Noisebud makes Purr-Static, a LUFS-based compressor, free during alpha (VST3 & AU)

Noisebud has announced that Purr-Static, an experimental LUFS-based compressor and loudness rider, is now available as a free download while in alpha. Purr-Static is designed to slowly and transparently adjust gain based on a user-defined LUFS target. Instead of behaving like a traditional compressor, it gently rides the level over time, making it suitable for…

Cherry Audio releases Crumar DS-2 Synthesizer

Cherry Audio has announced the release of the Crumar DS-2 Synthesizer, a virtual instrument that replicates and significantly enhances the original 1978 hardware synth that was ahead of its time. This release marks the latest collaboration with Crumar Instruments, following last year’s Spirit synthesizer, revisiting an Italian synth and infusing it with Cherry Audio’s signature…

Blue Cat Audio updates Axiom Guitar Effects Processor to v2.3

Blue Cat Audio has released Axiom 2.3, an significant update to their flagship multi-effects processor for guitar and bass. This new version is loaded with new features and improvements, bringing enhanced tone quality, significantly better performance, improved user interface (with multitouch support), expanded MIDI control, greater compatibility with third party plug-ins, and much more. New…

SonuScore releases Fantasy Vocal Phrases for Kontakt

SonuScore has released Fantasy Vocal Phrases, a new Kontakt Instrument that brings a genuine human performance into modern fantasy scoring. Built around expressive, improvised vocal phrases performed by a professional singer with extensive game soundtrack credits, the focus here is on musical phrasing that feels alive, emotional, and believable inside fantasy worlds. Fantasy Vocal Phrases…

XLN Audio DB-30 Drum Butter: Fry Up Your Drums

XLN Audio brings the magic of RC-20 to your drums with DB-30 Drum Butter, a drum bus multi-effect processor built around the idea that drums should be fun. Does it deliver? When it comes to drums, XLN Audio knows what they’re doing. Take a look at the company’s catalog, and most of their instruments and…

Iconic Instruments Releases ParametrEQ Plugin

Iconic Instruments today announced the release of ParametrEQ, describing it as “an accurate software recreation of the original Detroit passive parametric EQ, which was used on countless all-time classic Pop, R&B and Soul tracks from the 1960’s and 70’s”. This unit was a custom modified and overbuilt version of the original Langevin EQ-252A (also sold…

XLN Audio launches DB-30 Drum Butter

XLN Audio has announced the release of DB-30 Drum Butter, a multi-effect plugin designed to effortlessly give you inspired, punchy drums full of character. DB-30 Drum Butter is built around one simple idea: Drums should be fun. Combining six high-quality effects modules, it lets you instantly apply all the attack, tone shaping, texture, space, and…