CVA Labs has released Aether Stereo Exciter, a free and open-source harmonic enhancer for macOS and Windows. Aether is an interesting take on the stereo exciter concept. It gives us two independent channels with Drive, Frequency, Contour, Air, limiter Threshold and Release, Makeup Gain, and Mix controls. You can shape the left and right channels…
NoirSonance releases FREE Headroomer channel cleanup plugin
NoirSonance has released Headroomer, a free/pay-what-you-want channel cleanup plugin for macOS and Windows. We recently featured the developer’s Decompressor upward dynamics plugin, which followed NoirSonance’s decision to make its entire 12-plugin collection free with optional donations. Headroomer is another streamlined yet useful tool from NoirSonance, and it might be their simplest plugin yet. The interface…
5 Must-Watch Sets At CRSSD Festival Next Month
CRSSD Festival returns to San Diego’s Waterfront Park at the end of September, bringing another sprawling lineup across its waterfront stages. With so much on offer over the weekend, narrowing down a schedule is no small task. Here are five sets worth building your CRSSD around. There’s a particular kind of joy that comes with…
Cross DJ Review 2026: Is It Still Worth Using?
Cross DJ is still here. We take a fresh look at Mixvibes Cross DJ in 2026, including stems, Android, controller support, streaming and whether it is still worth using. Read the full story
mfkne releases PUNCHDUST: punch, dust and upward density in one move (free VST3, Mac & Windows)
mfkne has released PUNCHDUST, a character dynamics and texture plugin for macOS and Windows, free to download. PUNCHDUST works on three coupled ideas at once. PUNCH drags the attack forward through a dual-stage transient shaper into a soft clipper at 2x oversampling, using a 97-tap linear-phase half-band filter so the boosted highs stay clean instead…
Shadaloo Audio DSP makes Density EQ permanently FREE
Shadaloo Audio DSP has made Density EQ, its four-band presence and weight-shaping equalizer, permanently free. Fabio “Shadaloo” Caterino shared the news in the BPB Community yesterday (thank you!), explaining that he wanted to make the plugin accessible to anyone who would like to try it. Density EQ previously cost €19, but it is now available…
Get W.A. Production Presser compressor FREE until September 6
W.A. Production is offering Presser, its $29.90 creative compressor plugin, as a free download with the code TBC100 until September 6, 2026. The giveaway is a collaboration with The Beat Community. To claim it, add Presser to your cart on the W.A. Production website, enter TBC100 at checkout, and complete the order for free. W.A….
apulSoft updates apUnmask to v1.0.7
apulSoft has updated apUnmask to version 1.0.7. Changes: Linux support. Better compatibility with macOS 26 Tahoe. Improved handling of Unicode in preset names. Various bugfixes. Read More Read the full story