LoFi Piano is based on an upright piano recorded with carefully selected microphones.

The warm characteristics provided by the microphones were processed to lend each music production a gritty blend of contemporary and vintage piano sounds. Also included are six effects, and presets for interesting chord progressions.

“Not only is LoFi Piano for free, but it’s also quite the outstanding instrument featuring unique piano sounds,” says Senior Marketing Manager Florian Haack. “We thought we’d like to give something back to the community, and we hope you like it!”

LoFi Piano features:

• Beautifully tape-saturated piano for HALion.
• 6 LoFi-inspired effects for tunes with a dusty ambience.
• Free LoFi keys for VST, AU and AAX hosts.
• The instrument is available for free by registering through the Steinberg website.

More information: https://www.steinberg.net/vst-instruments/lofi-piano/

King OZ Records releases DSPplug esquire3 free brickwall limiter plugin

 

King OZ Records has announced a new version in the Esquire limiter series. DSPplug Esquire3 features an improved algorithm combining LU and dBFS detection, so as to ensure real-time detection (LU with its lack of early bass results in slower detection).

The Esquire3 also sports a true peak limiter, this brick wall device will limit to -1.1 / 1.0 dBTP without failing. The result is a limiter with an attack and release that can sculpt sound, providing a smoothing effect.

Version 1.5 has been well tested and the GUI is coded and optimized in pure ruby and no graphic is moving faster than refresh/fps rate. The DSP has been heavily optimized and modified to avoid any clicks and pops during utilization (though when switching from one mode to the next, there will likely be a volume difference).

Quick and nimble and very professional sounding, the DSPplug CEO Robert E. Langford assures that this product is ready for professional application and will sound exactly like extremely expensive hardware, due to intensive testing and real-world application.

Version 1.5 is now available as a free download for Windows (64bit VST/VST3).

https://static.kvraudio.com/files/3802/dspplug_esquire_109.zip

P511 Synthesizer: Free 5U modular synth instrument for Kontakt

Yarra Audio has announced the release of its new Kontakt sample library P511, a free instrument that features the sounds of a 5U modular synthesizer.

P511 brings the beautiful analog tone from the raw analog oscillators combined with the convenience of a virtual instrument and expand its capabilities in a way where musicians wouldn’t be limited by pre-defined sounds, but have total freedom to manipulate and create their own soundscape by controlling the parameters on the instrument interface.

The instrument is laid out in a simple and logical way, which make it easy to understand its signal flow. Each module represent one of the building blocks of a classic subtractive synthesizer architecture.

Each oscillator has been carefully recorded from two distinct oscillators units and for that reason P511 keeps the characteristic of the original hardware.

Available for the full version of Kontakt 6.6.1 or higher, P511 is free to download from the Yarra Audio website.

Make sure to check the Freebies for Native Instruments Kontakt page for many more free downloads.

https://www.yarraaudio.com/shop/p/p511

Voxengo updates SPAN free spectrum analyzer plugin to v3.12

Voxengo has released an update to the SPAN free real-time “fast Fourier transform” audio spectrum analyzer plugin for Windows and Mac.

Version 3.12 adds a “Panel border” palette modifier, and all palettes have been updated to reduce “border” contrast. An existing palette may need to be reloaded for the change to be visible. Additionally ,the spectrum window’s sliders have been modified to look less contrasted.

SPAN provides you with a very flexible “mode” system which you can use to setup your spectrum analyzer preferences. You may specify Fourier block size in samples, FFT window overlap percentage, spectrum’s visual slope. Beside that you can choose to display secondary spectrum of a desired type (e.g. real-time maximum, all-time maximum). Spectrum can be smoothed out visually for an easier examination.

SPAN is free to download in VST/VST3, AU and AAX plugin formats at Voxengo and from distributor Plugin Boutique.

https://www.voxengo.com/product/span/

Xpander

 

Xpander is a combination of Stereo Widener, Unison Detuner, Chorus, Ensemble and EQ.

Expand your stereo image. Transform the lifeless thin sounds into warm and rich sounding tones. Mono to stereo, stereo to super-wide and everything in between.

The GUI is divided in 3 sections to keep it plain and simple. However not to be fooled by the simple looks, as it harnesses great power under the hood.

https://webshop.oz-soft.com/en/