Hyperfocus DSP has released Niner, a free open-source kick drum synth with a parallel 909-style clap voice for Linux, macOS, and Windows. It’s been a while since I last covered a free drum synth specifically focused on kicks. I recently wrote about Sender Spike’s DR.89, which goes for the full 909 kit experience. Niner is…
Research conducted at Drumsheds suggests guided movement sessions paired with electronic music may support nervous system regulation and post-exercise recovery. A new study supported by AlphaTheta and developed by Music and Movement is Medicine (MIM) has explored how structured movement sessions accompanied by electronic music can affect stress regulation and physiological recovery. Conducted at Drumsheds,…
Engine DJ has announced version 5.0 of its software, available today across both its embedded hardware OS and the Engine DJ Desktop app. The headline feature is on-board stems rendering on the Rane System One, which makes it the first standalone DJ system able to render stems without a computer. The release also rolls out…
schulz.audio has announced the release of Tonebreaker, a new plugin for macOS and Windows. Powered by Schulz’s True Circuit Simulation technology, Tonebreaker delivers a faithful recreation of the classic British blues overdrive — complete with speaker cabinet and amp room modeling for a fully immersive sound. Features: True Circuit Simulation: At the heart of Schulz…
Mercurial Tones has released Vanguard, a bus compression, saturation and clipping plugin. Bus compressors have been chasing the same fixed-curve formula for 50 years. Vanguard scraps it. The saturation listens. RSX — the Reactive Spectral Saturation Engine — analyzes your source in real time and reshapes its harmonic curve to match: pulling mud out of…
SMAOLAB has optimized the following Audio plugins to be Apple Silicon compatible: Akira-Filter. Akira-Lead. YamaTube-Free. YamaTube-Pro. Tarabia (Free). Tarabia MKII (Pro). Taratube (Free). TaraLead (Free). You can get the updates directly from KVR website or on the SMAOLAB website. Read More Read the full story
Viator DSP has released Meridian, a fully-featured channel strip plugin for macOS and Windows. It covers the entire mix chain in one place: high-pass and low-pass filtering, preamp saturation, a 4-band pre-EQ, compressor, deesser, a 4-band post-EQ, stereo widener, bus compressor, and a look-ahead limiter. Each section can be bypassed independently and the signal order…
DataMind Audio has announced the release of Refractalizer 1.2, the latest evolution of the granular synthesiser plugin, featuring a complete onboard effects section, a new on-screen keyboard, a deeper modulation engine and a fresh wave of factory content. New in Refractalizer v1.2 Four new FX modules: Filter, Chorus, Flanger and Phaser. A complete onboard effects…
