UB DSP has released Filter Blender, a filter effect that runs three filters in parallel on the corners of a triangle. Each corner holds any of 12 modelled circuits with its own cutoff, resonance and drive, and one dot sets their weights by its distance to each corner. Moving the dot changes the slope, the…

KarmaStation has made KarmaKick free – it is now pay-what-you-want with no minimum, so it can be downloaded at no cost (previously €19). KarmaKick is a kick drum synthesiser: it generates the sound rather than playing back a sample. The pitch drop sits on three controls on the front panel — start, end and time…

23DSP has released 23Bloom, a harmonic enhancer and loudness expander for Windows, macOS and Linux in VST3 and AU formats. It is a rebuilt version of the company’s earlier Bloom plug-in, carrying a new name and a new engine, and it replaces it. 23Bloom 23Bloom raises perceived loudness by adding harmonics rather than by reducing…

SnowTec has released Pumpking, a tube saturator and fattener built around a Pump knob. Pump raises a tube stage (a 6S45P triode model), a glue compressor, the low end (Fat) and a tilt (Color) together; at zero it does nothing. Oversampling up to 8x keeps aliasing down, Auto Gain holds the loudness and Ceiling keeps…

Arswerk has released Nyx, a free harmonic reverb that lets you design the room in meters and shape a tail around the notes in your source. The developer also released Harmonia EQ, a dynamic and spectral equalizer plugin. Nyx The latest Nyx 1.3 update introduces a new engine with six algorithms: Space, Steel Plate, Spring,…

Luxora Audio has released Lega Effect, a free multi-effect for turning clean audio into telephone calls, radio transmissions, old recordings, public-address systems, and sounds heard through physical spaces. I’m a sucker for lo-fi plugins, and there’s definitely been no shortage of them lately. We’ve had various takes on cassette tape, vinyl, and even radio emulations….

The Crow Hill Company releases Pedal Bass, the latest instalment for the free Vaults instrument. The Crow Hill Company’s Vaults series has been around for a few years now, and despite a 2025 Season Two rebrand, some things never change. From Bridge Guitar to Solo Bodrán, and 1986, every Vaults instrument is packed with character,…

Reviewing audio interfaces is harder than it used to be. Even affordable models can deliver clean recordings, and the differences between converters rarely tell you as much as a list of specifications suggests. The more useful question is what an interface lets you keep connected, how quickly you can route it, and whether it makes…