When we reviewed the AlphaTheta XDJ-AZ, one of our biggest criticisms was that you couldn’t see all four deck waveforms at once when DJing with four decks. It was a strange omission on a unit that’s clearly designed for multi-deck performance, and it bugged us. Well, AlphaTheta has addressed it. Firmware version 1.30 has dropped,…
Noisebud releases Solid – Low-End Processing Plugin Designed for Mastering
Noisebud has announced the release of Solid, a low-end processing plugin designed primarily for mastering, focused on adding depth rather than simply increasing bass. Solid generates a new fundamental one octave below the existing low-frequency content, creating what the developer describes as a more natural foundation beneath the mix. Instead of aiming for a heavier…
KVR Audio Giveaway: Last Chance to Get UVI Sparkverb for Free
It’s the last chance to grab a free license for UVI’s Sparkverb. If you haven’t claimed your copy yet, you have until April 12, 2026, to enter the giveaway before the offer expires. Sparkverb is a highly efficient algorithmic reverb that breaks away from traditional “knob-per-parameter” layouts, instead using a central frequency-based spectrum editor. This…
Sonuscore releases LUX Orchestral Strings Elements, a FREE library for Kontakt Player
Sonuscore has released LUX Orchestral Strings Elements, a free orchestral strings instrument for the free Kontakt Player. The amount of high-quality orchestral content available for free nowadays is something I still find hard to believe. Even ten years ago, getting your hands on an in-depth orchestral string library without spending serious money was pretty much…
MeldaProduction MLimiterX is 90% OFF for BPB readers (only €10)
MeldaProduction is offering BPB readers an exclusive 90% discount on MLimiterX, its brickwall limiter plugin. Use the coupon code BPBMLX90 at checkout to bring the price down from €99 to just €10. The offer runs until April 19th. MLimiterX is a mastering-grade brickwall limiter built on MeldaProduction’s MDynamics kernel. The whole idea here is to…
VGTrumpet updates VG Wind Ensemble to v2.1 – New Sounds & Features
VGTrumpet has updated VG Wind Ensemble to version 2.1, a significant update to its expandable virtual wind instrument platform, available as a VST/AU plugin and standalone app for Windows and Mac. What’s new in version 2.1: Morph Mixer: blend up to three instrument layers in real time using any MIDI CC; crossfade between instruments and…
Native Instruments updates Absynth 6 to v6.1
Native Instruments has updated Absynth 6 to v6.1. Added 32 new instrument presets. 100 new samples. Undo/Redo. Audio Modulator. LFO Retrigger. Auto Trigger. Metadata editing for Properties in the List Browser. Default Author option for Save As. Waveform renaming in the wave preset list. Standalone now supports up to 8 audio output channels. Improved Save/Save…
UVI release Vintage Vault 5 – Five decades of synths
UVI has released Vintage Vault 5, the latest and most expansive edition of its flagship vintage synthesis collection, inviting producers to explore machines from any era, synthesis type, or make. Iconic voices sit alongside rare prototypes, from the pioneering polyphonic synthesizers of the early 1970s to the powerful workstations of the late 1990s, it is…