New plugin turns samples into playable synth voices using high-speed granular processing. Baby Audio has announced the release of Grainferno, a new granular synthesis plugin. It allows producers to transform samples (including their own) into playable sounds by breaking recordings into microscopic fragments and reorganising them in real time. According to the Baby Audio team,…
Energy vs Tempo: Why BPM Doesn’t Tell The Whole Story
Most DJs assume energy and tempo are the same thing. Start low, build slow, and the BPM climbing through the night tells you exactly where you are on that journey. House DJs in the early days would start a night around 120 BPM and gradually push it up to 135 by closing time. Energy built…
Gooey releases Mortamer – Lo-Fi FX Plugin (VST3, AU & AAX)
Gooey has released Mortamer, a Lo-Fi effects plugin for crushing and droning your sound. Mortamer uses sample rate reduction alongside a peculiar form of filtering, which works by averaging tap delay lines. Although Mortamer is not that unusual, because like other well-defined LoFi Fx, Mortamer comes with a resolution reduction, d.c. offset, classic filtering, dithering,…
Bitwig Releases Bitwig Studio 6 with Automation Clips and Clip Aliases
Bitwig has announced the release of Bitwig Studio 6, a version update for its digital audio workstation focusing on core sequencing functions, automation management, and project-wide musical scale integration. The update introduces several new clip behaviors and editing tools designed to streamline the arrangement and sound design workflow across macOS, Windows, and Linux. Automation Clips…
Standalone Audio releases “Standalone” AU Plugin Host for Mac Guitarists
Standalone Audio has released Standalone, a lightweight AU and AUv3 plugin host for Mac designed specifically for guitarists and bassists who want to run amp sim and effects plugins without opening a DAW. Standalone is built around the guitar practice and recording workflow. It hosts AU and AUv3 plugins with low CPU overhead, and includes…
discoDSP releases Retromulator multi-hardware synth bit-accurate emulator
discoDSP has released Retromulator, a free plugin designed to bring classic hardware cores back to life through authentic low-level emulation. Featuring eight classic synthesizer and sampler cores in one plugin, Access Virus ABC/TI, Waldorf MicroQ, Waldorf XT, Nord Lead 2X, Roland JP-8000, Yamaha DX7, and Akai S1000, it is built on Gearmulator, an open-source synthesizer…
ZAK Sound releases Tango – Curated Instrument Library for Modern Cinematic Production for Raizes Player
ZAK Sound has announced the release of Tango, a curated library for the Raizes Player engine built upon a foundational trio of bandoneón, violin, and double bass. While rooted in the traditional history of the Río de la Plata, the collection is designed specifically for the modern producer. By blending raw, organic performances from seasoned…
Baby Audio Grainferno: Granular Under Control
Baby Audio is back with a new instrument, and this time it’s taking on granular synthesis. Does Grainferno bring enough new to set it apart from existing granular software? Baby Audio is a clever company. Although it has roughly the same kind of instruments and effects as lots of other outfits, it usually brings something…