Impetus Software has released Impetus, a macOS application that turns an MPE keyboard into a DAW control surface. The keyboard’s Y-axis slide gesture becomes eight bankable mixer faders, and modifier keys switch those faders to pan, solo, mute and record arm. Transport, banking and a system-wide keyboard shortcut engine also run from the keys. Impetus…
Authentic Soundware release “Space Age Strings” for Kontakt
Authentic Soundware has released Space Age Strings, a new sample library for the full version of Native Instruments Kontakt. Featuring a small violin section performing stylistically-specific articulations recorded with period recording techniques, the library authentically captures the sound of the classic studio string sections of the 1950s and 60s. Space Age Strings delivers the vintage…
Shane Audio updates 44 plugins to v1.6
Shane Audio has released v1.6 of its entire plug-in suite – 44 plug-ins for macOS and Windows. The update is free for existing owners. What’s new: Shane FET – detector rebuilt from a measured step table of a classic FET compressor; attack, release and ratio now track the reference. Shane EQ – new COLOR mode…
Ocean Swift updates DevOcean Modular to v1.2
Ocean Swift has released version 1.2 of DevOcean Modular, its standalone modular synthesis and sound design platform. Changes: Added thirty-five modules, headed by a complete MIDI effects section – Chord Generator, Scale Enforcer, Strummer, Random Notes, MIDI Delay, Velocity Processor and Humanizer – which operate on note data rather than audio. A second group unbundles…
MeterPlugs Updates Perception AB to v1.5 – Adds Atmos Support (30% off)
MeterPlugs has announced the release of Perception AB 1.5, an update that extends the plugin’s loudness-matched A/B comparison to immersive channel layouts and adds support for Dolby Atmos workflows. Perception AB is inserted before and after a processing chain. Clicking Match Level compensates for any loudness difference the chain introduces, so switching between “before” and…
Two Legs, Five Arms is a FREE generative drum machine for macOS
François Pé has released Two Legs, Five Arms, a free generative drum machine and AU MIDI effect for macOS. We recently featured the developer’s free Euclid3an Arp, which builds polyrhythmic arpeggios without making you program every note manually. Two Legs, Five Arms applies that same playful approach to drum patterns. I absolutely love the GUI…
Playhead builds custom effects chains from your sound descriptions
Playhead is a new music production tool that turns descriptions of a sound into editable effect chains in your DAW. It is available for macOS, with a free two-week trial. Sometimes you know exactly what a track needs, but not the right combination of effects needed to get there. Playhead lets you start with the…
AZPEX Audio releases REGENT FREE clipper with ADAA and parallel processing
AZPEX Audio has released REGENT, a free clipper plugin for macOS and Windows. I still find it fascinating how many free clippers there are. The number is probably well into the hundreds by now. You can cut through the noise with our recently updated free clipper roundup, which features 13 particularly good ones. But still,…