Safari Audio’s Sun Bear Bus Compressor is on sale at Plugin Boutique for $4.99, down from $129. The 96% discount runs until July 31, and Plugin Boutique is also including a choice of free gifts with the purchase. At the time of writing, the available gifts are Cloudmax Breeze Black Edition by Karanyi Sounds, AXXESS…
iZotope leaves the Native Instruments family after being acquired by Boris FX
iZotope has been acquired by Boris FX. It’s fair to say 2026 has been an eventful year so far for Native Instruments and all involved with the audio industry powerhouse, including iZotope. Recent months have been a time of uncertainty for staff and customers alike, with the future of multiple well-established brands hanging in the…
Beatsurfing releases VRAC: turn any sample into a drum kit for FREE
VRAC is a free plugin from Beatsurfing that allows you to Drumify any sample/sound. You can take any sound, whether it’s originally percussive or not, and turn it into a punchy percussive hit. VRAC is available in AU, VST3, and AAX formats for macOS and Windows. One of the first things people want to know…
Sound Magic Announces Piano Tracks – Audio/MIDI rendering/composition service
Sound Magic has announced Piano Tracks, an Audio/MIDI rendering/composition service with their piano collections. Sound Magic Says. Experience your music performed through some of the world’s most celebrated piano sounds. Whether you already have a MIDI performance, need a professional piano arrangement, or simply want to hear your music on different grand pianos, Our Piano…
Dreeemwave updates Bassliner to v1.5 – Adds Offline Mode
Dreeemwave has updated Bassliner to version 1.5 and introduced ‘Offline Mode’. They say: Creating a version of Bassliner that can seamlessly generate MIDI patterns even without an Internet connection has been a major request since the beginning of the project. Today, we are happy to announce that we made this a reality. Offline Mode becomes…
Ultimate MIDI Plugin updates UChord (Ultimate Chord Engine) to v1.7.1 for Windows
Ultimate MIDI Plugin has updated UChord (Ultimate Chord Engine), a VST plug-in for chord progression based on a chord table and rhythm editor, to version 1.7.1. Updates: Added velocity sensitivity option. Included a quick tips link in the zip file. Velocity Sensitivity: This option applies velocity sensitivity to pad playback based on keyboard keyswitches. It…
StrayCurrent Software Updates M4L Chord Progression Tool Harmonybeam to v1.2
StrayCurrent Software has released version 1.2 of Harmonybeam, a Max for Live chord device for Ableton Live that features MIDI clip syncing, text-based chord input, progression generation and intelligent, context-aware chord suggestions. New Features in v1.2: New: Expanded Rhythm menu: Pattern Flow, Legato and Pattern Shift. New: Rest blocks for pauses in between chords that…
Full FX Media releases Impakt – Multiband Transient Shaper (VST3, AU & LV2)
Full FX Media has released Impakt, A multiband transient shaper. Instead of treating the whole signal as one block, Impakt splits your audio into multiple frequency bands and lets you shape the attack and sustain of each one independently. For more detailed control, Impakt features four narrow band parametric eq shapers that can boost or…


