SoundBetter has released Sidechain Effect, a multi-effect plugin that enables you to trigger a variety of effects with a sidechain input. Think Billie Eilish’s Xanny where the bass rattles the vocals, but with 13 different hand-picked effects you can mix and match to taste. Fast-pan vocals when the bass plays. Trigger delay and reverb throws….
Robotic Bean updates Portatron Tape Synthesizer to v1.5.0 – Auto Fade and FADE Portapack
Robotic Bean has updated Portatron to v1.5, a free update for all users that adds Auto Fade, “your new secret weapon for hands-on mixing”: With Auto Fade switched on, moving one channel’s Level automatically nudges the others in the opposite direction. Want to spotlight a chord while the rest gracefully step back? Just grab the…
Waldorf updates Microwave 1 Plug-in with “Mean Green Machine” Skin and Patch Randomizer
Waldorf is celebrating the summer season with a promotion on the Microwave 1 Plug-in along with a newly released skin depicting the rare 1994 “Mean Green Machine”, a 99-unit limited edition of the hardware. The Microwave 1 Plug-in has also been updated with the ‘Mutator’ patch randomizer feature. The Story Behind the Microwave Thirty-five years…
Acon Digital Releases Verberate Immersive 2.3 Update With Full 9.1.6 Support
Acon Digital has released Verberate Immersive 2.3, a significant update to its reverb plugin for spatial and immersive audio. With the addition of 9.1.6 channel layout support, Verberate Immersive now meets the most advanced Dolby Atmos configurations used in modern music production, film mixing, and game audio design. Whether you’re mixing in a full theatrical…
Humble Bundle launches Opus FX bundle starting at €2.56
Humble Bundle has launched Opus FX: Superior Plugins & Orchestral Elegance, a brand-new collection of music production tools starting at just €2.56. The Opus FX: Superior Plugins & Orchestral Elegance bundle includes a variety of mixing and sound design plugins, along with several orchestral sound packs, with contributions from W.A. Production, MeldaProduction, United Plugins, and…
Remix:Drums 1 of 2 New Drum Tools From Acon Digital
Acon Digital introduces two new AI-powered drum tools for mixing: Remix:Drums and DeBleed:Drums, offering real-time stem separation and intelligent mic bleed removal. Acon Digital, a Norwegian company specializing in audio editing and processing software, has dropped two new plugins aimed at producers, DJs, and mixing engineers working with drums. Called Remix:Drums and DeBleed:Drums, they each offer something different…
Why Grown Folk Are Leading the DJ Renaissance (& What That Means For You)
If you’ve been wondering whether you’re too old to start DJing, DJ Jazzy Jeff has news for you: mature music lovers are driving the biggest DJ renaissance in decades, and it’s the young crowd that’s missing out. Fresh from a European tour that saw him playing everything from Wembley Stadium to intimate beach parties in…
Reactorcore Announces Free Offline Speech-to-Text Tool Using OpenAI Whisper
Reactorcore has announced a new free tool called Whisper Batch Transcriber, bringing professional-grade speech-to-text capabilities to Windows users without requiring internet connectivity or subscription fees. The tool leverages OpenAI’s Whisper AI technology to automatically convert audio files into clean, formatted text documents. Unlike cloud-based transcription services, it runs entirely offline on the user’s computer, ensuring…