Vinyl 1.7 Released for Mac OS X
iZotope has released its free Vinyl software plug-in for Mac OS X in Pro Tools, VST, MAS, and Audio Unit formats. The plug-in is also available for Pro Tools, VST, and DirectX hosts on the PC platform...
October 8, 2004
iZotope has released its free Vinyl software plug-in for Mac OS X in Pro Tools, VST, MAS, and Audio Unit formats. The plug-in is also available for Pro Tools, VST, and DirectX hosts on the PC platform.
Vinyl creates a "vinyl" simulation as if the audio were a record being played on a record player. It provides the user with control over parameters ranging from the amount of dust to the year the record player was created.
System Requirements:
- 64 MB RAM or greater
- Pentium II 600 or greater
- Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP
- Macintosh G4 or G5
- Mac OS X 10.2+
Vinyl is a free download.
For more information, visit their web site at www.izotope.com
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