Plugin Boutique has Soundtoys FilterFreak on sale for $39, which is 73% off the regular price of $149. The deal runs until April 28th. FilterFreak is still one of my favorite filter plugins for sound design. There are plenty of newer filter modulation plugins around, but I keep coming back to this one. I love…
DLP Audio (Dean’s List Plugins) has released Smoke Mono 1, a free monophonic analog modeling synthesizer developed by Grammy-winning producer Mike Dean. Please note that it’s currently only available on macOS. Mike Dean has shaped the sound of modern hip-hop for over four decades, with credits including Kanye West, Travis Scott, and The Weeknd. I’ve…
Cre8audio’s new Programm sequencer aims to bridge the gap between generative and performance… The post Cre8audio Announces Programm Sequencer appeared first on FutureMusic the latest news on future music technology DJ gear producing dance music edm and everything electronic. Read the full story
u-he head honcho Urs Heckmann talks us through the development of Zebra 3, staying relevant in an era of sample packs and AI, and weathering industry storms for 25 years. This year marks 25 years of plugin developer u-he. Rather than rest on its laurels, the company has released perhaps its biggest instrument ever: Zebra…
u-he has released the long-awaited Zebra 3. We first noticed it was in development way back in November 2022, but it wasn’t until December 2025 that lucky beta testers got to put it through its paces. First impressions were great, and it’s developed even further since then. Now the wait is finally over for the…
Serato 4.0 now has a proper ratings column with fully customisable emojis – and most DJs are either ignoring it or using it the wrong way. In the video above, we cover the reason star ratings are mostly useless for DJs; we also show you how to repurpose the emoji system for better library management….
Fiedler Audio has released armada, a plug-in wrapper that brings full VST3 processing to Dolby Atmos and other immersive audio formats. Designed for modern mixing and mastering workflows, armada enables audio professionals to utilize their favorite VST3 plug-ins across virtually any channel configuration—from mono and stereo to complex immersive formats such as 9.1.6, NHK 22.2,…
Strymon has announced the release of Canoga, a dual-stage drive pedal that utilizes an analog JFET front end coupled with digital signal processing to simulate various saturation characteristics. The pedal is designed to cover a range from transparent overdrive to high-gain distortion, utilizing a “morphing” gain structure that transitions between different circuit topologies. The pedal…
