Sonic Charge has released PhenoType, a free add-on for Synplant 2 that generates synth patches from typed text descriptions. The tool grew out of work on a separate Synplant feature: an algorithm that describes existing patches using words and tags. Sonic Charge then ran that process in reverse, turning written descriptions into playable sounds. How…
GForce Software and Sequential release the official Prophet~5 Plugin
GForce Software and Sequential have announced the release of the official Prophet~5 Plugin. Few synthesizers have shaped music history like the Sequential Prophet~5. Originally released in 1978 by Sequential Circuits, Dave Smith’s legendary analogue polysynth introduced a new era of polyphonic synthesis, combining analogue warmth, patch memory and hands-on control in a way that transformed…
Open Planet Releases Sessions Pro – Mac and iPad plug-in host for performers and creators
Open Planet Software has released Sessions Pro, a Mac and iPad plug-in host for creators and performers. Sessions Pro is a flexible control centre and plug-in host for creating and performing music. With a streamlined design, ultra low latency and performer-friendly features, OPS says it acts as a ‘Grand Central’ hub that brings everything together…
Buchert Audio releases The Double Wide FREE stereo width plugin for macOS
Buchert Audio has released The Double Wide, a free one-knob stereo width plugin for macOS. The Double Wide is a simple utility for narrowing or widening a stereo signal. It’s almost too easy, but also super useful. You turn the knob left to make the source narrower or turn it right to make it wider….
Elevate Artists Releases New Analysis of Global Electronic Music Trends
Electronic Music Report 2025–2026 from Elevate Artists explores electronic music industry growth, streaming revenue, touring challenges, emerging markets and artist development trends shaping the sector. Elevate Artists has released The Electronic Music Report 2025–2026, a new industry study examining the state of the global electronic music sector and the trends shaping the market through the…
Rockheyday Releases Grovia-SC – Sidechain Volume Shaper Plugin (Windows VST3)
Rockheyday has announced the release of Grovia-SC, a sidechain volume shaper designed to create space in mixes, control low-end masking, and enhance rhythmic movement. Built around a 32-bit floating-point processing engine, Grovia-SC offers three ducking modes—Natural, Fast, and Pump—allowing users to tailor the response from transparent dynamic control to more pronounced pumping effects. The plugin…
Rast Sound Releases Evolver 2 – Graph-Driven Multi-effect Plugin (VST3, AU & AAX)
Rast Sound has released Evolver 2, a graph-based multi-effect for drawing movement into sounds and performing that movement in real time. The plugin combines five effect lanes with editable motion graphs, presets, transforms, macros and an XY Perform pad for creating pump, wobble, stutter, drift, blooms and transitions without building complex automation. New in Evolver…
DROP_OUT audio releases MonoDelay – Lo-Fi Delay & Instrument Plugin
MonoDelay is a new lo-fi delay plugin from DROP_OUT audio. Modeled after a cult-classic toy synth delay, it features a monophonic synth section, PT2399-style delay chip behavior, an MS20-style filter, a (recordable) ribbon MIDI keyboard and a routable LFO section. It mimics a cheap signal path, meaning the dynamic constraints, noise floor and degradation are…