Reports claiming that SoundCloud changed its music streaming compression format surfaced earlier today. Some users have reported a shift in both the streaming audio codec and bitrate from MP3 at 128kbps to Opus 64kbps, which is a relatively new music compression format, and this change has resulted in reduced sound quality. These users say the…
The Unfinished releases Omnisphere Colossus III
The Unfinished has announced the release of Omnisphere Colossus III, a collection of 400 patches for Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2. Here’s what they say: The third part of the Colossus series continues [Read More] Read the full story
Wave Alchemy releases Evolution Drum Machine Plugin for Kontakt Player
Wave Alchemy has announced the release of Evolution, a new drum machine plugin powered by the free Kontakt Player. It’s available at the introductory price of £119.96 (20% off until January [Read More] Read the full story
Roland Cloud updated to v4.8 – includes JV-1080 VST / AU
Just before Christmas, Roland updated Roland Cloud to v4.8, featuring a software adaptation of one of their most popular synthesizers: The Roland JV-1080. The most famous of the Roland PCM powerhouses, [Read More] Read the full story
Hart Instruments Sampler Engine (HISE) v1.5.0 now available
Hart Instruments Sampler Engine (HISE) has been updated to v1.5.0. Precompiled binaries for Mac OS X and Windows are available, along with the Source Code. Main changes in v1.5.0: New Interface [Read More] Read the full story
Exponential Audio updates all plug-ins
Exponential Audio has released updates for all its plug-ins. There are lots of fixes and improvements, some quite significant. You’ll find release notes in the installer packages. All of these [Read More] Read the full story
MusicDevelopments updates RapidComposer to v3.43 – 33% off until January 7th
MusicDevelopments has updated RapidComposer to v3.43. Small improvements to the Idea Tool and several bug fixes are in the latest update. Changes since v3.42: ‘Lock To Scale’ option added to [Read More] Read the full story
Togu Audio Line updates TAL-Sampler to v2.0.0
Togu Audio Line has updated TAL-Sampler to v2.0.0. Changes since v1.9.8: Cleaner UI. Minor bug fixes (v 2.0.0). Possible crash when modulate the delay time of the delay fixed (v 1.9.89). Possible [Read More] Read the full story