A software maker gave away a tube saturation processor through Tuesday, then charged $39 for the next week. Quietformat built ValveDesk around three vacuum tube models that add harmonics from subtle to aggressive with a three-band equalizer and spectrum display.
The plugin adds analog noise as an optional layer and processes signals without delay using minimal processor resources. The company designed the interface for quick adjustments to bass, midrange and treble frequencies while monitoring changes through real-time analysis.
The effect works with 64-bit VST3 and AU hosts running macOS 10.13 and Windows 10. The standard price reaches $49 after the introduction period ends.
Audio Hertz shipped a delay processor that combines echo, chorus, reverb and distortion effects for $19 through an unspecified date. The plugin recreates analog warmth with a low-fidelity mode that mimics the sound of 12-bit converters from older digital gear.
Echo Clock provides delay times from 1 to 3,500 milliseconds, with tempo synchronization and ping-pong stereo spread from 0 to 100 percent. The software adds plate and spring reverb algorithms, along with saturation that affects input signals or the delay path. Mid-side width adjustment and filters shape stereo imaging across 120 factory patches.
The developer designed a clock-style interface with modulation controls and flexible routing. The full edition costs $39 after the...
Auburn Sounds released a reverb plugin for Mac, Windows and Linux computers with free and paid versions that differ by shimmer effects and signal oversampling. The software maker built Selene around 64-bit processing with freeze modes, an eight-band damping equalizer and width adjustment from zero to 200 percent.
The free edition provides vintage coloring, diffusion controls and post-equalization with low-shelf and high-shelf filters matched to analog gear. Gate and duck compression shape the reverb tail while modulation and early reflection parameters adjust space characteristics.
The full version adds four shimmer modes and doubles the processing rate for $18.95 through Sunday, December 1, before rising to $38.67. Auburn Sounds...
Pulsar Audio upgraded two compressors and equalizer plugins with phase correction and timing controls while renaming both products. The company released Massive as MP-EQ and Mu as VM-COMP as free updates for current license holders.
MP-EQ adds linear phase processing that realigns frequencies after equalization to preserve transients and low-end clarity. The passive equalizer models inductors, tubes, and transformers from the original hardware with three transformer modes and drive adjustment for saturation. The interface provides curve editing, spectrum analysis, and mid-side processing with auto-gain compensation.
VM-COMP extends attack and release times beyond the hardware limits and adds sidechain equalization with visual curve...
GForce Software launched MAP, a synthesizer plugin that draws from 1970s modular designs by Serge and Buchla. The company built the instrument around three oscillators, two filters and controls that respond to finger movements across touch surfaces.
The software uses drawable wave generators and a sequencer that creates patterns from pad gestures. Effects processors for color, timing and space shape sounds as part of the core design rather than as separate additions.
The plugin accepts MPE data for detailed performance control and ships with more than 300 patches. The interface scales to different screen sizes and works with VST3, AU and AAX hosts.
MAP costs 49 pounds plus tax through December 2, then rises to 99 pounds. The...
MusicDevelopments shipped version 6.0.1 of RapidComposer with track controls and Live Mode repairs. The software maker added buttons that mute variations and MIDI data across all tracks, while new copy functions move progressions and control changes between channels.
The update fixes notes that continued playing when quantization was turned off in Live Mode. Users can specify where model files are stored, and the Tonnetz display responds to right clicks by clearing note selections.
The company corrected an error that hid the Neural Phrase Engine button when artificial intelligence controls were disabled. Another fix prevents the keyboard from vanishing after undo commands in DAW mode.
Customers who purchased licenses after April 1...
A software company released a synthesizer plugin that uses recordings from 18 analog machines to reduce processor strain. Rapid Flow sampled more than 25,000 notes from gear worth over 100,000 euros and processed them through 16 studio devices from makers like Neve and SSL.
Zensphere contains 222 presets and 222 unprocessed recordings spanning bass, lead and pad sounds for electronic and hip-hop production. The plugin uses 1 to 2 percent of processing power on Apple computers with M1 chips and loads patches from solid-state drives in under 1 second.
The 10-gigabyte library works with Windows 10 and macOS systems without copy protection dongles. Rapid Flow built the instrument around hardware from Moog, Sequential and Oberheim to...
Black Lion Audio will ship a four-channel preamp that pairs transparent circuitry with British-style transformers for $899. The Auteur Quad2 delivers 66 decibels of amplification through Cinemag components and offers analog metering across all inputs.
The rack unit accepts microphones, instruments and line signals through front quarter-inch jacks and rear XLR connectors. Each channel provides phantom power, phase reversal and 10-decibel padding in a single-rack-space aluminum chassis.
The second version provides more gain than the original Quad and displays levels via needle meters rather than LEDs. Black Lion built the preamp with American transformers and Japanese capacitors to reduce noise.
European buyers pay 1,199 euros with tax...
Emergence Audio released a software instrument that uses thousands of guitar recordings to create evolving textures rather than traditional riffs. The company recorded all sounds at its studio and processed them with Non-Static Sampling, a method that makes sustained notes shift gradually rather than loop.
The 46-gigabyte library contains more than 4,300 samples across eight octaves and ships with 260 presets. Users can shape tones through 100 parameters while the Infinite Motion Engine adds movement and the interface provides reverbs, delays and distortion effects.
The plugin works with Kontakt Player 8.4 or later on Windows 10 and macOS 13. Infinite Guitar costs $149 through November 17, then rises to $229.
