Flame Sound released Vatra, a mixing and mastering effect plugin for macOS and Windows in VST3 and Audio Unit formats. Vatra increases perceived loudness and shapes tone through harmonic generation, saturation, and transient shaping instead of compression or limiting. The internal processing does not clamp peaks, so the dynamics of the source material stay largely…
Native Instruments updates Kontakt to v8.12.0
Native Instruments has updated Kontakt to v8.12.0. Overall Changes Added: Phase 1 of the Default View Instrument Header overhaul. Specific controls (such as MIDI Input, Audio Output, and Purge) are slated for Phase 2 in versions 8.13/8.14; these functions continue to be accessible via the Classic View Instrument Header. Improved visual clarity between Instrument Header…
LOOM is a FREE HTML-based instrument for extreme time stretching
Remo De Vico has released LOOM, a free browser instrument for extreme time stretching, textures, pads, and drones. Time stretching is a lot of fun. I use it for cinematic sound design all the time, mainly for turning everyday sounds into otherworldly textures and ambient drones. LOOM makes that process even more fun by adding…
Acon Digital releases Multiply 2, latest update to its FREE chorus plugin
Acon Digital has released Multiply 2, a major update to its free chorus effect plugin for macOS and Windows. Acon Digital shipped the update earlier today, and I checked it out right away. Multiply has long been one of my favorite free chorus plugins, and this new version is even better than before. If you…
How To make your own kick drums in Diva
With so many kick drum samples available, it’s easy to overlook the benefits of programming your own. It only takes seconds. Kick drums, eh? You can’t live with ‘em, but you can’t live without programming ‘em. Except, of course, you can – there are bloody millions of kick samples to choose from! So why bother…
Big Man Labs updates Big Listen A/B Referencing Plugin to v1.1.0
Big Man Labs has released version 1.1.0 of Big Listen, its reference monitoring and A/B comparison plugin, adding a built in reference browser and a number of metering and playback refinements. The headline addition is the browser. Users can point Big Listen at any number of folders containing their music, and the plugin maintains a…
quietformat releases Anchor – Free mix balance utility for macOS and Windows (VST3 & AU)
quietformat has released Anchor, a free mix balance utility plugin for macOS and Windows. Anchor is designed to compensate for overall level changes introduced by compressors, EQs, saturators, clippers, limiters and other audio processors. It helps preserve the level balance established in a mix while leaving the tone, dynamics and character created by the processing…
Acon Digital Releases Free Multiply 2 Chorus Plug-in
Acon Digital has released a major update to Multiply, their free chorus effect plug-in (and winner of the KVR Developer Challenge 2014). This new version brings a redesigned user interface and 80 new presets, making Multiply’s chorus, widening, and sound-design capabilities easier to access and shape. Multiply is built around a phase-randomising filter applied to…