Cinematic Wineglasses from developer West Highland Sound is a free wine glass library for Kontakt. The library requires the full version of Kontakt 6.8 or later and isn’t compatible with the free Kontakt Player. Composers often look to the acoustic resonance of natural or manufactured materials to create sounds that feel more alive. Cinematic sound…
Lunacy launches NOVA platform with five FREE virtual instruments
Lunacy has launched NOVA, a new instrument platform and marketplace for macOS and Windows, with a free host plugin and five free virtual instruments. The basic idea is somewhat similar to what Spitfire Audio LABS used to represent. You install one free host in your DAW and access a growing collection of instruments through it….
Martha Bolton: “Real Change Happens When Everyone Moves In The Same Direction”
NOT BAD FOR A GIRL founder Martha Bolton on why balanced lineups start years before the poster, and why “fewer women DJs” doesn’t hold up. Debates about representation in electronic music tend to get heated fast. Comment threads and panel soundbites distort arguments that deserve more space, whether that’s about lineup balance, studio access, mentorship…
Gazillion Industries releases F(ilter)12 and Beefy for macOS and Windows
Gazillion Industries has released F(ilter) 12 and Beefy, a lo-fi filter and a saturation and loudness effect. F(ilter) 12 F(ilter) 12 is a filter with a lo-fi section in front of it and an adaptive correction stage on top. The lo-fi section pairs SAMPLE RATE, which folds the top end back down as new content,…
Sintelab Releases XF Comp – Free Intelligent VST3 Compression Assistant for Windows
Sintelab has released XF Comp, a free intelligent VST3 compression assistant for Windows designed to provide practical starting settings for audio compression. XF Comp analyzes WAV and FLAC files and suggests Threshold, Ratio, Attack, Release and Knee settings based on the selected source type: Voice, Drums, Bass or Synth. The plugin also provides a short…
Sound Dust releases Rebellious Beat Box for Kontakt
Sound Dust has announced the release of Rebellious Beat Box, a boutique Kontakt library inspired by the primitive, mangled drum machines of early post-punk and synth-wave. Taking 64 shonky rhythm box sounds, running them through a Roland Space Echo for analog warmth and preamp filth, Rebellious Beat Box turns real tape repeats into dynamic velocity…
Ivosight Updates Soundop to Version 2.4 for Windows
Ivosight has released version 2.4 of Soundop, a comprehensive Windows application for professional audio recording, editing, mixing, and mastering. Changes in Soundop 2.4: Refined User Interface: Improved the visual organization of tracks and automation lanes to make track structure and relationships clearer. Improved Editor Layout: Adjusted the window layout of the Audio File Editor and…
Smart Audio Plugins launches Timbral Box parallel harmonic processor
Smart Audio Plugins has released Timbral Box, a parallel harmonic processor for mixing and mastering, available for an introductory price of €48.30/$56 through September 30th, 2026. Timbral Box is a parallel harmonic processor. Instead of running the entire signal through EQ, saturation, and compression, it leaves the dry signal untouched and adds four processed layers…