We did it again...
We have taken the Aquamarine compressor to a whole new level by adding significant new features that make this product even more accurate and upgrading it to our latest 'Hyper' technology.
What's new in Aquamarine5?
• Improved audio quality thanks to the oversampling inside the compressor.
• New 'Hyper' engine.
• New Input - Output - GR meters with numerical values.
• Numerical value parameters of the compressor.
• Various optimizations and graphical improvements.
• New additional buttons (Bypass LR and DELTA) to the compressor.
• New SATU knob on compressor (Range: 0, +24 dB).
• Bypass button added to the Aquamarine EQ.
• Resizable interface (for both Comp and EQ)*
*Choose between 3 magnification values (1x - 1.5x - 2x) from the left ▼SIZE drop-down menu.
Once the desired size has been selected, the plugin must be removed and re-loaded to apply the changes. This action affects the currently selected plugin. New instances of the same plugin will open with this magnification.
What you get
The mastering compressor you always wanted.
Aquamarine5 is a high-end mastering and mixing plugin suite ideal for all musical genres thanks to its extended versatility.
It includes a monster compressor that we sampled from one of the most highly regarded units on the market featuring a smooth and warm sounding Opto comp section and a super punchy, discrete VCA-style dynamic processor which can go from a subtle 1.2:1 ratio - for a gentle dynamic massage - to savage 'Flood' limiting, for more creative compression effects.
The discrete VCA section can invariably suit many different scenarios, plus the attack time has been exaggerated to reach almost zero. Aquamarine also features a high-pass filter allowing you to control the compressor's response to bass frequencies, and a mix control which builds on the original unit's functionality by providing onboard parallel compression.
Aquamarine 5 Mastering Compressor
A 'brand new' vintage passive EQ from the 1950s.
Aquamarine5 features an astoundingly precise recreation of an American ultra-rare passive equalizer from the 1950s.
And when we say 'ultra-rare,' we say it for a reason. The owner of this unit, which we sampled in Berlin, explained how only a few of these beasts - possibly less than 5 - can still be found in good working order. We don't know what the others sound like compared to the one we are bringing you this time and if they present any differences due to component variations or maintenance. What we know, though, is that the DNA of Aquamarine's EQ is the exact same one as its hardware counterpart, and we like to consider it a tribute to this iconic piece of engineering.
Aquamarine 5 Vintage Passive EQ
New Hyper engine
Our standard compressors run at 22kHz regardless of sample rate or oversampling; this implies that the reduction, attack, and release curves are not calculated for every sample but for every 'n' samples, where 'n' depends on the sample rate. For example, on fast transients, the input level is evaluated correctly; however, the reduction is calculated after 'n' samples, so the signal containing the transient is not compressed in time, and the transient "escapes" compression.
This new Hyper compression tech calculates the amount of compression and the attack and release curves at each sample, so compression is applied immediately and no longer after 'n' samples.
The speed of these new compressors can be further increased by oversampling while keeping the power consumption at 1/12th of our standard compressors.
In this suite, you can appreciate our 'Hyper preamplification technology'. It significantly improves the standard of current preamplifier emulations, offering the highest possible audio quality, precision and low CPU consumption (keeping CPU consumption between 1/3rd and 1/2nd of our standard preamps), taking full advantage of the extraordinary potential of our VVK technology. The quality of these new preamplifiers can be further increased by oversampling, while keeping CPU consumption the same as our previous preamplifiers, but sounding much better in all respects.
Technical information:
• Supported formats: VST2, VST3, AAX, and AU.
• All sample rates available.
• Windows 10 and 11 compatible.
• macOS 10.15, 11, and 12 compatible.
• Intel, AMD, and Silicon M computer compatible.
• AAX Silicon Native.
Price and availability
Introductory price: €89 | 55% OFF until March 1st, 2023 (reg. price €199). Buy Now
*This upgrade is free for current Aquamarine owners.
The update should be available in the Aquarius 'Updates' section.
The product is at an introductory period for the first four weeks after release or until the first official version is released; this implies that the product may receive improvements, changes, or fixes available through Aquarius Desktop updates during that time.
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Aquamarine5 user's manual
Aquamarine5 webpage: https://www.acustica-audio.com/store/pr ... aquamarine
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