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The Complete Plugin Boutique Collection
Plugin Boutique is proud to present our very own Plugins Bundle, a collection of 8 of our highly-rated in-house software plugins.
Discover a remarkable new way to EQ with musicality and colour with Scaler EQ.
Find chords and progressions in an intuitive and fun way with the extremely popular Scaler 2.
Discover the ultimate snare and drum construction kit in DC Snares
Big Kick is a much-loved plugin created for allowing you to generate your own unique kick drums.
Carbon Electra on the other hand is a four-oscillator subtractive synth, developed as an advanced learning tool whilst also being easy-to-program.
VirtualCZ is a synthesizer plugin that is inspired by various iconic digital synthesizers from the 1980s.
With StereoSavage 2, you get an essential FX plugin that provides an innovative stereo toolbox that combines tried and tested studio techniques with modern and classic tools to bring your mix to life.
Lastly, is Radio, a one-of-a-kind plugin that allows you to stream and sample from a diverse list of internet radio stations, both inside and outside of your DAW.
The World's First Truly Musical EQ
Following on from the award-winning Scaler music theory plugin, Scaler EQ offers a remarkable new way to EQ with musicality and colour.
By enhancing only note frequencies in key with your song, and reducing only note frequencies that aren’t, Scaler EQ can provide a new spin on working with cuts and boosts, increasing the tonality behind your music and providing new harmonic avenues.
And for when you just want a regular, fully-featured, modern EQ, Scaler EQ has you covered with its familiar workflow, large choice of band types, mid/side operation, dynamic bands, peak limiters, and stereo enhancement. You can easily apply classic mixing and mastering techniques used by professionals, with an extra optional musical edge.
What can Scaler EQ be used for?
- Music Production: Ideal for musicians and producers looking to enhance the musicality of their tracks by ensuring all instruments are in harmony with the chosen scale.
- Audio Editing: Simplify EQ processes by targeting and cleaning up frequency bands to remove audio that doesn’t belong and enhance audio naturally present with the chosen scale.
- Audio Engineering: Dynamically soothe audio by suppressing in-harmonic frequencies or expanding harmonic frequencies using dynamic compression and expansion.
- Mastering: Place on your master channel to broaden your stereo width, focus your bass, increase loudness, and enhance your mix.
- DJing: DJs can use it to ensure that the tracks they mix are in harmony by detecting the key and scale whilst balancing the mix of each track.
The World’s First In-Key EQ
Thanks to its Harmonic Peak and ‘Plus/Minus’ filter types, performing a boost on Scaler EQ means only boosting frequencies that are in-key with the currently set scale. Making a cut with the same band will reduce only the out-of-key frequencies – although it can be set to cut in-key frequencies too, which can be helpful for mixing.
By using in-key EQ, you’ll get warmer lows and sweeter highs when boosting, while out-of-key cuts will lead to clearer, more focused bass and less harsh highs that retain their musicality.
Scaler EQ 1.1 Changelog:
- Assignable Scale Switches (ability to switch scales for key changes and key modulation)
- Adjustable Input And Output Levels With Peak And RMS Levels
- Input And Output Peak Limiters
- Sidechain Input for Dynamic Compressor
- Closable Panels
- New Master Limiter Presets
- New Sidechain Input Preset
Features
- Patent pending musical EQ with harmonic band types that boost in-key frequencies and cut out-of-key frequencies
- Familiar EQ controls translate to a regular workflow – but one that adds more colour
- Choice of band types for traditional boost/cut EQ or harmonic EQ
- Magic Shelf bands deliver punchier low end and smoother highs
- Key detection sets the EQ’s target scale
- Dial in dynamics for any band (Threshold, Ratio, Attack, Release)
- Add or remove scale notes for a specific colour (eg, four-note chords or just fifths)
- Creative unique EQ responses by combining magic shelves, harmonic filters and cuts
- Each band can be set to work on stereo, mid or side channels
- Enhance stereo width and collapse low frequencies to mono
- Minimum phase, zero latency EQ
- Available for Mac and PC in VST2, VST3, AU and AAX formats
Learn more about Scaler EQ.
Empower the Composer Within
Scaler is an inspirational and powerful music theory workstation that gives you access to a world of new ideas, expressions and melodies. With powerful detection of MIDI and audio, Scaler can determine what key and scale you’re in and suggest chords that match your music. The plugin helps you discover the perfect melody with performance expressions, and can even suggest ways to change from one key to another.
Scaler makes finding chords and progressions intuitive and fun! It’s a comprehensive but easy to use toolbox that will help anyone make better music.
Benefits
- Discover your music’s key and explore alternative scales and chord sets
- Choose from hundreds of keys, quickly build progressions in the sequencer
- Over 200 artist chord sets from the likes of Carl Cox, MJ Cole, The Temper Trap, Mitekiss, CeCe Rogers and Mike Huckaby
- Over 200 genre and mood-based chord sets such as Chill, Drum & Bass, Jazz, Cinematic, EDM, Progressive…
- Browse chord variations to get suspended chords, extended chords, dominant sevenths and jazz chords
- Use the arpeggio or strum features to perform in real-time and synced to your DAW
- Discover chord substitutions that lend variety to your progressions
- Experiment with different chord voicings to spread notes across the keyboard
- Export MIDI to your DAW simply by dragging and dropping
- Assign any VST / AU instrument to Scaler to control your favourite synths
- Play and record one-finger chords and melodies using Scaler’s Bind MIDI function
New for Version 2
- Redesigned from the ground up with over 200 new chord sets, hundreds of new scales, and 30 new instruments
- Play melodic expressions with over 200 phrases, performances and rhythms by professional musicians
- Establish your scale with audio detection as well as MIDI detection
- Keys Lock helps you create emotive melodies by locking keys to your chords
- MIDI Capture lets you perform inside scaler and then export the results as MIDI
- Modulation suggestions give you new ways to reach musical destinations
- Get more natural-sounding melodies and expressions with the humanise function
- Edit Mode for adjusting length, inversion, octave and more per chord in a pattern
- Pad View helps you to arrange multiple patterns and key switches between them
- Audition new progressions in context with DAW Sync playback
- Voice Grouping can keep your chords within a certain range for voice leading
- Chord editing and moving tools include lasso, drag n drop, replace and insert
Learn more about Scaler 2.
The Ultimate Construction Kit
The ultimate snare construction kit has arrived. Created by multi-award-winning artist Davide Carbone, DC Snares is designed to simplify your workflow and add serious impact to your productions. Whether you are exploring hundreds of custom-made onboard sounds, experimenting with the purpose-built synth engine, in-built randomiser or simply layering your own samples, this efficient plugin makes creating powerful snares easier and more intuitive than ever.
And for when you want to be able to shape and mangle your snares, DC Snares has you covered. Explore powerful pitch and amp envelopes with waveform displays that respond in real-time, a bespoke snare-oriented rearrangeable effect chain, including modules such as the ‘Sizzler’, ‘Transient Shaper’ and ‘Resonator’, as well as a four-slot sample layering system offering endless possibilities.
Perform your snares using the internal sequencer engine, designed to make playing and programming snare rolls intuitive and fun. Perform pitch-able triplet rolls or straight divisions. Or just play your snares chromatically.
DC Snares is just as useful at making kicks, bass, hats, rims, claps and provides all the percussive power you need for your next track.
Features
- 684 internal sounds, each created by Davide Carbone and taken from his archive of classic drum machines and sonic layers, spanning his whole career, including Acoustic, Electronic, Classic, Chops, Layers, Cinematic, Rims, Cymbals World and Orchestral categories
- Hundreds of main presets showcasing the power of DC Snares including Simple, Electronic, Bass, Booms & Baps, Sound Design, Acoustic and Cinematic categories
- 4 Flexible sound slots
- 4 Pitch and amp envelopes with adjustable start and end points and reverse
- Randomiser creates an infinite amount of usable snares with one click
- Simple and Advanced modes for quick editing or deep customisation
- 12 Bespoke insert and master FX including Sizzler, Resonator, Transient, Saturator, Gate, Compressor, Limiter and EQ
- Real-time waveform displays update instantly with any adjustment you make
- 6 Insert FX per sound slot and 4 master FX chain you can insert, reorder and bypass
- 2 Bus FX and 2 master sends for Reverb and Delay
- Play and perform pitch-able, division-based snare rolls
- 4 Assignable modulation envelopes
- Output limiter and adjustable gain controls
Learn more about DC Snares
Kick Drum Synthesiser
How many hours have you wasted searching through samples for the right kick? Or have you layered kick drums together and still not got the result you were after?
Do you want complete flexibility over the low end and attack of your kick?
The drums are the rhythm and groove of any track. And, the kick drum is the heartbeat of that groove. So you know how important it is to get the kick drum right in the mix. Big Kick was created with the sole intention of allowing you to achieve the results you have always wanted.
BigKick gets rid of the frustration and makes kick drum design easy and enjoyable. Download the demo now and discover how quickly you can get great professional results.
Features
- Combines synthesis for flexibility and samples for extra-character
- Drag-and-drop: instant sample import and export to your DAW or Desktop. Drag finished samples straight out of the plugin to your host’s sampler. Or drag sounds straight from your track onto the Load Sample button to layer them with the synthesized kick drum!
- Flexible: Replicates most electronic kick drum sounds - with creative options to help you create the sounds of the future
- Big library: Factory library includes >300 attack types and 110 presets
- Tuned kick drums. Set the pitch to match your bass-line, or play the pitch of the kick drum with your MIDI keyboard
- Use your own samples: Easily integrates with your existing sample libraries
- Easy-to-use: Easier to use than any previous kick drum design tool. No complex envelopes to set - just sensible knobs for instant results
- Auto-play: click auto-play for an instant kick-drum metronome. Get started jamming without programming a single midi note
- Bonus samples: 100 free kick drums from the Loopmasters library come with the demo – yours to keep whether or not you buy the plugin!
- Creative options: Overdrive, three unique waveforms and a hard clipper
- Two kick drum body models: Original (covering a range of styles) and tough (which gets a harder-edged more electronic sound – great for trance and other clean, tight and hard genres)
- Safety first: A high pass filter helps you avoid nasty surprises in the sub-bass
- Preset management: Great new preset handling features, including folder creation, renaming, easier preset browsing, preset-pack creation tools and much more
- Fine-tuning: Built-in EQ to make your presets sit right in the mix quickly and a punch control to tuck the drum into your mix, or have it leap out and smack you in the face
- Split output mode can be enabled using the button on the front of the UI. This routes the attack samples to a separate channel in your DAW for further processing, allowing the user to use other plugins for processing the kick attack and body separately
- The second sample layer allows for more fine-tuning of your kick sound
Learn more about BigKick.
4 Oscillator Subtractive Synthesiser Featuring Informative Displays, Editable Step Sequencer, Vocal Filter, Multi Unison, Integrated Distortion and Analog Control
Plugin Boutique presents Carbon Electra. Carbon Electra is a powerful and intuitive synth built by producers, for producers. It’s a four-oscillator subtractive synth with a modern feature set. It has been developed as an advanced learning tool whilst also being a powerful and easy-to-program synth. Being based on vintage analogue routing and features flexible modulation options including an editable stepper and note performer.
The graphical displays act as a comprehensive information tool as well as an accurate guide to each parameter change. Best of all, it sounds incredible.
Features
- Powerful synth engine that is easy to learn and use with no hidden menus.
- 4 Analog style sync-able oscillators with adjustable pulse width, frequency modulation, oscillator unison and multiple wave types including pitch-able noise.
- Ability to run the amp section "too hot" into the built in optional limiter at the main output, creating a modern hyper-compressed sound.
- Super flexible unison control ranging from subtle warmth to massive super saw or super square sound.
- Multiple stereo width parameters allow high precision control of the stereo field.
- Ability to faithfully recreate classic analog sequences and acid lines with a modern twist by using note sequencer, editable nodes and unique filter modes.
- Create aggressive tones with the all-new distortion modes and oscillator unison.
Learn more about Carbon Electra.
Add a Touch of the Classic: VirtualCZ
Plugin Boutique Present VirtualCZ - Inspired by an Iconic Series of Digital Synthesizers Made in the 1980s
Many people fondly remember the CZ synths and they have become retro-classics that are highly sought after, having been used on countless techno, house, rave and synth-pop records in the late 80s and early 90s.
Many artists still use the CZ today for its unique sounds, including great pads and synth strings, screaming leads, big basses, weird FX, metallic percussion and above all RAVE ORGANS. Like many timeless synths, it has a unique sonic quality and will be a beneficial addition to anyone's synth collection.
Features
- Recreates the unique synthesis engine of the CZ synths
- Works as a SYSEX editor/librarian for all CZ hardware as well as an emulation.(it models the flagship CZ-1, but is also compatible with the CZ-101, CZ-1000, CZ-3000 and CZ-5000)
- 2 CZ-style Phase Distortion oscillators per voice (each has 8 wave shapes, which can be different for alternate cycles)
- 6 loop-able envelope generators per voice (switchable between easy-to-use ADSR and powerful CZ-style 8-Stage MSEG modes)
- Tempo sync-able LFO for vibrato, with 7 shapes
- Ring Modulation and Noise Modulation
- 32 voice polyphonic/mono/legato modes
- Unison and detuning effects
- Stereo panning effects
- Microtonal tuning support
- Vintage stereo chorus/ensemble effect (2 different algorithms)
- Randomization of parameters
- Easy to use interface (all key synthesis functions accessible on the front panel)
- Includes over 200 high quality presets plus the ability to load thousands of CZ patches online
- Presets come in multiple formats: fxp/aupreset/vstpreset/tfx
- Import/export presets for all plugin formats
- Optional cross-format preset browser
- Available for Mac and PC in VST2, VST3, AU and AAX plug-in formats plus standalone app
Learn more about VirtualCZ.
Broaden Your Horizons
Achieve the stunning stereo your mix deserves. StereoSavage 2 provides an innovative stereo toolbox, combining tried and tested studio techniques with emulations of modern and classic tools that will bring your mix to life.
Generate stereo from mono with the 'Detune', 'Delay', 'Reflect' and 'Split' programs. Place sounds precisely in the stereo field with the 'Width', 'Pan' and 'Rotation' adjustment tools. Create movement and chorus-like effects with the 'LFO' function, and retain a solid low end with the adjustable 'Bass Bypass' tool.
Features
- Create stereo from mono sources for richer soundscapes
- Control the placement and width of stereo sources. Separate instruments within the stereo field
- Use the rotation effect for an incredibly natural-sounding pan
- Get lush wide vocals in seconds
- Quick simple controls for achieving a ‘big sound’
- Add motion and excitement with modulation
- Retain great mono compatibility with the bass bypass feature
- Reduce the number of vocal takes required for rich, tight, backing vocals
New in Version 2
Input Routing
StereoSavage 2 has a much clearer and more capable input routing section.
You can specify whether your input signal is to be taken from the left, right or both channels, and it can cope with MS inputs, as well as allow you to invert the phase of either channel if necessary. These are things that may be common requirements if you are recording with stereo microphone setups, but have creative uses for people working in the box with soft synths as well.
The Centre Panel
The centre panel includes all the metering.
There's a modern goniometer implementation. The out-of-phase signals are below the 45-degree line.
There's also a phase correlation meter. That's the horizontal bar at the bottom. If the phase correlation meter is on the right you have a mono-compatible signal, if it goes all the way to the left you might find some of your mix disappears in mono. You can check it by pushing the MONO button in the output section.
There are also input and output level meters as the processing can sometimes affect the volume level and you'll want to balance the output so you can do sensible A/B comparison.
At the bottom of the centre panel you have three controls:
- Pan
- Width
- Rotation
Pan and width you'll already likely be familiar with from your DAW.
Rotation is interesting and essentially pans the centre signal, leaving the sides in place. If you use rotate on a drum loop with some reverb on it, you'll hear this effect clearly with the drum kit moving left and right but the reverb staying put. It really is magical and very natural sounding, unlike a simple pan.
There's also A 'pre' button. This moves the panning before the width control allowing for more dramatic pan sweeps with some out-of-phase enhancement from the width. You can make the sound appear to pan outside of your speakers.
There's also the bass bypass which applies a crossover to the input signal allowing you to apply stereo processing to only your higher frequencies and leaving your bass untouched. Or you can use the brand new mono bass feature to sum your bass line into a single mono signal.
Learn more about StereoSavage 2.
Air.Play
Radio lets you stream and sample from a diverse list of internet radio stations, both inside and outside of your DAW. Use Radio as a plugin within your DAW when you are feeling creative, and use it as a standalone application when you simply want to listen to the radio.
Once you launch Radio, you can select from a carefully curated list of online stations. The station presets are diverse and include a balance of comedy, sci-fi, police scanners, ambient, spoken word, paranormal and many more, so it’s easy to find something unexpected!
Simple to Use
Radio records the last 30 seconds of any streamed material. Once you hear something you like, select it, save it and drag it into your DAW. Finding new samples to inspire your music has never been done like this before!
The onboard FX section lends Radio the authentic air of real consumer equipment, with 24 processors to make your feed sound like it’s coming through a genuine tube radio speaker, car stereo, phone or another device.
Radio stations focus on diversity, which will keep you coming back for new inspirational material.
Features
- Buffer audio within Radio for sampling, or record everything in your DAW
- Simply select clips from Radio’s display to save them permanently for later use
- Drag and drop sampled clips from the plugin to your DAW
- 24 FX emulations including vintage radios, car and portable stereos, small speakers and phones
Learn more about Radio.
Scaler 2 System Requirements
macOS
- macOS 10.14 or higher. (macOS 10.15+ when used via Beatport Studo)
- Natively compatible with Apple Silicon
- Plugin Formats: VST, VST3, AU, AAX
- DAW's Supported: Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Cubase, Studio One, Bitwig, Reaper, Reason + more.
- Compatibility: 64-bit compatible only.
Windows
- Windows 8 or higher (Windows 8.1+ when used via Beatport Studo)
- Plugin formats: VST, VST3, AAX
- DAWs supported: Ableton Live, Pro Tools, FL Studio, Cubase, Studio One, Bitwig, Reaper, Reason + more.
- Compatibility: 64-bit compatible only.
MIDI Routing Notes:
- Maschine 2 (No MIDI Routing: Use Blue Cat Audio Patchwork for MIDI Routing)
- Reason (No MIDI Routing: Use Blue Cat Audio Patchwork for MIDI Routing)
- FL Studio (VST, not VST3, MIDI routing available from VST2 only)
Important Notes:
- Scaler 2 is not available in standalone mode and is DAW compatible in accordance with those listed above.
- Scaler 2 for iOS is not included and is only available through the Apple app store.
- When purchasing this software via a Rent to Own plan or Beatport Studio membership, it can only be installed and run via the Beatport Access portal where an internet connection is required at all times.
BigKick System Requirements
Mac
- OS X 10.6 or later (M1 Apple Silicon compatible) (64-bit only)
- VST 2.4, AU, AAX
Please Note: AAX Format requires Pro Tools 10.3.6 and later.
Windows
- Windows XP SP3, Windows 7 and above (64-bit only)
- VST 2.4, AAX
Please Note: AAX Format requires Pro Tools 10.3.6 and later.
Important Notes:
- BigKick is compatible with most major DAWs and is available for both Mac and PC computers.
- The plugin is 750 pixels high; as a result, may have minor issues in some sequencers on some netbooks or very low-resolution monitors.
Carbon Electra System Requirements
Mac
- Mac OS X 10.7 or later (macOS 11 Big Sur and M1 Apple Silicon Supported) (64-bit only)
- AU, VST 2.4
Windows
- Windows 7 SP1 (Direct2D) or later (64-bit only)
- VST 2.4
Important Notes:
- This software is 64-bit only and will not function on 32-bit systems.
- Carbon Electra is not available in AAX format. It is compatible with most major VST and AU DAW platforms and is available for both PC and Mac computers.
VirtualCZ System Requirements
Mac
- macOS 10.9 Mavericks or higher (M1 Apple Silicon supported) (64-bit only)
- Intel i5 / M1 Apple Silicon or better CPU
- 4 GB RAM recommended
- AU, VST2.4, VST3, AAX (requires ProTools 10.36+ or ProTools 11.02+)
Windows
- Windows 7 or newer (32 and 64-bit)
- Intel i5 or better CPU
- 4 GB RAM recommended
- VST2.4, VST3, AAX (requires ProTools 10.36+ or ProTools 11.02+)
StereoSavage System Requirements
Mac
- macOS 10.11 and later (Intel / Apple Silicon supported) (64-bit only)
- AU, VST, AAX (requires Pro Tools 10.3.6 and later)
Windows
- Windows 8 and later (64-bit only)
- VST, AAX (requires Pro Tools 10.3.6 and later)
Radio System Requirements
Mac
- Mac OS X 10.7 and later (64-bit only)
- AU, VST, Standalone Application
Windows
- Windows 7 and later (32 / 64-bit)
- VST, AAX, Standalone Application
Important Notes:
- Radio is designed for listening to the radio while you work or for inspirational purposes.
- The copyright of all sources remains with the creator, publisher or other rights holder.
- If you want to use any sound material recorded from Radio you will need permission from the rights holder.
- You should ensure that you comply with any legal restrictions for recording streamed audio that may exist in your country.
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