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| Manufacturer |
Product |
Version |
Processor Type |
Minimum System Requirements |
Format And Platform |
Auto |
Operates In Real Time |
Special Features |
Price |
| 4Front Technologies |
4Front YLimiter |
1.2 |
Brickwall limiter |
Win 2000/XP, 128 MB RAM, x86-compatible |
DX, VST |
Yes |
Yes |
|
$35 |
| 4Front Technologies |
4Front XLimiter |
1.2 |
Soft brickwall limiter |
Win 2000/XP, 128 MB RAM, x86-compatible |
DX, VST |
Yes |
Yes |
Gentle psychoacoustic continous-band mastering
limiter |
$35 |
| 4Front Technologies |
4Front Auxiter |
1.2 |
Exciter-type high frequency refresher |
Win 2000/XP, 128 MB RAM, x86-compatible |
DX, VST |
Yes |
Yes |
High-frequency stimulation, audio restoration |
$35 |
| 4Front Technologies |
4Front Sand Brush |
1.2 |
Brushed drums, saturation effect, more |
Win 2000/XP, 128 MB RAM, x86-compatible |
DX, VST |
Yes |
Yes |
Effect-type enhancement |
$35 |
| 4Front Technologies |
4Front Contour Max |
1.2 |
Frequency contour adjust plug-in |
Win 2000/XP, 128 MB RAM, x86-compatible |
DX, VST |
Yes |
Yes |
|
$35 |
| 4Front Technologies |
4Front Mastering Bundle |
1.2 |
Includes two limiters and three exciters (of
different types) |
Win 2000/XP, 128 MB RAM, x86-compatible |
DX, VST |
Yes |
Yes |
Various high-quality limiters and exciters for
master post-processing |
$85 |
| 4Front Technologies |
OSS/3D (Consumer audio enhancement) |
7 |
Spatialization, bass boost, reverb, exciter,
DVD mixdown |
Win, Intel P3 or higher, 64 MB RAM |
Winamp, WMP 9/10, MusicMatch, JetAudio,
Sonique, Foobar |
Yes |
Yes |
Spatialization, bass boost, reverb, exciter,
DVD mixdown, surround-sound emulation |
$12 |
| AIPL |
AIPL WarmTone, Standard |
2.2 |
Dynamics processor |
Win 95, Pentium 90, 16 MB RAM, 1 MB disk space |
DirectX |
No |
No |
Add 24-bit analog warmth and compression to PC
digital audio, fully functional, try-before-you-buy |
$34 |
| AIPL |
AIPL WarmTone, Pro |
2.2 |
Dynamics processor |
Win 95, Pentium 90, 16 MB RAM, 1 MB disk space |
DirectX |
No |
No |
Add 24-bit analog warmth and compression to
digital audio. Pro eliminates digital by-products. |
$64 |
| AIPL |
AIPL SpinCycle, Standard |
2.1 |
Dynamics processor |
Win 95, Pentium 120, 16 MB RAM, 1 MB disk
space |
DirectX |
No |
No |
Add 24-bit rotary speaker sound to PC digital
audio, fully functional, try-before-you-buy software |
$49 |
| AIPL |
AIPL SpinCycle, Pro |
2.1 |
Dynamics processor |
Win 95, Pentium 120, 16 MB RAM, 1 MB disk
space |
DirectX |
No |
No |
Add big 24-bit rotary speaker sound to your PC
digital audio. Pro eliminates digital by-products. |
$79 |
| Antares Audio Technologies |
Tube |
1 |
Tube emulator |
Win 98, Mac OS 9x |
DX, MAS, VST (Mac OS X/PC), RTAS (Mac OS X/
PC) |
Yes |
Yes |
Choose between a clean �blue tube" or a
distorted, glowing �orange tube" |
$129 |
| Antares Audio Technologies |
Filter |
N/A |
Quad rhythmic multimode filters |
Win, Mac OS 9/X |
RTAS (Mac/PC), VST (Mac/PC), MAS, DirectX |
Yes |
Yes |
Tempo-based filter efftecs, 4 delay lines, mod
matrix, pattern generator |
$199 |
| Antares Audio Technologies |
Mic Modeler |
N/A |
Modeling |
Win 9x, Mac OS 8.6 or higher |
DX, RTAS (Mac OS X), VST (Mac), MAS, TDM (Mac
OS X) |
Yes |
Yes |
Makes input microphone sound like rare or
expensive microphone |
$399 - $599 |
| Antares Audio Technologies |
Auto-Tune 4 |
N/A |
Intonation processor |
Computer -compatible with host application |
RTAS (Mac OS X & OS 9/PC), VST (Mac OS X
& OS 9/PC), MAS, TDM (Mac OS X & OS 9/PC), DX |
Yes |
Yes |
Pitch correction |
$399 - $599 |
| Antares Audio Technologies |
Avox Antares Vocal Tookit |
N/A |
Voice processor bundle |
Win, Mac OS 9/X |
RTAS (Mac/PC), VST (Mac/PC), Audio Units |
Yes |
Yes |
Throat vocal modeler, Duo auto-doubler, Choir
vocal multiplier, Punch impact enhancer, Sybil de-esser |
$599 |
| Anwida Soft |
Graphic Equalizer Pro |
2.2 |
Stereo 15-band 2/3-octave graphic equalizer |
Win 9x, Me, NT4, 2000, XP, 166 MHz Pentium, 16 MB
RAM |
Standalone, PC, Win |
No |
Yes |
Real-time processing of sound-card inputs,
off-line and real-time processing of WAV files |
$40 |
| Anwida Soft |
GEQ15V |
1.5 |
15-band 2/3-octave graphic equalizer |
Win 9x, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, 200 MHz Pentium; Mac OS
X, PowerMac G3/300 MHz, 32 MB RAM, VST2.0 host |
VST/PC, VST/Mac OS X |
Yes |
Yes |
|
$49 |
| Anwida Soft |
GEQ31V |
1.5 |
31-band 1/3-octave graphic equalizer |
Win 9x, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, 200 MHz Pentium; Mac OS
X, PowerMac G3/300 MHz, 32 MB RAM, VST2.0 host |
VST/PC, VST/Mac OS X |
Yes |
Yes |
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$69 |
| Anwida Soft |
L1V |
1.5 |
Limiter - maximizer |
Win 9x, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, 200 MHz Pentium; Mac OS
X, PowerMac G3/300 MHz, 32 MB RAM, VST2.0 host |
VST/PC, VST/Mac OS X |
Yes |
Yes |
Look ahead, hard/soft knee, above threshold
monitoring, delay compensation |
$69 |
| Anwida Soft |
CX1V |
1.5 |
Compressor - expander |
Win 9x, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, 200 MHz Pentium; Mac OS
X, PowerMac G3/300 MHz, 32 MB RAM, VST2.0 host |
VST/PC, VST/Mac OS X |
Yes |
Yes |
Look ahead, hard/soft knee, above threshold
monitoring, delay compensation |
$69 |
| Anwida Soft |
Parametric Equalizer Pro |
3 |
Parametric equalizer |
Win 9x, Me, NT4, 2000, XP, 200 MHz Pentium, 16 MB
RAM |
Standalone, PC, Win |
No |
Yes |
Real-time processing of sound-card inputs,
off-line and real-time processing of WAV files |
$99 |
| Anwida Soft |
Spazio for SAWStudio |
1 |
Reverb |
SAWStudio, SAWStudioLite, SAWStudioBasic host,
200 MHz Pentium, 64 MB RAM, Win NT4/2000/XP |
SAWStudio |
Yes |
Yes |
Native SAWStudio and MIDI automation support,
SAWStudio preset support and built-in preset manager |
$199 |
| Anwida Soft |
DX Reverb |
2 |
Reverb |
200 MHz Pentium CPU, 32 MB RAM, Win
9x, ME, NT4, 2000, XP |
DirectX |
Yes |
Yes |
Two small rooms, two medium rooms, two large
rooms/halls, two plate reverbs, two gate rev., one inve |
$149 |
| Anwida Soft |
DX Reverb Light |
2 |
Reverb |
PC: 200 MHz Pentium, 32 MB RAM, Win
9x, ME, NT4, 2000, XP; Mac: PowerMac G3/300 MHz, 32 MB RAM, Mac OS X |
DirectX, VST/PC, VST/Mac OS X |
No |
Yes |
Free reverb plug-in for PC and Mac |
Free |
| Anwida Soft |
DX Modulation Pack |
2 |
Phaser, flanger, chorus, tremolo, c-delay,
HP/LP filter |
200 MHz Pentium CPU, 32 MB RAM, Win
9x, ME, NT4, 2000, XP |
DirectX |
Yes |
Yes |
Full MIDI support, built-in preset manager,
the value of control parameters can be inserted manually |
$99 |
| Anwida Soft |
Native Modulation Pack for SAWStudio |
1.5 |
Phaser, flanger, chorus, tremolo, c-delay,
HP/LP filter |
200 MHz Pentium CPU, 32 MB RAM, Win
NT4, 2000, XP, SAWStudio, SAWStudioLite, SAWStudioBasic host |
SAWStudio |
Yes |
Yes |
Native SAWStudio and MIDI automation support,
SAWStudio preset support and built-in preset manager |
$150 |
| Audio Ease |
Rocket Science Bundle |
3 |
Room simulation, vower filter |
Mac OS X |
VST, MAS, Audio Units, RTAS, AS, HTDM |
Yes |
Yes |
2-D Sound positioning, talking filter,
envelope follower |
$249 |
| Audio Ease |
Nautilus Bundle |
2 |
Exotic effects |
Mac OS X |
VST, MAS, Audio Units, RTAS, AS, HTDM |
Yes |
Yes |
Sound-sculpting tools |
$299 |
| Audio Ease |
Altiverb |
5 |
Reverb |
Mac G4, OS 9/X, 40 MB free |
MAS, VST, RTAS, AS, Audio Units |
Yes |
Yes |
Sampled acoustics processor |
$595 |
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