SSA Plugins has updated their first- to tenth-order Ambisonic dynamic range plugins, aXCompressor and aXGate, to version 1.4.0. This new version adds a spatial side-chain that can be used to drive the gain reduction: Point a virtual microphone anywhere in the sound field so sources from that direction drive the gain reduction. Vary the width…
Arturia Releases AudioFuse Studio Rev2 – Optimized DiscretePRO Preamps and Upgraded Bluetooth
AudioFuse Studio Rev2, Arturia’s new 18-in / 20-out desktop USB-C audio interface, is aimed at project and hybrid studios that need one desktop box for mics, line sources, turntables, and digital expansion. The unit records and plays back at 24-bit resolution up to 192 kHz. It is a revision of the existing AudioFuse Studio form…
Photosounder updates SplineEQ to v1.3 for Mac & Win
Photosounder has updated SplineEQ to version 1.3. Changes since v1.2: Added an undo feature. VST3, AUv2 and CLAP. Apple Silicon support. Web version on the SplineEQ website. Resizable window, can be made much larger than before (up to 4K). Improved the visualisation gradients. Graphics pipeline adjusted for gamma 2.2 screens on Windows, which gives more…
CarbonDSP Releases Vellum Pro – Advanced Studio Reverb for Windows VST3
CarbonDSP has released Vellum Pro, an algorithmic reverb designed to solve one of mixing’s biggest headaches: getting a large, spacious reverb sound without burying your lead vocal or instrument. Here’s what they say: Going beyond traditional ducking, which pumps the whole reverb up and down, Vellum Pro can analyze your source frequency by frequency and…
ABYZOR releases IZZY, a FREE one-click synth for Windows
ABYZOR has released IZZY Synth, a free synthesizer plugin and standalone instrument for Windows. IZZY takes a different approach from the synths we all grew up with. You know, the normal synths that put oscillator, filter, envelope, and modulation controls in front of you. In this one, you choose between Bass, Stab, Lead, and Pluck…
Helio is a new FREE and open-source music sequencer
Helio is a free, open-source sequencer that encourages experimentation with exotic scales and microtonal temperaments. It’s important to note that Helio isn’t meant to take your project from start to finish; it’s for sketching ideas without the distractions or restrictions of a more traditional sequencer. Helio is available for macOS, Windows, Linux, and iOS/Android devices….
Sympiano is a FREE reverb plugin that explores the inside of a grand piano
Sympiano is a reverb plugin that explores the inside of a grand piano, and it is free on macOS and Windows. We come across lots of reverb plugins that offer the acoustic character of specific places or objects, like NoiseRverb by NoiseRoom. NoiseRverb offers the acoustic character of historic churches in Quito, Ecuador. Airspace from…
Get 3 FREE plugins: ChromaBox, Randomachine, and Analog Empire (5,000 copies each)
BPB has teamed up with W. A. Production, United Plugins, and MeldaProduction for an exclusive giveaway of three paid plugins, with 5,000 copies of each available for free. Consider it a welcome-back-from-summer gift for the BPB community. One $0 checkout gets you ChromaBox, Randomachine, and Analog Empire: Brass & Winds, but only while supplies last….