Developer Angelic Vibes has released Spread, a free stereo widening plugin for macOS and Windows. Spread is the second installment in the developer’s AV Essentials FX series (which I think also includes the free Pitchshifter that we recently featured). It is designed for vocals, samples, melodies, bass, drums, synths, and just about anything that needs…
Developer Schulz Audio is offering Portacrunch 424, a cassette four-track gain-stage effect for macOS and Windows, as a free download. There’s no expiry date listed on the Portacrunch 424 product page, and the summer sale had around 15 hours remaining at the time of writing, but it is unclear whether the giveaway ends with it….
The KVR Developer Challenge 26 not only provides a platform for existing and aspiring developers to showcase their creativity but also offers us an opportunity to stock up on new tools that enhance our workflow for free. And show our appreciation, of course. But, seriously, it’s one of the highlights of the year, and, competition…
Almudio has released 3D Panner, a free early access spatial audio plugin for macOS and Windows. Developer Almog reached out about the release and shared some very interesting details about the project. 3D Panner was developed over seven months as his final project at BIMM University Manchester, with beta testing from lecturers and fellow students…
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…
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 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 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,…
