Tokyo Dawn Labs has updated TDR Nova, its free dynamic equalizer, to version 2.2.3 with native Linux support. The update arrived on October 12, and it marks the first official Linux version of Nova. I’m not a Linux user, but I know many of you are, and one of the best free plugins is now…
Voidscan Audio offers Parasite FM synth for €59 until October 23
Voidscan Audio is offering Parasite, a three-operator FM synthesizer for macOS and Windows, for €59 until October 23, when its price increases to €89. Parasite is the first plugin from the French developer Voidscan Audio, who spent a year building it, focusing on gritty textures and experimental sound design. It comes with per-voice distortion and…
Inear Display updates Danaides Sequenced Sound Mangler Plug-in to v2.1 (Win & Mac, VST3 & AU)
Inear Display has updated Danaides, the sequenced sound mangler plug-in, to v2.1. Changes: New Driller sequence lock switch. Visual cues in the sequencers. macOS installer bugfixes. Fixed potential glitches when resizing the UI. Read More Read the full story
How to Make Hyperpop Vocals
Hyperpop vocal production is not a preset, and looking for one is why most attempts end up sounding like ordinary pop with a distortion plugin on it. The actual craft is two things: moving musical pitch and vocal formants independently, and arranging several contrasting layers around a core that stays clean and rhythmically exact. The…
Microtonal Pitch Correction
Microtonal pitch correction moves a performance toward targets that are not restricted to the twelve equal-tempered semitones in an octave. The difficulty is not adding more notes. It is deciding which pitches are structural, which change depending on harmony or melodic context, and which deviations are expressive rather than wrong. A tuner has no way…
The Best Autotune Plugin for FL Studio in 2026 (and How to Set It Up)
FL Studio already ships two pitch tools, which is more than most people realise. If you are shopping for an autotune plugin for FL Studio, start by opening what you own, then buy only when you know what is missing. Quick answer: Pitcher is included with Producer Edition and above and is genuinely usable. Buy…
Nembrini Audio’s $137 Cali Reverb guitar amp plugin is FREE again until October 31
Nembrini Audio is offering Cali Reverb, its Mesa Boogie-inspired guitar amp plugin for macOS and Windows, for free again until October 31, 2026. The regular price is $137. We covered the previous Cali Reverb giveaway in October 2024, so I guess this is another chance to pick it up if you missed it back then….
Play the M-VAVE FM-1 and its custom firmwares for FREE in your browser
Joakim Eriksson has released fm1-emu, a free browser-based emulator that lets you play the M-VAVE FM-1 synthesizer and explore its custom firmwares without owning the hardware. The FM-1 has become a hot topic lately, partly because of its low price and partly because the community keeps finding crazy new ways to use it with custom…