Indie developer cloph-dsp has released Freeze95, a free zero-latency stutter and freeze effect with a Windows 95-era CRT interface. Freeze95 is a three-band glitch engine designed to add motion to static audio. The signal is split with a phase-coherent LR4 crossover, and each band is then independently glitched using randomized capture, reverse, slow-mo, and granular…
Rockheyday has released Krum-C, a musical glue compressor designed to bring cohesion and balance to mixes and buses. Krum-C features a soft-knee compression curve and smooth dynamics response, allowing for transparent peak control while preserving the natural character of the audio. With adjustable attack, release, ratio, and a parallel mix control, it supports both subtle…
Morphulus has released version 1.2.0 of Spectrus, the modular 4-slot multi-effect plug-in, headlined by Stutterus, a new tempo-synced glitch/slice repeater that brings the effect count to 23 and the Pro module count to 16. This is a free upgrade to all users. Stutterus captures live input at every division boundary and loops the slice for…
Jagernot has released DIN Is Noise 64.2 for macOS, Windows and Linux. This release expands the beat making tools in DIN with ability to mute, cut, copy sections of a beat pattern. When pasting the cut or copied portion, DIN automatically squashes or stretches the portion to maintain and enhance the groove. Read More Read…
inMusic to acquire Native Instruments: industry powerhouses reach a definitive agreement. For some, Native Instruments’ journey from industry frontrunners to preliminary insolvency felt as inexplicable as an M. Night Shyamalan plot twist. For others, in hindsight, the apparent downfall of Native Instruments came as no real surprise, much like an M. Night Shyamalan plot twist….
Modal Electronics has announced Element One, an 8-voice polyphonic synthesizer based on the Cobalt synthesis engine, priced at €649/$599 and shipping in July 2026. Two independent oscillator groups per voice, up to eight oscillators total per voice, and 40 algorithms that span basic waveforms through sync, ring modulation, cross modulation, PWM, and bit crushing. The…
Sonicware has announced Deconstruct Minimal, a battery-powered 11-track groovebox priced at $299, positioned for techno and house production. Rhythmic and tonal references are the Roland TR-808 and TR-909. The track layout runs across three main sections. A 9-track drum machine draws from 16 drum kits and a library of 130 sounds across 10 banks. Two…
Chase Bliss has announced Big Time, a stereo echo pedal running an analog input preamp and analog feedback limiter around a 32-bit/48kHz digital delay engine. It is $999 and ships around June 2026. The analog limiter sits inside the feedback loop rather than at the output, a circuit decision that shapes how the pedal responds…
