Harmony Lab Audio has released Harmony Pro, a free harmony assistant designed for musicians who want to explore chord progressions and alternative harmonic directions. First, let’s get the GUI out of the way. It looks very vibe-coded, and since we obviously won’t be living in a world without vibe-coded plugins anytime soon, I hope at…
KaitoSato releases IMFMSynth – 8-Operator FM/Wavetable Synthesizer (VST3, AU & CLAP)
KaitoSato has released IMFMSynth, an eight-operator FM synthesizer for Windows and macOS that allows wavetables to be used as FM operators. Each operator can use a sine, triangle, sawtooth or square wave; white, pink, brown or gray noise; or a wavetable. Operators can be connected freely, with independent depth and phase offset for each connection…
Fabula Audio releases “Hark!” – illuminated medieval virtual instrument inspired by collectable card games
Fabula Audio has released Hark!, a medieval and fantasy virtual instrument in which every playable preset is presented as “an original illustrated collectable card”. Described as a TCG meets virtual instrument, Hark! combines recordings of medieval and early instruments with granular processing, performance tools and an illustrated fantasy world. Each preset has its own artwork,…
Rockheyday releases Tintar-S – Analog Color Saturator v2
Rockheyday has released Tintar-S, a hybrid saturation processor that is designed to blend asymmetric tube warmth with cubic tape-style harmonics. Overview: Total Character: Dial in anything from subtle thickening to aggressive, edgy grit. The Best of Both Worlds: Combines even-order warmth and odd-order bite to breathe life into sterile tracks. Stereo Control: Expand your soundstage…
Kengo Ichiki updates わおん Music Transcriber to v1.1.0 with pitch-range note editing
Kengo Ichiki has released version 1.1.0 of わおん — Music Transcriber, an audio-to-MIDI and MusicXML application for iPhone, iPad and Mac. The update adds a keyboard along the left edge of the spectrum. Users can select a pitch range and delete multiple detected notes within the visible time range, helping them remove unwanted detections before…
WireGrind Releases TapSkip 2 – Rhythm-Augmenting VST3 Effect for Windows
WireGrind has released TapSkip 2, a VST3 plug-in effect for augmenting musical rhythms. The effect generates rhythmically structured patterns and applies them to the input audio. Patterns are built from irregular, tempo-synced delay taps, producing non-repetitive texture while maintaining alignment with the project’s rhythm. New patterns can be auto-generated with a single click, and there’s…
Roland releases Melody Flip, a FREE AI-assisted songwriting plugin
Roland has released Melody Flip, a free AI-assisted songwriting plugin for macOS and Windows. I was quite surprised by this one. We see independent developers release free MIDI generators all the time, but it is unusual to get one from a company as established as Roland, especially considering it uses technology developed through a collaboration…
Full Bucket Music releases FB3, a FREE Kawai K3/K3m emulation
Full Bucket Music has released FB3, a free software emulation of the 1986 Kawai K3 and K3m hybrid synthesizers for macOS and Windows. If the name FB3 sounds familiar, that might be because we previewed FB3 in July, when Espen Kraft demonstrated a beta version and the plugin was not yet publicly available. Version 1.0.0…