World-class mixing and mastering plug-ins — on demand
Close your eyes and picture a store full of cool processing gear: compressors and limiters are in a rack over here, EQs are over there – tube, solid state, digital – you name it, this store’s got it all. There are reverbs, de-essers, multiband processors, and a shelf full of vintage emulations. In short, a candy store of tone for recording musicians, engineers, and producers.
Just a gear geek’s fantasy? Nope, this store is very real, and it’s available to you 24/7. It’s the new T-RackS Custom Shop, where you can browse a huge collection of IK’s high-quality processing plug-ins for mixing and mastering, and purchase only the ones you want, when you want them. And the best part is, you can get started without spending a dime by downloading T-RackS Custom Shop.
Free gear
You can find the T-RackS Custom Shop free software in the IK User Area, and you’ll notice after installing it that we’ve given you two free plug-ins. You can’t beat that deal! You get the Classic Equalizer module, a 6-band parametric mastering EQ that’s part of the T-RackS Classic bundle, and we’ve also provided you with the T-RackS Metering Suite, which contains a host of useful and detailed displays including Peak, Perceived Loudness, Phase, and RMS meters, plus a Spectrum analyzer with Peak, RMS and Averaging indicators. Both the EQ and meters can be instantiated as separate plug-ins in your DAW, or as part of the integrated T-RackS shell, which features 8 plug-in slots, and allows you to chain up to 12 processors.
You can also run the T-RackS integrated module as a standalone program, from which you can master your mixes. Whether you’re running standalone or as a plug-in, the Custom Shop can be accessed from inside of T-RackS.
Once you start browsing the Custom Shop, you’ll see that we’re offering high-end processing software at amazingly low prices. And by shopping for software this way, you can customize your processor collection to suit your production needs. And you can’t beat the convenience!
After you activate the Custom Shop, you’ll see all the modules and collections that we have available. The gear lineup continues to grow, so make sure to check back regularly.
We recently added three awesome new processors to the T-RackS lineup:
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| The Bus Compressor models the master-bus compressor on one of the world’s most famous mixing consoles, which was nicknamed the “Glue Compressor,” for its ability to subtly “glue” a mix together. | The White Channel offers an ultra-accurate emulation of the dynamics and EQ sections of another renowned desk from the same manufacturer — this one known for its wide bandwidth and pristine sound. |
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| The Tape Echo is a spot-on emulation of one of the classic tape echo units of all time. To go along with its cool vintage sound, we added some great modern features, like stereo operation, separate delay times on L&R, and syncing to host tempo. | The British Channel imparts a classic console sound onto your tracks, and now it features a sleek new look that makes navigating its controls even easier. |
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| British Channel | Black 76 Limiting Amplifier | White 2A Leveling Amplifier | Vintage Tube Compressor/Limiter model 670 |
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| Quad Comp Multi-band Compressor | Quad Lim Multi-band Limiter | Quad Image | De-Esser |
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| Vintage Tube Program Equalizer | Opto Compressor | Brickwall Limiter | Linear Phase Equalizer |
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| Classic T-RackS Compressor | Classic T-RackS Multi-band Limiter | Classic T-RackS Clipper | Classic T-RackS Equalizer |
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| CSR Plate Reverb | CSR Hall Reverb | CSR Room Reverb | CSR Inverse Reverb |
Click here to read more about the gear that we have available.
Try before you buy
Not sure if a particular module is right for you? No problem, we’ve got a “try before you buy” policy, which allows you to download and use fully functioning gear for 72 hours, after which you can decide if that particular module is right for you.
For current T-RackS owners
If you already own a T-RackS bundle, you can still use your old version, but consider upgrading so you can get the new processors, or download T-RackS Custom Shop and purchase just the new Custom Shop processors that you want.
If you’d rather buy everything all at once, rather than using the Custom Shop, that’s fine too. Some people prefer getting their music software in big bundles. If that’s your style we offer three bundles: T-RackS CS Grand, T-RackS CS Deluxe and T-RackS CS Classic.
Click here to read more about each version.
AmpliTube is right next door
The virtual “next-door neighbor” to the T-RackS Custom Shop, is the AmpliTube Custom Shop. You can enter it from the T-RackS Custom Shop and move freely between the two, and your gear credits are good in either store. If you’re looking for smokin’ guitar or bass tone, there’s nothing like AmpliTube. We’ve even got a free version of AmpliTube, which includes 24 pieces of gear. More great free stuff from IK!
In the AmpliTube Custom Shop, you can use your Gear Credits to add processors modeled from a huge range of amps and effects from key manufacturers like Fender®, Ampeg®, Orange®, Soldano®, Carvin®, T-Rex®, Seymour Duncan®, Groove Tubes® and more. We’ve even got Slash’s officially certified amps and effects.
Features:
- Free version of T-RackS including the Custom Shop, Classic T-RackS Equalizer and Metering Suite
- Custom Shop functionality lets you purchase additional modules from inside the program
- T-RackS shell allows for chaining of up to 12 processors
- Complete integration with the AmpliTube Custom Shop
- Standalone integration with ARC System 2 processing
- All processors available as individual plug-ins
- 64-bit native support
- 32-bit 192 kHz support
- High-fidelity oversampling for high-quality audio processing through the entire signal path
- SCC™ technology coupled with IK’s unique DSM™ technology provides the most realistic software emulation of vintage gear to date
- Extremely easy to use, with style-based presets, full chain visualization, one-click single module or chain bypass, “compare” function and more
How it works
The T-RackS Custom Shop is incredibly easy to use. Here's how you do it:
Step 1. Download, install and authorize
T-RackS Custom Shop works as both as a plug-in for your favorite sequencer/DAW and as a standalone application. Both are included when you install the package. To download the software, you must provide a valid email address. This address is used to create a "user account" for you in our system. Your user account is where you find product serial numbers, updates, copies of software you purchased, and is also where you manage your authorizations. You may install and authorize T-RackS Custom Shop on up to 5 computers (each serial number is given 5 authorization codes). Don't worry, the process may sound complicated, but we'll help you through it every step of the way. Once you authorize your software, you're "ready to rock," so to speak.
Step 2. Open your T-RackS software
Okay, now that the software is installed, it’s time to take it out for a test. Open your DAW, or open T-RackS Custom Shop as a standalone application. If it’s the former, open T-RackS Custom Shop on an insert slot of an existing project, either on a single track or on the master bus. Now open up the EQ, and start adjusting. You should hear the effect of the EQ it in real time. Notice all those other slots? That’s where you can open other modules, once you’ve purchased them. You can experiment with the order of the modules, to see if that changes the results at all. The same architecture is there for standalone mode, but the difference is that you’re not running through your DAW, you’re simply opening up a track (usually a stereo mix) to process with T-RackS.
Step 3. Shop - give yourself some credit
Here's where it gets interesting: if you click on the "Custom Shop" button in the bottom right corner of the screen, you're magically transported to one of the coolest music stores on the planet.
Here you can browse through literally hundreds of pieces of gear, sorted by type of hardware, manufacturer, etc. When you find what you need/want, purchasing is a breeze.
Gear is purchased through a "credits" system that's similar to the way gift cards work. You purchase "Gear Credits" in packages from the store. The larger the credit pack, the lower the cost per credit is (see chart below). Once you have credits in your account, simply click the "buy" button next to the gear or collection you want to purchase.
Gear Credit Packs (30% OFF until June 10th, 2013) |
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$19.99
$13.99 |
20 |
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$39.99
$27.99 |
40 |
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$79.99
$55.99 |
80 |
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$99.99
$69.99 |
120 |
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$119.99
$83.99 |
160 |
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$139.99
$97.99 |
200 |
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$199.99
$139.99 |
300 |
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$299.99
$209.99 |
500 |
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$499.99
$349.99 |
1000 |
Once purchased, gear immediately shows up in your T-RackS software, fully activated and ready to go.
Go ahead…give it a try
Just like in your favorite music store, we let you try out T-RackS modules before you buy them. To demo a piece of gear, simply click the "Try" button instead of the "Buy" button. Once you do this, the module is unlocked in your copy of T-RackS and is available in the software for a period of 72 hours for you to use however you see fit. After that, it goes back into locked status and will remain there until you purchase it. If you don't purchase it, you can "re-demo" the module after a six-week period.
More info: what's in it
T-RackS Custom Shop has the same feature set that you get in other versions of T-RackS. You get the same user interface, routing options, overall performance, and functionality that you’d get with gear in a professional studio. T-RackS Custom Shop works as a standalone application or as a plug-in for your favorite Mac/PC DAW.
