Artifacts 01: Undervoltage Drift by Plughugger for Pigments 7 is the first release in a new series exploring unusual sonic discoveries. Here’s what they say: The collection began with an unexpected observation while sampling waveforms from a Behringer JT Mini synthesizer. Accidentally powered below its intended operating voltage, the instrument entered an unstable operating state…
Fracture Sounds releases Blueprint: Textural Sax, a FREE experimental woodwind library for Kontakt Player
Blueprint: Textural Sax is the latest addition to the free and wonderful Blueprint collection by Fracture Sounds. More specifically, it’s the latest addition to Blueprint’s Textural cinematic libraries. Previous releases include Textural Cello and Textural Violin. Like the other Textural libraries, Textural Sax isn’t about making an exact recreation of the instrument. It’s about taking…
5 of the Best Software and Hardware Trackers
If you make a genre like jungle, IDM or breakcore, you need a tracker. These are the five best trackers available, plus how to bring one into your workflow. We’re all familiar with the traditional DAW sequencer, which scrolls along a timeline from left to right. Most major DAWs use some kind of horizontal sequencer,…
Kirin Mastering releases Kirin Hypha 1.1.33, a free open-source PRE / POST measurement plug-in
Kirin Mastering has released Kirin Hypha 1.1.33, a free, open-source PRE / POST measurement plug-in for macOS and Windows. Place PRE before a DAW processing chain and POST after it. PRE shows LUFS-M, recent True Peak and Crest Factor at the input. POST shows the difference across the pair. Up to 12 pairs can run…
ZAK Sound Releases RocketVerb – Algorithmic Reverb Shaped by Space Audio (Free Through August 22)
ZAK Sound has released RocketVerb, an algorithmic reverb “shaped by public space audio, planetary recordings and astronomical data sonifications”. During development, ZAK Sound analyzed source material for characteristics including spectral movement, density, damping and texture. Those characteristics were translated into 38 internal source profiles that guide RocketVerb’s algorithmic engine. The original source recordings are not…
Kinetic DSP releases Conform LUFS 1.0 for macOS
Kinetic DSP has released Conform LUFS 1.0, a standalone macOS application for loudness correction and delivery verification across television, cinema, radio, post-production, music and streaming workflows. The application measures Integrated Loudness (LUFS), Loudness Range (LRA) and True Peak, applies target-based local correction, provides before-and-after verification and exports the conformed result. Audio processing remains entirely on…
Native Instruments releases Super*Saw (SuperStarSaw)
Native Instrument has released Super*Saw, a new plugin created with A. G. Cook, artist, producer, and founder of PC Music, that explores the extremes of stacked sawtooth waves in one playable synth. Create everything from blissed-out harmonies and metallic dissonance to ravey leads and impossible glides, without endless layering. Built on contrast, Super*Saw can move…
PSPaudioware releases PSP BBDelay
PSPaudioware has announced the release of PSP BBDelay, an analog-inspired delay and ambience processor built around the unmistakable character of classic Bucket Brigade Device (BBD) chips: warm repeats, organic movement, and musical imperfections beyond vintage limits. Inspired by a legendary 1980s BBD delay and ambience processor, PSP BBDelay channels the depth, motion, and instability that…