Bitlantis has updated Kveik, a MIDI step sequencer plugin for drums, bass and melodies, to version 1.4. Kveik makes no sound itself and sends MIDI to drum instruments, synths or hardware inside the DAW. New in 1.4: CC sequencing: A new CC track mode sends MIDI controller values instead of notes, with up to three…
Sojus Records updates Ensoniq SD-1/ 32 VST3/AU emulation to v1.0.2
Sojus Records has released a new version of the free software emulation of the Ensoniq SD-1 32-Voice, bringing one of the most distinctive digital synthesizers of the early 1990s into modern DAWs. The project uses MAME-based cycle-accurate hardware level emulation rather than simply sampling the original instrument, recreating the SD-1 architecture, synthesis engine, effects, internal…
Libelula Audio releases Ultiverb, a feature-packed FREE reverb for Windows
Libelula Audio has released Ultiverb, a free algorithmic reverb plugin for Windows. Free reverb plugins are hardly rare these days, and our free reverb roundup already lists the best ones. Ultiverb is still worth covering, though, because it packs an unusually broad range of sound-shaping tools into a single reverb plugin. The reverb engine provides…
NoiseAsh Heater V2 ($129 value) is FREE for a limited time
Audio Plugin Deals is offering NoiseAsh Heater V2, an analog-style saturation and tone-shaping plugin for macOS and Windows, as a free download for a limited time. Heater V2 normally has a $129 list price, although NoiseAsh currently sells it for $39.90. The Audio Plugin Deals giveaway reduces the price to $0 and is advertised to…
Best Talkbox Plugins in 2026
A physical talkbox sends an instrument through a tube into the performer’s mouth. The mouth shapes the sound acoustically and a microphone picks up the result. No plugin reproduces that path literally, because the filter in a real talkbox is a human head moving in real time. What a talkbox plugin does is imitate the…
Thenatan Releases Dial – Lofi Radio Plugin (VST2, VST3 & AU)
Thenatan has released Dial, a lofi radio plugin for macOS and Windows. It’s free until September 27th, then $50. Thenatan Says: Rather than layering a “lofi” filter over a track, Dial treats audio like a radio broadcast. Park the needle on one of seven stations and the sound comes through clean; drift off and it…
Segment CPH Releases Palora – Virtual-Analog Synth Plugin (VST3 & AU)
Segment CPH has released their first plugin, Palora, a polyphonic virtual-analog synthesizer for macOS and Windows (VST3, AU, Standalone). Palora is a full-range subtractive synth built around the wish to create a powerful synthesizer that is simple to use and versatile enough to provide sounds for a complete electronic track. Alongside twin morphing oscillators, a…
Benjamin Guerrero releases ResoPlate Physically Modeled Plate Reverb and updates Sympiano to v1.0.7
Benjamin Guerrero has released ResoPlate, a physically modeled plate reverb plugin, and updated the free Sympiano to v1.0.7. ResoPlate ResoPlate is a multi-plate reverb for macOS and Windows that models metal plates from physics in real time rather than using impulse responses. It is the first paid plug-in under the developer’s new Reso Audio name….