Mastering The Mix releases REFERENCE 3

Mastering The Mix has released REFERENCE 3. Designed to help producers make faster, more confident mix and mastering decisions, REFERENCE 3 shows you exactly how your track compares to professional releases, and what to adjust to get closer. REFERENCE 3 introduces powerful new features including Smart Reference Tracks, which automatically suggest the four best-matching references…

MusicDevelopments updates RapidComposer to v6.1

MusicDevelopments has released RapidComposer v6.1, a major update focused on workflow, usability, and faster composition. What’s new in version 6.1: This update focuses on making composition faster and more intuitive, especially when working with MIDI and audio: New UI rendering engine Smoother resizing, improved drag-and-drop, and enhanced text editing. Drag & Drop improvements New Drag…

VU202 is a new FREE sampler plugin for iOS, macOS and Windows

Vubeatz has released VU202, a free sampler plugin that started life as an iOS beat machine and now works as a VST plugin on macOS and Windows. I typically expect a plugin designed for mobile to feel awkward in a DAW, especially with its portrait-oriented interface. I tested the VST version in Studio One on…

Renger Koning releases Felt & Fog cinematic piano for Kontakt (FREE version available)

Developer Renger Koning has released Felt & Fog cinematic piano for Kontakt, along with a free version. We’re almost spoiled for choice when it comes to free cinematic piano libraries; we have things like Dark Mode by SRM Sounds, Cozy Piano from SampleScience, and Venus Theory’s forms:piano. They all offer something a little different, so…

United Plugins Relooper real-time remix engine is 81% OFF ($15)

Relooper by United Plugins is currently 81% off on Plugin Boutique, bringing the price down to only $15 (regular price $82). The deal runs until April 30th. If, like me, you have hundreds of loops on your hard drive and need something to breathe new life into them, this one might do the trick. Relooper…

Cotorro Audio releases P1E-RU, a FREE multiband harmonic exciter for Windows

Cotorro Audio has released P1E-RU, a free multiband harmonic exciter plugin for Windows. P1E-RU splits your signal into three fixed frequency bands (low from 20 Hz to 350 Hz, mid from 350 Hz to 2.5 kHz, and high from 2.5 kHz to 22 kHz) and lets you apply saturation to each one independently. I don’t…

Cure Audio releases Scream, a FREE recreation of Massive’s iconic Scream filter

Cure Audio has released Scream, a free and open-source plugin that recreates the Scream filter from Native Instruments’ Massive synthesizer as a standalone effect you can use in any DAW. I’m used to seeing plugins that emulate hardware, but here’s a plugin that emulates software. The Scream filter was one of Massive’s iconic modules, known…