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| Manufacturer |
Product |
Version |
Processor Type |
Minimum System Requirements |
Format And Platform |
Auto |
Operates In Real Time |
Special Features |
Price |
| FASoft |
ParEQ |
1.2 |
Paragraphic EQ |
Win 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP |
DirectX |
Yes |
Yes |
Spectrum analyzer, guitar tuner |
$20 |
| FASoft |
Compressor |
1.1 |
Dynamics processor |
Win 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP |
DirectX |
Yes |
Yes |
|
$20 |
| FMJ-Software |
Any Time |
1 |
Time stretch, pitch scaling, sample rate
conversion, mastering |
Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon XP or later
CPU |
Win 9X, NT, 2000, XP |
No |
No |
Independently take control of the time, the
pitch, and the sample rate of an audio recording |
$199 |
| IK Multimedia |
AmpliTube Live |
N/A |
Guitar amp and effects modeling |
Mac OS X, Win XP |
Standalone |
No |
Yes |
Operates independently of a host program,
making your computer your amp |
$99 |
| IK Multimedia |
AmpliTube 2 |
N/A |
Guitar amp and effects plug-in |
Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later, Win 733 MHz Pentium
III/Athlon 512 MB of RAM |
HDTM, RTAS, VST, MAS, DXi, AU |
Yes |
Yes |
Guitar amp and effects plug-in for Mac/PC,
20,000 amp combinations, with stomps, mics, cabinets, effects |
$399 |
| IK Multimedia |
T-RackS Stand Alone |
N/A |
EQ, tube-compression, multiband limiter, soft
clipper |
Win 98/XP, Mac OS 9 and OS X, 256 MB RAM |
Standalone |
No |
No |
Models actual hardware mastering gear circuit
by circuit |
$299 |
| IK Multimedia |
T-RackS Plug-In |
N/A |
EQ, tube compression, multiband limiter, soft
clipper |
Win 98/XP, Mac OS 9 and OS X, 256 MB RAM |
HDTM, RTAS, VST, DXi, AU |
Yes |
Yes |
Complete analog mastering suite |
$399 |
| IK Multimedia |
Ampeg SVX |
N/A |
Bass guitar amp and FX processor |
Mac, Win |
RTAS, VST, DX, and Audio Units |
Yes |
Yes |
Bass guitar amp and effects plug-in modeled
after signature gear |
$399 |
| IK Multimedia |
Classik Studio Reverb |
N/A |
Reverb |
Mac G4 OS X 10.3 or later, Win 733 MHz Pentium
III/Athlon 512 MB of RAM |
RTAS, VST, DX, and Audio Units |
Yes |
Yes |
A suite of four high-quality reverbs modeled
after professional studio outboard gear |
$429 |
| INA-GRM |
Classic Bundle |
1.8 |
Doppler, EQ, delays, band pass, comb filters,
resonance |
Mac OS X/OS 9, Win XP |
TDM, HTDM/RTAS/AS, VST |
Yes |
Yes |
Unique interface including 2-D potentiometer,
elastic string, savable snapshots, and preset morphing |
$399 - $549 |
| INA-GRM |
ST Bundle |
1.8 |
Compression - expansion, EQ, spectral transform,
transposer |
Mac OS X/OS 9, Win XP |
HTDM, RTAS, AudioSuite, VST |
Yes |
Yes |
Unique interface controls, real-time EQ band
automation, FFT analysis |
$399 - $549 |
| iZotope |
Spectron |
1 |
Spectral processing effects |
Win 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, 600 MHz P II; Mac G4/G5,
OS X, 64 MB RAM |
RTAS, VST, MAS, Audio Units, DirectX |
Yes |
Yes |
Spectral delay, morphing, panning, and
modulation effects |
$130 |
| iZotope |
Trash |
1 |
Multiband distortion, amp simulation, filters,
and delays |
Win 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, 600 MHz Pentium II or
higher, 64 MB RAM |
RTAS, VST, MAS, Audio Units, DirectX |
Yes |
Yes |
48 distortion models, 85 amp and cabinet
models, and six vintage delay models |
$200 |
| iZotope |
Ozone |
2 |
Multiband dynamics, EQ, reverb, loudness
maximizer, exciter |
Win 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, 600 MHz Pentium II or
higher, 64 MB RAM |
RTAS, VST, MAS, Audio Units, DirectX |
Yes |
Yes |
Complete 64-bit analog-modeled mastering
system |
$250 |
| iZotope |
Vinyl |
1.5 |
Lo-fi vinyl record simulation |
Win 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, 600 MHz Pentium II or
higher, 64 MB RAM |
RTAS, VST, MAS, Audio Units, DirectX |
No |
Yes |
64-bit lo-fi record-player emulation |
Free |
| Keyfax NewMedia |
GridLok |
1 |
Tempo-synced MIDI LFOs |
Mac, system requirements as for Logic 5.0 |
Mac, Emagic Logic 5.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
260 tempo-synced MIDI LFO templates for Logic
Automation |
$35 |
| Kjaerhus Audio |
Golden Modulator | GMO-1 |
1.2 |
Modulator |
1,000 MHz, 512 MB |
Win VST/Mac AU |
Yes |
Yes |
|
$58 |
| Kjaerhus Audio |
Golden Peak-Pressor | GPP-1 |
1.1 |
Limiter |
1,000 MHz, 512 MB |
Win VST/Mac AU |
Yes |
Yes |
Soft knee track limiter |
$68 |
| Kjaerhus Audio |
Golden Uni-Pressor | GUP-1 |
1.01 |
Compressor |
1,000 MHz, 512 MB |
Win VST/Mac AU |
Yes |
Yes |
|
$88 |
| Kjaerhus Audio |
Golden Equaliser | GEQ-7 |
1.11 |
Equalizer |
1,000 MHz, 512 MB |
Win VST/Mac AU |
Yes |
Yes |
Individual or linked left/right adjustment. |
$98 |
| Kjaerhus Audio |
Golden Compressor | GCO-1 |
1.1 |
Dynamics processor |
1,000 MHz, 512 MB |
Win VST/Mac AU |
Yes |
Yes |
Open architecture with many means of
adjustment |
$118 |
| Kjaerhus Audio |
Golden Audio Channel | GAC-1 |
1.02 |
Channel strip |
1,000 MHz, 512 MB |
Win VST/Mac AU |
Yes |
Yes |
Dual processing, many routings |
$198 |
| Korg USA |
Legacy Digital Edition; MDE-X Effects Module |
1.2 |
19 effect types |
Win XP; Mac OS X 10.2.8 |
RTAS, VST, AudioUnits |
No |
Yes |
Nice Graphic Editing, tempo-sync effects, all
fully editable (part of KLC-DE) |
$199 |
| Korg USA |
Korg Legacy Collection 1; MDE-X Effects Module |
1.1 |
16 effect types, 128 programs |
Win XP; Mac OS X 10.2.6 |
VST, Audio Units |
No |
Yes |
Nice Graphic Editing, tempo-sync effects; all
fully editable (Part of KLC-1) |
$625 |
| Line 6 |
Echo Farm |
N/A |
Vintage echo and delay |
N/A |
TDM |
Yes |
Yes |
Classic tape echo, old-school analog delay,
and filterswept echophonic modulations |
$495 |
| Line 6 |
Amp Farm |
N/A |
Guitar amps and tube distortion |
N/A |
TDM |
Yes |
Yes |
An industry standard for guitar recording on
TDM, with classic amp emulations |
$595 |
| LowNorth |
TimeToy3xtreme |
N/A |
Time stretching |
Mac OS X 10.2.8, G4 or G5 |
Standalone Mac application |
Yes |
Yes |
|
$29 |
| LowNorth |
RTGS-X |
N/A |
Granular synthesis |
Mac OS X 10.2.8, G4 or G5 |
Standalone Mac application |
Yes |
Yes |
|
$49 |
| Magix Entertainment |
Magix Audio Cleaning Lab 2004 |
N/A |
Declicker, decrackler, dehisser, de-esser,
derumbler, more |
Win 98, 98SE, 2000, ME, NT, XP, 400 MHz, 64 MB RAM,
16-bit full-duplex soundcard |
Standalone/Win |
Yes |
Yes |
MP3 encoder, DirectX supp.,DVD supp., CD Burn,
33 effects, surr. FX, time-stretch, pitch, expander, |
$49 |
| McDSP |
Analog Channel |
3 |
Mic pre and tape saturation modeling |
Mac OS X, Win XP |
TDM, RTAS, Audio Suite/Mac OS X, Win XP |
Yes |
Yes |
Models tape decks, Bias, IPS, IEC, analog
circuits and tape |
$495 |
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Product |
Version |
Processor Type |
Minimum System Requirements |
Format And Platform |
Auto |
Operates In Real Time |
Special Features |
Price |
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