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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

German audio maker HEDD Audio will sell 100 special-edition monitors to mark its 10-year anniversary. The Type 05 A-Core Edition X features black circuit boards with gold plating and hand assembly at the company's workshop. The speakers use 18-karat gold-plated Italian components and custom...

A judge canceled an arrest warrant for NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako after he showed up late and apologized at an Accra court on Tuesday. Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay warned the politician known as Wontumi to arrive promptly for future hearings. His lawyer, Andy Appiah-Kubi...

Parliament Speaker Alban Bagbin said lawmakers will review the anti-LBGTQ bill again after it lapsed when the previous Parliament ended. The measure needs fresh consideration because parliamentary rules require reintroduction of legislation that expires between sessions. Bagbin told the House...

A Kumasi High Court has refused to stop funeral arrangements for highlife musician Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, known as Daddy Lumba, who died on July 26, 2025. Akosua Serwaa Fosuh filed the application claiming she was his legal wife and presented a German marriage certificate, but the judge found no...

A court in Bekwai has sent three armed robbers to prison for 20 years each after they attacked travelers and stole money and phones. Judge Appiatu convicted Peter Boadi, Daniel Kwaku Owusu, and Eric Kwaku Danso on robbery and conspiracy charges on Monday. The men attacked victims near Jacobu on...

Parliament's Public Accounts Committee has directed prosecutors to charge officials of the Electricity Company of Ghana with spending more than 180 million cedis without authorization in 2023. The Auditor General's annual report revealed managers exceeded approved budgets across 13 categories...

Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang emphasized the need for responsible fiscal management and citizen accountability to maintain economic stability and currency strength in Ghana. She addressed attendees at the Cedi anniversary celebration in Accra on Tuesday, describing the currency as a...

Ghana's Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has directed schools to teach kindergarten through third-grade students in local languages, sparking debate among Kadjebi residents in the Oti Region. The policy aims to strengthen early literacy by allowing children to learn in their native tongues...

Seventeen female students in Ghana's Banda District became pregnant between January and September of this year, education officials reported. The figure represents an increase from 11 pregnancies recorded in the same timeframe last year. The affected girls range from 13 to 14 years old, with 11...

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized Republican leadership on Tuesday for failing to present a healthcare strategy as open enrollment approaches. The Georgia congresswoman confronted Speaker Mike Johnson on a GOP conference call, warning that inaction could cause insurance premiums...

Apple's iOS 26 update has eliminated a key tool that cybersecurity researchers used to detect Pegasus spyware infections on iPhones. The shutdown.log file, which tracked device restarts and crashes, provided forensic evidence of the sophisticated surveillance software but is automatically...