Musica Studio’s FSVR is a free, open-source recreation of the Yamaha FS1R for macOS, Windows, and Linux. The original FS1R is a 1998 rackmount synth that combined FM with formant synthesis. It can produce all of those classic metallic and glassy FM tones, but its formant sequences can also give you moving, voice-like textures you…
Safari Audio launches Everything Bundle V2 with 16 plugins
Safari Audio has launched Everything Bundle V2, a collection of 16 effects, instruments, and studio tools for macOS and Windows. The new bundle updates the effects lineup with redesigned interfaces, a shared preset browser, revised processing algorithms, and new controls in individual plugins. It also includes Cosmic Parrot Echo, a new tape-style delay exclusive to…
NopeAudio releases NopeScope, a FREE oscilloscope plugin
Developer NopeAudio has released NopeScope, a free oscilloscope plugin for macOS and Windows that lets you compare two signals and inspect separate frequency layers. Oscilloscopes are pretty useful when a kick and bass, or any other clashing elements, are fighting for the same space. Seeing when their waveforms overlap can help you decide whether to…
Morphoice releases ChipTune, a FREE SID chip synth (beta)
Morphoice has released ChipTune, a free beta synthesizer that recreates the Commodore 64’s SID sound chip. I’m a massive, massive SID fan. The Commodore 64 was the first computer I ever owned, and the tones from those early game tunes are engraved in my brain. The NES and Game Boy sounds are dear to me…
Soundtrap adds third-party VST3 and AU effects to collaborative projects
Soundtrap now supports third-party effects plugins in its collaborative music production app. The update lets you use effects already installed on your computer while working on a project with someone elsewhere. The point of Soundtrap’s new plugin support is that your collaborator can hear the processed track without having the same plugin. That could save…
Ben Turner: “It’s A Thin Line Between True Curation And Gatekeeping”
Ben Turner on why promoters have no excuse left, and why nurturing new talent is a long-term investment. Debates about representation in electronic music tend to get heated fast. Comment threads and panel soundbites distort arguments that deserve more space, whether that’s about lineup balance, studio access, mentorship or safety. At the heart of the…
max1mus audio releases Mult1Comp – Surround Multiband Compressor and Frequency Router for Atmos (AAX, AU & VST3)
max1mus audio has released Mult1Comp, a multiband compressor and frequency router for surround and immersive mixing. Mult1Comp does three jobs Surround multiband compressor: On a surround channel from 5.1 up to 9.1.6, every speaker splits into up to eight bands, the heights and the LFE included, and every band has its own compressor. Timing follows…
Marula Music Releases Veld – Multiband Stereo Width Plugin (AU, CLAP & VST3)
Marula Music has released Veld, a stereo width plugin for shaping the stereo image across up to four frequency bands. It allows users to keep bass centered while widening upper frequencies, or generate stereo width from mono sources. The Stereo Engine offers Haas delay, Allpass decorrelation, Velvet noise and Chorus modulation. Its Anchor processing keeps…