MKS Mixing has released AutomatIR, a Windows VST3 plugin designed to speed up the process of auditioning cabinet impulse responses. AutomatIR automatically cycles through the impulse responses in a selected folder, allowing guitarists, producers and mixing engineers to compare IRs without repeatedly stopping playback and manually loading files. With DAW Sync enabled, IR changes can…

Audio Brewers has released ab Compressor | Limiter, a spatial dynamics processor for mono, stereo and Ambisonics audio, alongside ab Compressor | Limiter X, an iOS version designed for stereo processing on iPhone and iPad. ab Compressor | Limiter ab Compressor | Limiter combines compression, brickwall limiting and harmonic saturation in a single processor. Audio…

MusicDevelopments has released RapidComposer v6.2, a major update to the composition and music-generation software for Windows and macOS. The highlight of v6.2 is a new Play Mode for the Virtual Keyboard in Live mode. The keyboard can be split into left- and right-hand zones, allowing you to control the harmony with your left hand while…

Open Planet Software has announced Sessions Nano, a compact AUv3 host for mobile producers and performers. It may be small, but it’s no lightweight. Sessions Nano packs the core features and technology of Sessions Pro into a streamlined app for making and performing music on iPhone and iPad. Musicians can connect audio and MIDI gear,…

Autodafe has released Vintage Emulator Studio, a free and open-source plugin that brings more than 40 vintage synthesizers, samplers, drum machines, and sound modules into one interface. VES takes a very different approach from the usual sampled instrument or software recreation. It embeds selected machines from the MAME emulation project, so the emulation layer reproduces…

AngelicVibes has released Vanity Lite, a free mixing and mastering plugin for macOS and Windows. Vanity Lite analyzes your song and builds a custom master using its mixing and mastering engine. They say: We wanted to make mastering easier without giving producers another plugin filled with complicated controls. We spent time developing the engine and…

2B Played Music has announced the release of BassFrame, a new bass shaping plugin designed to add weight, focus, punch and harmonic character to the low end. At the centre of BassFrame are five processing engines, Tight, Thick, Punch, Synth and Wide, each offering a different approach to shaping the low end. Dedicated controls for…

The Note Audio has released True Panner, a free stereo panning and spatial imaging plugin that combines conventional level-based balance with ITD (Interaural Time Difference) panning. The Note Audio says. Human spatial hearing relies on more than one cue. Level differences between the ears are only part of the picture — arrival time differences are…