TAQS.IM updates SOLO World Lead Synth to v3.3

TAQS.IM has updated SOLO to v3.3. Our most expressive and performance-ready update yet, this release brings enhanced velocity sensitivity and filter responsiveness, making SOLO feel more like a true hardware synth in your hands. New In SOLO v3.3 Velocity-Responsive Filter: The filter now reacts to velocity, delivering a more dynamic and expressive playing experience—just like…

Lancaster Audio & Aurora DSP Release Free Pulse 2 IR Loader Plugin

Lancaster Audio and Aurora DSP have released Pulse 2, describing it as the perfect IR loader to complement Lancaster Audio’s extensive library of impulse responses. Using Pulse 2 as your IR loader means you can spend less time sorting through piles of IRs and more time focusing on what’s important: the mix. Pulse 2 was…

Native Instruments updates Kontakt to v8.3.0

Native Instruments has updated Kontakt to v8.3.0. Overall Changes Added Support for Kontrol S MK3 version 1.9.2. Data tracking for product instantiation/load time. Fixed Unselected Instrument disappears when loading an additional Instrument that cannot be found. Crash in Davinci Resolve. Incorrect Save options shown when saving new user presets for Leap. Command+N shortcut creates new…

AudioThing releases RES-09 – Analog Organ and Strings Machine Plugin in VST, AU, AAX and CLAP formats

AudioThing has released RES-09, a faithful emulation of the Roland RS-09, a classic analog organ and strings machine from the late 1970s. Details: Organ and Strings Generators. Ensemble Effect. Vibrato with Delay. 4 Effects (echo, spring reverb, overdrive, phaser). Oscillator Tunings. Resizable Window. Brightness and Contrast Controls. Preset system with randomizer. Pricing and Availability: RES-09…

Pulsar Modular Releases P821 MDN Tape

Pulsar Modular has released P821 MDN Tape, an AU, VST3 and AAX plugin emulation of Marc Daniel Nelson’s Stephens 821 tape machine, used at Producer’s Workshop on albums like Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’, Steely Dan’s ‘Aja’, and Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’. The plugin aims to capture the unique sound of the Stephens 821, known for its…

10 Reasons Why People Love DJing

DJing isn’t just about pressing play, as we all know – it’s a passion, a journey, and for many, a way of life. We asked our community of DJs and students to tell us what they love most about the craft, and as ever, we were laughing, smiling, and nodding along at the combined wisdom…

RJ Studios releases “Hot Sauce” – Waveform Saturator/Exciter

RJ Studios has released Hot Sauce, a waveform saturator/exciter plugin for macOS and Windows. Here’s what they say: Hot Sauce is a non-linear gain processing plugin that adds harmonics to a signal while gently compressing the waveform and reducing peaks, similar to tape or push-pull power amplifier saturation. We have added a second mode of…