FrozenPlain has released Floe 2.0, a major update to its free and open-source sample library player for Windows, macOS, and Linux. We covered Floe in beta last year, when it was already looking like a more modern successor to FrozenPlain’s older Mirage engine. Version 2.0 feels like a big update, and it’s worth checking out…
Beatport has expanded its partnership with Beatdapp to detect and block AI-generated music before it reaches the online store. The policy itself is not new, as Beatport announced its stance on AI-generated music in January 2025, but the important change lies in how it’s enforced. Under the updated content guidelines, tracks identified as fully or…
Grabbing vocal samples from the internet or vinyl? Here’s how to clean up voice rips with LALAL.AI and its new algorithm, Lynx, and use them in tracks. There’s nothing like a vocal sample to spice up a track. Whether that be an acapella, a stem, or a bit of dialog from an old movie, a…
Voleor has released TrapMan, a fast drum sequencer plugin for trap, drill and hip-hop. producers. It combines lane-based sample playback, a step grid, a linked piano roll, a sample editor and a pattern arranger in a single window, so a full drum part can be programmed without leaving the plugin or fighting the DAW’s piano…
ABYZOR has released ABYZOR Genesis version 2.0, a major update to their free MIDI generator for Windows and macOS. Genesis V2 introduces a completely redesigned interface and a new workflow focused on generating, exploring and developing musical ideas. Genesis V2 – The Ecosystem Update 4 Ideas: generate multiple musical directions and choose the one with…
Apex Plugins has announced the release of Apex Amp, a comprehensive virtual guitar workstation and intelligent rig suite for Windows (VST3 and Standalone). Apex Amp delivers an all-in-one guitar production environment featuring 8-stage tube preamp modeling, reactive power-amp sag, a dynamic dual-microphone cabinet IR convolution studio, a polyphonic 3-oscillator guitar synth, and a complete pre/post…
Carbonated Audio has released Still, a free noise suppressor designed to reduce steady background noise in voice recordings and tracks. Still keeps the workflow simple with one dial and no account, trial, or catch. Still is free forever and is available now for macOS as VST3, AU, and AAX. A Windows version is in development….
SampleRoll has released shft., a rhythmic multi-effect plugin designed to turn static loops, drums, melodies and other audio into evolving rhythmic ideas. shft. is designed to sit somewhere between a rhythmic sequencer, multi-band processor and creative multi-effect, allowing producers to dramatically reshape incoming audio while keeping the workflow immediate and playable. From subtle groove changes…
