Nembrini Audio has released the Bass 3500 Amplifier, a complete bass amplification and recording suite designed to deliver powerful low end, fast transient response, punch, and tonal flexibility. Bass 3500 is modeled after the legendary Hartke HA3500 bass amplifier, capturing the distinctive character of its hybrid preamplifier design. Users can independently blend the Tube and…
Jeff McClintock Releases SynthEdit 1.6 Beta – Adds Native macOS Support
Jeff McClintock has announced that SynthEdit 1.6 is now in beta. It is the first version of SynthEdit to run natively on macOS, after more than three decades as a Windows application. SynthEdit is a visual environment for building synthesizers and effects. You patch modules together on a canvas, design a front panel, and export…
Luftrum and Plughugger release Symbiotic Volume 1 for Omnisphere 3
Luftrum has announced the release of Symbiotic Volume 1, a soundset collaboration by Luftrum and Plughugger featuring 100 new and handcrafted presets for Omnisphere 3. The sounds drift between ambient, liminal, and electronic territories. Price: $39 with 20% intro discount for newsletter subscribers. YouTube.com/watch?v=pREOjxCC7tI Read More Read the full story
Line 6 launches FREE Helix Stadium Native Intro amp plugin
Line 6 has launched Helix Stadium Native Intro, a free amp and effects plugin for macOS and Windows. Helix Stadium Native launched on August 4th, 2026, and the Intro license is a permanent free version of the new Helix Stadium Native plugin with fewer models. I also think it is worth clarifying what this does…
Get noshige76 FET compressor plugin FREE until August 19th
noshigeSound is offering noshige76, a new FET-style compressor plugin for macOS and Windows, as a free download until August 19th, 2026. The plugin launched on August 5th, and the free offer runs through the end of August 19th UTC. During that window, anyone with a free noshigeSound account can claim a perpetual noshige76 license for…
SoundBridge: Virtual Collaboration on steroids
Choosing a DAW is a weirdly personal thing. Most of us end up with one of the familiar names, learn its shortcuts, build our templates, complain about it often, and then keep using it for years. That is part of the challenge for SoundBridge. It has been around for a long time (originally as Lumit),…
Arturia releases Pigments Play, a FREE Pigments-powered synth
Arturia has released Pigments Play, a free software synthesizer powered by its flagship Pigments instrument. Pigments Play is not the full version of Pigments, but it gives you a free and approachable way to use some of its sound engine and preset content. It feels like Arturia’s Pigments equivalent of Analog Lab Play, which we…
Analog Obsession releases THEDI, a FREE colored DI box plugin
Analog Obsession has released THEDI, a free coloration plugin inspired by a famous colored DI box. The developer describes THEDI as a “colored DI box in the box” that tightens the low end, enhances the mids, and adds sparkle to the high end. Analog Obsession doesn’t name the exact hardware unit, but my guess is…