Native Instruments introduces PREMIUM TUBE SERIES

Press Release - Berlin, September 13, 2012 – Native Instruments today introduced a new

collection of high-end effects, capturing the warm, natural sound of

tube-driven hardware. PREMIUM TUBE SERIES is made up of three individual

effects – PASSIVE EQ, VARI COMP and ENHANCED EQ – available either

individually or as a high-value bundle. PREMIUM TUBE SERIES makes these

effects available for the first time as native plug-ins that run

individually within a DAW in VST, AU, RTAS or AAX format. The effects

are modeled by Softube, the renowned team behind Native Instruments'

VINTAGE COMPRESSORS.

PASSIVE EQ is a fully-parametric, two-channel, four-band equalizer, with

additional high and low pass filters plus a wide collection of presets

for all use cases. Characterized by its versatile nature and natural

sound, it is well suited to a wide range of production duties – from

individual tracks to sub groups and even mastering. As with all the

effects in the series, running as an individual plug-in in any DAW gives

it significant ease-of-use advantages over hardware units, such as

built-in parallel processing options, and mid/side mode.

As its name suggests, VARI COMP is a compressor with a flexible range of

use cases, from instrument groups to individual tracks. Emulated to

possess a clear and warm 'analog' sound, VARI COMP limits and

compresses. In limit mode, it uses a unique automatic ratio and knee

adjustment, altering the compression ratio from 4:1 up to 20:1

automatically in response to the input signal.

ENHANCED EQ is an easy-to-use effect adept at providing tracks with both

subtle definition and rich loudness. Modeled from a boutique studio

standard, this is the EQ for adding warmth and weight to the low end of

individual tracks, thanks to a special curve produced by simultaneously

cutting and boosting the low frequencies. ENHANCED EQ works equally well

at adding clarity and shine to midrange.

The PREMIUM TUBE SERIES bundle is available at the NI Online Shop for

$229 / 199 EUR. The individual effects can also be bought separately:

PASSIVE EQ $169 / 149 EUR, VARI COMP $119 / 99 EUR, ENHANCED EQ $79 / 69

EUR.