BBE Sound has announced the release of their Sonic Sweet v3.0 Plug-in bundle that includes 3 newly "Optimised" plug-ins and a brand new bass enhancer (Mach 3 Bass). They say that this new version makes the legendary BBE Sound available to broadcast, producers and musicians for all their recordings. Sonic Sweet "Optimised" has been completely re-worked from the ground up to be compatible with AAX and Pro Tools 11. The bundle has also been fully tested on the latest operating systems including Mac OS 10.10 (Yosemite) and Windows 8. Here's the details in BBE Sound's own words...

The BBE Sonic Sweet "Optimised" is a complete rewrite of the plug-ins included in the original "Sonic Sweet" plug-ins bundle. Designed to make your mixes clearer and louder like its forerunner, it adds a new fourth plug-in to the collection, the Mach 3 Bass. At the heart of the bundle there is still the software version of BBE's famous Sonic Maximiser hardware range, which is an emulation of their exclusive processing technologies that has set the benchmark for sound enhancement. World-renowned musicians have insisted upon using BBE Sound professional audio processors since they were first introduced in the '80s.

BBE's Sonic Sweet "Optimised" will add clarity to the top end and fatness to the bottom, just like their famous hardware processors do without the "fizz" or digital "sizzle" common to most other sonic enhancers. The refinements brought by this new "Optimised" version extends to a new optimised GUI and improved controls for fine-tuning your sound.

*Because Sonic Sweet "Optimised" was completely rebuilt, it is NOT compatible with previous versions of BBE Sonic Sweet Plug-ins. Any sessions with a previous version of Sonic Sweet loaded into it must continue to use the old versions of the plug-ins.

Sonic Sweet "Optimized" includes:

• Sonic Maximizer : The best way to get that professional sound and extra sparkle that is so difficult to capture,
• Harmonic Maximizer : Increases Presence and Clarity, restoring Natural Brightness and adding Deeper and Extended Low Frequencies,
• Loudness Maximizer : A mixing and mastering multi-band limiter plug-in. Its ultimate transparency allows the Loudness Maximizer to 'dramatically' increase the overall level of your mix without audible pumping effects
• Mach 3 Bass : Take your low end to new sonic depths...

Product Requirements:

• Windows 7 & 8
• Mac OS 10.6 and above (including 10.10 Yosemite)
• VST - AU - RTAS - AAX Native
• 32 & 64 bit Support
• Up to 5 computers authorisation

Pricing and Availability:
To celebrate this new version, BBE Sound has partnered with DontCrack.com in order to offer a special introductory price of $69 instead of the regular $149. Previous Sonic Sweet owners can upgrade to the new Sonic Sweet v3.0 with the new "Mach 3 Bass" for ONLY $29.  The promo is available throughout July, 2014.

More information:

• DontCrack.com

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