You can now pre-order the Behringer D Mini in the EU for €99, offering you a Minimoog Model D-inspired performance. If you know anything about Behringer in recent years, you’ll know that I’ve made rather casual use of the word inspired in the header. When I say inspired, I mean cloned to within an inch…
Developer Jonas Eriksson has released Annulus, a free polyphonic resonator and effects engine for macOS and Windows. You should note that, while Annulus is available for free download, it has not yet undergone a public beta or formal testing phase. The plugin is functional, but may contain bugs, and the developer welcomes reports and feedback…
Perfectly recreating your favourite patches is a great way to learn how to program synths. But it’s not the only way, so this month we’re taking a different approach. The plan is: we have no plan… There are two ways to approach music-making. First, go in with an idea… a goal… even a plan. This…
Codwaves has released WaveBalance, an intelligent auto gain staging plugin designed to keep tracks at a consistent operating level using transparent loudness analysis and ultra-smooth gain control. WaveBalance helps compressors, EQs, saturators, tape plugins, and analog-modelled processors behave more predictably by stabilizing the level before the next plugin in the chain. It is designed for…
Arvital Soft has updated AudioRoute to v0.1.13, a quality-of-life update focused on the recording workflow. Changes: Global hotkey to toggle recording: Defaults: Cmd+Shift+R on macOS, Ctrl+Alt+R on Windows. Rebindable from the Advanced settings panel. Discard in-progress recording: New button next to Stop while recording — aborts the take and deletes the WAV file (with confirmation)….
2Rule has updated TugPhonon, the vintage rotating tape delay plugin, to v1.3, a major release featuring new features and Ubuntu support. Changes in TugPhonon v1.3 Per-Head EQ: Each head now features its own independent EQ section for precise tonal shaping. LFO Phase Control for MOD: Offset the LFO phase between heads, unlocking wider spatial and…
Portway DSP has released PingPan, a physics-driven auto-panner with a ping-pong delay and a sweepable filter. The ball’s position drives the sound. The X-axis provides the stereo pan, while the Y-axis sweeps a resonant filter, fed through a ping-pong delay. PingPan also lets you play Pong directly in your DAW. Tap the logo to enter…
discoDSP has updated OB-Xd to v3.22, bringing expressive aftertouch to ordinary keyboards with multi-destination routing, invertable response, and a new Poly AT mode for per-finger controllers. The update also fixes Windows HiDPI knob rendering and popup menu scaling. OB-Xd is a classic virtual analog synthesizer that recreates the Oberheim OB-X with enhancements such as micro…