Wavefold Labs Releases Gaussian Blur – A Granular Bloom Reverb (VST3 & AU)

Wavefold Labs has released Gaussian Blur, a bloom reverb effect plug-in, for macOS, Linux, and Windows, that splits incoming audio into overlapping grains and feeds them into a plate-style reverb tail. A bloom curve sets when the grains reach full strength. The bloom curve spreads the grains out over time or bunches them around one…

Get SampleScience RC909 Pro FREE through October 31st

SampleScience is giving away RC909 Pro, a sample-based TR-909 drum instrument for macOS and Windows, free instead of $30 through October 31st. There is no shortage of free 909 samples, but RC909 Pro packages them into a drum plugin that’s ready to play as soon as you load it and offers plenty of options for…

Pizza Bagel Plugins releases Schmear vocal widener FREE

Pizza Bagel Plugins has released Schmear, a streamlined vocal widener for macOS and Windows that is currently free instead of $19. The new company comes from Los Angeles producer and vocal producer Justin Gammella. His credits include Benson Boone’s “Let Me Go” and vocal production on FINNEAS’ Optimist album. Schmear is the classic micro-pitch widening…

Airwindows releases ConsoleX3 open-source mixing system with an adaptive GUI

Airwindows has released ConsoleX3, a free and open-source mixing console system for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Most Airwindows plugins famously prioritize efficient DSP over custom interfaces, but ConsoleX3 continues the developer’s newer experiments with in-house GUIs. It is not the first Airwindows release with one, but I think this one is the most elaborate example…

Audija releases OScope 2 with a substantial FREE version

Audija has released OScope 2, a major update to its beat-synced oscilloscope and spectral analysis plugin for macOS and Windows. We first covered OScope in 2023, but version 2 is much more capable than the original. The good news is that most of its new single-track analysis features are included in the freeware edition. OScope…