Rockheyday has announced the release of two new VST3 equalizers in the Spectral Series: Balance 5 and Balance 2 (Free). Balance 5 Balance 5 is a high-precision 5-band parametric equalizer designed for accurate tonal balancing, critical listening, and real-time visual feedback. It combines transparent zero-latency processing with an intuitive node-based workflow, allowing precise frequency shaping…
Impact Soundworks releases Deputy Distortion Plugin
Impact Soundworks has released Deputy Distortion, a tube-powered drive/distortion plugin. At the heart of Deputy Distortion is a legendary Marshall tube circuit, neural-modeled to perfection so that it sounds and feels like real analog hardware. It’s brash, punchy, and perfect for smashing drums, heavy guitar, and thick synths. Dial it back to low gain for…
APU Software updates Loudness Series to v5.5.7
APU Software has updated Loudness Leveler, TrueGain, Loudness Contour, Spectrum Analyzer, Loudness Meter, Loudness Compressor, Dynamics Optimizer, and Loudness Limiter to version 5.5.7. Recent changes include: Fix macOS code signing. New chip-based user interface layout (limiter). Average/Integrated gain compensation feature (limiter). Reduce CPU in certain cases when enabling/disabling limiter types (limiter). Support keyboard preset navigation…
nClear releases FREE Sibalance and VocRide vocal plugins
nClear has released Sibalance and VocRide, two pay-what-you-want vocal processing plugins for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Both plugins are available through Ko-fi, and you can optionally enter zero to download them for free. That said, these are full versions of these two plugins, not lite versions or time-limited trials. The tools started as more complex…
ProjectSAM releases Lineage Percussion FREE for Kontakt Player
ProjectSAM has given us some very good orchestral freebies in the past, including a Lineage Percussion Kit as part of The Free Orchestra 2 collection. This time around, ProjectSAM has released a free version of the full Lineage Percussion Pro library (three versions are available: Pro, Core, and Free). On paper, the gap between the…
OTODESK releases FREE open-source Quad Morph Filter plugin
OTODESK has released Quad Morph Filter, a free and open-source VST3 filter plugin for Windows. Quad Morph Filter is built for real-time sound design instead of the more static tone shaping we typically use filters for. It lets you morph between up to four different filter models using an XY pad, with equal-power blending and…
Get Melodyne 5 Essential for $24 on Plugin Boutique
Plugin Boutique is offering Celemony’s Melodyne 5 Essential for $24 until June 30, 2026. The regular price is $99, so this is a 75% discount. The same promotion also includes Melodyne 5 Assistant for $71 instead of $248. That one is still a bigger purchase, but it is a nice discount if you know you…
Juno Download Closes After 20 Years
Juno Download, one of the original DJ-focused music download stores, has closed for good. On Monday 1 June 2026 the site stopped trading without warning, replacing its storefront with a short farewell message and pointing customers towards rival stores. There was no countdown, no closing-down sale, and no advance notice to the DJs who had…