ABYZOR has released Genesis v1.7, a major free update for its free MIDI Generator plugin. This version introduces a new Pattern History workflow, improved harmonic generation with a new Harmonic Timeline, smarter rhythm generation and a significantly enhanced audio preview engine. Genesis generates melodies, basslines, chord progressions and arpeggios for Techno, House, Trance, Psytrance, Drum…
Metric Halo releases MB Howies179 Compressor/Limiter Plugin
Metric Halo and Make Believe Studios have announced the release of MB Howies179, a new compressor/limiter plugin: A common thread through thousands of of masters and hundreds of Grammy Nominations and wins is the sonic imprint of the NTP 179-120. This compressor/limiter has a mythical reputation, and is basically unobtainable in modern times. Until now….
Gliff is a FREE MIDI guitar translator for macOS and Windows
Gliff is a free guitar-based plugin for macOS and Windows that’s aimed at guitarists and keyboardists alike. So, there are two ways to approach this plugin: one is as a guitarist looking to create clean, polyphonic MIDI chord patterns that you can drag and drop into your project. The appeal might be that you’re a…
Matari Audio releases free public beta of BUFFR, a retrospective audio and MIDI capture plugin
Matari Audio has released BUFFR, a free public beta of a retrospective audio, system audio, and MIDI capture plugin for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Important note before we get into the details: the public beta is free, but each beta license lasts 21 days from first use. There is no announced beta program end date,…
Expressive E launches Noisy 2.6 with new resonators, effects, and presets (INTRO OFFER)
Expressive E has released Noisy 2.6, a major update to its noise-through-resonance software synthesizer. Noisy 2.6 is a free update for existing Noisy 2 owners. For a limited time, new users can get it for €89/$89 (40% off), before it returns to its regular €149/$149 price. I remember playing one of Expressive E’s early keyboards…
Parallel Minds releases Reverie Ambient Soundscape Generator for iPad
Parallel Minds Studio has brought Reverie, its ambient soundscape generator, to iPad. The app is available now on the App Store as a free download, running the same native C++ audio engine as the macOS and Windows versions. Reverie Ambient Soundscape Generator The idea is simple: take a sample, a loop, a song, or a…
MMPR Technologies Releases Diodorus Virtual Analog Synth (Windows VST3)
MMPR Technologies has released Diodorus, a synth plugin based on the idea: “what if the ideal virtual analog machines of the late 90s were condensed into one software plugin?” Diodorus isn’t an emulation of one specific virtual analog synth but instead gives the sounds that a generation of virtual analog hardware supplied, like saw stacks,…
Friendgineer Labs releases Chance, a FREE random multi-FX plugin
Friendgineer Labs has released Chance, a free random multi-FX plugin for macOS and Windows. Chance is another 2026 KVR Developer Challenge entry I liked this year. I will take a closer look at a few more KVRDC plugins separately, but this is one of my favorites because I simply love plugins that can give you…