CodWaves have released BassXtend, available at the intro price of $9.99, increasing to $14.99 after the promotion. Newsletter subscribers will receive an additional 20% discount.
BassXtend is a psychoacoustic bass enhancer plugin designed to make low-end frequencies audible on smaller playback systems like phones and earbuds by generating focused musical harmonics above a chosen crossover point.
This plugin addresses the issue where deep bass frequencies, inaudible on small speakers, can be reconstructed by the ear through synthesized harmonics, allowing basslines and kicks to remain defined without adding energy below the crossover.
It functions as a fast, four-control plugin for instruments like 808s, synth bass, bass guitar, and kicks, offering controls for Root, Intensity, Gain trim, and a Low Band In/Out switch.
BassXtend synthesizes a harmonic series that tracks the played note, distinguishing it from saturators, sub-harmonic synthesizers, or EQs, and is loudness-matched to the original signal to avoid simply increasing volume.
The plugin operates with zero latency and no oversampling, making it suitable for live tracking and any position within an audio processing chain, ensuring bit-exact behavior across different buffer sizes.
Designed for modern mixing workflows, BassXtend helps 808s and basslines survive small speakers, gives kicks more presence, and clarifies bass guitar in a mix by enhancing their translation across various playback devices.
Unlike subharmonic generators like Seaquake which create rumble and low-end extension, BassXtend focuses on making existing bass notes more perceptible by generating upper harmonics, not by adding new sub-bass content.
BassXtend is available to PC and Mac users (VST3, AU and AAX).
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