Solid State Logic releases Duende v2.0 (and Drumstrip for Duende)

24th April 2007

Solid State Logic has released version 2.0 of the Duende software and released Drumstrip, a drum processing plug-in for Duende.

Duende Software 2.0

New Features:

Time limited trial version of Drumstrip included in installer; the first optional plug-in for the Duende platform.
Mouse Wheel control of all Duende plug-in parameters.
Duende DSP resources are released following a freeze command in Cubase and Nuendo.
Mac: Multiple Duende GUIs now use shared host memory. This will improve host performance in some cases.
Mac: RTAS installer is now separate from VST/AU/Driver in Mac OS. This simplifies the installation procedure.

Bug Fixes:

Bus Compressor now compatible with Cubase 4.
In some circumstances Duende VST plug-ins would not be recognized in a new install of Windows XP. This was due to software dependencies and is now fixed.
Win: The gate/expander meters are now more accurately reporting their close status.
Improved DSP resource allocation.
Previously mono and stereo Audio Unit presets were not interchangeable. This is now fixed.

Key features of Drumstrip include:

Carefully selected collection of five audio processing tools.
Transient shaper with Transient Invert to bring the attack phase of your drums to life.
Transient Shaper Audition enables you to isolate and monitor the effect of the Transient Shaper.
“Over-Easy” soft ratio compression characteristic for smooth transitions.
Dedicated drum Gate with range and independent open and close threshold controls.
High Frequency Enhancer to invigorate top end.
Low Frequency Enhancer to improve bass frequencies.
The classic SSL Listen Mic Compressor with additional bypass function to alter the legendary band-limited compression to full range compression.
Adjustable processor order—because a different processing order is required for different types of drums.
Input & Output Level metering with additional RMS meters, dynamic range indicators and threshold indicators.