Developer Morphoice is back with another vintage synth emulation, a free public beta of the new Roland Jupiter-8 emulation. EightyEight. The developer has already tackled iconic synths like the Roland Juno-6 (EightySix) and the Yamaha CS-80 (Unstable). This time around, developer Morphoice is taking on the Roland Jupiter-8 with the EightyEight. Roland’s 1981 Jupiter-8 is…
The update follows a public beta launched at SXSW and adds access to Cubase 15 AI, Ableton Live 12 Lite and a $9.99 monthly Starter plan. Yamaha Music Innovations has updated Yamaha Creator Pass, its subscription platform for music creators, with expanded DAW access, educational tutorials and a lower-cost entry tier aimed at beginners. The…
Icechewing Technology has released ice clip, a soft clipper plugin for Windows (VST3). It is built around one goal: deliver that essential, punchy soft-clip sound — the kind beatmakers rely on for drums, 808s, and master buses — in any DAW, not just one. ice clip keeps the workflow to three knobs — Input, Threshold,…
Rockheyday has announced new updates for Shine 4, Krum-C, Grovia-SC, and Spectra 33. In parallel, free VST3 demos have been released for Shine 4, Krum-C, and Grovia-SC. Spectra 33 is already a free plugin. What’s new: Shine 4 v1.3 – Harmonic Exciter • Added Standard and Compact size modes. • Improved knob precision and control…
Forma Labs Audio has announces the full release of Filament, a real-time MIDI orchestration plugin for composers and producers. Filament is an instrument plugin that hosts up to 64 VST/AU instruments internally. It splits, revoices, and routes MIDI in real-time across 12 keyswitches with 8 voice layers each. Key Features: Intelligent chord revoicing and note…
In Session Audio has released Dyad: Hand Pan Drums for Kontakt Player. Designed to put expert and emotive hand pan performance capabilities into the producer’s hands, the Dyad Engine features a set of “left hand” and “right hand” pattern players that work together to emulate the capabilities of a master player. The auto-play engine covers…
Softube has released Console 1 Compact, a smaller and lower-priced version of its Console 1 mixing control surface. It brings the knob-per-function workflow of the larger Console 1 system to a desk-friendly footprint, aimed at engineers who want hands-on control without the space and cost of the full-size unit. Console 1 is a hardware controller…
Tracktion’s Waveform Free has been updated to v14, remaining our best free DAW for macOS, Windows, and Linux. We’ve covered Tracktion’s Waveform Free multiple times, and we like it. So much so that we named it our best free DAW in 2026, despite sme stiff competition from the likes of Cakewalk and GarageBand. The reason…