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SoundToys New Little Radiator & Contest

March 23, 2012

SoundToys has just announced the release of its brand new Little Radiator tube saturation plug-in. Little Radiator is available for free for a limited time to anyone who finds and redeems a Little Radiator “code”. Contest ends March 29th 2012. Free plug-in codes were distributed to attendees of the Tape Op magazine party at SXSW, and before the contest ends, codes can be found on-line by searching for “Little Radiator” on the web.

The Plug-in
Using the research and new ideas being developed for the upcoming Juice console emulation plug-in, Little Radiator is SoundToys unique twist on the sound of the classic Altec 1566A tube mic preamp, the “little brother” of the very popular Altec 1567A mixer. The Altec mixers were used on classic Motown recordings, early Maroon 5 records, and is a vital part of the sound for the Black Keys. The Black Keys even had a custom console made from several Altec 1567A units.

The sound of Little Radiator can go from subtle warmth to blistering heat. It works well with a wide variety of instruments like bass, guitars, drums and vocals and it excels on electric piano. Little Radiator keeps it simple, with just two controls, “Heat” and “Mix”. This makes it a quick, easy, and no investment solution for tube saturation. If the distortion from the Heat control gets to be too much, the input Pad can be used to hit the preamp a little softer. Its big brother, Radiator (more details coming soon), is based on the classic 1567A tube mixer.

The Contest
The contest began March 15th and lets each person find a sharing code, register and get the free plug-in, and get their own sharing code. “Our Devil-Loc contest was hugely popular, and so far it looks like Little Radiator is even more popular.” says Mitch Thomas of SoundToys, “It’s a win/win, with a free tube saturation plug-in, and a chance to win even more stuff.” The free plug-in offer runs till March 29, 2012. Points will be tallied afterwards and prize announcements made via FaceBook.

Contestants are encouraged to email, tweet, text, create YouTube videos, or other creative methods to distribute their sharing code. Prizes will be given to a selection of the participants who “share” the plug-in with the most people. The top sharer will receive the grand prize of “Plugged For Life”, which entitles the winner to receive all SoundToys plug-ins for the rest of his or her life.

Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr Remix Contest

December 14, 2011

SoundToys is proud to sponsor the remix contest for the classic Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr track “Simple Girl”. A SoundToys Native Effects goes to the winner and the award winning EchoBoy , ultimate echo machine plug-in for the runner up. So don’t miss your chance to win big from Talent House, SoundToys, and Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr.

A truly unique and inspiring track from a truly unique and inspiring band. They even won awards for being so unique. So get inspired, and get unique, AND if you haven’t tried our demo yet, you can even download and use the 30 day free demo to work on the remix. It’s not required, but it might be desired;-) SoundToys Native Effects are rhythmic groove controlled effects with rich analog sound. Perfect for remixing.

Check out the full details on the contest, enter and download the tracks HERE

SoundToys Holiday Bundle Deal

December 9, 2011

Buy a SoundToys Native Effects bundle and get Devil-Loc Deluxe for free. $129 value. Offer ends Dec 25th 2011.

All bundles purchased between Dec 1st and Dec 25th will have a free Devil-Loc Deluxe added to the deal. That’s all the cool plug-ins in the bundle including EchoBoy, Decapitator, FilterFreak, Crystallizer, and more, plus the free Devil-Loc Deluxe. Click any of the product links to get more info and “Buy Now”.

Act now before the Holidays and the offer is gone. Also applies to SoundToys TDM Effects.

Devil-Loc Deluxe Promotion for current bundle owners coming soon.

SoundToys AES After-Party at Stratosphere Studios

October 17, 2011

Fred Perry Artist Lounge

Be one of the first 150 people to come by our AES booth on Friday to get an exclusive pass to the very awesome Fred Perry Artist Lounge party all day Friday the 21st at Stratosphere Sound Recording Studios.

Stratosphere is a very cool studio. It’s owned by musicians Andy Chase, Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne, and James Iha of Smashing Pumpkins. Schlesinger and Iha co-own indie label Scratchie Records. They’ve worked with an impressive range of artists, from indie stars Yeah Yeah Yeahs to R.E.M.

There will be eight very talented bands playing throughout the day and early evening at the party, including:

Each band will play for about an hour, starting at 11am and ending around 8:30. You’ll also be able to catch producer Geoff Sanoff (Surfer Blood, Class Actress, The Sounds) recording/doing some live mixing while you drink some live beer, or, better yet, free beer, from Brooklyn Brewery. SoundToys will join the party Friday night after the AES day has ended to hang and schmooze (hopefully there will still be some beer left).

The party is brought to you by SoundToys, SonicScoop, Stratosphere Recording Studios, Brooklyn Brewery, Just Managing, Insound, and Blue Microphones.

For more info on this massive event, including bands and times, click here.

SoundToys at AES 2011

October 17, 2011

AES 131

SoundToys will be showing off the latest products at the annual Audio Engineering Society convention in NYC Oct 21 to 23rd. Come visit us at booth #655 and see what’s new.

To get a free exhibit pass into AES 2011 on SoundToys, click here

SoundToys New Academic Bundle

October 4, 2011

Small EDU The new SoundToys Academic Bundle is a specially priced bundle for students which contains the full SoundToys Native Effects bundle, plus the new Devil-Loc Deluxe plug-in. Available now for college students and students of audio/video production institutions for only $249.00 it represents over 60% savings from the list price to accommodate student budgets.

“We’re really pleased to be able to offer this package for students.” says Mitch Thomas of SoundToys, “We hope this allows more young people to get into our plug-ins during their academic journey and inspire new ideas for their creative expression.”

The SoundToys Academic Bundle contains EchoBoy, Decapitator, FilterFreak, PanMan, Crystallizer, Tremolator, PhaseMistress, Speed, and Devil-Loc Deluxe. Students will be required to provide proof of enrollment and will need an iLok USB dongle to purchase.

Full terms and conditions are available at here

Free Update: V4.1.2 Logic/Lion (OS X10.7)

August 9, 2011

Announcing SoundToys V4.1.2 Logic on Lion (OS X10.7) and additional fixes.
This update is for Mac OS only.
All subsequent V4.x versions of SoundToys products are also Lion Compatible.

This update is free to all registered V4 users and available from your SoundToys account.

Here’s the full list of fixes in this release:

- Plug-ins now pass validation in Logic on Lion (OS X 10.7).
- Fixed random CPU spikes.
- System Performance improvements.
- Fixed issue causing ProTools transport delays.
- Fixed occasional crashing on delete.
- Faster loading in Pro Tools.
- AU, VST: Fixed click before regions.
- Graphics performance improvements.
- Fixed issue causing various alerts.

Note: Official 64-bit support is in progress and will be released at a later date

Mega Plug-In Trade-In

June 9, 2011

Mega-Plug-in-Trade-In-(Bigger) SoundToys announces the Mega Plug-in Trade-In promotion running June 2nd to June 20th, 2011. Owners of single plug-ins or combinations of single plug-ins can trade-in to upgrade into SoundToys Native or TDM bundles and save with limited-time trade-in pricing. The more plug-ins you trade, the more you save. Some restrictions apply. For full information click here.

While SoundToys has offered trade-in promotions for TDM customers before, this marks the first time the trade-in promotion has been made available for native users and the SoundToys Native Effects.

Drones With Movement

April 14, 2011

Drones with movement from Brent Heber on Vimeo.

One of the winners of the Devil-loc contest just posted a pretty cool video demoing ways of using SoundToys plug-ins to “add movement and interest to drones and ambiences.” Check it out at: www.protoolsprofessional.com

Upgrade to Devil-Loc Deluxe for $49

April 7, 2011

Participants in the recent Devil-Loc contest can get the all new Devil-Loc Deluxe for only $49 or FREE with a new bundle purchase till April 15th.

DevilLocDeluxeScreenshot

Devil-Loc Deluxe includes the original Devil-Loc, but then takes it up a notch to put some serious evil into your mixes. Devil-Loc made drums massive, and Devil-Loc Deluxe gives you total control over that massive sound. With Devil-Loc Deluxe the Darkness control can tame the high end or create thick rumbling lows. Then use the phase correct Mix control to blend and balance the original sound with the Devil-Loc’d sound for massive but clear drum sounds just like the pros (but without the irritating and confusing bussing and routing).You can even automate that mix right inside the plug-in. Top it off with a switch for getting a faster release time that really puts the smack on your track and this is one mighty beast. That’s one free plug-in and one for $49. You can’t lose. Feel its power!

Click here to log into your account and upgrade

“Love the Deluxe version. It gives perfect control but still very easy and quick to use.” Andy Gray – Film Composer/Producer/Programmer

Bundle Special – Anyone who buys a new SoundToys bundle (Native or TDM) gets Devil-Loc Deluxe for FREE. Must be purchased and registered between April 4th and April 15th of this year. Proof of purchase may be required.

Remember – Offers end April 15th and will be gone. No more upgrades for the freebies and no more included with the bundle. Log into your SoundToys account and click the Devil-Loc upgrade or snag a bundle before the specials vanish.

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