db audioware limited is a media software company based in Scotland. Our software is used daily around the world by thousands of musicians, sound engineers, lighting professionals, broadcasters and educators.
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Here’s a list of all the products we’ve developed over the years!
Lighting & Show Control
Current Products

Show Buddy Active
Show Buddy Active is our latest generation of lighting & video control software. With multiple universes of DMX control, advanced visual effects, simplified graphical programming and video output, this is the perfect software for performers and designers wanting to create ambitious automated multimedia shows.

Show Buddy Setlist
Show Buddy Setlist organises your gigs, plays your backing tracks, runs your light and video show, and controls your MIDI equipment – leaving you free to concentrate on a great performance!

20th Anniversary – Guitar Amp
An original virtual guitar amp for iOS, created to celebrate db audioware’s 20 years in the audio software business.

ArtNetMon
ArtNetMon is a free utility for displaying Art-Net lighting data. Very handy for debugging those pesky Art-Net network problems.
Legacy Lighting Products

DMXIS – lighting controller (2009)
An award winning lighting control package used to create automated light shows.

D-Pro Lighting Controller (2011)
A software based lighting controller with plenty of advanced features for the most demanding lighting professionals. Developed by db audioware and sold worldwide by ENTTEC.
Audio Plug-ins

dB-L mastering limiter (2000)
dB-L was a mastering tool that could be used to control the volume of mixes, create CD masters, and be used as a brickwall limiter all in the same tool.

dB-S deesser (2000)
dB-s was an intelligent EQ module that dynamically removed sibilance from recordings.

dB-D dynamics processor (2000)
dB-D was an all-in-one compressor, limiter, expander & gate with sidechains for ducking and synchronized gating effects.

dB-M multiband limiter (2000)
dB-M was an alternative mastering tool for fine-tuning the dynamics and increasing loudness of the final mix.

Sidechain Compressor (2007)
A versatile plug-in compressor with true multi track side-chaining.

Vocal Intensifier (2008)
A plug-in that contained an advanced algorithm designed to make vocals sit more prominently in the mix, without destroying the detail in the original performance.

dB-T tempo delay (2000)
A classic tempo delay with built in low pass and high pass filters for each channel.

quantum fx (2004)
A modular effects builder and plugin bundle, containing effects in VST and DirectX formats, mastering tools, vintage stomp boxes, studio effects, creative filters and delays.

Sidechain Gate (2007)
A plug-in gate with true multi track side-chaining

Flying Haggis (2008)
Flying Haggis was db audioware’s 10th anniversary celebration product. A versatile and realistic (for its time!) virtual guitar amp plugin, with real ease of use.

DRS 2006 broadcast processors (2001)
A collaboration with the developers of the DRS 2006 radio automation system, these high end audio processors for Internet and FM broadcasting offered auto gain control, multiband EQ and volume control, and brickwall limiting.
Education

Sounds Active (2011)
Sounds Active was a software package that taught the fundamentals of sound engineering and production. Widely used in schools and colleges in the UK.
Consultancy Projects

Groove Agent 3 (2008)
A virtual drummer module released by Steinberg and developed by Bornemark Software.
db audioware contributed design and coding resources.

Broomstick Bass (2005)
A virtual bass module developed and released by Bornemark Software.
db audioware contributed design and coding resources.