Dystopian Waves has released Drox, a free Max for Live device for glitchy, real-time audio manipulation in Ableton Live. If you’re into creative sound mangling, this one’s worth checking out. I don’t personally use Ableton Live, so I haven’t tested Drox, but it looks like a really fun tool for anyone who enjoys glitch processing,…
Safari Pedals has released Falcon Air EQ, a sleek high-end enhancer and de-esser plugin for Windows and macOS, currently available for an introductory price of $49 (regularly $79). Falcon Air EQ focuses on taming harshness while lifting your mix with top-end sparkle. It can help you achieve that polished vocal sheen, brighten up a dark…
Raccoon Audio has released EchoSnack Delay, a creative stereo delay plugin for macOS and Windows. EchoSnack is the indie developer’s first commercial release after their popular freeware, OctoWah Stew. It instantly got my attention because it looks like a retro 8-bit video game. Not exactly what you’d expect from a typical delay plugin. But behind…
Lese has updated Slice to v1.1.0 and Frahm to v1.2.0. Both of these updates introduce the ability to “drag and drop” samples from your system into their interfaces, and the internal buffer that the Loopers / Particles read from will use the given audio instead of live input. This allows for Slice and Frahm to…
Sonnox has slashed the price of Oxford Inflator to just $19 at Plugin Boutique, down from a whopping $200, but the offer ends today. If you’ve been curious about this well-loved loudness enhancer from Sonnox, now is the perfect time to check it out. I stumbled onto the Oxford Inflator many years ago while searching…
Isivisi Audio has released SLURP, a free spatial rotation synthesizer for macOS, Windows, and Linux. SLURP blends FM synthesis with a novel approach to oscillator movement. Instead of traditional waveform-based sound generation, it creates sound from three rotating oscillators in 3D space. At first glance, I thought the SLURP was going to be hard to…
Cody Chase has been making waves in the techno scene with his dynamic four-deck sets and a groove-driven sound that refuses to compromise. We caught up with him to talk about his inspirations, career lessons, and why he believes dancefloors should be about connection, not screens. Why music? It’s the only language I speak fluently,…
Manifest Audio’s MIDI Toolset 003 expands the creative options available in Live 12 with a powerful collection of four MIDI generators and eight transformations. Now available in the Attack Store. Generators: Building Complex Patterns Metagrid Metagrid introduces a multi-grid approach, allowing new methods of polyrhythmic sequencing. Up to eight grids – covering parameters such as pitch,…