discoDSP has announced the release of version 9.0 of Discovery Pro, a virtual analog synthesizer and sampler with 4 layers, 12 oscillators, 16 filter types including Nord Lead 2, Moog, and Oberheim SEM models, SFZ/WAV/SoundFont support, PADSynth re-synthesis, and Nord Lead 2 SysEx import/export. Version 9.0 features an HDR interface, and adds a key split…
Morphulus updates Spectrus to v1.5.0 – adds Amp & Drive category: Distortion, Amp, Cabinet, and Amp Lab
Morphulus has updated Spectrus to 1.5.0, a free update to its modular multi-effect processor. Version 1.5.0 introduces the new Amp & Drive category, bringing four guitar-focused effects to the four-slot rack – all modeled from the circuit up, with no impulse responses required. New in 1.5.0: Distortion – Three classic pedal types (Scream, Rodent, and…
XterminatorApps updates AbletonLiveAAF to v2.1.0
XterminatorApps has released version 2.1.0 of AbletonLiveAAF, a utility for Windows and macOS that converts between AAF (Advanced Authoring Format) files and native Ableton Live project files (.als). This is a major update that adds conversion in the opposite direction, exporting an Ableton Live arrangement as an AAF for six target DAWs. Previous versions converted…
Reflector is a FREE open-source sample discovery workstation for macOS
Composer and software engineer Austin Rockman has released Reflector, a free open-source interactive audio workstation for sample discovery. Austin contacted me about the project, and I liked the idea even before testing it. Machine learning gets thrown into a lot of music tools now, but I find it interesting when it helps us interact with…
Stagecraft Software RingMod is now FREE for macOS and Windows
Stagecraft Software’s RingMod plugin previously cost $30, but the Chicago-based developer has decided to make it available for free. To grab RingMod for free, head to the product page, and there you can download the installer directly. The plugin is available in AU, VST3, and AAX formats for macOS and Windows. As the developer notes,…
Am I Audio Releases I Am Choir – Choir Plugin That Sings Your Lyrics And Melody
Am I Audio has announced the release of I Am Choir, a choir instrument that “actually sings your performance – your lyrics, your melody, your phrasing, your timing”. Am I Audio explains: I Am Choir is not a multiplier or spreader. It does not simply stack multiple individual voice models together. It analyzes the composition…
VGTrumpet releases “VG Oboe Virtual Instrument” – VST, AU, Standalone app
VGTrumpet has released VG Oboe, a virtual instrument built around three oboe voices: a jazz oboe, seldom found in sampled form, a symphonic oboe, and a four-oboe section. All three load at once into independent layers and can be blended in real time, available as a VST/AU plugin and standalone app. Features A performance-focused oboe…
Matari Audio updates BUFFR to 0.7.32 – instant offline FX previews and stronger retrospective capture
Matari Audio has updated BUFFR to v0.7.32, the free public beta of its retrospective multichannel audio and MIDI recorder for DAWs. BUFFR keeps up to two hours of recent audio, System Audio, and MIDI history ready to recover, shape, and drag back into a project — so an idea that was never armed can still…