Denormal Audio has announced the launch of Guardrail, the company’s debut plugin. Designed for songwriters, producers, composers, and musicians of all keyboard skill levels, Guardrail transforms blocky piano roll chords into expressive performances and fresh musical ideas through an intuitive, performance-driven workflow. Rather than generating music for the user, Guardrail gives musicians new ways to…
Snorkel Audio releases Additive Synth (VST3 & AU)
Snorkel Audio has released Additive, an additive synthesizer for macOS and Windows. Instead of starting with a complete waveform and filtering parts away, Additive builds each note from harmonics. Set their levels, then give every harmonic its own movement: some can pulse together while others drift, shimmer, or move in the opposite direction. Shape the…
Air-G Audio releases Air-G Pedalboard – Guitar Pedalboard Plugin (VST3)
Air-G Audio has released Air-G Pedalboard, a free VST3 plugin for Windows and Linux that brings all ten pedals from its Guitar Collection together in a single virtual pedalboard, built on the open-source DSP algorithms of Airwindows (Chris Johnson). The pedalboard features six serial slots, each of which can host any of the ten pedals…
Platinum Samples releases Boudoir – Precision Wah Plugin with Level-Matched NAM Amp Slots and TONE3000 Built In
Platinum Samples has released Boudoir, a precision wah pedal plugin with a full amp and cabinet chain behind it, for macOS and Windows in AU, VST3 and AAX formats. The wah is built from measurements of two classic wahs, each captured at positions across its entire travel – resonant frequency, Q and the shape of…
DWP releases Rift – Glitch & FX Performance for Max for Live, VST3, AU and AAX
DWP has released Rift, a glitch and effects performance plug-in for macOS and Windows. Rift combines an independent single-track plug-in workflow with a shared multi-track workspace for Ableton Live with Max for Live. Users can slide between four performance controls per track, latch a groove with Lock, and explore variations with Random. Controls provide beat,…
RiverFlux Audio adds RF-E FREE channel strip to the Relic bundle
RiverFlux Audio has released RF-E, a free channel strip plugin for macOS, Windows, and Linux, as the latest addition to its Relic collection. We covered the original Relic bundle earlier this month, when it included twelve analog-style processors. RF-E brings that total to thirteen, joining the five compressors, five equalizers, and two tape machines already…
TDR Nova FREE dynamic EQ now supports Linux
Tokyo Dawn Labs has updated TDR Nova, its free dynamic equalizer, to version 2.2.3 with native Linux support. The update arrived on October 12, and it marks the first official Linux version of Nova. I’m not a Linux user, but I know many of you are, and one of the best free plugins is now…
Voidscan Audio offers Parasite FM synth for €59 until October 23
Voidscan Audio is offering Parasite, a three-operator FM synthesizer for macOS and Windows, for €59 until October 23, when its price increases to €89. Parasite is the first plugin from the French developer Voidscan Audio, who spent a year building it, focusing on gritty textures and experimental sound design. It comes with per-voice distortion and…