Minor Drama has announced the release of their first plugin, SendBlender, a free mix knob for use with parallel FX chains. The company has positioned the plugin as a workflow enhancer that enables better, faster mix decisions when applying multiple FX processors in parallel with a dry, unprocessed signal, saying: Use multiple processors in parallel…
QuietFormat releases MELINO vintage instrument plugin at intro price
QuietFormat has released MELINO, a sample-based virtual instrument that blends the warmth of several authentic vintage instruments in a modern, intuitive interface. It’s currently on an introductory sale for $39 (regular $69) until August 14. MELINO features six distinct vintage instruments: Melloflute, Melloviolin, Xylophone (C3–D6), Vintage EP, W-200, and Home Piano. Each can be played…
The Timeless DJ Wisdom That Never Goes Out Of Style
While DJ technology evolves constantly, the fundamental principles of great DJing remain unchanged. These are the same principles we’ve taught for 15 years, the ones we put in our book, and the foundation of every course we create. But don’t just take our word for it. We recently asked our Facebook community a simple question:…
Blue Cat Audio updates 25 plug-ins and applications
Blue Cat Audio has released free updates for 25 audio plug-ins and applications. In addition to fixing registration issues for Audio Units on recent macOS systems, these updates also include a couple of extra improvements and fixes for all products (details below). As usual, owners of these products can download the updates from the link(s)…
Lectric Panda plugins Automata and Stage are now FREE
Lectric Panda has made two of their previously paid plugins available for free: Automata and Stage. Automata (previously $35) is a cellular automata-based MIDI sequencer, and Stage (previously $15) is a simple gain stage amplifier. Automata utilizes one-dimensional cellular automation to generate unique and interesting sequences, which may sound a little complex. At a glance,…
Wave Arts updates Convology XT to v1.34 with new features
Wave Arts has updated Convology XT to v1.34, adding some important new features: User Directories category saves your favorite IR directories. Supports IR and preset automation via the Automation Table and Preset Index parameter. Supports high DPI displays, much sharper looking at large sizes. Corner resize control added, click and drag to resize. Information bar…
iamReverb updated to v1.4.0
iamReverb Audio has updated the iamReverb plugin to v1.4.0. Changes: New “Room” presets. New “Pure IR” preset category. New Stereo Width control for shaping the spatial character of the reverb. Holding the Shift key slows down the knob movement, allowing for more precise value adjustments. Improved number formatting. Adapted parameter intervals. Small bugfixes. Read More…
UnplugRed releases “ModMan” – Free Modulation Plugin (AU/VST3/CLAP)
UnplugRed has announced the release of ModMan, an AU/VST3/CLAP modulation plugin for macOS, Windows and Linux. ModMan allows organic perlin noise modulation of 5 parameters: Tape drift, low-pass and its resonance, saturation, and amplitude. With ModMan you can do anything from tape-style modulation, add movements to a pad, or create experimental textures. ModMan is available…