2B Played Music has released 2B Clipped 2, the successor to 2B Clipped. The unique strength of 2B Clipped 2 lies in the new engine that is built to produce high-quality clip… Read More

Soundiron has announced the release of Mini Saron, a deeply sampled tuned percussion library that captures the heart and soul of a tiny toy saron. The saron is a musical instrument of… Read More

Matthieu Brucher has announced the release of version 1.0 of ATK MT2, a new plug-in emulating the famous Boos MT2 pedal, for MacOS (10.11 minimum, 64-bits) and Windows (Windows 10 minimum,… Read More

Matthieu Brucher has announced the release of version 1.0 of ATK MT2, a new plug-in emulating the famous Boos MT2 pedal, for MacOS (10.11 minimum, 64-bits) and Windows (Windows 10 minimum,… Read More

Soundyan has announced that Interstellar Waterphone has been updated. Changes: Audio Unit plugin version released. Miscellaneous bugs fixed. Read More

Fanan team has released Kitton, a General MIDI compatible drum machine. They say: Kitton put together 10 top crafted full featured drumkits that will make any GM… Read More

NoiseAsh has updated their Rule Tec Collection and Need 31102 Console Eq products to version 1.7.6. Changes: Fixed: Multi instance crash. Fixed: Invalid license key error…. Read More

Stoev Lab has updated Interference, their polyrhythm generator module for VCV Rack to version 1.1.1. New features: The RESET button now indicates a signal at the RESET… Read More

denise has released Dragon Fire, a new compressor plug-in for macOS and Windows. denise says: Dragon Fire introduces tonal compression: a new and easier way to… Read More

Soniccouture has announced the release of Orchestral Chimes Collection, describing it as “the most detailed sampling of these instruments to date”. Here’s what they say: … Read More

Reveal Sound has updated Spire to v1.5.7. Changes: Fixes for interface glitches in Big Sur. Optimization for Apple Silicon M1. Fixes for Arpeggiator. Minor improvements. Read More

https://youtu.be/t9tAMBNC2pY Algoritm Livestream Mattias is joining Ryan for a special Algoritm FM Synthesizer livestream to dive deeper into all Algoritm has to offer for your music and sound design. If you’ve already been playing with Algoritm, this session will give you advanced tips and tricks you’ll not want to miss. Tune in and hang out with us on March 2 at 10 am PST / 19:00 CET.   Born out of necessity during the spring lockdown, we launched these livestreams as a way for us to connect to each other, to hang out and make some music together. We’re sporting a brand new stream name, but that is still the core of what we’re doing on these streams so tune in and hang out with us, our guest and the fellow Reason community and we’ll have some fun together! Episode 28: Download Phonix Beats’ bass patch   Episode 27: Download Ryan’s Player Combinator patch! Episode 21: Download Ludvig’s Friktion Combinator patch! Please note that this patch file requires Reason 10.1 or later and Friktion. If you don’t have that, grab the free 30 day trial of Reason here and a free trial of Friktion here.   Episode 7: Download Koichi’s piano and generative Combinator patches! Please note that this song file requires Reason 11 and Quad Note Generator. If you don’t have that, grab the free 30 day trial of Reason here and a free trial of Quad Note Generator here.   Remix Ryan’s banjo song! Download the Reason song file from Episode 10 and make Ryan’s banjo song your own. Please note that this song file requires Reason 11. If you don’t have that, grab the free 30 day trial of Reason here or download the audio stems instead.

Majetone has announced the release of Kensal Drums for Kontakt (Full Version 5.8.1+). The instrument features 5 Round Robins and up to 7 Velocity Layers at 24-bit 48K WAV and… Read More

Press Play has updated Wave Observer, a free oscilloscope and monitoring plug-in for time-domain audio analysis. The new version 1.2.0 adds compatibility with Apple M1 (ARM)… Read More

Press Play has updated Wave Observer, a free oscilloscope and monitoring plug-in for time-domain audio analysis. The new version 1.2.0 adds compatibility with Apple M1 (ARM)… Read More

Rast Sound has released Balkan Vocals 2 with new engine, additional phrases and extended range for solo instruments. Price: 49€ – Intro offer 29€ until March 12. Read More

Synapse Audio has updated The Legend to v1.4. This update adds a VST3 version, as well as an Audio Unit (Universal Binary) for Apple M1 computers running Big Sur. … Read More

Signum Audio has released BUTE Loudness Suite 2 (BUTE-LS2) along with BUTE Loudness Analyser 2 (BUTE-LA2), major updates to the loudness and True Peak Brickwall limiting toolkit. New features… Read More

Sequential has released a new OS for the Prophet-6 and the OB-6 that adds MPE support as well as Prophet-5 Rev4-style “vintage” mode operation — as well as some new and greatly enhanced… Read More

Pitch Innovations has updated Fluid Pitch to version 1.2. Changes: Code signing for Windows installer. Fixes: Login issues for trial users: In some cases, users had… Read More

UJAM has launched Nemesis, the eighth addition to their Beatmaker line. Here’s what they say: This action-packed drum machine is made for powerful, dark and complex music…. Read More

Ueberschall has released a new loop library in construction kit format for their Elastik player: 60s Acid Rock Vol. 1. Here’s what they say: Combining elements… Read More

Online Music Foundry has released Imaginear for Retrologue 2, saying: Imaginear brings you an inspiring collection of beautiful ambient, dark cinematic and blooming arpeggiated… Read More

Babylonwaves has released Art Conductor 7, a collection of over 7000 professionally build articulation switching templates available for Logic, Cubase and Cakewalk. The new release adds… Read More

LetiMix has updated GainMatch to version 1.2 with the following list of improvements: Better performance: Much lower CPU/RAM usage, faster opening time. UI improvements:… Read More

https://youtu.be/88XtnyhBiJU We’ve tackled many types of synthesizers during the years. Classic analog-sounding subtractive synthesis, cutting edge additive synthesis, feature-packed wavetable and spectral synthesis, granular sound sculpting, and even physical modelling. FM synthesis, however, has always been an oddball. It’s hard to understand, hard to use, and still hopelessly associated with classic but cheesy 80s sounds. The Yamaha DX7 was perhaps too successful and influential, so much so that it’s still the blueprint for new FM synths decades later. As a company, that’s not what we’re about. We want to create instruments that feel unique and exciting, instruments that lead to new sounds and new music. So we asked ourselves: what would a Reason take on FM synthesis look like? That’s how Algoritm came about. Our main design goal was making it understandable and quick to work with, yet offer flexibility by getting rid of the pre-set algorithms that are hardly understood. If you’re at all familiar with FM synths, the differences are quite immediate. Algoritm has nine (!) operators and completely free routing. Without necessarily understanding the ins and outs of FM, you can very quickly try things out and listen your way to interesting sounds. Once that was in place we had a really fun and unique synth that could easily do both the classic FM sounds and more complex patches. In fact, we almost stopped development there. But after Peter tried adding noise as a modulator, we started thinking about what else could be interesting to modulate with. The filter, shaper, and osc & noise modules are the results. Think of them as spices, they add a little bit more character to something that was good already. Some more grit, edge, and wonky harmonics. As we started making patches, it was clear this concept was a winner! The heart of the Algoritm is really in choosing, routing, and tweaking the modules. There is an unimaginable number of sounds without ever doing anything else, which is simply wonderful. I could go on and on about how the design evolved from that point and the other features we added, but I fear I’ve already gone on long enough. Does anyone even read anymore? In the end, I believe we succeeded in making FM both fun, quick, approachable and powerful. Now the big question is: what do you think? Algoritm’s out now, included in the Reason+ subscription and available separately for purchase. Try it out and let us know! Mattias Häggström Gerdt Product Manager  

For a limited time, all users of AmpliTube 5, including Custom Shop, can get the Officially Certified Soldano SLO-100 head model for free. See instructions at this link. Free… Read More

HoRNet Plugins has updated ELM128 MK2, the EBU R128 loudness meter with normalization. The new 2.2.0 version is a maintenance release and includes: Added hardware acceleration… Read More

Musical Sampling has released Atelier Series Amy, a vocal legato Kontakt library produced for emotional and cinematic contexts. Features: Produced for emotional and cinematic… Read More

Raising Jake Studios has released DRP2a mkII version 2.2.0. The update features a 50% larger GUI to better support high resolution monitors and other updates including: … Read More

Youlean has updated Youlean Loudness Meter to version 2.4.3, which brings some bug-fixes. Changes in v2.4.3: Fixed choppy scrolling in menus on macOS. Fixed forced dedicated… Read More

Youlean has updated Youlean Loudness Meter to version 2.4.3, which brings some bug-fixes. Changes in v2.4.3: Fixed choppy scrolling in menus on macOS. Fixed forced dedicated… Read More

accSone has released a free feature update for crusher-X 8 licensees. Changes in v8.61: Adds ‘Random Loop’ and ‘Random One shot’ modes to the DCO Play Modes. … Read More

Ableton has announced that Live 11 is now available at Ableton.com and at local retailers worldwide. The latest version of Live includes comping and MPE, new devices for experimentation,… Read More

GForce Software has announced the release of OB-E, an emulation of the iconic 8-voice synthesiser, saying: It’s been our most requested product, a labour of love and more than… Read More

HASound has updated Big Apple, a dynamic range compressor designed especially for work in parallel compression mode without the need for any additional routing inside your DAW. … Read More

Schaack Audio Technologies has updated their plugin Transient Shaper to v2.60. Changes: Apple Silicon support added. Drive LED now works properly. Fixed compatibility… Read More

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Spektralisk has announced the release of Frozen Drones, a collection of 50 presets for Zynaptiq’s Adaptiverb and their sampled versions. Contents: 50 presets for Adaptiverb…. Read More

Lostin70s has released a new version of the Keys Of The 70s Piano for MacOS and Windows. The sample bank includes: A Rhodes. A Wurlitzer. A stereo acoustic piano. A Clavinet…. Read More