Box of Rules has released Box of Bass, a free multi-channel bass processing rig for macOS, Windows, and Linux. We recently featured the developer’s Picking Fingers plugin, which changes the character of a bass recording between picked and fingerstyle playing. Box of Bass is a much larger project, designed to turn a single DI signal…
Dreamtonics launches Instrument X neural orchestral instrument platform
Dreamtonics has released Instrument X, a new orchestral instrument platform that uses neural acoustic modeling instead of conventional sample playback. The Tokyo-based developer is best known for Synthesizer V Studio 2 Pro and the Vocoflex voice transformation plugin. Instrument X extends the idea of editable performances beyond vocals to orchestral strings, woodwinds, and brass. Rather…
Codwaves makes Seaquake techno rumble plugin FREE forever
Codwaves has made Seaquake, its techno rumble generator for macOS and Windows, permanently free to download. The developer confirmed that Seaquake is now free forever, so there is no deadline to claim it. We first featured Seaquake in December 2024, when it was available through a name-your-price offer. The plugin later became a €9.99 product,…
Reason Free puts 15 legendary Reason devices inside your DAW for FREE forever
Reason Studios has launched Reason Free, a permanent freeware version of the Reason Rack with 15 instruments, effects, and creative utilities for macOS and Windows. Honestly, this may be the biggest freeware release of 2026 so far. Reason isn’t giving away a temporary demo or a handful of filler devices. This is a massively powerful…
Dreamtonics Premiers Instrument X
Dreamtonics has leveraged the technology behind their groundbreaking Synthesizer V AI vocal generator and released Instrument X, which allows musicians, producers, sound designers and film scorers to create realistic orchestral music right inside their DAW… The post Dreamtonics Premiers Instrument X appeared first on FutureMusic the latest news on future music technology DJ gear producing…
Arturia Releases Pure SUB – Dedicated Bass Synthesizer with Independent Sub, Harmonics, and Texture Layers
Arturia has released Pure SUB, a software synthesizer built around a three-layer architecture that generates the fundamental, harmonics, and texture of a bass sound independently before merging them at the filter stage. The design targets electronic bass production specifically: 808s, sub bass, Reese tones, and distorted or noise-blended variants are the intended territory, and each…
u-he Releases MELT Eurorack Filter Module – Analog Four-Pole Cascade with Band-Pass Output and Variable Core Saturation
A company best known for software synthesizers, u-he has now launched MELT, a 14HP analog Eurorack filter module built around a four-pole low-pass cascade with a simultaneous band-pass output, a three-channel input mixer, and a saturation control called Core Temperature that adjusts the filter’s internal headroom and nonlinear behavior. The module is designed to function…
Nextmidi Releases Divisimate 2.1 – Adds Key Split, USB Support for DivisiControl, and More
NextMIDI today announced the release of Divisimate 2.1, a free feature update to its real-time divisi orchestration software. The update introduces a Key Split functionality, USB connectivity for the iOS Remote app DivisiControl, and other new features and improvements. After we initially released Divisimate, we followed up with multiple free feature updates based on user…