A physical talkbox sends an instrument through a tube into the performer’s mouth. The mouth shapes the sound acoustically and a microphone picks up the result. No plugin reproduces that path literally, because the filter in a real talkbox is a human head moving in real time. What a talkbox plugin does is imitate the…
Thenatan has released Dial, a lofi radio plugin for macOS and Windows. It’s free until September 27th, then $50. Thenatan Says: Rather than layering a “lofi” filter over a track, Dial treats audio like a radio broadcast. Park the needle on one of seven stations and the sound comes through clean; drift off and it…
Segment CPH has released their first plugin, Palora, a polyphonic virtual-analog synthesizer for macOS and Windows (VST3, AU, Standalone). Palora is a full-range subtractive synth built around the wish to create a powerful synthesizer that is simple to use and versatile enough to provide sounds for a complete electronic track. Alongside twin morphing oscillators, a…
Benjamin Guerrero has released ResoPlate, a physically modeled plate reverb plugin, and updated the free Sympiano to v1.0.7. ResoPlate ResoPlate is a multi-plate reverb for macOS and Windows that models metal plates from physics in real time rather than using impulse responses. It is the first paid plug-in under the developer’s new Reso Audio name….
xGG has announced the release of Magic ACX, a dedicated Windows VST3 audio processor and analyzer designed specifically for audiobook production workflows. Preparing audiobook audio for ACX-style submission requirements can involve combining multiple general-purpose plugins and external analysis tools. Magic ACX brings key processing and monitoring functions together into a single dedicated workflow. Magic ACX…
DJW Audio has released Lustre, a true-stereo algorithmic reverb for macOS in AU, VST3 and AAX formats. Lustre offers seven algorithm families — Halls, Plates, Rooms, Chambers, Ambience, Non-Linear and Spaces — with ten presets in each family. Its 70 factory presets cover natural spaces, dense plates, short ambience, gated and reverse-like effects, and expansive…
Suno recently released v6 of its AI music generation models, marking a new beginning for the platform and a step out of the shadows of its legally murky past. Well, that was the plan. The trouble is, the company faced new lawsuits from Sony and UMG barely a week after releasing Suno v6. I’m almost…
Rue Blose has released Oppressor, a free multiband and spectral sidechain compressor for macOS and Windows. This free compressor was designed specifically to help you create space between competing sounds without turning down the entire target track. You can place it on the sound you want to move out of the way, then route the…
