MeterPlugs has announced the release of Perception AB 1.5, an update that extends the plugin’s loudness-matched A/B comparison to immersive channel layouts and adds support for Dolby Atmos workflows. Perception AB is inserted before and after a processing chain. Clicking Match Level compensates for any loudness difference the chain introduces, so switching between “before” and…

Playhead is a new music production tool that turns descriptions of a sound into editable effect chains in your DAW. It is available for macOS, with a free two-week trial. Sometimes you know exactly what a track needs, but not the right combination of effects needed to get there. Playhead lets you start with the…

François Pé has released Two Legs, Five Arms, a free generative drum machine and AU MIDI effect for macOS. We recently featured the developer’s free Euclid3an Arp, which builds polyrhythmic arpeggios without making you program every note manually. Two Legs, Five Arms applies that same playful approach to drum patterns. I absolutely love the GUI…

AZPEX Audio has released REGENT, a free clipper plugin for macOS and Windows. I still find it fascinating how many free clippers there are. The number is probably well into the hundreds by now. You can cut through the noise with our recently updated free clipper roundup, which features 13 particularly good ones. But still,…

RiverFlux Audio has released PHIXER, a free phase correction plugin for macOS, Windows, and Linux. PHIXER is designed for stereo basses, synths, and full mixes that lose weight when summed to mono. It is available through Gumroad at a name-your-price rate, with €0 accepted. We have seen a few interesting phase-related freebies lately, including ConjureAlign,…

Limited Edition Audio has released VoxSplit Pro, a macOS tool for separating two overlapping voices from a single recording and reducing background noise and other non-dialogue sounds. Developed by film sound designer Frédéric Le Louët, VoxSplit Pro lets dialogue editors work on each voice independently. For ADR preparation, this can help preserve one actor’s overlapping…

Initial Audio has updated their AI MIDI generator Difro to version 1.2.0. New features and Improvements: Added post generation modifiers. Gate, Arp and Rhythm. These apply algorithmic after effects to the notes. Dragged out or bookmarked MIDI files now get the Key and Scale saved in the file name. More readable files names for exported…

Sugar Bytes has announced the release of Transfigure for iPad, describing it as “your creative partner in sound”. With just a few clicks, Transfigure turns any track into a living, breathing sonic landscape full of depth, motion, and emotion. Its clean, intuitive interface makes complex processes feel effortless. Whether you’re refining details or creating entirely…