Luna Co. Audio has released 4K EQ, MultiComp, and Tape Machine, three free mixing tools for Windows, macOS, and Linux. At first glance, I figured these were straightforward mixing utilities we’ve covered dozens, if not hundreds, of times: an equalizer, a multi-band compressor, and a tape-style saturation plugin. But after going through the feature lists…
The legacy firm’s future is very much in the balance as restructuring begins. As first reported in CDM, official documents confirm Native Instruments is in preliminary insolvency proceedings in Germany. Its assets and business are now under restructuring, supervised by an insolvency administrator. What is insolvency and restructuring? Restructuring during insolvency means a company must reassess…
Well, this isn’t the news any of us wanted to hear today. According to a report from Create Digital Music (CDM), Native Instruments – the Berlin company behind Traktor – has entered preliminary insolvency proceedings in Germany. This essentially means decisions about NI’s future are now out of the hands of its executives and owners….
All those knobs, faders, and buttons can make your DJ mixer feel pretty overwhelming. But here’s the truth: you only need to grasp a handful of things to get mixing. In this free lesson pulled from our Complete DJ Course (just one of 22+ courses inside All-Access Pass), we break down your DJ mixer’s basic…
Strymon has introduced the NightSky plugin. NightSky is an expansive sound design workstation that redefines the traditional concept of reverb. Originally released as a celebrated hardware pedal, this software adaptation brings Strymon’s “reverberant synthesis” directly into the DAW environment. At the heart of the NightSky is a unique engine that treats the reverb tail as…
ZAK Sound has announced the release of Lyra, a hybrid pad instrument, and RZ Mobile, a free tactile controller app for iOS and Android. RZ Mobile is designed to provide native control over the Raizes Player ecosystem, which hosts the new Lyra instrument. Lyra: Vocal-Based Hybrid Engine Lyra is a hybrid engine designed around the…
Electronik Sound Lab has released AbyssFX, a creative reverb and spatial destruction plugin for Windows. AbyssFX is a creative reverb and “spatial destruction” plugin designed to go far beyond traditional room and hall processors, focusing on character, movement and transformation of the source. It targets producers, sound designers and composers who want anything from deep…
Hidenori Matsuoka has updated Chord Scale Bundle (Chord NOTE, Guitar Kit and Piano Kit) for iOS. These versions include some important fixes for iOS 26 and iPad OS 26. Changes in Chord NOTE 8.5: Fixed an issue where Delete button did not work in Edit mode on Progression Tab. Fixed an issue in iOS 26…
