accSone has announced a free update to crusher-X 12.20 featuring a new Binaural Processor, cleaner voice and instrument pitching, broader audio file support, higher sound quality, and a faster, smoother engine and UI. Binauralization renders sound with the directional, distance and height cues the ear uses in the real world, so stereo material is heard…
Smart Audio Plugins releases Timbral Box, a parallel harmonic processor
Smart Audio Plugins has released Timbral Box, a parallel harmonic processor for mixing and mastering. Every section works in parallel: it adds harmonics next to the signal and leaves the original untouched — the choices made in the mix, or the character of the instrument. The aim is to add presence and rebalance parts of…
VB Audio Updates Voicemeeter – New Windows Audio Map for Complete System Visibility
VB‑Audio Software has announced what they describe as “a landmark update” to its Voicemeeter virtual mixing ecosystem, celebrating more than a decade of continuous development. This new version introduces significant improvements in stability, workflow, and system transparency—most notably the Windows Audio Map: This new visual tool makes the entire Windows audio system visible in real…
Beat Magazine #249 includes FREE Synthesizer V Studio Core
Buy Beat Magazine #249 and get the Synthesizer V Studio Core plus a free gift from Plugin Boutique. Beat Magazine is a regular source of good articles, useful tips/guides, and excellent freebies. Technically, the magazine costs $6, but the content alone is worth that; the bundled software is the icing on the cake. One of…
TagoPitch is a FREE vocal pitch and formant shifter for macOS and Windows
TagoBeats has released TagoPitch, a free monophonic vocal pitch and formant shifter for macOS and Windows. TagoPitch isn’t a pitch-correction tool, meaning it doesn’t analyze a performance and pull individual notes toward a selected scale like the recently covered AutoTune Go. Instead, it shifts the entire vocal by a fixed interval. This makes it useful…
FL Studio users get Antares AutoTune Go FREE through FL Cloud
Image-Line has added Antares AutoTune Go to FL Cloud Free, making the vocal pitch correction plugin available to every FL Studio customer at no additional cost. The paid FL Cloud Plus and Pro tiers include it too, but you do not need either subscription. AutoTune Go is now one of ten instruments and effects included…
Sketch Audio Updates Paid and Free Plug-ins – Portrait Mode, Precision Automation and more
Sketch Audio has updated their paid plug-ins to version 2.1.0. This is a significant update that brings a host of user feature requests, bug fixes, and performance improvements. Their free plug-ins are also updated to version 1.1.0. Highlights: New: portrait mode layout & iPhone support. New: free plug-ins get output gain & level matching. New:…
RJ Labs Releases forbidden – Free DI Enhancer for Guitar
RJ Labs has released Forbidden, a free VST3 and AU DI enhancer and boost-style plugin aimed at guitarists who want more weight and clarity ahead of amp sims. Instead of a simple makeup boost, forbidden runs a processing chain built as a DI enhancer. Three main buttons apply different tonal profiles, with a link control…