Synthblitz Audio updates VA RAXS to 1.1 - VST Mastering Rack for Windows

12th September 2014

Synthblitz Audio has updated VA RAXS, a vintage-looking rack, designed for mastering and remastering of sound materials, to 1.1.

Now the virtual rack consists of 7 effects, the sounds pass through them in the following order:

A preamplifier with gain control, enhanced features for sub and high, combined with a mid-side processor that can divide the incoming signal.
A 16 + 16 Band EQ with adjustable "Q".
A crossover module 6dB / Octave, with a 'transient perfect' filter that passes both amplitude and phase unchanged across the range of interest. It has separate tone controls -/+12dB, and other features like two types of noise reduction, de-esser, DC bias, and more.
A Stereo Image Processor with frequency band controls.
A compressor to handle small compression ratios, useful for mastering, but also able to work with large compression ratios. The compressor has "knee" control, "Make-Up" gain and a high precision vu-meter to reading the dB reduction.
A Reverb with bandpass filter.
A limiter designed to get a good sound quality, and fast enough to allow a good RMS output.

Also added a new menu "advanced", a preset manager and sub frequency controls and fixed db overloud protection problems with Reaper and more host.

Price: €39. VA RAXS is available for Windows as a VST effect plug-in.