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Rupert Neve Designs Debuts Three Plug-Ins: The Master Buss Processor, 551 Inductor EQ, and 542 Tape Emulator

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Meet the Portico II Master Buss Processor, 551 Inductor EQ, and 542 Tape Emulator Plug-Ins: Faithful recreations of three beloved hardware units that power thousands of studios and stages worldwide.

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