Aqeel Aadam Sound has released Outgrowth, a sample-based instrument for macOS, Windows, and iOS, developed in collaboration with Brooklyn-based electronic and jazz musician BlankFor.ms. Outgrowth is based on the simple idea of turning your existing samples into an expressive instrument as quickly as possible. I generally enjoy using plugins that help me flip and transform…
AudioDeluxe is currently running an excellent combo deal where you can grab UJAM Finisher BOOST for just $5, down from its usual $59 price. That’s a solid 92% discount on its own, but the real prize is that you also get a free bonus plugin with your purchase. One of the two available free add-ons…
Rockheyday has released SlowWave, a free, standalone Windows app that instantly applies slowed-down playback and lush reverb to any audio file. At 40 (someone recently called me unc and I had to Google it), I’m definitely not in the target age group for this kind of effect. But even so, I instantly figured out what…
HY-Plugins has released updates for HY-Slicer2 and HY-POLY. HY-Slicer2 v1.1.5: New: Randomizer for slice assignment. Add: Slice sensitivity control. Fix: MIDI pattern change didn’t work properly. HY-POLY v1.4.8: Fix: Portamento didn’t work properly when the oscillator tune value is non zero. Read More Read the full story
AudioBlast has updated DrumBlaster, a drum beat generator to version 1.2 with some bug fixes and CLAP support for Mac OS, Windows and Linux. Changes: Added : CLAP version. Fixed : category display in Preset Browser. Fixed : host not updated on preset load from UI (browser + drag and drop), for Ableton & Bitwig….
Once again, Waves has announced that it will be giving away a free plugin to kick off 2026 – Curves Resolve. Over the last couple of years, Waves has given us freebies like Magma StressBox and IDX Intelligent Dynamics. The thing both plugins have in common is that they were Black Friday freebies, which is…
Tension is a newly released free clipper plugin from Carbon Fiber Plugins, available in VST3 format for Windows, with additional OS support currently “in development.” Tension features a custom “Deep Fix” architecture under the hood, which the developer says sets it apart from typical hard clippers. Tension employs 4X oversampling and uses 2nd-order maths to…
Independent developer Marcel Blum has released Soundplant 59 for Windows and macOS, a major update to the long running sample triggering software for QWERTY keyboards and MIDI devices. Version 59 brings MIDI CC support for customizable control of Soundplant knobs, infinite undo for editing convenience and a/b testing between different effect settings, a master output…
