VSL releases Synchron Cimbalom and Synchron World Percussion II

Vienna Symphonic Library has released two new Synchron Series Collections: Synchron Cimbalom and Synchron World Percussion II. Both libraries were recorded on Stage A at Vienna Synchron Stage. Synchron Cimbalom features Hungarian concert cimbalom player Gergely Lajti, with standard, Romanian, and Gypsy mallets, plus full damper-pedal control. The instrument’s chromatic range and distinctive metallic resonance…

sonicLAB updates PROTEAN to v2

sonicLAB has updated PROTEAN to version 2. PROTEAN merges fluid dynamic simuPROTEANlation with advanced sound synthesis algorithms. It has a shape-shifting audiovisual synthesis engine where fluid particle interactions generate metamorphosing sonic texture. The version2 offers the following improvements and features: The audio engine now uses less processing power, handles silent voices more efficiently, and remains…

accSone updates crusher-X to v12.20

accSone has announced a free update to crusher-X 12.20 featuring a new Binaural Processor, cleaner voice and instrument pitching, broader audio file support, higher sound quality, and a faster, smoother engine and UI. Binauralization renders sound with the directional, distance and height cues the ear uses in the real world, so stereo material is heard…

Smart Audio Plugins releases Timbral Box, a parallel harmonic processor

Smart Audio Plugins has released Timbral Box, a parallel harmonic processor for mixing and mastering. Every section works in parallel: it adds harmonics next to the signal and leaves the original untouched — the choices made in the mix, or the character of the instrument. The aim is to add presence and rebalance parts of…

VB Audio Updates Voicemeeter – New Windows Audio Map for Complete System Visibility

VB‑Audio Software has announced what they describe as “a landmark update” to its Voicemeeter virtual mixing ecosystem, celebrating more than a decade of continuous development. This new version introduces significant improvements in stability, workflow, and system transparency—most notably the Windows Audio Map: This new visual tool makes the entire Windows audio system visible in real…

Beat Magazine #249 includes FREE Synthesizer V Studio Core

Buy Beat Magazine #249 and get the Synthesizer V Studio Core plus a free gift from Plugin Boutique. Beat Magazine is a regular source of good articles, useful tips/guides, and excellent freebies. Technically, the magazine costs $6, but the content alone is worth that; the bundled software is the icing on the cake. One of…

TagoPitch is a FREE vocal pitch and formant shifter for macOS and Windows

TagoBeats has released TagoPitch, a free monophonic vocal pitch and formant shifter for macOS and Windows. TagoPitch isn’t a pitch-correction tool, meaning it doesn’t analyze a performance and pull individual notes toward a selected scale like the recently covered AutoTune Go. Instead, it shifts the entire vocal by a fixed interval. This makes it useful…

FL Studio users get Antares AutoTune Go FREE through FL Cloud

Image-Line has added Antares AutoTune Go to FL Cloud Free, making the vocal pitch correction plugin available to every FL Studio customer at no additional cost. The paid FL Cloud Plus and Pro tiers include it too, but you do not need either subscription. AutoTune Go is now one of ten instruments and effects included…