Eli Brown – “Afro House…Boring’

With a new release alongside Pan-Pot landing on his own label Arcane, Eli Brown steps into our Q&A at a moment where his sound feels sharper and more dominant than ever. Eli Brown has built a reputation on keeping things direct. Big records, no overthinking, and a clear sense of what works when it matters….

quietformat releases TOYKEY – Sample-Based Vintage Toy Keyboard Instrument (VST3 & AU)

quietformat has released TOYKEY, a sample-based virtual instrument for macOS and Windows built from a vintage 1980s toy keyboard. TOYKEY keeps the raw charm, playful tone, and distinctive character of the original instrument while expanding it with modern sound-shaping features for music production. It includes four core voice layers: Organ, String, Clarinet, and Piano. Each…

NovelSimple Releases LUFS Matrix — AB Your Audio for All Streaming Platforms, Instantly

NovelSimple has launched LUFS Matrix, a desktop application designed to let producers, podcasters, and content creators hear exactly how their audio will sound on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music, Instagram, Amazon, and Deezer, all in one LUFS meter. The Problem It Solves. Every streaming platform normalizes loudness differently. Spotify turns it down. YouTube does something else…

Splice Release Sounds of KSHMR Vol.5 Alongside New Dharma Studio label

Splice and KSHMR have announced Dharma Studio, a new label partnership built around sample releases and artist-led sound design. The first release under the new banner is Sounds of KSHMR Vol. 5, which will roll out in stages on Splice during 2026. Splice has launched Dharma Studio, a new label created with producer and artist KSHMR,…

How To Use MNTRA FLTRS

MNTRA FLTRS combines 37 filter algorithms with a unique, graphic-based macro system. Here’s how to get the most out of it.  MNTRA Instruments is back again, this time with a new effect plugin called FLTRS. As the name suggests, it’s a filter effect, but this is not your usual lowpass/highpass/bandpass affair. Instead, FLTRS takes cues…

Inear Display updates Lancinantes Drone Synth Plug-in to v1.3 (Win & Mac, VST3 & AU)

Inear Display has updated Lancinantes, the drone synth plug-in, to v1.3. Changes: New drone mode parameter: when off, the audio generation will only happen when the host transport is running. New rate multiplier parameter: macro control over the AM rate of all harmonics. Refreshed user interface. Minor enhancements and fixes. Lancinantes is available as pay-what-you-want….

u-he Releases Zebra 3 – Modular Wireless Synthesis and Physical Modeling Engine

u-he has announced the official release of Zebra 3, a complete technical reconstruction of its flagship modular synthesizer. Rebuilt from the ground up, the updated instrument integrates analog modeling, physical modeling, and digital synthesis within a vector-based, adaptive user interface. The new architecture replaces the static grid of previous iterations with a dynamic “Generator Rack”…

discoDSP updates Discovery Pro synth to v8.18

discoDSP has updated their Discovery Pro synth to version 8.18. Version 8.18 introduces dual-core voice processing, Zero Delay Nordic filter model for high-precision NL2-flavored character, a Uniform VA RMS option for matched oscillator loudness, enhanced radial LED halos with skin-driven glow tint, and DiscoLink MIDI Out for routing the MIDI stream to external AU MIDI…