Plughugger just dropped a brutally cinematic sound pack for Omnisphere. Hellscape is a new expander forged from the ashes of a burning world, offering twisted and merciless textures for television and film scoring. It delivers a dark sonic environment filled with dread and apocalyptic energy through distorted tones and grim atmospheres. The collection focuses heavily on layered textures, soundscapes, and dark pads alongside string patches.
The pack contains one hundred forty-nine total sounds. These are organized into categories like arpeggios, sequences, and various effects. It also includes a selection of pads and strings. The majority of the content consists of textures and sweeping soundscapes. Sound sources combine Omnisphere’s...
Cotorro Audio just released a cheap console emulation plugin. Their Summer Channel System aims for that classic console glue in a single plugin usable on any track or the master bus. The design pulls inspiration from big seventies mixing desks, but is an original virtual model called the CT one. It adds channel crosstalk, analog noise, and power sag emulation for character.
Channel mode focuses on punch and saturation. Flipping to master bus mode increases headroom and widens the crosstalk spread with a smoother saturation curve. This mode also adds a slight high-frequency lift. A global group switch lets you adjust the drive and mix across every instance of the plugin simultaneously.
Controls include drive, wet-to-dry mix, crosstalk...
ZAK Sound dropped a free delay plugin that keeps things simple. Echowaves works on Windows, Mac, and Linux, adding character to tracks without a complicated interface. It runs on a stereo engine and boils down delay tweaking to one main knob plus a smart randomizer. This tool focuses on workflow over deep menus.
Its Strategy Engine creates specific musical moods each time you hit random. Instead of pure chaos, it cycles through set configurations for different textures. One setting offers tight, bright reflections for vocals or guitar bite. Another delivers warm, balanced echoes made to blend into a mix. A third option provides dark, washed-out sounds for atmospheric depth.
If you stumble on a great random result, you can save it as a...
SonicProjects just dropped a version for synth nerds who like to tweak. This Programmer's Edition of their OP-X PRO-3 plugin sports a cleaner layout with pop-up hints for easier editing. Color themes can be swapped right inside the plugin, limiting choices to blue or a dark mode, ditching the old beige look. Underneath, it is the same synth with all the original sound and features.
It packs twelve individually tunable voices. You get ten filter types that can morph, five envelope generators, and four LFOs. A modulation matrix offers five slots for routing. There is an arpeggiator with thirty-two patterns plus an eight-step sequencer. Chord hold and preset functions are built in.
Effects include reverb, delay, and modulation. MIDI...
A drum synth was launched incomplete and just gotten its essential features. Baby Audio dropped a major update for its Tekno software, finally adding a built-in sequencer months after release. This version 1.1 patch delivers functionality users clearly expected from the beginning, framing basic additions as generous upgrades.
The new sequencer operates inside the plugin, offering individual lanes for all eighteen voices. It includes thirty-two steps per lane, smart randomization, and controls for creating polyrhythms. Features like hit chance settings and speed multipliers aim to make beat creation faster without leaving the window.
Other improvements highlight the initial version's shortcomings. Global undo and redo commands now...
Gear companies keep inventing boxes to control other boxes. Digital Audio Denmark just dropped a tactile controller called the Junior for their Thunder Core audio interfaces. This unit offers physical buttons for switching between routing presets inside its software, aiming for faster operation during live shows or sessions.
The Junior hooks up via Ethernet and talks to the DADman software version 5.8 or newer. It draws power from PoE or an external supply. The face has six illuminated buttons, six status LEDs, and six character displays for visual feedback. Four buttons handle direct switching for preset groups, while two manage lock functions and menu navigation.
This device essentially makes software routing presets tangible. Users...
DPA's microphone upgrade cycle feels like a spec sheet arms race. The company first rolled out its Core Plus technology at the winter gear show last year. Now, at this year's event, they are pushing an enhanced version of their classic 4099 instrument microphone with those improvements baked in.
Engineers apparently redesigned the mic to eliminate nonlinear distortion in its components. This results in a cleaner, more transparent capture according to marketing materials. The new model boasts ten extra decibels of dynamic range and a higher point at which audio clips are compared to the previous version.
A revised mounting system aims for wider instrument compatibility. A new gooseneck mount features a two-step lock for single-hand...
That plugin you just bought last month already has a massive update. Convex Audio dropped Atrium, their first reverb tool, right before the new year, calling it some holistic solution for space and depth. Now, barely into 2026, they shipped a huge version 1.2 refresh loaded with features and finally added Mac support.
The visual interface got a complete makeover, even throwing in a Light Mode for those who hate dark themes. They improved the demo mode and added a binaural delay compensation feature. The update also lets you run twice as many synced instances, bumping the limit from sixteen to thirty-two. Performance is better, and there are more presets to sift through.
The big deal for many is the Mac compatibility. It now works on...
Satellite operator Eutelsat just pulled a telecom exec from the shipping world for its top connectivity job. The company posted on LinkedIn a few days ago about bringing Eva Birgitte Bisgaard aboard as President of its Connectivity Business Unit. She also gets a seat on the Executive Committee. This move comes as everyone screams for more secure and resilient data links globally.
Bisgaard dragged over twenty-five years of experience across telecom and tech. She jumped ship from Maersk Tankers, where she was the Chief Commercial Officer. Over there, she handled global customer stuff and pushed digital innovation. Her duties also covered sales operations and leading decarbonization projects, which is a weird fit for satellites.
Before...
