UJAM released the Virtual Guitarist CINEDREAM plugin for musicians who want guitar textures in their music. This tool helps create moody backgrounds with ambient guitar sounds. Users can make evolving pads for emotional music without much effort. The plugin works with real guitar recordings enhanced through sound design techniques. It offers thirty different styles focused on cinematic guitar sounds.
The plugin features Player Mode, where holding one key produces complete guitar phrases automatically. Instrument Mode allows more control for creating custom melodies. Users can adjust how notes behave using simple controls. The Contour knob changes between slow attacks or long sustains as needed. Five amp models provide options from...
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Three new music tools from Axtro help producers make better sounds. Axtro-FM works as an FM synth with five oscillators and eleven algorithms. It comes with note sequencing features and eight master effects. Musicians can choose from 512 preset sounds in different banks. This powerful synth costs $60.
Axtro-DS-08 creates drum beats using WAV files and twelve modified 808 drums. Each drum part has five effects and its own sequencer. The master section includes a fifteen-band equalizer and multiband compressor. Users can easily see sound frequencies and peak levels. The package contains 950 drum samples and 128 drum kits for the 808 section. Drummers pay $80 for this complete tool.
The third program, Axtro-MS, loads wav, sf2, and sfz...
U-he just released a new soundset called Blue Flamingo for their Repro-5 synth. The weather warmed up in Berlin, bringing bright colors everywhere. This inspired KYHON to create fresh sounds for musicians. KYHON previously made other unusual sound collections for u-he products.
Blue Flamingo takes listeners through psychedelic music history spanning more than five decades. Many sounds feel like warm analog equipment from the 1970s but include modern elements throughout the collection. The package contains 350 total sounds with 175 original presets and 175 variations.
Musicians can expressively control these sounds using the modulation wheel and other real-time controls. The numbered versions may appear similar at first hearing but...
Toontrack just released Modern Pop Piano EKX for EZkeys 2. This expansion combines an old upright piano with layers of synths and cool effects. The main instrument is a 1950s Grotrian-Steinweg piano recorded at Riksmixingsverket studio in Stockholm. Engineer Linn Fijal captured its natural sound using different microphones.
The team created 80 special presets split into three groups. Natural presets keep the acoustic piano sound with light effects. Processed presets add more layers and saturated effects. Experimental presets mix piano sounds with warped synths and extreme effects. They processed the original recordings through analog gear like compressors, EQs, and tape machines.
This expansion works great for ambient music, EDM...
Harrison Audio released its newest recording software, Mixbus 11. The program brings the company's 50-year console-making experience into digital music production. Users can access Harrison's famous analog sound through the included 32C equalizer and signal processing tools.
The software features a redesigned interface with separate pages for recording, editing, and mixing tasks. A new Focus Channel lets musicians control all major sound elements on one screen, making it easier to work on laptop computers. The updated program includes clip launching for live performances and allows effects to be applied directly to audio regions.
Mixbus 11 costs $49.99 with the basic feature set. The Pro version sells for $149.99 and adds more...
Plugin Alliance just released Cut Classic High Flyer, a new audio effect that creates swirling sounds like vintage 1970s phasers. The software combines warm analog preamps with retro 8-bit sampling techniques for modern music producers.
The plugin features two phasing stages that deliver authentic vintage tones with adjustable crunch levels. Users can create early digital phaser effects similar to those popular in Tame Impala recordings. The interface includes both simple controls for beginners and advanced options for experienced sound designers.
Musicians can add movement to their music with rhythm patterns and tempo-locked effects that follow the song's beat. The Lift parameter adds shimmer to sounds, and the Endless feature...
Boz Digital Labs launched El Clapo 2, combining three previous plugins into one complete percussion tool. The new release merges El Clapo, Das Boot, and Le Snappet to help musicians create realistic claps, stomps, and snaps for music production.
The company rebuilt the plugin from scratch with faster workflow features and improved sound quality. Users can access all percussion elements through a single interface instead of switching between separate programs. The updated step sequencer lets producers create complex patterns more easily than before.
The plugin works natively on Apple Silicon processors, offering better performance with less computer processing power needed. Sound designers can adjust crowd size settings and microphone...
Music creators can use n-Track Studio on Linux computers for the first time. The music production software lets users record audio tracks, edit MIDI parts and create step sequences all in one program. It includes more than 35 built-in audio effects, including tools for vocal tuning, dynamic equalization, and vocal harmonies.
The program features AI technology that can separate complete songs into individual instrument parts. Users gain access to over 15 gigabytes of royalty-free music loops and more than 400 virtual instruments. Musicians can build custom instruments with the included sampler tool. The software works with VST2, VST3, and CLAP plugin formats.
People can join the Songtree community through the software to work with...
discoDSP just upgraded their Bliss software to version 2.9. The new release adds MTS-ESP microtuning support and includes a visual Key Mapper view.
Users can see and manage zones with the new Sample Editor grid. Musicians can directly edit key ranges, velocity settings, and root keys on a piano-roll style display. The interface allows people to drag zone boundaries and move root key markers with immediate visual feedback.
The update improves SFZ format handling with better import and export capabilities. It correctly places ADSR envelope settings in the global section for wider compatibility. Sample Editor changes make overlapping markers easier to work with and boost playback cursor performance through smarter repainting.
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