KVR is celebrating 20 years of its Developer Challenge, as Developer Challenge 26 gets underway! For anyone new to the annual Developer Challenge, it’s a chance for developers to showcase their creativity by creating a new free plugin, app, or sound library/pack that benefits the broader music production community. KVR members vote on their five…
Developer Nextlight has released Next OXX, a free OTT-style multi-band compressor plugin for Windows. It’s been almost two decades since the original OTT Multiband Dynamics preset came on the scene with Ableton Live 8. Although presets are meant to be inspiring, and a lot of effort goes into designing them, this particular preset, designed by…
Menura Audio has launched two MDFX units on Kickstarter, bringing tempo-synced delay and reverb to DJ mixers, studio setups and live performance rigs. Berlin-based hardware company Menura Audio has introduced the MDFX Delay and MDFX Reverb, two compact digital effects units designed for DJs and electronic music producers. The devices launched on Kickstarter on 1…
The KVR Developer Challenge 2026 is now at the download and voting stage; it’s time to focus on each of the 56 entries that are available now, for free, for everyone. Automatizer by zzsound Automatizer is a subtractive synthesizer with the special feature that all knobs are automatable via a dedicated multislider for each parameter….
The KVR Developer Challenge 2026 is now at the download and voting stage; it’s time to focus on each of the 56 entries that are available now, for free, for everyone. asterism by 0064ff asterism is a channel strip centered around a multiband compressor and oriented towards live performance. Signal flow is from left to…
The KVR Developer Challenge 2026 is now at the download and voting stage; it’s time to focus on each of the 56 entries that are available now, for free, for everyone. Restrukt by DSPTone Restrukt allows you to restructure the spatial DNA of your tracks, delivering the punch, warmth, and modern air required for professional…
The KVR Developer Challenge 2026 is now at the download and voting stage; it’s time to focus on each of the 56 entries that are available now, for free, for everyone. Crayon Gainer by Nejimaki Audio Nejimaki Audio’s Crayon Gainer is a free gain-staging plug-in for Windows and macOS, created as an entry for KVR…
zplane has released Peel Stems 2, a major update to its real-time stem separation plugin. Version 2 offers considerable advancements in speed, sound quality, and usability over version 1. The update makes real-time stem separation more responsive and practical in everyday DAW workflows. Peel Stems 2 is powered by the latest version of zplane’s proprietary…
