Tokyo Dawn Labs have released a new range of virtual disk mastering simulators plugins. SimuLathe REF is available for €150.00, SimuLathe CUT is available for €240.00.
SimuLathe REF
Take a first person walk into the fascinating world of vinyl record production, its technology, and the mysterious art of turning music into physical grooves! SimuLathe “Reference” Edition is a complete simulation of the disk mastering process. With its specialized preprocessors, a precise virtual disk cutting lathe, several turntable pickup models and extensive means of metering/analysis, this audio plugin offers hands on insight into disk cutting.
Using SimuLathe, audio producers gain qualified insight into the format, the compromises, consequences and the remedies. Curious minds, creatives and students use the plugin to mix and experiment “onto disk” without risking wasted lacquers or precious cutting styli. Record labels and artist can plan and sequence their disk projects ahead, test their material early to prevent costly pitfalls.
SimuLathe’s precise physical models and direct audio feedback give mastering engineers a most reliable reference to work against, helping deliver safe and consistent results to their customers. The technology has been developed in tight collaboration with professional disk mastering studios and specialised manufacturers.
The REF edition is tailored to audio engineers looking to get their hands on a disk cutting system (albeit a virtual one), and develop insight into the depths, beauties and subtleties of the vinyl record production process. Not a “vinyl auto mastering solution”, and certainly not meant to replace the engineer operating the lathe. But a laboratory inviting to learn, experiment with and enjoy the mystified world of disk production.
Features include:
- Precise virtual disk cutting lathe, with four representative configurations
- Classic disk mastering filter section with various highpass, lowpass and elliptical filtering options
- Extensive metering section: Groove excursion, width and velocity; Gain on disk, stereo width and more
- Three physically modelled turntable pickups for monitoring and creation of shareable test cuts
- A groove microscope allows for inspecting the “physical” groove with greatest accuracy, in all dimensions
- Detailed disk inspection via heatmaps for Excursion, Width, Velocity and Land
- Multi side/multi disk support
- HTML project report generation
- Support for imperial and metric units throughout the UI
SimuLathe CUT
SimuLathe “Cut” Edition is a precise simulation of the disk mastering process. With its specialized preprocessors, a precise virtual disk cutting lathe, several turntable pickup models, and extensive means of metering/analysis, this audio plugin acts like a second cutting room.
Detailed calibration features allow for most disk cutting systems to be replicated with surprising accuracy, in turn unleashing an impressive professional potential: Predictable disk authoring, precise space usage estimation, improved audio quality control. Time efficient exploration of groove excursion, width, land, and velocity hotspots, optimizing operational safety throughout the production process.
The ability to generate audible and shareable test cuts immensely simplifies logistics, communication, helps smooth out the most challenging customer demands. SimuLathe’s unique geometrically aware limiters and mastering grade monitoring abilities improve consistency and shorten turnaround time.
Rather than emulating the wear and ageing of a specific real world setup, SimuLathe focuses on precise modelling of the physically feasible. Much like a good monitoring speaker, it builds on physical neutrality to put all statistical odds onto the operator favour.
Supporting modern audio plugin hosts, this complete disk production laboratory embeds smoothly into modern production environments.
Features include:
- Precise virtual disk cutting lathe, fully parametric
- Advanced audio processor section with modern highpass, lowpass and elliptical filter options, and a unique set of limiters directly operating on groove excursion, groove width and velocity
- Extensive metering section: Groove excursion, width and velocity; Gain on disk, stereo width and more
- Three physically modelled turntable pickups for monitoring and creation of shareable test cuts
- A groove microscope allows for inspecting the “physical” groove with greatest accuracy, in all dimensions
- Detailed disk inspection using heatmaps for Excursion, Width, Velocity and Land
- Excellent matching to VMS66, DJR Discomp, VMS80, FloKaSon (Pitch98, Pitch13, Pitch18), traditional pitch computers and all fixed pitch systems.
- Multi side/multi disk support
- Support for imperial and metric units throughout the UI
Both SimuLathe REF and SimuLathe CUT are available to PC and Mac users (VST2, VST3, AU and AAX).
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