Sonuscore has released LUX Orchestral Brass, a sampled orchestral brass library for Native Instruments Kontakt Player. Designed for film scoring, orchestral composition, and music production, the library features solo and section instruments, up to six recorded dynamic layers, automatic voice distribution, and performance-based articulation control. Recorded on the same scoring stage as LUX Orchestral Strings, the library captures brass instruments in their natural orchestral seating positions. Its dynamic layers range from pianissimo (pp) to fortississimo (fff), capturing changes in timbre as well as volume. The instrument collection includes solo French horn, trumpet, and tenor trombone, along with horn, trumpet, and trombone sections, bass trombone, bass and contrabass tuba, and cimbasso. Performance and Articulation Control LUX Orchestral Brass includes True Legato for solo and section instruments, along with Sonuscore’s Seamless Articulation Transitioning (S.A.T.), which allows users to change articulations during sustained notes without retriggering. Adaptive patches respond to playing style and note duration, while morphing articulations allow transitions between playing techniques. The library also includes tempo-synchronized repetitions, customizable keyswitches, and Polyphonic Aftertouch support. For section instruments, Auto Divisi distributes incoming MIDI notes among individual players while maintaining the original ensemble size. Polyphonic legato allows independently moving melodic lines within a section. An Ensemble Instrument provides ten brass combinations and twelve voicing configurations. Its Intelligent Note Selection system automatically distributes MIDI notes across the selected instruments, allowing composers to perform orchestrated brass arrangements from a single keyboard. Microphone Positions and Mixing The library was recorded using 53 microphones, including dedicated bleed microphones positioned across other orchestral sections to capture acoustic spill. Six adjustable microphone perspectives are available: Close, Mid, Tree, Far, Brass Bleed, and Orchestra Bleed. A prepared Full Mix is also included for users who prefer a preconfigured microphone balance. Key Features Solo French horn, trumpet, and tenor trombone, plus orchestral brass sections and low brass instruments. Up to six separately recorded dynamic layers from pp to fff. True Legato and polyphonic legato for independent melodic voices. Articulations include Sustain, Legato, Grand Marcato, Accented Marcato, Staccato, Staccatissimo, Fortepiano, and Repetitions. Auto Divisi for horn, trumpet, and trombone sections. Seamless Articulation Transitioning (S.A.T.), morphing articulations, and adaptive performance patches. Tempo-synchronized repetitions with mod wheel control. Ensemble Instrument with ten combinations and twelve voicing configurations. Intelligent Note Selection for automatic orchestration. Six adjustable microphone perspectives and a prepared Full Mix. Up to 24 customizable keyswitches. Polyphonic Aftertouch, CC11 Expression, and Dynamic Input Smoothing. Equal and Werckmeister III temperament options. 8vb function for octave doubling. Pricing and Availability LUX Orchestral Brass is designed for Native Instruments Kontakt Player. LUX Orchestral Brass on YouTube Read More

Loopmasters has released Loopcloud 8, an update to its sample subscription and production platform that introduces intelligent sample discovery tools, expanded MIDI functionality, new effects and a companion iOS app. The update also adds improvements to Loopcloud’s DRUM, PLAY and Flip instruments, along with new subscriber benefits. The update focuses on integrating producers’ own sample libraries with Loopcloud’s catalog of more than four million samples, synth presets and MIDI files. Intelligent Sample Discovery Loopcloud 8 introduces two new tools, Inspire and Listen, designed to assist with different stages of music production. Inspire generates starting points for tracks based on a selected genre, assembling arrangements of samples, chords and drums that producers can develop further. Listen analyzes existing audio and uses Loopcloud Intelligence, the platform’s harmonic-matching algorithm, to identify compatible samples. The updated system detects chord changes and sample positioning, allowing producers to search for basslines, leads and one-shots that fit an existing chord progression or melody. Listen works with both Loopcloud’s catalog and user-imported samples, with additional filtering by genre and instrument. The new Advanced Search feature supports natural-language queries, allowing users to search using descriptive phrases such as “warm analog bassline” or “vinyl-crackle boom bap drums.” Results can be refined by instrument, genre, mood and artist reference. New Effects and Production Tools Loopcloud 8 adds five effects to its sample editor: Gator: Rhythmic gating with step sequencing, swing, tied steps and randomization. Looper: BPM-synced looping with adjustable speed, playback direction and gate controls. Utility: Gain, pan, stereo width and mono-bass processing. Chorus: Modulation effect for stereo width and depth. Bitcrush: Digital distortion and bit-depth reduction. New automation curves provide additional control over effect parameters over time. The editor can process samples from users’ own libraries as well as Loopcloud content, with editing available before purchasing samples. Loopcloud’s Flip sound-remixing tool receives 1,000 additional presets, bringing its library to 2,000. Presets are organized by instrument and sound type but can also be applied to other material. MIDI, DRUM and PLAY Updates The MIDI library now contains more than 125,000 files, including approximately 8,000 drum patterns. A revised MIDI preview engine automatically selects an appropriate instrument for the file being auditioned. Drum MIDI loads a drum kit, while melodic parts can load corresponding instruments such as piano. Six new genre-specific drum kits and additional melodic instruments are also included. Loopcloud’s PLAY sample-based instrument gains five effects and direct sample importing, allowing users to load their own recordings and audio files. The DRUM instrument’s pattern generator now considers instrument and genre tags when suggesting patterns, rather than selecting patterns randomly. Loopcloud for iOS Loopcloud 8 introduces the platform’s first iOS app, providing access to Inspire, sample browsing, audio previews and collection management. Users can browse the full Loopcloud catalog, generate ideas and save collections that synchronize with their desktop Loopcloud account. An Android version is in development. Additional Subscriber Benefits Loopcloud subscriptions now include access to Producertech’s course library, containing more than 400 hours of video tutorials covering music production, synthesis, mixing and Loopcloud workflows. Loopmasters has also introduced a monthly plugin promotion in partnership with developers including Baby Audio, Tone Empire, Rhodes and Beatsurfing. Subscribers can receive up to 12 free plugins per year, with a new plugin offered each month. Annual subscribers can claim each month’s plugin at any point during their subscription year. Pricing and Availability Loopcloud 8 is available now for new and existing subscribers. Subscriptions start at $10.95 / £7.95 / €9.95 / ¥1,195 per month, with four months free when subscribing annually. A 14-day free trial is available. More information: loopcloud.com Read More

Xhun Audio has announced its Halloween Promo (2026), saving up to 75% across all single Products, Expansions and Bundles: Synthesizers: from 39.90 Euro/USD each. Effect Processors: 19.90 Euro/USD each. SnapLAB Devices: from 9.90 Euro/USD each. Expansions: 9.90 Euro/USD each. The Whole (Exps Collection): 69.90 Euro/USD. This offer is valid until November 10th, 2026. For full details and price list, please visit the online Xhun Audio Shop. SoundCloud.com/xhun-audio/sets/xhun-audio-all-audio-demos-collection Read More

APU Software has updated Loudness Leveler, TrueGain, Loudness Contour, Spectrum Analyzer, Loudness Meter, Loudness Compressor, Dynamics Optimizer, and Loudness Limiter to version 6.0.0. Recent changes include: File Check for finished WAV/FLAC files against delivery targets, with HTML/CSV reports (meter). LRA now updates at 10 Hz per EBU Tech 3342, so values may differ slightly from earlier versions (meter). Review exported files against the limiter ceiling and target after export (optimizer). Fix limiter look-ahead (optimizer). Report failed exports and remove incomplete files (optimizer). Show sidechain/main companion trace in history visualizations (compressor/optimizer/limiter/leveler). Fix visualization mouse interaction after leaving mini mode (truegain). Look and feel improvements. Fix crash in optimizer during export+playback. Clarify K-System and Broadcast reference SPL descriptions. Fix annoying AUv3 regression. Improve visual contrast. Fix high-DPI axis alignment and frequency-scale consistency across spectrum and EQ displays. Logo refresh. Light mode improvements. Rendering performance improvement on high refresh monitors. Additional rendering performance improvements (spectrum/contour/truegain). Raster shader improvements. Fix popup menu text being trimmed. Fix some presets not using correct raster type. Read More

Sampleson is celebrating Halloween with two gifts for music creators. Through November 1st, every purchase of a participating plugin includes Predictor and Tronic for free. Predictor turns simple mouse clicks into notes and harmonies, offering an intuitive way to develop starting points for new tracks. Tronic generates drum beats with a single click, bringing fresh rhythmic ideas to any session. These two much-loved Sampleson tools bring harmony and rhythm to the creative process—and are now included free with the purchase of a participating plugin, including Aeronaut, Scaper, Tactile or Twinkle. The Halloween Giveaway ends on November 1st. Full details and participating products are available at sampleson.com Read More

FeelYourSound has released version 1.9.0 of its free MIDI generator plug-in SongEngine (VST + AU). New in SongEngine 1.9.0: Chords can now be moved by dragging them directly on the Chord Timeline. Added an option to display flats or sharps for chord names. This can be configured under “Settings >> Chords View >> Only show sharps”. Notes in the Chord Timeline can now be moved across a wider range of octaves. Improved chord naming in ambiguous cases by preferring more common chord names, for example F# m6 instead of D# m7-5 / F#. Chord Pads can now be moved by dragging them onto another Chord Pad. Hold Ctrl (Windows) or Option (Mac) while dragging to create a copy instead. More space is now available for Chord Pads when needed by reducing the height of the Chord Timeline. Click on the up arrow near the “More” button to activate this mode. Improved chord name detection for more accurate chord names. Added up/down indicators when hovering over a note in a chord to make octave changes easier to recognize. Improved vertical scrolling while dragging notes. The view now adjusts only after the drag-and-drop operation has finished. Chords can now be moved from the Chord Timeline to a Chord Pad. Bug fix: Improved Chords Import. This video highlights the new features and shows how to edit chord progressions faster: YouTube/KOxHbSsRwfw Read More

FeelYourSound has released version 1.9.0 of its free MIDI generator plug-in SongEngine (VST + AU). New in SongEngine 1.9.0: Chords can now be moved by dragging them directly on the Chord Timeline. Added an option to display flats or sharps for chord names. This can be configured under “Settings >> Chords View >> Only show sharps”. Notes in the Chord Timeline can now be moved across a wider range of octaves. Improved chord naming in ambiguous cases by preferring more common chord names, for example F# m6 instead of D# m7-5 / F#. Chord Pads can now be moved by dragging them onto another Chord Pad. Hold Ctrl (Windows) or Option (Mac) while dragging to create a copy instead. More space is now available for Chord Pads when needed by reducing the height of the Chord Timeline. Click on the up arrow near the “More” button to activate this mode. Improved chord name detection for more accurate chord names. Added up/down indicators when hovering over a note in a chord to make octave changes easier to recognize. Improved vertical scrolling while dragging notes. The view now adjusts only after the drag-and-drop operation has finished. Chords can now be moved from the Chord Timeline to a Chord Pad. Bug fix: Improved Chords Import. This video highlights the new features and shows how to edit chord progressions faster: YouTube/KOxHbSsRwfw Read More

Tendergreen Studio has updated Chop Machine, its algorithmic sample sequencer for macOS and Windows, to version 1.1. New in Chop Machine v1.1 Fill Machine: Auto-chop can split a sample into separate files, one piece per slot, with each cut placed at a zero crossing. Slots can be filled with random samples from one folder, or from a separate folder for each slot, filtered by search words. Samples can be hot-swapped while the sequencer is running. With Sync on, they come in on the next bar line. Scene Updates: Scenes can be switched with MIDI notes from a DAW or an external controller. In the standalone app, the number keys switch scenes. UI Updates. An Arm button appears when Chop Machine is hosted in a DAW. It keeps an instance silent while the host plays. The two sample-slot sections and the engine section can each be collapsed. A dark mode has been added. The chaos seed can be typed in directly. Settings Menu: Tooltips can be turned on. A demo can be upgraded to a full license without waiting for the demo to run out. The MIDI notes for scenes can be set by typing a note number or by playing a key. The engine version can be set for each patch. Patches and projects made in 1.0 open on the 1.0 engine, so they sound the same as before. Sequencer V2: Chaos can be disconnected from pitch. It still varies accents, envelopes and reverses, but every slot stays at its own pitch. The V2 sequencer chooses slots better for linear motions, so Ramp and Ramp Down now reach both the first and the last enabled slot. Legato playback resets when the scene changes. Decay now ends in a gentle roll-off. Near its top setting, a hit fades out just as it ends. Attack and decay now scale with the length of each hit instead of using fixed times. Pinning is easier, and steps are silenced from a dedicated bar under the scope. Loop Export: A new menu offers drag-out and folder selection options. The Export button still works as a drag-out. Exported loops are now backed up. Bug Fixes: Steps no longer play twice at audio block boundaries in rare cases. Patch saves are now lossless. Tile readouts are now correct when a nonzero phase is selected. Sounds no longer resume partway through after an audio device restart, a sample rate change or a buffer size change. The waveform now follows Reverse when a scene is recalled. The update is free for existing owners. Chop Machine costs USD 50, and the first 100 buyers get 50% off with code EARLY50 at checkout. A free 5-day demo unlocks the full instrument. Chop Machine v1.1 Overview Read More

Inlet Audio has released Sever, a new intensity-driven horror texture instrument for the free Kontakt 8 Player. Built from extended aleatoric double-bass improvisations, Sever turns evolving performances into playable textures and gestures for contemporary horror scoring. Rather than recording isolated techniques or one-shot effects, the improvisations were performed with different horror-scoring situations in mind, then chopped and reconstructed while retaining their natural movement and fluctuations. Two Instruments The library contains two instruments, recorded at different intensities: Unease: Lower-intensity performances designed for restrained tension, suspense and subtle instability. Rupture: Higher-intensity performances featuring denser, more physical and aggressive gestures. Together, they allow composers to move from subtle psychological tension to visceral horror material while retaining a consistent sonic identity. Key Features 20 articulations across Unease and Rupture. 40 presets. Core and More: two individual performances per articulation, with independent volume, pan and on/off controls for solo or layered playback. Close/Far and Clean/Dark sound-shaping controls. Built-in reverb, delay, EQ and low-pass filtering. Compatible with the free Kontakt 8 Player (version 8.1 or later). Pricing & Availability Sever is available for €149. A two-week introductory offer runs from 20 October to 3 November 2026: Public offer: 10% off. Inlet Audio email subscribers: 30% off (free to join, with the offer accessible via email). Read More

GhostBlock plugins has released six plugins for macOS and Windows (VST3/AU) with the following launch pricing: Ghost Box: an FX rack with 19 effects and 180+ presets ($39). Ghosty Pro: a wavetable synth with 245 presets ($29). Mr. Mickens ($25). Poltergeist ($25). Ghosty Beats + Spectrum ($19). The bundle of all 6 is $69, or $48.30 with code LAUNCH30. Read More

Roland has announced JUPITER-08 and n/vision, two compact synthesizers in its Roland Boutique series. JUPITER-08 celebrates the JUPITER-8’s 45th anniversary with a sound engine and interface inspired by the original instrument. n/vision introduces a two-layer wavetable engine with nonlinear wave shaping and extensive modulation. Both models include a K-25m keyboard dock, built-in speakers, battery or USB-C power, and USB audio/MIDI connectivity. JUPITER-08 JUPITER-08 combines JUPITER-8-inspired synthesis with internally expandable polyphony of up to 32 voices. Roland says its voice allocation and pitch behavior have been refined for vintage-inspired response. Features include: Two-part, 64-step polyphonic sequencer. Arpeggio function. 17 effects, including chorus and MFX, plus dedicated delay. Reverb with five types and a shimmer mode. {PRODUCT-HEADER-39203-jupiter08}. n/vision n/vision uses two wavetable layers that can be blended and shaped through hands-on controls and deeper menu-based editing. Modulation sources can control wavetable position, layer balance, pitch, and shaping parameters. Its wave-shaper applies nonlinear processing to generate additional harmonics. Sound-design features include: Step LFO, envelope modulation, and oscillator modulation. Motion recording and extensive parameter control. Analog-modeling filter with drive, plus multiple filter models inspired by classic synthesizers. The same effects processing options as JUPITER-08. {PRODUCT-HEADER-39204-nvision} Pricing and Availability JUPITER-08 and n/vision are available now for $549.99 USD each, including the K-25m keyboard dock. Read More

Japanese musician hirokutsu has released three free synthesizer plugins for Windows (VST3 + standalone): SquelchGlide is a duophonic acid bassline synth. Two oscillators into one shared 2-pole resonant lowpass filter, accent and slide, and a built-in 16-step sequencer synced to your DAW. Wood panel UI. FourpoleGlide is a fat monophonic bass synth. Three stacked oscillators into a 4-pole (24 dB/oct) lowpass filter, accent and slide, and a 16-step sequencer. Dark panel UI. PolyMusubi is an 8-voice polysynth with a DCO-style mix, a second oscillator with poly mod, a 24 dB ladder filter and stereo chorus. The plugins were developed by hirokutsu with the help of an AI assistant (Anthropic’s Claude). Read More

Japanese musician hirokutsu has released three free synthesizer plugins for Windows (VST3 + standalone): SquelchGlide is a duophonic acid bassline synth. Two oscillators into one shared 2-pole resonant lowpass filter, accent and slide, and a built-in 16-step sequencer synced to your DAW. Wood panel UI. FourpoleGlide is a fat monophonic bass synth. Three stacked oscillators into a 4-pole (24 dB/oct) lowpass filter, accent and slide, and a 16-step sequencer. Dark panel UI. PolyMusubi is an 8-voice polysynth with a DCO-style mix, a second oscillator with poly mod, a 24 dB ladder filter and stereo chorus. The plugins were developed by hirokutsu with the help of an AI assistant (Anthropic’s Claude). Read More

Resonant DSP has released version 2 of Swanky Amp Free, a free, open-source tube amp simulation for macOS and Windows. Built from detailed simulations of tube amplifier circuitry, it captures the touch response, sag and note bloom of a real amp. Its range runs from clear clean tones to rich crunch and heavily driven vintage distortion. The controls put a whole range of amp characters at players’ fingertips, ready to explore and shape into a sound of their own. Players can blend between three tone stacks and smoothly vary the number of preamp tubes, exploring the sounds in between. Straightforward gain staging makes it easy to dial in the right amount of drive at a comfortable listening level. Version 2 brings a brand-new interface and many tweaks and fixes to the audio processing. It supports VST3, CLAP, Audio Unit on macOS and a standalone app. Read the full release notes. Read More

Dropshot Audio has released Tight Lines, a free dual-band dynamics processor for macOS, Windows and Linux. Tight Lines splits audio into low and high bands, allowing each range to be compressed or expanded independently before being recombined. It covers conventional downward compression and expansion, along with upward dynamics for bringing up detail or holding on to peaks. The processor includes adjustable crossover frequency, ratio, threshold, knee, attack, release and look-ahead controls, plus a dry/wet blend and optional oversampled soft clipping. Its Fishy mode uses a feedback-style approach that responds to the output signal, alongside a more direct Normal mode. Designed to stay light on CPU, Tight Lines is intended for use across individual tracks, buses, and more experimental dynamics processing – not specifically as a mastering compressor (but you can use it as such too.). Tight Lines is available for free as VST3, AU and CLAP plugins and a standalone application at dropshotaudio.com/tight-lines Read More

Creature From The Black has updated Guasto, the sampler and sequencer plugin, to v0.21.0. Guasto is a six-track sampler and sequencer designed for experimental sound creation, featuring sample manipulation, sequencing and effects. This release includes bug fixes and under-the-hood improvements. It also introduces a macOS version. Read More

Renegade Sound Labs has released RSL Foresight, a free plugin that shows what a compressor will do to a track before any compression is applied. Foresight captures up to 60 seconds of audio passing through it and simulates a feed-forward compressor over the capture. The gain reduction is drawn on the waveform, and the full capture is re-simulated whenever any of the nine controls changes. A pinned point follows a single transient as settings change. The audio passes through the plugin unaltered, so it can sit on any track or bus while settings are worked out for the compressor the engineer intends to use. A Suggest mode fills in all nine controls from a chosen source (Vocal, Drums, Bass, Guitar / Keys, Room / Overheads, Full Mix) and goal (Glue at 4 dB, Balance at 7 dB, or Control at 10 dB of peak gain reduction). The threshold is solved by running the compressor over the capture until the measured peak gain reduction matches the goal, and makeup gain is measured the same way. Features: 60-second stereo capture at the host sample rate. Peak or RMS detection, soft or hard knee, optional detector high-pass and lookahead. Pinned-point transient view, zoom and pan. Six factory presets, user presets, undo and A/B. Zero latency, bit-transparent signal path. Availability RSL Foresight is free and is available for macOS and Windows in Audio Unit, VST3 and Standalone formats. Read More

Fracture Sounds has released Blueprint: Alt Woodwind Ensemble, a free woodwind library for the free Kontakt Player (version 8 or later). It is the latest addition to the company’s Blueprint range of free instruments. The library is built around four instruments you rarely find in large orchestral collections: alto flute, bass flute, bass clarinet and tenor recorder. They were chosen for their breathy, airy character, and they are combined into a single Ensemble patch. Fracture Sounds describes the result as versatile enough for traditional writing, from Baroque-flavoured lines to modern Romantic textures, and for more experimental sound design. Blueprint: Alt Woodwind Ensemble also acts as a free preview of the ensemble patch from Fracture Sounds’ paid Alternative Woodwind Soloists library. You can hear how the instruments sound before deciding whether to buy the full collection. YouTube.com/watch?v=ybfmbHY07l4 Key features Ensemble patch combining alto flute, bass flute, bass clarinet and tenor recorder. Close, Mid and Far microphone positions. Two articulations, Staccato and Sustain. Performance Short-Sustain mode, which switches between the two articulations using velocity. Simple interface with controls for Dynamics (mod wheel/CC1), Colour (EQ), Stereo Width, Reverb, Mic Mix, Sample Start and Dynamic Response. Full NKS support for Komplete Kontrol keyboards, with hands-on control through the display and knobs. Fracture Sounds notes this also makes the instrument accessible to blind and visually impaired musicians. Direct download through Native Access 2. Interface and workflow The Dynamics control is mapped to the mod wheel, and the Mic Mix section lets you blend between close and far perspectives, with mute, solo and purge options. Sample Start can be raised to reduce latency or lowered for more realistic note onsets. The reverb section has further settings behind a cog icon. Requirements and download size The library runs in the free Kontakt Player 8 or later, activated through Native Access, so no paid version of Kontakt is needed. The download is about 2.5 GB, compressed with NCW from a 5 GB sample pool. Claim Your Copy Blueprint: Alt Woodwind Ensemble is free. You need a Fracture Sounds account to download it. More information, audio demos and walkthrough videos are on the Fracture Sounds product page. Read More

Fracture Sounds has released Blueprint: Alt Woodwind Ensemble, a free woodwind library for the free Kontakt Player (version 8 or later). It is the latest addition to the company’s Blueprint range of free instruments. The library is built around four instruments you rarely find in large orchestral collections: alto flute, bass flute, bass clarinet and tenor recorder. They were chosen for their breathy, airy character, and they are combined into a single Ensemble patch. Fracture Sounds describes the result as versatile enough for traditional writing, from Baroque-flavoured lines to modern Romantic textures, and for more experimental sound design. Blueprint: Alt Woodwind Ensemble also acts as a free preview of the ensemble patch from Fracture Sounds’ paid Alternative Woodwind Soloists library. You can hear how the instruments sound before deciding whether to buy the full collection. YouTube.com/watch?v=ybfmbHY07l4 Key features Ensemble patch combining alto flute, bass flute, bass clarinet and tenor recorder. Close, Mid and Far microphone positions. Two articulations, Staccato and Sustain. Performance Short-Sustain mode, which switches between the two articulations using velocity. Simple interface with controls for Dynamics (mod wheel/CC1), Colour (EQ), Stereo Width, Reverb, Mic Mix, Sample Start and Dynamic Response. Full NKS support for Komplete Kontrol keyboards, with hands-on control through the display and knobs. Fracture Sounds notes this also makes the instrument accessible to blind and visually impaired musicians. Direct download through Native Access 2. Interface and workflow The Dynamics control is mapped to the mod wheel, and the Mic Mix section lets you blend between close and far perspectives, with mute, solo and purge options. Sample Start can be raised to reduce latency or lowered for more realistic note onsets. The reverb section has further settings behind a cog icon. Requirements and download size The library runs in the free Kontakt Player 8 or later, activated through Native Access, so no paid version of Kontakt is needed. The download is about 2.5 GB, compressed with NCW from a 5 GB sample pool. Claim Your Copy Blueprint: Alt Woodwind Ensemble is free. You need a Fracture Sounds account to download it. More information, audio demos and walkthrough videos are on the Fracture Sounds product page. Read More

Titanscore Audio has released Ostinato, a cinematic rhythm engine, alongside the piano accompaniment engine Piano and the free chord engine Chords. All three are available as VST3 for Windows and macOS and as AU for macOS. Ostinato Ostinato turns a chord progression into a cinematic ostinato in three voices: a low end, a middle line and a high line on top. The user picks a character by movement, direction, width and figure, presses Generate, and drags the result, or each voice on its own, onto a track as MIDI. The library holds over 25,000 patterns, and a built-in piano-roll editor with Chord Tones colouring shows which notes fit the chords. Piano Piano writes piano accompaniment for a chord progression: left hand, right hand and sustain pedal. Styles range from Pop, Ballad and Cinematic to Waltz and Shimmer, drawn from over 10,000 patterns and named presets played in by hand. Each hand can be dragged into the DAW on its own, with the pedal included. Ostinato and Piano write MIDI only and make no sound of their own. Both read chords by drag and drop or while the DAW plays (including FL Studio and Logic Pro), support six time signatures from 2/4 to 12/8, and save user presets in custom folders. Chords (free) Chords writes chord progressions and plays them back on a built-in grand piano. Pick a root, major or minor, 4, 8 or 12 bars, 1 to 12 chords and a character, then press Generate. Locked chords stay while the others change, and the result drags into the DAW as MIDI. Features: Characters Epic, Emotional, Dark, Hopeful and Pop; chord types 7ths, sus, add 6, diminished and augmented, slash and borrowed chords. Click a chord for suggestions of what usually comes next, every chord of the key, inversions and octave. Playback at the project tempo with four voicings and rhythms such as Pulse, Arpeggio, Ballad, Strum and Waltz. Parts A, B and C for verse, chorus and bridge, arranged in six forms. Over 100 presets in Film & Trailer, Pop & Ballad, Hip Hop & R&B, EDM & Dance and Basics. Reads chords from a MIDI clip or while the DAW plays, and can write chords to a dropped melody. Pricing & Availability Chords is free with a Titanscore Audio account. Ostinato and Piano are available at an introductory price of USD 69 each (regular USD 89), or together as the Composer Bundle for USD 119 (regular USD 149), excl. VAT. YouTube.com/watch?v=M8L22Hipz7U YouTube.com/watch?v=vVUWv1tKNUg YouTube.com/watch?v=iE0xRtFfTck Read More

Titanscore Audio has released Ostinato, a cinematic rhythm engine, alongside the piano accompaniment engine Piano and the free chord engine Chords. All three are available as VST3 for Windows and macOS and as AU for macOS. Ostinato Ostinato turns a chord progression into a cinematic ostinato in three voices: a low end, a middle line and a high line on top. The user picks a character by movement, direction, width and figure, presses Generate, and drags the result, or each voice on its own, onto a track as MIDI. The library holds over 25,000 patterns, and a built-in piano-roll editor with Chord Tones colouring shows which notes fit the chords. Piano Piano writes piano accompaniment for a chord progression: left hand, right hand and sustain pedal. Styles range from Pop, Ballad and Cinematic to Waltz and Shimmer, drawn from over 10,000 patterns and named presets played in by hand. Each hand can be dragged into the DAW on its own, with the pedal included. Ostinato and Piano write MIDI only and make no sound of their own. Both read chords by drag and drop or while the DAW plays (including FL Studio and Logic Pro), support six time signatures from 2/4 to 12/8, and save user presets in custom folders. Chords (free) Chords writes chord progressions and plays them back on a built-in grand piano. Pick a root, major or minor, 4, 8 or 12 bars, 1 to 12 chords and a character, then press Generate. Locked chords stay while the others change, and the result drags into the DAW as MIDI. Features: Characters Epic, Emotional, Dark, Hopeful and Pop; chord types 7ths, sus, add 6, diminished and augmented, slash and borrowed chords. Click a chord for suggestions of what usually comes next, every chord of the key, inversions and octave. Playback at the project tempo with four voicings and rhythms such as Pulse, Arpeggio, Ballad, Strum and Waltz. Parts A, B and C for verse, chorus and bridge, arranged in six forms. Over 100 presets in Film & Trailer, Pop & Ballad, Hip Hop & R&B, EDM & Dance and Basics. Reads chords from a MIDI clip or while the DAW plays, and can write chords to a dropped melody. Pricing & Availability Chords is free with a Titanscore Audio account. Ostinato and Piano are available at an introductory price of USD 69 each (regular USD 89), or together as the Composer Bundle for USD 119 (regular USD 149), excl. VAT. YouTube.com/watch?v=M8L22Hipz7U YouTube.com/watch?v=vVUWv1tKNUg YouTube.com/watch?v=iE0xRtFfTck Read More

Heavyocity has released Psychosis, a Kontakt library for horror and thriller scoring. It includes 720 organic sound sources and 332 presets across two instruments, Psychosis Designer and Psychosis Menu. Recorded at Heavyocity’s studios, the source material includes koto, sarangi, rubab, music boxes, toy pianos, thunder sheets, gongs, and resonating metals. Unconventional performances, including scraping, over-bowing, stretching, and bending, form the basis of its processed textures, rhythms, and sudden accents. Psychosis Designer layers three channels with per-channel envelope, tone, drive, motion, and space controls. A macro control and sequencer provide multi-parameter modulation, while the mixer includes recordable automation. Psychosis Menu maps individual sounds across 72 keys, with options to assemble custom palettes or spread a single source across the keyboard. Features 324 jumpscares and stings, plus 72 riser and reverse transitions. 144 tempo-synced atonal rhythms and 120 sustains and textures. 36 multisampled tonal pedals and 24 keys and pluck instruments. 35 Cue Creator presets across the Designer and Menu instruments. Master effects including Punish, compression, reverb, and delay. NKS 2.0 integration. Pricing and Availability Psychosis is available now for $329 USD (regularly $399). Registered owners of Damage 2, Symphonic Destruction, Gravity, or Gravity 2 can purchase it for $279. Both offers end November 4, 2026. The library requires Kontakt or the free Kontakt Player version 7.10.9 or later, for macOS and Windows. The installation occupies 6.94 GB with Native Instruments lossless compression. YouTube/d6214sy5qFw Read More

Following the release of the desktop version, Audiomodern has released Riffer 4 for iPad, bringing the next generation of its creative MIDI sequencer to the App Store. Designed to generate melodies, hooks, basslines, arpeggios, and sequences, Riffer 4 features five distinct generation engines, each with its own musical character. Choose a key and scale, generate a riff, then shape it with control over note range, density, timing, and feel. Users can edit individual notes, develop variations, and export MIDI to continue working in their favorite music-making environment. Whether starting a new track or exploring a fresh direction, Riffer 4 helps turn generated ideas into original compositions. Pricing & Availability Riffer 4 for iPad is available now on the App Store at an introductory price of $12.99 until December 7. The regular price is $19.99. YouTube.com/watch?v=7w4YF0YmadU YouTube.com/watch?v=Dqz3mTte_WU Read More

Teroof Plugins has released Why Dit, a free stereo widening effect for Windows and macOS. Why Dit is designed to make stereo enhancement simple and playful. Its main control adds width, brightness, and a sense of space, while the optional Rainbow mode introduces an additional stereo widening effect. The plugin features a handmade, paper-collage interface and a mono compatibility indicator. Key Features One main stereo widening control. Optional Rainbow mode. Mono compatibility indicator. Availability Why Dit is free and is available for macOS and Windows in AU and VST3 plugin formats. Video demonstration: YouTube.com/watch?v=tgiH2Gtg4Kc Read More

Våld Labs has released Vekte 1.3.0, the first commercial desktop version of its generative MIDI sequencer for macOS and Windows. A lighter version of Vekte’s sequencing engine is also used in Våld Labs’ Tresse and Kurare synthesizers and Ravik drum synthesizer. Vekte combines note generation, modulation sequencing and LFOs, with user-defined scales, chords, timing and probability settings. It includes SEQ, KIT and ARP modes for melodic sequencing, drum triggering and arpeggiation. Core features: Sixteen slots, each configurable as a melodic sequencer, drum sequencer or arpeggiator, with MIDI-channel and internal ARP routing. 41 generative algorithms for both note and modulation lanes, including Euclidean, Random Walk, Voice Leading and Wave Interference. Note sequences of up to 32 steps, with independent lane lengths, divisions, rotations and playback directions. Four modulation sequencers and four LFOs per slot, each assignable to up to 32 simultaneous destinations from 421 available targets, including internal parameters and MIDI CC outputs, with support for self-modulation. Root, scale, chord and octave-range controls for constraining generated notes. Articulation controls including note length, ties, strum, up to 32 ratchet attacks, note repeats, Quick Arp with self-arpeggiation, swing, multiple humanization models, approach notes and fills. KIT mode with up to eight mapped drum rows, MIDI note learning and per-row mute/solo. Arpeggiation driven by external MIDI or other slots, including SEQ-to-ARP routing and ARP chains. Seed-based generation, manual note editing, adjustable randomization amounts and locks for preserving selected notes and settings. MIDI Learn and host automation, preset/song/set management, and pattern sharing through text keys, QR codes and portable .VKT files. Changes in version 1.3.0 include: Contextual Explain help on desktop and iPad, plus hover tooltips on desktop. A MOD/LFO Explorer displaying modulation sources, destinations and real-time activity, with mute, solo and removal controls. Context-menu commands for assigning and detaching modulation, and visual indicators for modulated parameters. Independent clocks for note, MOD and LFO systems, with tempo-synchronized and free-running timing. LFO clock options include audio-rate operation and WTFO base cycles from ten minutes to 1,000 years. Simultaneous MOD and LFO operation, including modulation of sequencing parameters, harmonic controls, MIDI CC output and transport positions. Repeat mode, allowing notes to repeat before the sequence advances, with configurable and modulatable repeat counts. Expanded chord mapping, scale-degree transposition, scale-aware inversion, root quantization and arpeggiation. A redesigned preset browser for presets, songs and sets. Additional algorithms and a Cycle display estimating when independent timing systems will align. Availability & Pricing Vekte 1.3.0 is available for macOS 11 or later as a Universal Intel/Apple Silicon standalone app, VST3 plug-in and AUv3 MIDI effect, and for Windows x64 as a VST3 plug-in and standalone app. The desktop version costs €34.99 until 31 October 2026, with a regular price of €44.99. Licensed users can use the software offline. The iPad version is currently available in TestFlight beta; its commercial release is forthcoming. YouTube/e4iW2RNk9IU YouTube/GBhzGrJpSyU YouTube/ohm4B6O3SfY Read More

WS-30 Audio has released WS-30 Player, a sampler plugin for macOS and Windows that loads Roland W-30, S-550 and S-50 disk images and plays them much as the hardware would. Browse floppy images, or hard disk, ZIP and CD-ROM images, in a library that works like the W-30’s own disk functions. Search for patches and tones by name across a whole collection, audition before loading, and load a full disk, a single patch or a single tone in one click. The panel recreates the early-90s W-30, down to the blue backlit LCD and LED keycaps. Under the hood it follows the W-30’s memory, key modes, loops, envelopes and filter, with Single and Multi modes and 8 individual outputs. Key Features Loads W-30, S-550 and S-50 disks (.OUT, .W30, .IMG, .SDK, .S50, .HFE, plus .ISO, .NRG and .BIN CD/HD images). Library search across floppy, hard disk and CD-ROM images. Faithful W-30 memory, key modes, loops, TVA/TVF envelopes and LFO. Single and Multi (8-part) modes with 8 individual outputs. Hardware-style W-30 panel with blue 240 x 64 LCD. Pricing & Availability WS-30 Player is available for £19.99, with a launch price of £15.99 (code LAUNCH20). VST3 for Windows 10/11 (64-bit); VST3 and AU for macOS 11 or later (Apple silicon and Intel). A free demo is available. WS-30 Player does not include Roland factory sounds. Read More

Pointless Audio has released Linux builds of its six plug-ins as a beta: PortaTwin (cassette channel strip). BucketMan (bucket-brigade delay). Ferrotank (playable spring reverb). SnakePit (tube channel strip). Compatto (electronic combo organ). AlphaRail (op-amp preamp). The sound engine is the same as on macOS and Windows. The Linux builds are VST3 and CLAP for 64-bit x86 systems with glibc 2.38 or newer, such as Ubuntu 24.04, and have been checked with automated tests and a first round of testing; the CLAP format is experimental. There is no installer: the files go in ~/.vst3 and ~/.clap. The Linux files are included on each plug-in’s Gumroad download page, next to the macOS and Windows builds. Read More

Pointless Audio has released Linux builds of its six plug-ins as a beta: PortaTwin (cassette channel strip). BucketMan (bucket-brigade delay). Ferrotank (playable spring reverb). SnakePit (tube channel strip). Compatto (electronic combo organ). AlphaRail (op-amp preamp). The sound engine is the same as on macOS and Windows. The Linux builds are VST3 and CLAP for 64-bit x86 systems with glibc 2.38 or newer, such as Ubuntu 24.04, and have been checked with automated tests and a first round of testing; the CLAP format is experimental. There is no installer: the files go in ~/.vst3 and ~/.clap. The Linux files are included on each plug-in’s Gumroad download page, next to the macOS and Windows builds. Read More

fBox Audio has released fBox for macOS. The whole range, fBox Console, fBox Rack, nine multi-mode processing plug-ins and the free fMeter, is now available as VST3 and Audio Unit plug-ins for macOS, alongside the existing Windows VST3 versions. fBox Console fBox Console is a 32-channel analogue-modelled desk with 8 group buses, 2 aux sends with returns, a stereo master section, 300 insert slots, an integrated 16-track tape machine and a multi-pass automation system. fBox Rack fBox Rack places up to eight VST3 effect plug-ins inside a console channel with preamp, summing, bus EQ, compression, saturation and output stages, from fBox or any other developer. Plugins The nine processing plug-ins, fComp, fEq, fPre, fSat, fMod, fTape, fVerb, fDelay and fDrone, each contain several separate models, 62 in total. Each works on its own in any VST3 or AU host, and all except fTape can also be loaded into fBox Console and fBox Rack. Every instance is given its own serial number, which sets its character, modelled on the small variations between hardware units from the same production line. fMeter fMeter is free. On the Mac it pairs a VST3 and AU plug-in with fMeter Offline, a Mac application that measures up to a hundred finished files at a time and prints reports. Key features: VST3 and AU on macOS 12 or later, Apple Silicon native, alongside VST3 on Windows. One licence covers both Windows and Mac. A 32-channel console with an integrated 16-track tape machine, multi-pass automation and a standalone application. FBox Rack, a console channel that hosts up to eight VST3 effect plug-ins. Nine multi-mode plug-ins with 62 models between them. Per-instance serial numbers giving each unit its own character. FMeter, a free metering suite with an offline application for batch file analysis. Current prices FBox Console: £119. FBox Rack: £39. FComp, fEq, fPre, fSat, fMod, fTape, fVerb and fDelay: £29 each. FDrone: £39. FMeter: free. All prices are GBP, excluding VAT. Six bundles are also available: The Processors (fComp, fEq and fPre): £59. The Character Tools (fSat, fMod, fTape and fDrone): £79. Time and Space (fVerb and fDelay): £39. The Full Outboard Suite (all nine processing plug-ins): £149. The Rack Bundle (fBox Rack and the Full Outboard Suite): £179. The Full Studio (fBox Console, fBox Rack and the Full Outboard Suite): £249. YouTube/rAJ5odN1D5I Read More

fBox Audio has released fBox for macOS. The whole range, fBox Console, fBox Rack, nine multi-mode processing plug-ins and the free fMeter, is now available as VST3 and Audio Unit plug-ins for macOS, alongside the existing Windows VST3 versions. fBox Console fBox Console is a 32-channel analogue-modelled desk with 8 group buses, 2 aux sends with returns, a stereo master section, 300 insert slots, an integrated 16-track tape machine and a multi-pass automation system. fBox Rack fBox Rack places up to eight VST3 effect plug-ins inside a console channel with preamp, summing, bus EQ, compression, saturation and output stages, from fBox or any other developer. Plugins The nine processing plug-ins, fComp, fEq, fPre, fSat, fMod, fTape, fVerb, fDelay and fDrone, each contain several separate models, 62 in total. Each works on its own in any VST3 or AU host, and all except fTape can also be loaded into fBox Console and fBox Rack. Every instance is given its own serial number, which sets its character, modelled on the small variations between hardware units from the same production line. fMeter fMeter is free. On the Mac it pairs a VST3 and AU plug-in with fMeter Offline, a Mac application that measures up to a hundred finished files at a time and prints reports. Key features: VST3 and AU on macOS 12 or later, Apple Silicon native, alongside VST3 on Windows. One licence covers both Windows and Mac. A 32-channel console with an integrated 16-track tape machine, multi-pass automation and a standalone application. FBox Rack, a console channel that hosts up to eight VST3 effect plug-ins. Nine multi-mode plug-ins with 62 models between them. Per-instance serial numbers giving each unit its own character. FMeter, a free metering suite with an offline application for batch file analysis. Current prices FBox Console: £119. FBox Rack: £39. FComp, fEq, fPre, fSat, fMod, fTape, fVerb and fDelay: £29 each. FDrone: £39. FMeter: free. All prices are GBP, excluding VAT. Six bundles are also available: The Processors (fComp, fEq and fPre): £59. The Character Tools (fSat, fMod, fTape and fDrone): £79. Time and Space (fVerb and fDelay): £39. The Full Outboard Suite (all nine processing plug-ins): £149. The Rack Bundle (fBox Rack and the Full Outboard Suite): £179. The Full Studio (fBox Console, fBox Rack and the Full Outboard Suite): £249. YouTube/rAJ5odN1D5I Read More

W3PC Audio has released WAV3+CORE, a free wavetable synthesizer for Windows in VST3 format. WAV3+CORE is built around six wavetable oscillators. Each oscillator holds four waves (A to D) and can morph between them, with a harmonic EQ for boosting or cutting individual harmonics, formant control and 16 Wave Effects such as Fold, Warp and SelfSync that reshape the waveform itself. Features: 6 wavetable oscillators with A-D morphing and unison up to 16 voices. Harmonic EQ and formant control. 16 Wave Effects (Fold, Warp, SelfSync and more). Extra sources: NOISE, STRING (physical model), METAL and WAVE SEQ. 2 multimode filters with 19 types, serial or parallel. 8 envelopes, 6 LFOs, a 20-slot mod matrix and 6 macros. 24 effects that can be reordered and run in parallel. Arpeggiator and chord tools with per-step lanes (velocity, length, ratchet, slide, accent) and TB-303 style controls. AI SOUND: describe a sound in words and your own AI (API key or a local LLM such as LM Studio or Ollama) builds the patch. 333 factory presets. Graphite and Snow skins, resizable UI (50-150%). MIDI Learn. English and Japanese PDF manuals. Pricing & Availability WAV3+CORE is available now as a free download (donationware) for Windows 11 (64-bit) in VST3 format. Read More

W3PC Audio has released WAV3+CORE, a free wavetable synthesizer for Windows in VST3 format. WAV3+CORE is built around six wavetable oscillators. Each oscillator holds four waves (A to D) and can morph between them, with a harmonic EQ for boosting or cutting individual harmonics, formant control and 16 Wave Effects such as Fold, Warp and SelfSync that reshape the waveform itself. Features: 6 wavetable oscillators with A-D morphing and unison up to 16 voices. Harmonic EQ and formant control. 16 Wave Effects (Fold, Warp, SelfSync and more). Extra sources: NOISE, STRING (physical model), METAL and WAVE SEQ. 2 multimode filters with 19 types, serial or parallel. 8 envelopes, 6 LFOs, a 20-slot mod matrix and 6 macros. 24 effects that can be reordered and run in parallel. Arpeggiator and chord tools with per-step lanes (velocity, length, ratchet, slide, accent) and TB-303 style controls. AI SOUND: describe a sound in words and your own AI (API key or a local LLM such as LM Studio or Ollama) builds the patch. 333 factory presets. Graphite and Snow skins, resizable UI (50-150%). MIDI Learn. English and Japanese PDF manuals. Pricing & Availability WAV3+CORE is available now as a free download (donationware) for Windows 11 (64-bit) in VST3 format. Read More

DAWJunkie has released Super Duper Basses. Inspired by famous 90’s hardware, get fat, punchy basses with this classic sounding instrument. Features: 8 Classic Bass Styles: Explore a variety of hardware-inspired bass sounds with adjustable unison controls. Compressor & Saturation: Add punch, warmth, and character with built-in dynamics and saturation processing. Amp Envelope & Filter: Shape the attack, decay, sustain, release, and tonal character of your bass. Filter Envelope & EQ: Fine-tune your sound with additional filtering and tonal controls. 4 Built-In Effects: Enhance your bass with stereo chorus, phaser, delay, and reverb. Dozens of Presets: Get started immediately with a collection of ready-to-use sounds, or create and save your own. Easy-to-Use Interface: Quickly find and customize great bass sounds without complicated programming. Plugin Formats & Compatibility Super Duper Basses is available for the introductory price of $4.95 (Reg. $49.00) for Windows and macOS in AU, VST2, VST3, and AAX plugin formats. YouTube.com/watch?v=hSY2yMXQUbQ Read More

Denormal Audio has announced the launch of Guardrail, the company’s debut plugin. Designed for songwriters, producers, composers, and musicians of all keyboard skill levels, Guardrail transforms blocky piano roll chords into expressive performances and fresh musical ideas through an intuitive, performance-driven workflow. Rather than generating music for the user, Guardrail gives musicians new ways to expand and transform their own ideas. As AI-generated music tools continue to reshape the industry, Denormal Audio is taking a different approach by building software that helps musicians explore their own creativity through performance, not prompts. Guardrail began as a personal tool created by Denormal Audio co-founders Kurt Feldman and Raphael Radna to solve a frustration in their own songwriting workflows. The pair spent several years refining the concept, combining Feldman’s experience as a producer with Radna’s experience as an audio developer to produce a faster, more intuitive way of capturing and iterating on musical ideas. For Feldman, that philosophy grew directly from more than a decade spent producing records, composing for video games, and creating product sounds for globally recognized brands including Spotify, Disney+, Microsoft, Ford, Kia, and Tinder. Across that work, he has seen firsthand how the physical act of performing an idea can shape both the creative process and the final result. There’s a certain magic that comes from physically working through an idea yourself. We built Guardrail to give more musicians that experience, even if they aren’t keyboard players. When you’re actively performing an idea instead of programming it, you develop a stronger connection to the music and a greater sense of ownership over what you create—not to mention, you’re able to iterate much more quickly. Radna’s vision for Guardrail builds on years of work at the intersections of music composition, performance, and technology. His experience building software that enhances creative expression without surrendering participation helped shape Guardrail into a tool designed around musical intuition rather than technical complexity. Watch the Guardrail product demo Today, these priorities sit at the core of Guardrail. Musicians can focus on rhythm, texture, and feel instead of painstaking MIDI editing. Every performance is automatically captured in a built-in performance list, making it easy to compare ideas, favorite standout takes, and drag MIDI directly into a DAW without interrupting creative momentum. The result is a workflow that centers artists and their ideas, encouraging experimentation, creative ownership, and a deeper connection to the music they create. At a Glance: Performance-based workflow transforms blocky piano roll chords into expressive new musical ideas. Designed for producers, composers, songwriters, and musicians of all keyboard skill levels. Record your ideas in Guardrail, then drag and drop them back into your arrangement. Key Features: Performance Zone: White keys trigger chord tones while black keys perform passing tones and chord extensions tuned to your song. Performance List: Automatically captures every performance in a built-in file list. Favorite, organize, and instantly recall ideas. Mapping Controls: Customize the performance interface with exact and compact chord modes, randomization, and transposition. Pricing & Availability: Guardrail is sold exclusively through the Denormal Audio website for the introductory launch price of $39 (reg. $59) for macOS and Windows in AU, VST3, and AAX formats. Read More

Kreativ Sound has released Obsidian for Xfer Serum 2 and Analog Drift for Arturia Mini V. Both soundsets are available in paid Full editions and free 32-preset Lite editions. Obsidian for Serum 2 Obsidian contains 128 dark cinematic presets covering pads, drones, basses, leads, plucks, arpeggios, sequences and effects. It includes native .SerumPreset files, named macro controls, preset descriptions, an installation guide and a commercial-use license. Obsidian Lite offers 32 presets selected from the Full bank. Both editions require Serum 2. The Full edition is available for €9. Analog Drift for Arturia Mini V Analog Drift contains 256 presets per instrument edition, with separate Mini V2 .minibank, Mini V3 .minix and Mini V4 .min4x banks. The collection combines 89 core designs with 167 organic or wild variants, covering basses, sequences, pads, leads, keys, percussion, brass and experimental textures. Analog Drift Lite provides 32 presets per edition: eight basses, eight sequences, eight pads and eight effects. The Full edition is available for €9, with audio previews on the product page. Both Lite editions are free, with optional contributions at checkout. Read More

Voidscan Audio’s Parasite is a biomorphic FM synthesizer whose sounds mutate, rot and grow on their own. It is available at its launch price of 59€ until 23 October, and goes to 89€ from 24 October. Parasite runs as VST3 and AU on macOS, and as VST3 on Windows. A demo is available. Trailer Check parasite’s randomizer test by deadpenalty here Read More

Audio Spices has a new spice on the way and it will be free for everyone who signs up before Black Friday, Friday 27 November. Leave your email at audio-spices.com/free-spice by 26 November, and on the 27th Audio Spices emails you your copy, free and yours to keep. What it is stays a surprise for now. The reveal is on Monday 9 November. Audio Spices is the plugin line of Adi Rotem, a composer and producer making music for artists and TV. The range so far: Anise, Salt, Chilli, Basil, Ginger, Sesame, Front to Back and Drum Spice. Read More

Niu plusplus has updated MidiPhrase to v2.1.1b. Changes: GUI: Fixed an issue where the drag-and-drop component window was misaligned on 4K screens at 150% scaling. Behavior: Fixed an issue where, after closing and reopening the plugin, the phrase panel would automatically load the last opened phrase pack (within the lifetime of the DAW project). Adjustments: The limit on the number of custom phrase packs has been adjusted to 100. {PRODUCT-HEADER-27607-midiphrase}. {PRODUCT-HEADER-29308-midiphrasebundle}. Read More

Snorkel Audio’s Additive is available for EUR 29 during its launch offer, reduced from the regular price of EUR 99. The offer applies to the desktop version bought directly from Snorkel Audio until October 25th. Additive builds each note from harmonics instead of starting with a complete waveform and filtering parts away. Set the level and movement of every harmonic, draw two spectra and Morph between them, then perform the result with the XY pad and Z axis. Bands and Slope shape the spectral roll-off, while Bulk adds an independent resonant peak. Draw a spectrum, choose a shape, or use Random to find a starting point, then edit every value by hand. Highlights: Harmonic bank: shape up to 50 harmonics by drawing, choosing a shape, or using Random. Individual movement: set each harmonic’s LFO depth, phase, and rate independently. Morphing spectra: draw two spectra and move between them with a control, LFO, or envelope. Separate roll-off and resonance: shape Bands and Slope independently from Bulk’s position, width, and height. Modulation: four LFOs with nine shapes, including Drawn, Stepped, and Ramped, plus tempo sync and four envelopes. Built-in effects: Delay, Reverb, Drive with six characters, compression, and EQ. Read More

Snorkel Audio has released Additive, an additive synthesizer for macOS and Windows. Instead of starting with a complete waveform and filtering parts away, Additive builds each note from harmonics. Set their levels, then give every harmonic its own movement: some can pulse together while others drift, shimmer, or move in the opposite direction. Shape the sound from within, from bright, bell-like plucks to resonant basses and evolving pads. Draw a spectrum by hand, choose a shape, or use Random to find a starting point. Additive keeps every generated value editable. Bands and Slope set the spectral roll-off, while Bulk adds a resonant peak with its own position, width, and height. Draw two spectra and Morph between them by hand or with modulation, then assign the XY pad and Z axis to the controls you want to perform. Highlights: Harmonic bank: shape up to 50 harmonics by drawing, choosing a shape, or using Random. Individual movement: set each harmonic’s LFO depth, phase, and rate independently. Morphing spectra: draw two spectra and move between them with a control, LFO, or envelope. Separate roll-off and resonance: shape Bands and Slope independently from Bulk’s position, width, and height. Modulation: four LFOs with nine shapes, including Drawn, Stepped, and Ramped, plus tempo sync and four envelopes. Performance controls: assign modulation to the XY pad and Z axis, with Z responding to the mod wheel or note velocity. Built-in effects: Delay, Reverb, Drive with six characters, compression, and EQ. Presets and sound shaping: more than 100 presets, four themes, mono or poly play, detune, chorus, stereo, and per-voice drive. Pricing & Availability Additive is available for macOS and Windows in VST3 and AU formats for EUR 29 during the launch offer, more than 70% off the regular EUR 99 price. Read More