Hot Shower Audio has released bathROOMs, a reverb plugin built from five different bathrooms. bathROOMs is made by Alejandro Ramirez (Ramalejo), a mix engineer who has been part of 4 Latin Grammy-winning projects across 23 nominations. Features: Reverb plugin built from five different bathrooms. Each bathroom has its own size and tonal balance: Porcelain, Cove,…
HARMONICO dsp launches four plug-ins, including free stereo widener Airy (VST3, AU & AAX)
HARMONICO dsp has released its first four plug-ins for macOS and Windows. Each one is built around a mechanism drawn from physics rather than an emulation of existing hardware. The company says at least four more titles are in development. Airy Airy is a stereo widener that synthesises side content rather than relying on phase…
dBaton releases CUE – Share your DAW’s audio with anyone, without a subscription
dBaton has released CUE, a plugin that solves an everyday problem in remote work: getting someone who isn’t in the room to actually hear what is coming out of your DAW. They say: Until now the options were all bad ones. Bounce a file, upload it, and wait a day for notes. Share your screen…
Notewerks updates StepStrum to v1.1
Notewerks has updated StepStrum, its real-time MIDI strumming sequencer, to v1.1. StepStrum turns chords played on a MIDI keyboard into tempo-synced performances for guitar libraries, synths, samplers and other virtual instruments. Version 1.1 expands the sequencer beyond full-chord strums, allowing patterns to combine strummed motion with individual notes from the held chord. New in StepStrum…
Yurt Rock Launches Dr. Fill, a Drum Fill Plug-In Built on Real Drummers (Not AI)
Yurt Rock has announced the release of Dr. Fill, a new plug-in that puts custom drum fills on demand inside the producer’s DAW. Drum fills are one of the most persistent pain points in modern production. Programmed fills sound stiff, sample-pack fills rarely match the track’s tempo or feel, and AI-generated drums lack the touch…
FrozenPlain updates Floe, its FREE sample library player
FrozenPlain has released Floe 2.0, a major update to its free and open-source sample library player for Windows, macOS, and Linux. We covered Floe in beta last year, when it was already looking like a more modern successor to FrozenPlain’s older Mirage engine. Version 2.0 feels like a big update, and it’s worth checking out…
Beatport bans fully AI-generated music with new detection tool
Beatport has expanded its partnership with Beatdapp to detect and block AI-generated music before it reaches the online store. The policy itself is not new, as Beatport announced its stance on AI-generated music in January 2025, but the important change lies in how it’s enforced. Under the updated content guidelines, tracks identified as fully or…
Cleaning Up Vocal Rips With LALAL.AI Lynx
Grabbing vocal samples from the internet or vinyl? Here’s how to clean up voice rips with LALAL.AI and its new algorithm, Lynx, and use them in tracks. There’s nothing like a vocal sample to spice up a track. Whether that be an acapella, a stem, or a bit of dialog from an old movie, a…