Soundtoys’ Little AlterBoy earned its place on a lot of vocal chains — it made pitch and formant shifting simple, and its “robot” mode became a signature sound on countless records. But it isn’t the only tool for the job, and if you’re shopping for a Little AlterBoy alternative — a different feature set, a…
Formant pitch plugins are the tools that transform a voice rather than just tune it — pitch shifting, formant shifting, robot/hard-tune modes and everything from subtle gender bends to full demon ad-libs. Here are five worth knowing in 2026, what each does best, and who they’re for. (Quick note: prices, versions and features change —…
Devproaudio has released version 1.0.0 of Reverside, a reverb for macOS and Windows in VST3, CLAP, and AudioUnit v2 formats. Here’s what they say: At its core, Reverside is a versatile dual-engine fully algorithmic reverb. It gives separate control over the early reflections and the reverb tail, allowing users to shape the sense of space,…
The Asylum has announced the release of The Asylum Analogue, a dual-path tape and cassette emulation plugin that models the complete analogue journey of 1980s music production, from a studio mastering machine through generational cassette duplication to playback on everything from foam headphones to a car stereo. Built on a full magnetic hysteresis model rather…
Remi Blaze has released Gaugex, a free loudness and metering plugin for macOS (AU / VST3, Apple Silicon native) — part of a growing collection of free tools built by a house and tech-house producer and DJ with a catalogue of 170+ original tracks across 35+ labels. Mastering to a streaming or club target shouldn’t…
ABYZOR has released Genesis v1.7, a major free update for its free MIDI Generator plugin. This version introduces a new Pattern History workflow, improved harmonic generation with a new Harmonic Timeline, smarter rhythm generation and a significantly enhanced audio preview engine. Genesis generates melodies, basslines, chord progressions and arpeggios for Techno, House, Trance, Psytrance, Drum…
Metric Halo and Make Believe Studios have announced the release of MB Howies179, a new compressor/limiter plugin: A common thread through thousands of of masters and hundreds of Grammy Nominations and wins is the sonic imprint of the NTP 179-120. This compressor/limiter has a mythical reputation, and is basically unobtainable in modern times. Until now….
Gliff is a free guitar-based plugin for macOS and Windows that’s aimed at guitarists and keyboardists alike. So, there are two ways to approach this plugin: one is as a guitarist looking to create clean, polyphonic MIDI chord patterns that you can drag and drop into your project. The appeal might be that you’re a…