Spongefork has announced ShadowTag 2.1, an update to its free audio metadata editor for macOS. Version 2.1 adds Find and Replace across a whole project, read-only MXF support through Apple’s Pro Video Formats package, immediate loading for large playlists, and faster tag saves to large MP4 and M4A files. Find And Replace Find > Find…
Sampleson Releases Backgrounds – A Plugin That Turns ‘Words’ Into Atmospheres
Sampleson has announced the release of Backgrounds, a sound design tool that allows you to create immersive soundscapes by simply dragging words/ideas onto a canvas. Mix “Strings” with “Analog Bass”, or “Bassoon” with “Thunder” and get evolving soundscapes in just seconds. It runs 100% on the user’s machine. No cloud or subscription needed. How it…
Polarity releases Polarity-Glue, a FREE SSL-inspired bus compressor
Polarity has released Polarity-Glue, a free SSL-inspired bus compressor for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Polarity-Glue is designed for compressing drum buses, instrument groups, and complete mixes. It applies one shared gain envelope to help multiple elements move together. It’s clearly inspired by Ableton Live’s Glue Compressor (which is basically The Glue by Cytomic). Much like…
t4 Digital Studio releases AlterVerb 53, a FREE Windows reverb plugin
t4 Digital Studio has released AlterVerb 53, a free algorithmic reverb plugin for Windows. The developer designed AlterVerb 53 for busy and bright material that needs more space without losing definition. Drums, percussion, keyboards, and vocals are suggested starting points, though it should work on anything that benefits from highly customizable reverb. The plugin gives…
DJWORX Radio 9 September 2026 – Playlist
Tracklist for the DJWORX Radio show from 9 September 2026. Read the full story
Rockheyday Updates Krum-C Spectral Dynamics Compressor to v2.5
Rockheyday has released version 2.5 of the spectral dynamics compressor Krum-C, featuring performance and UI improvements following v2.0 which introduced a new licensing system. New in v2.5: Upgraded core graphics engine to JUCE 9 for enhanced UI rendering performance. Added real-time Gain Reduction meter with calibrated reference markers. Added preset bar with drop-down menu, next,…
Autodafe updates Vintage Emulator Studio (VES) to v0.9.289.1
Autodafe has released Vintage Emulator Studio (VES) v0.9.289.1, the first maintenance update to the recently released MAME-based virtual instrument environment. The new version focuses mainly on MIDI handling, ROM diagnostics, CPU usage and a number of fixes reported after the initial release. New in v0.9.289.1: Improved MIDI and SysEx handling across several machines. Fixed Pitch…
Morphulus updates Spectrus to v1.6.0 – New NAM Loader, Vintage Opto Phaser, 2 Amps, 3 Distortion Pedals
Morphulus has updated Spectrus to v1.6.0, a free update to its modular multi-effect processor with Neural Amp Modeler capture player, a vintage opto phaser, two new amps and three new pedals, and the rack grows to eight slots with free-form routing between them. New in 1.6.0: NAM Loader – A player for Neural Amp Modeler…