AlphaTheta has filled the gap left by the ageing XDJ-RR with the XDJ-AN, a two-channel standalone contoller that’s less about spec-sheet bragging rights and more about giving controller DJs a realistic, affordable way to practise on something that actually behaves like club gear. At £999 it undercuts the rest of AlphaTheta’s standalone range by a…
Our Bestselling DJing Book Now Available In Danish
Rock the Dancefloor!, the best-selling DJing book from Digital DJ Tips’ Phil Morse, is now available in a Danish edition. Published in hardback, it’s on sale online and in all good bookstores. The Danish edition contains exactly the same information, photos, and resource links as the English original, with fully translated diagrams, checklists, and more….
Inlet Audio release Rebuilt Freebie – Free Piano Library for Kontakt
Inlet Audio has announced the release of Rebuilt Freebie, a new free piano library for Kontakt: Rebuilt Freebie is not quite a piano, too alive to be a synth… Something performed, felt, and subtly unstable – but not simply a familiar piano sound. It was shaped from the same recorded piano as Rebuilt Upright: the…
Leap Into Void releases “Quintessence Of Perverted Misrepresentation 2026” soundset for UVI Falcon
Leap Into Void has announced the release of Quintessence Of Perverted Misrepresentation 2026, a soundset for UVI Falcon, featuring eclectic and unique sequences, atmospheres and synth sounds, suited for music production of energy, mystery, horror, drama, psychological tension, distortion, your blockbuster and film noir. The foundation of the set come from field-recordings of construction areas,…
The Him DSP Releases Ninja AB – Master A/B referencing plugin
The Him DSP, has released Ninja AB, a Master A/B referencing plugin. Ninja AB helps users get more out of A/B referencing, with synced sections linked to audio files, multiple visual modes for judging the loudness of every aspect of a mix, and a full live-captured, scrollable visual of the project. Jay, also known as…
HoRNet TotalEQ MK2 updated to v2.0.7 – Stability Update
HoRNet has released version 2.0.7 of TotalEQ MK2, a focused maintenance update for the 36-band intelligent EQ plugin with real-time spectrum analyzer. This update addresses several reported stability and compatibility issues, particularly on Windows: Fixed unresponsive I/O fader, EQ LOUD button and master section on Pro Tools AAX (Windows 11). Fixed crash during offline render…
Tonal Forms releases DADO – Lilac Alloy, a FREE Kontakt Player instrument
Tonal Forms has released DADO – Lilac Alloy, a free Kontakt Player instrument available through Native Instruments. Developer Francesco Sabatini reached out about this one via email, and it was one of the best emails I received in a while. Francesco is a lead product designer at Native Instruments, where he works on Kontakt instruments,…
Check out some FREE synths from the KVR Developer Challenge 2026
The KVR Developer Challenge 2026 is underway, and with over 50 freebies on offer, we’ve got lots to choose from. We’re taking a quick look at some of the synths from this year’s contest, and it’s a pretty impressive lineup. We have almost a month before the winners are announced on August 4, 2026, but…