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Another free plugin just dropped. Dawesome Music, teaming up with some guy named Chris Bryant, put out a thing called Sol. It is a textural effects engine for Windows and Mac, with VST3 and AU support. This plugin is basically a box of shiny, atmospheric sounds. It focuses on illumination...

Dotec-Audio has a new plugin called DeeTrans that mimics analog transformer hardware. It aims to add natural warmth and harmonic density to digital audio tracks. The tool offers simple one-click presets alongside seventeen deeper parameters for detailed tone shaping. Key features include...

Kiive Audio dropped a new equalizer plugin modeled on a rare British unit. The VX-Q focuses on clean, detailed tone shaping for precise sources like a master bus. It features five distinct saturation modes alongside its EQ controls for adding color. The advanced section lets users tweak...

Pulsar Modular updated their Lunar Lander delay plugin. Version 2.5 adds a modern bucket brigade mode for cleaner, wider repeats with an analog vibe. It also ships with over a hundred new presets covering classic hardware and modern ambient styles. The preset system got a full overhaul, now...

Steinberg dropped a major update for its mobile recording app alongside two new piano instruments. Cubasis 3.8 adds new amp model suites for guitar and bass, complete with effects pedals and a tuner. The update also enables Bluetooth audio recording and better MIDI file support for tempo data...

Sonora Cinematic released a new instrument called Refraction, a heavily processed piano library. It uses samples from a real upright but transforms them into pads and electronic textures instead of classic piano sounds. A spectral resonator engine makes notes bloom and morph by generating...

ACE Studio just dropped a big update. This all-in-one AI music software version 2.0 packs way more synthetic voices and instruments. The new vocal library includes over a hundred forty AI models, adding styles like rap and country across eight languages. They also threw in new AI instruments...

A crash on the Harare-Nyamapanda road has left ten people dead. Police say a Honda Fit and a haulage truck collided head-on near the Suswe area in Mashonaland East province. All occupants of the smaller vehicle died at the scene. Authorities report the Honda Fit may have crossed into the wrong...

Local officials in Zimbabwe's Mashonaland Central province say focusing on women's daily struggles is essential for improving broken public services. Bindura's Mayor, Jacob Gwature, stated that failures in healthcare and justice systems hit women hardest. He credited a partnership with a women's...

Richard Mahomva is jumping from a government gig to a top corporate PR job. The longtime Director for International Communications Services will become Head of Public Relations at the mobile carrier NetOne starting next January. The move was confirmed by a senior ministry official on social...

The US is slapping new travel restrictions on Zimbabweans starting next year. The Trump administration added Zimbabwe to a list of nations facing tighter entry controls, citing security screening weaknesses and high visa overstay rates. The move imposes partial restrictions, not a full ban...

A top ZANU-PF official has publicly declared the party's full unity behind President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Party spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa described the bond between the leader, the party, and voters as a happy marriage during a press briefing in Harare. He pointed to a unanimous key...

A Zimbabwean youth group linked to the ruling ZANU PF party has called for changes to a proposed climate bill. The organization, Boys Dzamdhara, stated its support for the Climate Change Management Bill during a recent symposium. Their national chairperson, Hopewell Chako, led the group, with...

Warner Chappell Music just signed Margo Price to a global publishing deal. Her frequent collaborator, Jeremy Ivey, also joined under an administration agreement. Price's latest record, Hard Headed Woman, scored two Grammy nods, including one for a duet with fellow Warner signee Tyler Childers...

Beggars Group officially shifted ownership to a trust last October, a move meant to keep the indie giant independent long-term. Founder Martin Mills transferred his shares into the MM Settlement Trust. He and CEO Paul Redding will continue running the company, which houses labels like XL...

Caroline Ellis got a promotion at Universal's Island Records, moving up to Vice President of A&R. She will keep working with artists like Chappell Roan and Suki Waterhouse, whom she originally signed to the label. Ellis reports to Jackie Winkler, the head of A&R, who was also promoted last year...

Netflix basically broke when they dropped the new Stranger Things season. The show pulled in nearly sixty million views in its first five days, setting a new record for an English-language series on the platform. That huge audience is now boosting the music careers of two cast members, Finn...

Live Nation just took over operations for Impact Arena in Bangkok. The deal with developer Bangkok Land gives the concert behemoth control of the twelve thousand-seat venue. They plan to upgrade the production infrastructure and fan amenities to attract more touring acts. Company executives...

A new VR singing game just dropped on Meta Quest with a massive music library. This app, called Realize Music: Sing, comes from a Las Vegas startup founded by gaming vets from places like Guitar Hero and Rockstar. It features over a million licensed tracks from all three major labels and the...

Beggars Group tightened its grip on XL Recordings last year, grabbing a majority stake. The indie giant paid 2.6 million pounds to XL co-founder Richard Russell back in October, bumping its share from fifty to fifty-one percent. This move turns XL, home to artists like Adele and The Prodigy...