M Media Audio has released three plugins covering different corners of the mix chain: Monster Factory, a vocal bus channel strip; Orbit, a circular autopanner; and Iron Deck, a free dual-channel tape machine. All three run on Windows, macOS (Universal Binary, signed and notarized), and Linux.
Monster Factory: Vocal Bus Channel Strip
Monster Factory combines the processing for a complete vocal subgroup in a single plugin: gate, hi-pass filter, compressor, tone shaping with a de-esser, four-mode parallel saturation, a doubler, slapback, ducking reverb, and a brickwall limiter at the end of the chain. The saturation section runs its four modes in parallel against the dry signal: TAPE for warmth and weight, TUBE for an asymmetric odd-harmonic edge that helps a thin vocal cut through, AMP for a more aggressive character, and BROKEN for pushing past the design limits. The plugin is intended to sit on the vocal bus so that lead, doubles and ad-libs all pass through one chain.
Orbit: Circular Autopanner
Orbit treats panning as movement through a room rather than a balance control. Four axes run simultaneously from a single LFO phase: equal-power pan, Haas ITD delay up to 650 microseconds, front-to-rear spectral tilt from 18 kHz down to 4 kHz, and volume modulation. The combined result reads as a source moving through the space rather than a conventional panning effect. Width extends to 200% and the rate runs from a slow drift at 0.05 Hz up to 8 Hz. Two instances with Phase set 180 degrees apart will orbit against each other. M Media Audio suggests it for guitar leads, synth pads, and samples that have been sitting in one spot in the stereo field.
Iron Deck: Free Dual-Channel Tape Machine
Iron Deck models a two-channel tape machine as a channel insert: REC drive into nonlinear tape saturation and RMS compression, three signal path modes (REPRO, INPUT, SYNC), IEC/NAB playback EQ, tape speed shelving at 7.5, 15, and 30 IPS, bias trim, and a final HF cut. The two channels are fully independent machines rather than a linked stereo pair, so each side can run its own settings, for example NAB playback EQ on the left and IEC on the right, or one channel driven harder than the other.
Pricing and Availability
Monster Factory is available for $49 and Orbit for $29. Iron Deck is free, with no account, activation or expiry, and is the full version with no restrictions. Demo modes are available for Monster Factory and Orbit. All three plugins are available now for Windows, macOS (Universal Binary, signed and notarized) and Linux at mmediaaudio.com/plugins.
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