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New Product: MCDSP DE-555, NF-575 and FutzBox Processing Plug-ins for Pro Tools

Mar 11, 2008 5:31 PM Asher Fulero (Writer)

Improving on classics, McDSP's three new plug-in offerings are not sold separately but rather as part of the vast Emerald Pack ($1,395 RTAS/$2,595 TDM and as an upgrade, $95 RTAS/$195 TDM; www.mcdsp.com). The DE-555 De-Esser, NF-575 filter and FutzBox distortion support Mac OS 10.4 Tiger and 10.5 Leopard, Windows XP and Digidesign's Venue Live system. All three offer double-precision processing, ultralow latency and come with mono and stereo versions. The DE-555 uses intelligent signal analysis to perform de-essing at any signal level, negating the need for a threshold setting. The NF-575 is a high-resolution filter for surgically removing unwanted frequencies. Each of the five notch filters can be fine-tuned and linked harmonically to fight 60-cycle hum; there is also a detailed Analog Saturation model for realistic tone. Lastly, the FutzBox is a fidelity destroyer. Simulated Impulse Models (SIMs) offer convolution-style emulations of radios, cell phones, televisions and more in an extremely optimized format, so they are significantly less taxing on your CPU. A noise generator with ducking, a fast gate and varying types of filters, EQs and distortion effects are all combined to help you futz with your sound in creative ways.



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