Noisebud has released Hmmm, a mastering-focused plugin designed for precise low-frequency shaping. Hmmm automatically tracks the dominant low-frequency peak in a mix and allows processing of the fundamental and its harmonics as a single, connected system. Instead of manually selecting EQ frequencies, the plugin continuously follows what actually defines the weight of the mix. The…
Chandler Limited & Abbey Road Studios Announce REDD Mixing System – Modular Console
Chandler Limited, in collaboration with Abbey Road Studios, has announced the release of the REDD Mixing System, a fully modular console designed to integrate various eras of EMI recording circuitry into a single, user-configurable format. This marks the first release of an EMI recording console in over 50 years. Developed over six years by Chandler…
Universal Audio releases UA 610 Tube Preamp & EQ Collection, FREE for a limited time
Universal Audio has released the UA 610 Tube Preamp & EQ Collection, a native plugin bundle for macOS and Windows, available as a free download for a limited time. The UA 610 Tube Preamp & EQ Collection includes software versions of the UA 610-A and 610-B tube preamp and EQ channel strips. Both of these…
Floe Ports releases free Taiko Drums sample instrument for Floe
Floe Ports has released Taiko Drums, a simple, free multisampled Japanese taiko percussion instrument for Floe, the open-source sample library platform plug-in. Taiko Drums is a port of S. Christian Collins’ SCC Taiko Drums, with original samples by Subaqueous. The library features 15 different drums delivered as a single instrument, each with multiple velocity layers…
Audiofier releases Micron Fragile and Micron Nephos for Kontakt
Audiofier has released two new Kontakt libraries in the Micron series: Fragile and Nephos. Priced at $29 each, both libraries require the full version of Kontakt 5.8.1 or above. Micron Fragile Micron Fragile is a strings-based playable instrument featuring violin arrangements, gestures, tape loops and more. Sounds respond to pitch, and the available melodic lines…
Electro-Harmonix announces Electro-Harmonix Effects Interface Hardware Plug-in
Electro-Harmonix has announced the Electro-Harmonix Effects Interface Hardware Plug-in. The Electro-Harmonix Effects Interface | Hardware Plugin is a purpose-built solution designed to solve one of the most persistent challenges in modern music production: integrating physical outboard gear and guitar pedals into a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) with the ease of a software plugin. While “re-amping”…
Waves Curves Resolve: more info on the latest freebie from Waves
Waves recently announced Curves Resolve, a new freebie to kick off 2026, and we have some more information to share. Besides breaking out of their typical Black Friday free plugin schedule, Waves stayed true to form for the most part. After announcing the freebie, the developer provided a sign-up page and minimal information. Now, we…
Phantom Sounds releases Orbit, a FREE spatial reverb plugin
Phantom Sounds has released Orbit, a free reverb plugin in AU, VST3, and AAX formats for macOS and Windows. We aren’t exactly short of reverb options, so when a new plugin comes along, it’s nice if it has a bit of a twist, like the fantastic SOL by S1gns Of L1fe. Phantom Sound’s Orbit has…