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Cool Stuff Labs works with other manufacturers on a consulting basis.

If you are interested in further information regarding availability and rates, please contact us.


Studio 3, EMI/Abbey Road Studios, London, UK

Some of the companies and projects we've been involved with:


Empirical Labs
Arousor (AAX, AU, VST2, VST3)
GUI and DSP implementation

Nominated for a 2016 TEC Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement, Signal Processing Software (Dynamics/EQ/Utilities)

Sound On Sound 2017 Award Nominee

Nominated for a 2018 TEC Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement, Signal Processing Software (Dynamics/EQ/Utilities)

Arousor Lt (AAX, AU, VST2, VST3)
GUI and DSP implementation






Fractal Audio Systems
FAS-FX Reverb
Compatibility updates


Native Instruments
Supercharger, Supercharger GT
DSP implementation

Solid Mix Series
DSP implementation


KuSh Audio
UBK-1 (AAX, RTAS, AU, VST)
GUI and DSP implementation

"It gets two thumbs up from me and a short round of applause for actually bringing something new to the plugin table."

- Stiff, ProToolerBlog

Mix Magazine 2011 AES "Certified Hit"


EMI/Abbey Road Studios
EMI RS124 Compressor (TDM, RTAS)
GUI and DSP implementation

"The sound is simply incredible. [...] The hardware-modelled plug-in bar has been raised."

- Alan Branch, May 2010 Audio Media

EMI TG12413 Limiter (TDM, RTAS)
GUI and DSP implementation

EMI TG EQ Mastering Pack (TDM, RTAS)
GUI and DSP implementation

Electronic Musician Magazine "2010 Editor's Choice"


Unique Recording Software
URS N4 EQ (TDM, RTAS)
GUI and DSP implementation

URS Strip and Strip Pro (TDM, RTAS)
GUI and DSP implementation

URS 1970, 1975, 1980 compressors (TDM, RTAS)
GUI and DSP implementation

URS A/N/S Series, A10, N12, FullTec, BLT, A/N/S MIX EQs (TDM, RTAS)
GUI and DSP implementation

Classic Console EQs (A/N/S/A10/N12) Nominated for a 2004 TEC Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement, Signal Processing Technology (Software)

S Series is a Mix Magazine "Certified Hit"



SRS Labs
SRS Circle Surround TDM Pro (TDM)
GUI and DSP implementation

Mix Magazine "Certified Hit" at the Winter 2004 NAMM show


Trillium Lane Labs
MasterMeter (TDM)
DSP implementation

Linden Lab
Second Life (Online world)
3D audio subsystem, general development, engineering infrastructure

One of Time Magazine's Best Inventions of 2002


Summit Audio
Extension 78 (TDM)
GUI, MIDI and DSP implementation


Dolby Laboratories
Dolby Surround Tools (TDM)
Update for Mix compatibility

Lexicon
LexiVerb (TDM)
Update for Mix compatibility

Kind Of Loud
SmartPan Pro (TDM)
GUI implementation and processing integration.

Aureal Semiconductor
A3D Pro (TDM)
Complete rewrite, redesign of GUI and DSP

Opcode Systems
Fusion:Vocode (TDM)
TDM DSP code implementation

Telex
General Audio/DSP consulting

Aphex
Big Bottom Pro (TDM)
GUI implementation and processing integration

Aural Exciter Type IIIpi (TDM)
GUI implementation and processing integration

Nominated for a 1999 TEC Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement, Signal Processing Technology (Software)


Prior to founding Cool Stuff Labs, Frank Filipanits Jr. made significant contributions to the following projects as an independent consultant:

QSound Labs
QSYS/TDM 2.0 (TDM)
GUI redesign and fresh implementation for ProTools 4.0 compatibility.

Nominated for a 1998 AV Video Platinum Award

Liquid Audio
Liquifier PT (Audiosuite)
GUI implementation and processing integration

Winner of the 1998 AV Video Reader's Choice Platinum Award for Web Software!

Dolby Laboratories
Surround Tools (TDM)
GUI design and implementation

Nominated for a 1998 TEC Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement, Signal Processing Technology (Software)


In his prior employment at Digidesign, Frank was responsible for authoring (DSP and GUI) the following plug-ins:

  • DPP-1
  • The Procrastinator
  • DINR TDM 2.0 - Winner of the 1996 TEC Award for Outstanding Technical Achievment, Computer Software/Peripherals!