GANUE Audio has released Rivet, a free FET-style compressor for Windows and macOS built around a single idea: one classic compressor family, five generations, one plugin. Rivet is input-driven. There is no threshold control – the signal is pushed into the compressor with INPUT and made up with OUTPUT, so the amount of compression comes…

M Media Audio has announced the release of Reference Player, a new standalone desktop app, and Third Rail, a new plugin. Reference Player Reference Player is a desktop audio player for Windows, available now for $29 on the Microsoft Store and on Linux at M Media Audio – macOS will be out very soon. Reference…

W. A. Production has released Make Me Scream 2, a distortion FX plugin for macOS and Windows. They say: In a music production world with endless options for distortion and saturation, where do you turn when you want an effect that really slams? The answer is the newly evolved Make Me Scream 2. At its…

The public beta of the free KVR Studio Manager application for macOS and Windows has been updated to v0.4.0.7. You can download directly from www.kvraudio.com/kvr-studio-manager or if you launch KSM it’ll offer the download automatically. Changes in KSM 0.4.0.7 (Public Beta) Fixed unable to hide or exclude some plugins. Fixed search filter could be unreliable…

orph has released MONOCHORD, a “harmony workstation, dream machine and chord instrument” for macOS and Windows. A single mouse click or key press plays a complete, correctly voiced chord from the instrument’s own sampled sounds. MONOCHORD is a sampled instrument, not a generative AI MIDI chord generator. The sound library contains 425 sounds recorded from…

No Type No Tag Beats has updated Stuttermation, the timeline-based stutter, glitch, and time-manipulation multi-effect for Windows VST3, to v1.4.0. Changes in v1.4.0: Added the Bands module with adjustable Low/Mid and Mid/High crossover frequencies and independent 12, 24, and 48 dB/oct slopes. Added Full and Split modes for compatible envelopes, providing independent Low, Mid, and…

OA Labs has released OA-Phosphor-1, a free virtual analog synth for macOS, built around a simple idea: controllable instability. OA Labs says Phosphor-1 is a precise, capable analog synth that stays clean and musical when you want it to, and comes apart in characterful ways when you push it. At the heart of it is…

Casa Occidente has updated RaiderPro to version 2.0.0, introducing several improvements to the plug-in’s automation workflow, with a focus on more reliable Write/Read behavior and better host integration. The update includes: More reliable Write and Read automation modes. The selected Write/Read mode is now correctly restored after reopening the plug-in window. More consistent automation behavior…