UK-based label and creative studio Tukan Dance has announced the release of its debut audio plugin: Rocket Flanger, a streamlined, tempo-driven flanger effect with a bold twist — it pushes all the way to 512 BPM. Designed by Eternal Self (whose productions have landed on Street Tracks, Electronic Groove and more), Rocket Flanger is built…
The Hugget Legacy: From The Wasp to The Bass Station and Beyond
Musician and documentarian Alex Ball has released another fantastic deep dive into synthesizer history with his video, ‘MonoCulture: The Story of the Bass Station.’ The film expertly charts the journey of the iconic monosynth that found its way onto countless records. But as the video shows, to understand the Bass Station, you first have to…
Dystopian Waves Releases Celium – A Granular Max for Live Instrument
Dystopian Waves has released Celium, a Max for Live granular instrument designed for detailed sound manipulation. It features a dual-buffer engine with Live and Freeze modes, each supporting two audio sources. Users can blend between sources using crossfading, inter-grain transitions (where a grain starts in one source and ends in another), and per-source probability. Celium…
Orcas Audio announces Mac VST3 compatibility for all plug-ins
Orcas Audio has announced Mac compatibility for all its VST plug-ins: Our first three VST plug-ins are now available for Mac users in addition to Windows. The complete suite, featuring Undertow, Quad Cascade, and Whirlpool, is now compatible with all major DAWs on both platforms in the VST3 format. Whirlpool (Free) A modern beat-driven filter…
Niu plusplus updates MidiPhrase to v2.0.26
Niu plusplus has updated MidiPhrase to v2.0.26. Fixes: [Important] Fixed the issue of DAW and MIDIPhrase playback synchronization. (Note: Due to the characteristics of different operating systems and DAWs, some DAWs support bidirectional sync playback with MIDIPhrase, while others may only support one-way sync triggered from the DAW). [Important] Fixed the problem where MIDIPhrase intercepted…
Pentacom releases ChordBloom, a free chord exploration plugin for Windows & macOS
Pentacom has released ChordBloom, a free plugin for macOS and Windows that makes chord exploration intuitive and fun for producers, songwriters, and live performers. There are plenty of MIDI plugins to help with chords, but I love that ChordBloom has a very straightforward approach to triggering chords. The lower octave of your MIDI keyboard (C2–B2)…
accSone updates crusher-X to v11.30
accSone has announced a free update to crusher-X 11.30. crusher-X 11.3 provides a new UI “Stealth Mode”. Professionals requesting an UI mode that supports high UI element contrast and removes color distraction to concentrate on the essentials of their productions. accSone also delivers on a customer request regarding a Default Program export. The Default program…
Bjt2 Updates Free “Crescendo” Programmable VST Plugin to v1.0.167 for Windows
Bjt2 has updated the free Crescendo plugin to version 1.0.167 with various enhancements and bug fixes. Changes in 1.0.167 from 1.0.166: Bugfix: infinite loop in parser if there is not a last empty line. Compiled with the latest Visual Studio (17.14.9) and SDK (10.0.26100.4188). Additional info can be found in the KVR Forum here, here…