Black Rooster Audio have released PS-VC1 Vocal Chain, available for £45.50.
PS-VC1 Vocal Chain is a streamlined, all-in-one plug-in designed to take raw vocal tracks to radio-ready status in minutes.
Instead of emulating a single piece of vintage hardware, the PS-VC1 distills 70 years of studio practice into one cohesive channel strip. It eliminates complex sub-menus and unnecessary options, replacing them with a fixed, logical signal path laid out in the exact sequence professional engineers mix:
- Input & Clean Up – Gain staging and clearing low-end mud.
- Dynamic Control – Levelling peak dynamics with musical compression.
- Tone Shaping – Adding presence, warmth, and top-end air.
- Spatial Placement – Crafting depth and width with reverb, delay, and stereo widening.
By standardizing every module with a simple preset selector, fader, and bypass switch, your hands quickly learn the panel layout, letting you focus on making musical decisions rather than managing CPU overhead or window clutter.
The Six Modules – A Break Down:
- Low End (20 Hz – 640 Hz): Tames rumble, mic proximity effect, and boxy lower-mids before compression touches the signal.
- High End (1.2 kHz – 20 kHz): Features four tailored modes—Sharp (targeting sibilance), Silk (smoothing upper mids), Edge (adding bite), and Air (opening the top end up to 20 kHz).
- Compress: Driven by peak or vintage detection, offering styles ranging from subtle leveling (Slight) to aggressive peak catching (Limit). Built-in auto makeup gain ensures you evaluate dynamic character rather than volume changes.
- Reverb: Low-CPU algorithms delivering everything from tight reflective spaces to cathedral-style decays.
- Echo: Rhythmic delay offering tempo-synced or free-running modes, including slapback thickness (Fast) and long ambient trails (Space).
- Width: Employs All-Pass, Haas, and Hilbert processing across four settings to expand the stereo image without risking phase cancellation in mono folds.
Features include:
- All-in-One Vocal Processing: 6 essential modules (Low End, High End, Compress, Reverb, Echo, Width) combined on a single interface.
- Fixed Signal Sequence: Standardized routing follows real-world mixing workflows for maximum efficiency.
- 24 Purpose-Built Presets: 4 tailored starting options per module covering common vocal mixing demands.
- Auto Makeup Gain: Built-in dynamic compensation prevents volume bias during dynamic tweaks.
- Stereo Safety Controls: Mono-compatible stereo widening via advanced phase algorithms.
- Low CPU Overhead: Highly efficient reverb and echo engines allow seamless performance on multiple tracks per session.
- High-Precision Metering: LED VU meters with dynamic range extension for input, output, and gain reduction readouts.
- Scalable UI: Fully resizable interface with high-DPI crisp rendering.
PS-VC1 Vocal Chain is available to PC and Mac users (VST3, AU and AAX).
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