Uryan Modula, a company specialising in hand-built Eurorack cases and enclosures, has released Vaelyra Stryn, a free resonant string/pluck synth for macOS, Windows, and Linux. The Hungarian modular experts also offer free plugins, samples, and theory guides. At the time of writing, Uryan Modular has the following plugins on offer: Waeler Aether Drift Elysa Morph…
Gulf Coast Synthesis has released GCS Model 8 v3.0, a standalone 24-track tape machine and studio environment for macOS, Windows, and iPad. GCS Model 8 is a dedicated recording environment built around the sound, workflow, and limitations of a multitrack reel-to-reel tape machine. Most modern DAWs are designed to make editing as flexible as possible,…
Deskew Technologies has announced the release of Gig Performer 5.2.2, a free update for all Gig Performer 5 users that expands what song part actions can do, introduces practical workflow tools for building and managing performance setups, and brings additional mixer capabilities to Gig Performer Essentials. Gig Performer is built around a single idea: when…
Transwarp Development Project, a newly formed software studio in the UK, has launched with two new plug-ins, μ-clid and μ-tant, with more to come. μ-clid μ-clid is a 8 track Euclidean sequencer with sample player and mixing features. Combining 3 independent Euclidean patterns, one dedicated to accent while the other two combine with logic to…
MeterPlugs has released Loudness Penalty 2, a major new version of the plugin that shows you how online streaming services will adjust your music’s loudness — and lets you preview the result without leaving your DAW. A new realtime Block View puts the complete loudness picture in front of you: max true peak, integrated loudness,…
Photosounder has updated Photosounder, the spectral editor/synthesizer application, to version 1.12. Changes since v1.11.2: Dialog for setting the noise loop duration. Option to resize image vertically to default height. “Rescale image” command. Indication of the height of the image in the analysis options window. Added button to restore hardcoded analysis defaults. Made the “log base”…
Arturia has released the MiniLab 37, a 37-key version of its compact MiniLab MIDI controller that adds a full octave to the keybed while keeping the same control surface and workflow. It sits above the 25-key MiniLab 3 in the range without moving up to a full-size controller footprint. The 37 slim keys are velocity-sensitive,…
Rekkerd Sounds has made several sound packs available as pay-what-you-like downloads, which means you can grab them for free by entering zero as the price. The packs were originally released around ten years ago, but they are still worth checking out if you use any of the featured synths. There are four soundsets available, covering…