i'm zane welcome to the home studio show and in this episode i'm looking at the new tracktion
hyperion modular synth updated mastering service from landr and you can use it for free the
ujam finisher retro plugin i've got free plugins deals and so much more all coming up and links to
everything mentioned in this episode are down in the description but right now let's jump in and
first up in audio tech news is landr have updated their mastering service and you can use this for
free their new mastering engine is called synapse and here's what synapse will bring to your masters
improved sound quality with tighter more focused lows additional depth and dimension
increased clarity across all frequency ranges and a sound that is closer to analog mastering
gear in smoothness and detail synapse has smarter compression better loudness and more customization
options this is a great budget option for mastering your tracks before you release them you
can even use a reference track if you want to and the ai will try to match up the sound onto your
track you get two free masters per month and there are some limitations there but they also have
membership plans if you want more next up in audio tech news is tracktion have released a new modular
synth called hyperion if you want to get huge synth sounds that are like the 80s hyperion is for
you it can give you so many different sounds plus they've tried to make it easy for you to get into
modular synthesis if you're new to it you can have up to 10 layers of 16 voice polyphonic patching
there are a lot of options for voice operators to give you classic digital or vintage analog
sounds and if you're someone that loves to tinker with gear and sounds this is going to give you
an endless playground of synthesis tracktion's hyperion is currently available on mac and windows
and available for 99 up next in audio tech news is the release of finisher retro from
ujam this is designed to combine the power of an entire effect rack with the ease of use of
a single plug-in ujam says that finisher retro is like instagram filters for your audio there are 50
different modes that are presented in decades from the 60s up until the 90s and those are the best
years in music right there and from the modes you get 100 individual presets and those are organized
into six categories like filter distortion modulation and more ujam finisher retro is
available on mac in windows with an intro offer of just 69 and they also have a loyalty offer
if you already have any ujam products next in audio tech news is the release of motors
from audiothing now this is a very cool plug-in that can possibly jump start your creativity
if you're struggling to come up with some ideas for a song or a beat motors is an effect that uses
sidechaining to combine two signals in new and interesting ways and i love this explanation that
audio thing gives on their website put in any two signals and they will dance around together like
courting birds drunk on fermented cherries this effect can add life to dull sounds or destroy them
in interesting ways with extreme modulation speeds audiothing motors is available on windows and mac
with an intro price of just nine dollars this week in deals we have a free plugin from loopcloud
this is the simple concept synth from Kroto's audio if you're already a member of loopcloud
you'll get this or if you sign up for the free trial you'll also get it and it's going
to be yours to keep along with the other sounds that you might get with loopcloud
but as the name suggests simple concept is an easy to use synth but despite its simple looks
it's capable of a lot of sounds and it's well worth the price of free the next deal is from
waves they have an extremely limited time offer on the cla everything bundle you can get all of chris
lord alge's waves plugins in this bundle like his 1176 la2a 3a compressors you also get epic which
is a great reverb and delay plugin that emulates chris's approach to using reverb plus there are so
many more you get a total of 13 waves cla plugins in this bundle for 197 dollars i use quite a few
of these plugins all of the time and this is a great bundle if you can grab it now the next deal
is over on sweetwater they still have their spring into sound sale on until march 31st with up to 75
off and they're also offering special financing they have lots of mics and recording gear on sale
and at the beginning of this sale i bought the akg c214 mic and that's a great price on it right now
and there are a lot of other great deals happening over on sweetwater be sure to check it out if
you've been thinking of upgrading or adding gear to your home studio the link to their deals page
is down in the description alright before we get into this week's plugins worth checking out i just
want to ask if you're enjoying this video can you please give it a thumbs up also subscribe to the
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now the first plugin worth checking out this week is the kroto's audio simple concept synth
i figured we might as well give this one a listen as it's a cool take on a synth
it features a simple workflow and a user-friendly set of controls that allow you to dial in your
sound quickly you have a range of basses leads keys pads and effects you get 80 presets to start with
and if you use the tweak it button you can instantly create preset variations kroto's
audio simple concept synth is available on mac and windows and is currently going for 20 dollars
the next plugin worth checking out this week is another one that i talked about earlier this is
the ujam finisher retro now i'll repeat some of the details just in case you missed them earlier
but this is designed to combine the power of an entire effect rack
with the ease of use of a single plug-in there are 50 modes that are presented in
decades from the 60s up to the 90s and from the modes you get 100 individual presets
and those are organized into six categories like filter distortion modulation and more
ujam finisher retro is available on mac and windows with an intro offer of 69 and they
also have loyalty offers if you already own ujam products now let's check it out
all right now it's time for the free plug-ins of the week and first up this week is
saw pluck from rdg audio this is an analog emulated transplux synth it
features a single saw oscillator 15 different filter types built-in delay and reverb effects
and it comes with some factory presets saw pluck is available on windows and mac
the next free plugin this week is puppysnuggles because who doesn't love puppy snuggles and i love
this line from them as warm as being jumped on by a thousand poodles might be an exaggeration
puppy snuggles is their take on a classic tremolo effect but it also features the swamp knob which
makes the effect become distorted and rolls off the highs as the tremolo drops the volume
similar to classic fender amps puppy snuggles is available on mac and windows
now if you'd like to check out some of the best free reverb plugins click up here or
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home studio show and audio tech tv i'm zane keep creating and we'll talk soon