The Anaheim Convention Center was significantly more crowded than many anticipated this year. While some major players opted for off-site events, the North Hall and Hall A remained the epicenters of music tech brands. From massive additive synthesis engines to the rebranding of a staple DAW, there was plenty to check out between the crowded…
Sonic Nomad releases Cheap Keys (VST3, AU & AAX)
Sonic Nomad has announced the release of Cheap Keys, describing it as “a nostalgic cross-platform virtual instrument inspired by the charming budget home keyboards of the 80s and 90s”. Packed with 200+ sounds and 200+ drag-and-drop MIDI files, Cheap Keys gives you everything you need to spark retro, lo-fi inspiration in seconds. Explore a playful…
Saint Mike DSP releases Tamazight Metal Amp, a FREE guitar amp simulator plugin
Developer Saint Mike DSP has released Tamazight Metal Amp, a free all-in-one guitar amp simulator for metal (but I think it also works for rock). An optional paid version is also available with additional features. Tamazight Metal Amp gives you a complete metal guitar signal chain in a single plugin. From left to right, the…
UVI Drum Designer is 74% off at AudioDeluxe ($39)
AudioDeluxe is currently offering UVI Drum Designer at 74% off, bringing it down from $149 to $39. The deal expires on March 1st, so there are around five days left at the time of publishing. I’d recommend picking this up if you don’t already have a large collection of drum sounds, because the content alone…
SonikStation releases SonikSearch 2.0 – Sample Library Manager for macOS (VST3/AU/Standalone)
SonikStation has released SonikSearch 2.0, a sample library manager available for macOS (Catalina and later, Intel and Apple Silicon). SonikSearch analyzes sample libraries automatically in the background, extracting BPM, musical key, loop/one-shot classification, category (31 subcategories across 7 groups), and audio characteristics including brightness, warmth, harmonicity, attack, crest factor, RMS energy, and duration. Features include…
Six String Audio updates Ultimate Rock Guitar to v1.7 (incl. free version)
Six String Audio has released update 1.7 for Ultimate Rock Guitar and Ultimate Rock Guitar Free featuring improvements and fixes. Update 1.7 New: Onboard Double Tracking Ultimate Rock Guitar now comes with built-in double tracking, giving your guitar parts a fuller, wider sound without the need for external processing. Improved: Trill Performance Overhauled the Trill-Keyswitches…
discoDSP updates Discovery synth to v6.4
discoDSP has updated Discovery to version 6.4, introducing a new oscillator engine, output limiter, Hz-based filter display, MIDI broadcast channel, gate sequencer improvements, and macOS sandboxing compliance. Discovery is a Nord Lead 2 inspired virtual analog synthesizer featuring dual oscillators with FM, PWM, and sync, multi-mode filter, gate sequencer, arpeggiator, LFOs, and VST/VST3/AU/standalone formats for…
Sender Spike releases free qb (Kyubi) multimode distortion (Windows VST2)
Sender Spike has released Kyubi, a multimode distortion for Windows 64-bit platforms in VST2 format. Features: Nine distortion modes — soft clip, hard clip, linear fold, sine fold, full rectifier, half rectifier, tube screamer, another flavour of asymmetrical waveshaper, and bit crush effect. Adjustable distortion pre-gain and wet/dry mix. Pre and post EQ, each consisting…