Kensuke Okumura (AudioBrain) has released MixBrain v2.5, a macOS mix assistant plugin system that analyzes the relationship between tracks in a session and suggests corrective and tonal moves. The update separates the system’s two processing modes more clearly and adds a free edition. MixBrain runs as two plugins working together. MixBrain Node is inserted on…
DSPTone updates ExoDelay, SubMass & Polyresonator plugins
DSPTone has announced a number of updates to their plugins: ExoDelay ExoDelay is a Modulation delay, inspired by Ibanez digital delay pedals with own character Update 1.0.8 includes: Performance improvements (Improved CPU usage). Add DRIFT control (Spread modulation depth with positive/negative polarity). Presets updated for backward compatibility with DRIFT parameter. Price of plugin (VST3, AU,…
Sonimus Releases S-Console – British Solid-State Console Emulation Built on the Satson Engine
Sonimus has released S-Console, a console emulation plugin that models the channel preamp and summing busses of a British solid-state desk. It is positioned as the successor to Satson, the company’s earlier console plugin, and combines channel and buss processing in a single instance. S-Console is built around what Sonimus describes as an evolution of…
Parish Audio releases “Vocal Smoother” – Harshness Reduction and Voice Smoothing Plugin
Parish Audio has released Vocal Smoother, a new vocal processing plugin designed to reduce harshness, sharp sibilance, and distracting resonances while helping vocals retain their clarity, presence, and natural tone. Vocal Smoother analyzes the incoming signal and responds dynamically as problem areas appear. Rather than applying a fixed tonal cut across the entire performance, it…
Moloko Instruments releases Luch, a FREE Soviet-era metallophone plugin
Moloko Instruments has released Luch, a free sample-based instrument for macOS and Windows. I absolutely love the organic sound here. Especially lately, when we are being bombarded with AI and vibe-coded tools that often feel anything but organic or human-made, something like Luch feels like a much-needed breath of fresh air. Luch is based on…
Unusable Engineering releases Binaural Modulator, a FREE spatial auto-pan plugin
Unusable Engineering has released Binaural Modulator, a free spatial modulation effect for macOS and Windows. Binaural Modulator is basically an auto-pan plugin on steroids. The thing that makes it pretty cool is that it is built around a small room model, with a fixed listening point in the middle and one or two moving sound-source…
CapySynth is now FREE forever after 5,000+ BPB reader downloads
CapybaraSoftware has made CapySynth permanently free after the response to last week’s BPB coverage. We first covered CapySynth last Saturday when it was free for 24 hours. The developer later emailed to say the support from BPB readers was overwhelmingly positive, with over 5,000 downloads, and that it changed his mind about the pricing. So,…
WiseTracker is a FREE tracker plugin and standalone app for Windows
BPB reader Wiseman has released WiseTracker, a free public beta tracker that runs as both a Windows standalone app and a VST3 instrument plugin called WiseTrax. This one has an interesting backstory. Wiseman is not a developer in the traditional sense, but he has used trackers for decades and wanted something that felt like FastTracker…