Mike Moreno DSP now offers his LIRA•8 emulation as a free virtual synth, available for macOS, Windows, and Linux in VST3, VST2, AUi, LV2 formats, or as a standalone Pure Data application. At this point, I’d wager most people interested in experimental gear know SOMA Laboratories. They consistently push the envelope in both circuit design,…
Ableton Live 12, released in 2024, introduced five MIDI Generator tools designed to spark ideas across different stages of the creative process. Here’s how they work. We’ve all got pretty strong opinions about AI, in either direction of the argument, especially when it comes to the creation of anything artistic. So it’s worth being clear…
You can now snap up Sample Logic’s Realms and Animation Station 2.0 for just $16.50, down from $249, in a 93% off deal at Humble Bundle. The $16.50 offer is part of the cheapest tier in Humble Bundle’s Sample Logic Creative Tools Bundle. The Sample Logic Humble Bundle offer expires on March 31, 2026. You…
Noisebud has updated Shape2 Advanced to version 1.60. Shape2 Advanced is a low-end shaper/compressor aimed at mastering and mix-bus work, designed to give detailed control over the lowest part of the spectrum. Version 1.60 adds a refined user interface and a new Color control. Color can be used together with, or instead of, Compress Low…
time off audio has announced the release of dime[mb], a plugin that allows users to apply any AU or VST3 plugin in a multiband configuration, and joins dime[tt] and dime[ms] to complete time off audio’s trio of powerful workflow enhancement tools. Use dime[mb] to create up to five frequency bands, then insert up to four…
Ample Sound has updated Ample Bass to v4.1, which includes 8 bass instruments: ABP, ABJ, ABJF, ABY, ABTR6, AMR, ABU, and ABA. New features: A brand-new chord system designed specifically for non-strumming instruments. One-click automatic vibrato curve generation for all notes. New swing quantization feature. New MIDI time-stretching functionality. Riffer editing feature update. Default preset…
FMJ-Software has updated Awave Studio, the multi-purpose instrument and audio editor, and file format converter, to v12.13. The new features are: Introducing support for Windows Dark mode (on the options Setup tab, you can select the color theme — Auto/Light/Dark). Added support for long paths (up to the NTFS limit of 32767 characters). The Processing…
iZotope Japan is giving away Neutron 5 Elements for free as part of a large freebie bundle that includes 45 plugins and the Luna DAW. The offer runs until March 17th, 2026. Neutron 5 Elements normally costs $55, so this is a pretty sweet deal. Most of the other stuff in the bundle was either…