Patrick Alavi releases Pa.1 – The Pa.tch Compressor (macOS VST3)

Patrick Alavi has released PA.1, a multiband compressor for macOS in VST3 format, built around free routing. PA.1 splits compression into five stages: Comp, Attack, Release, Lofi and Sidechain. The stages can be dragged into any order and patched with cables into any of five frequency bands, so the same controls can form a different…

UVI Player replaces free UVI Workstation and now plays Falcon Expansions

UVI Player is a free instrument player for macOS and Windows that opens UVI soundware inside your DAW or as a standalone app. It replaces UVI Workstation, and you can start making sounds with it for free even before buying a library. We covered UVI Workstation 4 last year, and Player is the same core…

Manifest Audio Release Sonification Tools V3 As VST3, AU, And CLAP Plugins

The data-driven suite arrives as a cross-platform plug-in bundle with AU/CLAP/VST3 formats, plus an Ableton Live Extension. Manifest Audio has released Sonification Tools v3 for $199, on sale for $169 until 1 November, 2026. A ground-up rebuild of their data-driven Max for Live suite as VST3, AU and CLAP plug-ins for macOS, Windows, and Linux,…

UVI introduces UVI Player and the UVI Builder Platform

UVI has announced that UVI Workstation has become UVI Player and now plays every Falcon Expansion, as the new UVI Builder Platform opens UVI’s technology to partner brands. UVI Player’s new name says exactly what the software does: open, explore, and play UVI instruments with ease. Its core remains the same and now it plays…