rncbc.org has announced the (northern) Summer’26 release of Qtractor version 1.6.2, for GNU/Linux. Changes for this release: Warn about the danger in changing the MIDI clip file in the MIDI Clip Editor’s File/Properties… dialog. Also send MIDI Hold pedal off (CC#64) on Transport/Panic. Plugins are now added/inserted before the current selected one or appended to…
AudioBrain releases BrushBrain 0.1.0 – Voice-Controlled Brush Percussion for macOS (VST3 & AU)
AudioBrainhas released version 0.1.0 of BrushBrain, a soft brush percussion instrument for voice, guitar, and claps. BrushBrain’s Voice to Brush mode analyzes incoming audio gestures and uses them to control a noise-based brush generator in real time. The original voice is not used as the final sound source. Instead, BrushBrain extracts performance features such as…
Hell Yes Loop Lab Releases Ears and Ears – Standalone Mix and Master Comparison App
Hell Yes Loop Lab has released Ears and Ears, a standalone application for macOS and Windows designed for comparing mixes, masters and reference tracks without the loudness illusion. Ears and Ears lets users load up to eight audio files and switch between them instantly. Its Fair Compare mode matches playback to the quietest loaded file…
How to Make Trap Guitar Melodies (Step-by-Step)
Quick answer: Pick a dark minor key, play a sparse plucked line (leave space), slide into notes for emotion, then drench it in reverb and a touch of delay so it floats behind the 808. Use a playable guitar VST for custom lines, or flip a loop if you don’t play. Part of our complete…
Instrument Plugins: The Complete Guide for Producers (2026)
Quick answer: Instrument plugins are software instruments you play inside your DAW to create sound. They fall into a few families — synthesizers, samplers and romplers, sampler platforms, and all-in-one libraries — each generating sound in a different way. The right setup for most producers is a capable synth, a broad sample-based instrument, and a…
Supervised Releases Rondo – Looper and Sustainer with Always-On 60-Second Memory (VST3 & AU)
Supervised has released Rondo, a looper and sustainer built around an always-on rolling buffer. Rondo continuously records the last 60 seconds of its input — even with the transport stopped and nothing armed — so a take played before reaching for record is still there. Captured audio can be exported as a WAV or dragged…
VybeCode DSP announces VybeCode VST – complete agentic, no-code VST development platform, and VybeCode UI – desktop VST/i interface designer
VybeCode DSP has announced the release of VybeCode VST, a complete agentic, no-code VST development platform, and VybeCode UI, desktop VST/i interface designer. VybeCode VST is a four-tool platform, a 316-module DSP library, a visual drag-and-drop GUI designer, and a human who will fix your plugin for free in under 48 hours. You type “warm…
discoDSP updates OB-Xd and Discovery Pro synths, Bliss Sampler and FX Bundle
discoDSP has announced free updates across their product line, featuring host-wide plugin delay compensation, higher-quality linear-phase offline rendering, a new Custom unison mode, and reverb and delay refinements. Discovery Pro 8.24 Discovery Pro is a virtual analog synthesizer and sampler with 4 layers, 12 oscillators, SFZ/WAV/SoundFont support, PADSynth re-synthesis, and Nord Lead 2 SysEx import/export….