Midifex has released Plugoff, a free app for macOS and Windows that scans, organizes, and offloads your audio plugins. It supports AU, VST, VST3, and AAX formats. Plugoff is currently free, but the developer stated that it will become a paid product in the future. So, now is the perfect time to get it. When…
Audio Assault has released Amp Locker 98, a free guitar amp simulation plugin dressed head-to-toe in Windows 98 aesthetics. Yes, it’s an April Fools’ release, but no, it’s not a joke. Well, it is, but it’s also a real guitar amp plugin. If you grew up in the late 90s like me, this will be…
Thanks to a perfect storm of German federal administrative blunders, UK passport renewals, and the extortionately priced logistics of moving my life and studio from Berlin to London, 2026 is shaping up to be the first Superbooth I will miss in nearly a decade. So it was with some satisfaction that I learned of the…
Shadaloo Audio DSP has released H, a free tone and loudness enhancer designed for mixing and mastering. I’m a multi-platinum certified mix and mastering engineer based in Italy, and I originally built this tool for my own sessions before deciding to release it. The goal is to increase density, harmonics and perceived loudness while keeping…
accentize has announced the release of dxSplit, an intelligent audio plugin for dialogue recordings, built for post-production workflows. It automatically splits dialogue into three components, allowing you to perfectly balance Voice, Reverb and Noise. Dialogue recordings often contain a mix of speech, room ambience and unwanted background noise. Cleaning this up can be time-consuming and…
TAL Software has released TAL-J8X, an instrument plug-in that emulates the sound of Roland’s JX 8P analog synthesizer with additional features that add a fresh touch. Features: Emulation of the 80’s hardware synthesizer (rev 2 / OS 3.1). Modern filter mode that allows self-oscillation. Create and play chords. Arpeggiator with different modes. High Quality EQ,…
Nikolozi has updated Mela, a modular AUv3 plug-in for iOS and macOS, to version 7.4. Mod Steps The Mod Steps module is a simple yet powerful 16-step sequencer modulator. Its flexible parameters enable sophisticated, evolving patterns. Modulate Start and Length to create moving sequences. Retrig controls whether the sequence follows the host or restarts on…
Stryde Audio has released Swayed, a new synth modeled after a famous 1989 synthesizer that combined FM synthesis with sample based synthesis. This combination allows for the creation of some unique timbres—from realistic to synthetic, and everything in between. Patch compatibility means you can access the vast library of sounds made for the original hardware…