2B Played Music has announced the release of BassFrame, a new bass shaping plugin designed to add weight, focus, punch and harmonic character to the low end. At the centre of BassFrame are five processing engines, Tight, Thick, Punch, Synth and Wide, each offering a different approach to shaping the low end. Dedicated controls for…
The Note Audio releases True Panner – Free Panner with ITD Panning, Width and Stereo Field Visualizer (VST3, AU & AAX)
The Note Audio has released True Panner, a free stereo panning and spatial imaging plugin that combines conventional level-based balance with ITD (Interaural Time Difference) panning. The Note Audio says. Human spatial hearing relies on more than one cue. Level differences between the ears are only part of the picture — arrival time differences are…
discoDSP releases Discovery Pro Synth 9.3 and Schroeder Reverb 3.0
discoDSP has announced the release of Discovery Pro 9.3 and Schroeder 3.0. Discovery Pro gains per-voice LFOs with key tracking and envelope links, an arpeggiator latch, a Retro oscillator engine and musical tempo sync divisions. Schroeder is rewritten with seven reverb spaces, four variations and surround support. Discovery Pro 9.3 Discovery Pro is a virtual…
Autodafe releases Vintage Emulator Studio (VES) based on MAME emulations (VST3 & AU)
Autodafe has released Vintage Emulator Studio (VES), a free and open-source audio plugin that brings a curated selection of vintage synthesizers, samplers, drum machines and sound modules emulated by MAME into a modern DAW environment. Rather than recreating the original instruments through conventional software modelling, VES embeds selected MAME machines directly inside a JUCE-based plugin…
Ten of the Weirdest Drum Machines in 2026
Step into another world with the weirdest drum machines on the market in 2026. We’re talking an all-passive rhythm box, one that blurs the line between analog and sampling, one for kids, and more craziness. We love our drum machines here at Attack. We recently ran two stories covering the best drum machines available, one…
Snorkel Audio releases Disto Disco – audio effect that turns distortion into movement (VST3 & AU)
Snorkel Audio has released Disto Disco, an audio effect for macOS and Windows VST3 and AU priced at €59. Here’s what they say: Each of its 28 processing modes is designed to move and breathe with the beat, so every effect becomes expressive and alive. A distortion plugin at heart, it also ventures into much…
Dystopian Waves updates Noesis to v1.5.0 and releases free Noesis Lite
Dystopian Waves has updated Noesis – Intelligent Harmony Generator & Assistant to version 1.5.0 and released Noesis Lite, a free version of the harmony generation plugin for Windows and macOS. Noesis 1.5.0 Noesis 1.5.0 expands the harmony engine with new creative tools, scales, flavors, voicings, and workflow improvements. New in Noesis 1.5.0: Bridge Builder —…
Tomasz Głuc updates TOMiC Drum Synth to v0.6 with In-Process Plugin Hosting, Expanded LFO, and Song Mode Workflow
Tomasz Głuc has updated TOMiC Drum Synth to version 0.6. The update combines major additions to Standalone plugin hosting, modulation architecture, pattern sequencing, audio export fidelity, and real-time engine stability. In-Process Instrument and Effect Plugin Hosting (Standalone) TOMiC Standalone now functions as an in-process host for external plugins across both sound generation and mixing stages:…