The VPRE-73 Halloween Edition is the dark and mysterious sibling of our beloved VPRE-73. This vintage preamp emulation plug-in is not for the faint of heart - it will add monster character to your productions, making your signals scream like never before. Be very, very afraid!
Limited edition - only available until November 1st.

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Vintage Preamp VPRE-73 HE

Spooky Saturation

The VPRE-73, our star plug-in that has been bringing your productions to life since 2017, just got a spooky makeover! This extremely limited Halloween edition is the perfect addition to your ominous Fall mixing sessions.

Not only does it possess added features like a CRANK multiplicator and high-pass frequency control, but it also boasts a brand new spine-chilling design!

The VPRE-73 is inspired by one of the most classic preamps in professional recording studio history. By streamlining the original processor, we have not only created an authentic emulation of the discrete preamp circuitry and audio transformers, but we’ve also been able to retain the famous high shelf filter band.

The VPRE-73 Halloween Edition is not for the faint of heart - it will add monster character to your productions, making your signals scream like never before. Be very, very afraid!

VPRE-73 Halloween Edition Plug-in Frontplate

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Plug-In Features

All Black Rooster Audio plug-ins are designed for high-performance and authenticity.

What's new?

The VPRE-73 Halloween Edition is the dark and mysterious sibling of your beloved VPRE-73.
* New CRANK multiplicator, that pushes the gain stages input volume by up to 5 times.
* New High-Pass Frequency control, to further shape the processed signal.
*New Spooky Design.

Authentic Sound

Our real time SPICE type component based circuit simulation approach allows you to authentically capture the sound and feel of the VPRE-73’s analog counterpart in every aspect. Every crucial part of the circuit, including the input and output audio transformers, the discrete preamp circuit, as well as the HF shelving filter band have all been faithfully modeled.

SSE2 optimized code

DSP operations are pipelined using the SSE2 instruction set. This ensures a high-performance operation despite our plug-ins’ very complex computations.

HighDPI/Retina Support

The user interfaces support high pixel density on both Windows and Mac OS systems, giving you the most enjoyable user experience on high DPI displays.

System Requirements

Minimum System Requirements (MAC)
  • SSE2 compatible processor (Intel Core CPU recommended)
  • 1GB of RAM
  • Mac OSX 10.9 or newer (Big Sur 11.x not yet supported)
  • VST, AU or AAX compatible host (64bit)
  • Display resolution of 1280x1024 pixels or higher
Minimum System Requirements (WINDOWS)
  • SSE2 compatible processor (Intel Core CPU recommended)
  • 1GB of RAM
  • Windows 7 or newer
  • VST or AAX compatible host
  • Display resolution of 1280x1024 pixels or higher

Extensive DAW Compatibility

Black Rooster Audio Plug-Ins (AAX/VST/AU) are compatible with all major digital audio workstations (DAW) and many more.

Avid ProTools ProTools
Presonus Studio One Studio One
Steinberg Cubase Cubase
Reaper Reaper
Bitwig Bitwig
Audition Audition
Live Live
Logic Logic
Digital Performer Digital Performer
FL Studio FL Studio

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