Pulsar Audio Smasher is FREE for a limited time again

Pulsar Audio is giving away Smasher, its €49 FET compressor plugin, as a free perpetual license. If the name sounds familiar, it should. We’ve covered Smasher being free four times before, going back to 2020. If you’ve somehow missed it every single time, here’s another chance. And I’m having a hard time coming up with…

NovoNotes releases SnapClip, a free clipper plugin with graph-based control

NovoNotes has released SnapClip, a free clipper plugin for macOS and Windows. I use clippers a lot in my sound design work, and my go-to approach is to put one before the limiter every time. Taming the extreme peaks with a clipper first means the limiter has an easier job, and, to me, the result…

Mastering The Mix releases STEREOVAULT, a new stereo width plugin (LAUNCH OFFER)

Mastering The Mix has released STEREOVAULT, a stereo width plugin for macOS and Windows. The plugin addresses a common problem where stereo widening can make audio sound bigger immediately, but it often weakens the low end, blurs the center of the mix, and introduces phase issues that hurt translation outside the studio. STEREOVAULT fixes this…

RND Synth: one button chaos machine for instant ideas

Here’s a different angle on synthesis. The RND Synth, built by Cyma Forma in collaboration with Bambounou, isn’t about dialing The post RND Synth: one button chaos machine for instant ideas appeared first on Gearjunkies – Music tech news, Reviews, Videos, Synthesizers, Studio, Recording. Read the full story

iZotope RX 12 lands: smarter repair, cleaner stems, faster workflow

If you’ve spent any time cleaning up audio, you already know RX. It’s been the safety net for everything from The post iZotope RX 12 lands: smarter repair, cleaner stems, faster workflow appeared first on Gearjunkies – Music tech news, Reviews, Videos, Synthesizers, Studio, Recording. Read the full story

LedRover: A gritty analog stereo distortion box built for real-world synth abuse

MOE’s LedRover didn’t come out of nowhere. This thing is the result of a year-long deep dive into one very The post LedRover: A gritty analog stereo distortion box built for real-world synth abuse appeared first on Gearjunkies – Music tech news, Reviews, Videos, Synthesizers, Studio, Recording. Read the full story

PolyFreq announces Phonon: a granular playground with serious control

PolyFreq has just dropped its first Phonon, and it’s clearly aimed at producers who like to get deep into sound The post PolyFreq announces Phonon: a granular playground with serious control appeared first on Gearjunkies – Music tech news, Reviews, Videos, Synthesizers, Studio, Recording. Read the full story