A CDJ-3000X is big, expensive, and built to survive a decade of club abuse. It’s what pro DJs expect to find waiting for them in the booth. But a Reddit thread I read recently has been rattling around my head ever since, and it asks a simple question: how long before somebody makes a fake…
orph releases Alias – Sampler, Tape, Vinyl and CD Character Effect for macOS and Windows (VST3 & AU)
orph has released Alias, an effect plugin for macOS and Windows that adds the artefacts of old samplers, tape machines, VHS players, vinyl records and CD players to a signal. Here’s what they say: The result is the sound many of us grew up with: a cassette copied a few times too often, a record…
SSA Plugins adds spatial side-chain to aXCompressor & aXGate
SSA Plugins has updated their first- to tenth-order Ambisonic dynamic range plugins, aXCompressor and aXGate, to version 1.4.0. This new version adds a spatial side-chain that can be used to drive the gain reduction: Point a virtual microphone anywhere in the sound field so sources from that direction drive the gain reduction. Vary the width…
Arturia Releases AudioFuse Studio Rev2 – Optimized DiscretePRO Preamps and Upgraded Bluetooth
AudioFuse Studio Rev2, Arturia’s new 18-in / 20-out desktop USB-C audio interface, is aimed at project and hybrid studios that need one desktop box for mics, line sources, turntables, and digital expansion. The unit records and plays back at 24-bit resolution up to 192 kHz. It is a revision of the existing AudioFuse Studio form…
Photosounder updates SplineEQ to v1.3 for Mac & Win
Photosounder has updated SplineEQ to version 1.3. Changes since v1.2: Added an undo feature. VST3, AUv2 and CLAP. Apple Silicon support. Web version on the SplineEQ website. Resizable window, can be made much larger than before (up to 4K). Improved the visualisation gradients. Graphics pipeline adjusted for gamma 2.2 screens on Windows, which gives more…
CarbonDSP Releases Vellum Pro – Advanced Studio Reverb for Windows VST3
CarbonDSP has released Vellum Pro, an algorithmic reverb designed to solve one of mixing’s biggest headaches: getting a large, spacious reverb sound without burying your lead vocal or instrument. Here’s what they say: Going beyond traditional ducking, which pumps the whole reverb up and down, Vellum Pro can analyze your source frequency by frequency and…
ABYZOR releases IZZY, a FREE one-click synth for Windows
ABYZOR has released IZZY Synth, a free synthesizer plugin and standalone instrument for Windows. IZZY takes a different approach from the synths we all grew up with. You know, the normal synths that put oscillator, filter, envelope, and modulation controls in front of you. In this one, you choose between Bass, Stab, Lead, and Pluck…
Helio is a new FREE and open-source music sequencer
Helio is a free, open-source sequencer that encourages experimentation with exotic scales and microtonal temperaments. It’s important to note that Helio isn’t meant to take your project from start to finish; it’s for sketching ideas without the distractions or restrictions of a more traditional sequencer. Helio is available for macOS, Windows, Linux, and iOS/Android devices….