Student Spotlight: The DJ Who Lost Everything Except His Decks

When war and economic crisis forced Jihad Zein to close his bar in Beirut in August 2024, he lost almost everything. His business. His income. His livelihood. Almost everything…though he still had his DJ equipment. Four months later, at age 50, Jihad took out a small loan, bought a 1978 VW van, and converted it…

Aria Sounds Ethnic Flutes Bundle is FREE for a limited time

Aria Sounds offers the Ethnic Flutes Bundle as a limited-time Black Friday freebie on VSTBuzz. Please note that the library requires the full version of Native Instruments Kontakt. Ethnic Flutes Bundle normally sells for $120, but for the next eight days, you can download it for free and add three beautifully detailed world woodwinds to…

HoRNet Plugins updates TotalEQ MK2 to v2.0.6 – Stability and UI Performance Improvements

HoRNet Plugins has released version 2.0.6 of TotalEQ MK2, addressing compatibility issues and improving interface performance across all supported platforms. Version 2.0.6 introduces the following updates: Bug Fixes: Fixed UI initialization issues preventing proper loading in certain DAW environments on both macOS and Windows platforms. Resolved AU validation failure in Logic Pro that prevented proper…

Riot Audio releases Impressions – Granular Instrument for Kontakt Player

Riot Audio has announced the release of Impressions, a new granular instrument for the free Kontakt Player. Impressions is a two-layer Integrated Granular Synthesis instrument with extensive movement capabilities, with a focus on pads and pulses with complex organic textures. A new take on multi-source granular synthesis, Riot Audio says Impressions is an instrument capable…

Scaler Music updates Scaler to v3.2

Scaler Music recently updated Scaler (VST/AU/AAX/Standalone) to version 3.2, a free update for existing users of Scaler 3. In the plugin’s Arrange page, Scenes now allow the user to group multiple chords into sections (such as verse, chorus), for easier arrangement. User Track Recording allows the output of Scaler to be recorded to the User…

Moog Music Releases Messenger Preset Editor for Messenger Synthesizer

Moog Music has announced the release of the Messenger Preset Editor, a free standalone editor and librarian application designed to manage the Moog Messenger synthesizer. Available for Mac and Windows, the software provides a visual interface for the hardware instrument, facilitating sound design, sequencer programming, and patch management via USB. The application offers a graphical…

Sottovoce DSP Releases ColorChord (VST, AU & AAX)

Sottovoce DSP has announced the release of the ColorChord Detector and ColorChord Creator plugins. ColorChord Detector decomposes the chord you are currently playing into different colors for visual understanding and playful exploration. The plugin works on incoming MIDI. ColorChord Creator is an educational plugin that teaches you how to turn a simple, boring chord into…