Open source audio software
Calf Studio Gear , often referred to as Calf Plugins, is a set of open source LV2 plugins for the Linux platform. The suite intends to be a complete set of plugins for audio mixing , virtual instruments and mastering . As of version 0.90.0 there are 47 plugins in the suite.
History
Calf Studio Gear development started in late 2007 when the LV2 plugin standard was in its infancy. Calf Studio Gear was one of the first projects to bring graphical audio plugins to Linux. The first versions up to 0.0.19 included support for LADSPA and DSSI as well which was dropped in December 2011.
The project was initiated by Krzysztof Foltman. In 2009 Markus Schmidt became interested in development of the plugin suite due to his frustration with proprietary software.[ 1]
Included plugins
Calf Analyzer Calf 12 Band Equalizer Calf Studio Gear is the most complete suite of music production plugins for Linux . The included plugins are:
Instruments
Organ : organ emulator with full access to the sound generatorsMonosynth : a monophonic synthesizer Fluidsynth : SF2 player based on the FluidSynth libraryWavetable (experimental) : wavetable based synthesizer in experimental stateModulation Effects
Multi Chorus : chorus effect with multiple, individual delay lines and graphical displayPhaser : phaser effect with graphical display of the frequency responseFlanger : flanger effect with graphical display of the frequency responseRotary Speaker : Leslie speaker emulationPulsator : LFO for Tremolo effectsRing Modulator : Ring modulation effect with two LFO modulating four different parametersDelay Effects
Reverb : Reverberation effectVintage Delay : beat-oriented delay effect with filters and synchronizationCompensation Delay Line : distance based delay for compensating speaker line-upsReverse Delay : reversed delay effectDynamics
Compressor : compressor with New York compression and graphical displaySidechain Compressor : compressor with filtered sidechain Multiband Compressor : multiband compressor with four individual bandsMono Compressor : another compressor based on a different routineDeesser : De-essing with different filters and split modeGate : noise gate with parallel setting and graphical displaySidechain Gate : noise gate with filtered sidechainMultiband Gate : multiband noise gate with four individual bandsLimiter : lookahead limiter with automatic sustain controlMultiband Limiter : multiband limiter with four bandsSidechain Limiter : multiband limiter with additional sidechain for giving importance to relevant signalsTransient Designer : controls transients and sustainFilters and Equalizers
Filter : filter for lowpass, highpass, bandpass and bandreject with graphical displayFilterclavier : filter controlled via MIDI Envelope Filter : filter controlled via Envelope detector Emphasis : filter for different pre- and de-emphasis like CD and vinyl productionVocoder : vocoder effect for 8, 12, 16, 24 or 32 individual bands, with tilting and noise generator5-Band-Equalizer : parametrical equalizer offering high shelf, low shelf and three parametric bands, with analyzer8-Band-Equalizer : parametrical equalizer with high shelf, low shelf, low pass, high pass and four parametrical bands12-Band-Equalizer : parametrical equalizer with high shelf, low shelf, low pass, high pass and eight parametrical bands30-Band-Equalizer : graphical equalizer Distortion and Saturation
Saturator : enriches the signal with different harmonics Exciter : harmonic exciter adding additional high frequency harmonicsBass Enhancer : harmonic exciter adding low frequency harmonicsTape Simulator : simulates the effects of magnetic tape and corresponding playersVinyl : adds different controllable sounds produced by vinyl records and filters the signalCrusher : Bitcrusher and sample rate reduction with smoothing and logarithmic reduction patternTools
Mono Input : splits a mono input to stereo, with phase control, phase inversion, soft clip and channel delayStereo Tools : stereo signal manipulation with M/S stereo en- and decoding, phase inversion, phase control, balance, soft clip and channel delayHaas Stereo Enhancer : Precedence effect Multi Spread : distributes the frequency response of a mono signal to stereo channelsMultiband Enhancer : enhances or reduces the stereo base and adds harmonics in four different frequency rangesX-Over 2 Band : splits the signal in two individual frequency rangesX-Over 3 Band : splits the signal in three individual frequency rangesX-Over 4 Band : splits the signal in four individual frequency rangesAnalyzer : Spectrum analyzer with different viewing modes, L/R difference, spectralizer and goniometer
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