Initial Audio has updated SourceLab to version 2.4.0. This is a free update for existing users. Changes: Added an extra user file browser to the “Load Source” browser. Add your own sample folders for quick easy loading to the source. Currently just support single sample loading, so ideal for loops or instruments that can be…
KVR Developer Challenge 2026 Download & Voting Extended For 7 Days
Due to the number of entries this year, several KVR members have requested more time to evaluate them all so the voting period has been extended for one week. Voting will now be open until August 10th, with the winners to be announced the following day. The KVR Developer Challenge 2026, the tenth free-for-all audio…
reFX Releases Rippler – Physical Modeling Synth (VST/AU/AAX)
reFX has announced the release of Rippler, a physical modeling synthesizer with comprehensive modulation and effects that emulates acoustic instruments both real and imagined, and adds a layer of subtractive synthesis to blend, enhance or solidify your sound. Add expressive modulation, a collection of high-quality effects, performance controls and hundreds of presets, and Rippler is…
Flame Sound Analogue Drums ($39 value) is FREE for BPB readers until Sunday
Flame Sound is offering Analogue Drums, a $39 collection of analog drum machine samples, as a free download for BPB readers until Sunday, August 2nd (23:59 CEST). Yesterday, I released VATRA, the first Flame Sound plugin, and it’s been a huge deal for me after almost two years of development. To celebrate VATRA finally being…
LØ releases Fragile Violins Free, a FREE Decent Sampler violin library
LØ has released Fragile Violins Free, a free violin sample library for Decent Sampler. This one was released in June, but I somehow missed it, so a big thank you to BPB reader Eat More Candy for sharing it with our community. I would have missed it otherwise, and that would have been a shame…
Gooey Audio Releases Albatross Multi-Effect Plugin (VST3, AU & AAX)
Gooey Audio has released Albatross, a multi-effect plugin built to bring the character of the past into the modern digital world, describing it as “a new way to color your sound”. Here’s what they say: Albatross blends vintage-inspired effects with modern digital twists. Take the Vintage Tape effect; it delivers classic wow and flutter, while…
ScrapBrainAudio Releases WX – Experimental Synthesizer Built Around Randomization (VST3 Windows)
Scrap Brain Audio announced the release of WX, a compact synthesizer built around controlled randomness and probability-based sound generation. Instead of presenting users with dozens of parameters, it deliberately employs a limited interface to keep the focus on the process of exploration. Sounds are generated entirely at random by double-clicking on the radar display, randomizing…
M Media Audio Releases The New Yorker – Dual-Channel Vari-Mu Bus Compressor Plugin (VST3 & AU)
M Media Audio has released The New Yorker, a dual-channel Vari-Mu bus compressor for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Here’s what they say: Most compressors turn things down. The New Yorker glues things together with the gluiest glue imaginable. Drop it across a drum bus and the first thing that hits you isn’t gain reduction, it’s…