The Usual Suspects release Xenia, a FREE Waldorf Microwave II/XT emulation (beta)

Xenia is the latest vintage synth emulation from The Usual Suspects, the developer behind OsTirus, Vavra (Waldorf microQ emulation), and the Access Virus C emulation. The retro-inspired developer has returned to Waldorf to offer a Microwave II/XT emulation, albeit in its beta phase. Xenia (beta) is available in AU, VST, VST3, CLAP, and LV2 formats…

3LufsMeter Is A FREE 3-band LUFS Metering Plugin

Plugin developer SaschArt has released 3LufsMeter, a new free plugin audio metering plugin. As most of you probably know, peaks (aka dB) aren’t the only way to measure volume. In fact, a more accurate way of measuring volume is loudness in LUFS. Not all frequencies are perceived equally in the human ear. And that’s one…

Zayne releases Growl Filter, a FREE comb filter plugin for Windows

Developer Zayne has released Growl Filter, a free comb filter plugin for Windows. We recently covered Cobra Fuzz by Safari Pedals, which, if you haven’t tried yet, be sure to check out! Now we have another plugin that aims to unleash your inner animal: Growl Filter. Growl Filter by Zayne is a comb filter with…

Hivetune releases Relica, a FREE retro synth plugin for macOS and Windows

Relica is a free retro synth plugin that delivers a hefty dose of 8-bit nostalgia. You’ll love this one if you’re a retro gaming fan or just a big kid (that’s probably most of us, right?). The first thing you’ll notice about Relica is that the interface is clean and straightforward. There are no unnecessary…

Is The XDJ-AZ AlphaTheta’s Replacement For The Pioneer DJ XDJ-XZ?

An eagle-eyed Reddit user has spotted an FCC filing for a forthcoming device from AlphaTheta aka Pioneer DJ, called the “XDJ-AZ”. Decoding the schematic plans of the unit (no photos yet, sadly), it clearly appears to be a replacement for the XDJ-XZ, which would be a view further reinforced by the fact that the XDJ-XZ…