Oblivion Sound Lab is a small audio software company specialising in producing plugins and synth soundsets. Run by developer and sound designer Jonathan Nicol, they have been on my radar for some time and consistently impress with both the sound quality and aesthetic of their products. This new collection of 100 sounds for u-he’s Diva is no…
Lese releases Hikari Generative Reverberator Plugin
Lese has announced the release of Hikari, a new plugin based on a number of weird digital reverberators from the 1990s and 2000s that they were able to get their hands on and reconstruct digitally (with a lot of new twists). Some of Hikari’s interesting features include: Navigation: Hikari has a 2D XY pad which…
ML Sound Lab releases Wavebreaker – 8-Knob Mixing Plugin
ML Sound Lab has announced the release of Wavebreaker, an 8-knob mixing plugin for macOS and Windows. Wavebreaker is an 8-knob mixing plugin based on industry-standard moves that the most respected audio engineers have trusted for decades. With all these pro moves in one place you get great sound fast without ear fatigue or overthinking….
discoDSP updates Discovery (Nord Lead 2 inspired) synth to v6.2
discoDSP has announced the release of Discovery 6.2, featuring enhanced Universal Binary support for Apple Silicon compatibility and critical VST3 preset and parameter fixes. This update ensures seamless operation on modern Apple Silicon hardware while significantly improving VST3 preset and parameter handling and overall performance through advanced interpolation algorithms. New in 6.2: Platform Compatibility: Enhanced…
OSC Audio updates BFM (Big F*ing Meters) to v1.6.1
OSC Audio has updated BFM to v1.6.1 bringing their big meters to AAX and iOS 18 as well as some bug fixes and improvements. New in v1.6.1: Official iOS 18 compatibility. Added AAX compatibility. Add Mute button to Text View in stand-alone. Improved Combobox (dropdown menu) behavior on iOS. Updated backend framework for better cross-platform…
Niu plusplus updates MidiPhrase to v2.0.25
Niu plusplus has announced a maintenance update to v2.0.25 for their MidiPhrase plugin. Fixes include: Fixed a critical issue that could cause the plugin to crash when reading certain MIDI files (Special thanks to Peter Duggal for his crucial assistance). Resolved missing 7th note in the Maj7add13 chord on the Harmony panel. Fixed a crash…
Thenatan Releases Tape Guitar and Blur FX Plugins at Introductory Price / Free
Thenatan has released two new audio plugins: Tape Guitar and Blur FX. Tape Guitar is available now at an introductory price of $19.50 (regular $79.50), while Blur FX is offered for free (regular price $50). Both plugins provide producers and sound designers with tools to add character and texture to their projects. Thenatan states: Tape…
rncbc.org updates Qtractor to v1.5.7 for Linux
rncbc.org has announced the Summer’25 release of Qtractor version 1.5.7, for GNU/Linux. Changes for this release: Give some slack time to stabilize, when updating or changing audio bus channel counts, mitigating the probability to fault when unregistering old and registering new PipeWire/JACK ports in immediate succession. Transport/Loop Set behavior slightly changed, now toggling the loop…