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FabFilter has unleashed a torrent of updates for its beloved Pro-Q equalizer, catapulting it to new heights of audio mastery. The latest version, a staggering 4.02, is jam-packed with bug fixes and mind-blowing improvements that will leave your tracks sounding like pure sonic gold. The crown...

The highly anticipated Vinyl Guitar 2 plugin has arrived. It brings its signature lo-fi, chill, and vintage guitar sounds to an even wider audience with the addition of AAX and Pro Tools compatibility, all while remaining completely free.

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Dr. Audio dropped NeuralNote 1.0.0! Users can convert their audio to MIDI right in their DAW. It is free and open source and works on Mac and Windows. Core Features NeuralNote handles any tonal instrument, including vocals. It transcribes multiple notes at once and catches all pitch bends. The...

Blepfx released a fresh update for their sick chromatic manipulator Prisma and the wild creative distortion unit destructor. They're both rocking version 1.0.3 now and let me tell you, it's pretty sweet. Prisma now has a scale selector. You pick a root note, and boom, you choose your scale...

Woodman's Immaculate Maple Syrup Studio released a new version of its reverb plugin, WoodVerberator 2.0, for Macs and iPhones. This plugin uses convolution to make your audio sound like it's in a real space, and it has added a bunch of cool stuff. Here's the rundown: New preset browser...

Audiomodern updated Soundbox to v1.0.4, which lets you use the platform as a Player for any Soundbox Instrument, even ones not made by Audiomodern. That's pretty sweet, right? You can load third-party Soundbox Instruments into the player without extra costs - install the platform and load up...

Plughugger released Quantum State, a new sound pack for Vengeance Avenger 2. Five Elektron groove boxes (Monomachine, Analog Rytm, Syntakt, Model Cycles, and Analog Four) were sampled to create 197 fresh sounds. Plughugger wanted to make sounds like classic Elektron gear but used Avenger's...

IK Multimedia's latest release, T-RackS Triad Chorus audio plugin, here are the features: Release notes The Triad Chorus brings back the sound of famous chorus effects from the 1980s. Musicians used these effects in many hit songs from that era. The makers kept old analog gear's warm, rich...

Modartt just released Pianoteq v8.4.0 and a new expansion pack! They teamed up with Kawai to create the first official model of the SK-EX Concert Grand piano. Update notes Version 8.4.0 of Pianoteq brings several new features and fixes. The update adds a new Shigeru Kawai SK-EX grand piano to...

ZonderP Productions just dropped VeeSTeeEx 1.4.0. You'll love this free wrapper if you use VST 2 plugins on Microsoft Windows. It takes your plugins to the next level with a slick preset management system and other cool features. Want to speed up your workflow? VeeSTeeEx lets you import presets...

Plugin Alliance just dropped a new audio plugin that rolls three top-tier compressors into one. This audio plugin is the digital twin of Bettermaker's C502V hardware. It combines a British classic, a Bettermaker favorite, and an American legend. Mix them on separate left/right, mid/side, and...

Native Instruments just released Maschine 3, its newest beat-making and sampling software, offering some sweet deals on hardware. The new Maschine 3 lets you split stems, edit MIDI better, change tempo for each scene, and work with Kontrol S-Series MK3. You also get the new Maschine Central with...

SampleScience made Organic Padscapes, a free ROMpler. They took 12 field recordings and boosted specific frequencies to make them tonal. Like an experimental pad machine, you can play these long field recordings as chords. The sounds are organic and full of harmonics. Here's what you get in...

Process Audio has introduced a creative delay plugin engineered for seamless and intuitive delay effect design with reactive and inspiring visual feedback. The rundown of Ripple creative delay plugin Ripple by Process Audio offers a visual delay feature to enhance mixing. It includes five...

Soundiron has just released Harmonic Tides, a new library for creating ethereal sounds from cello harmonics and double bass strings. It works with the full version of Kontakt (6.2.2+) and the free Decent Sampler. Though Harmonic Tides uses traditional orchestral instruments, its unique...

Time Off Audio just launched dime [tt], a plugin host that splits your input signal into transient and tonal parts. You can add your music production effects (VST3/AU) to either side. Customize the split with Sensitivity and Decay controls. Try out each side, balance their outputs, and use the...

G-Sonique just updated Ultrabass MX4/4 with VST3 and native x64-bit VST versions. If you have the 32-bit version, you get this update for free! Ultrabass MX4/4 is a bass synth that fits every 4/4 dance music style bassline. Whether you're into uplifting trance, psytrance, goa trance...

MusicDevelopments has a new version of Fyler. Fyler is a handy file manager for Windows users who work with media and metadata. It helps you manage audio, MIDI, images, videos, MP3s, and other media files. The latest version now works with Windows ARM64 devices and includes bug fixes. With...

DJ Swivel's new plugin, HitStrip, makes music production easier. It's a channel strip with nine effects and three EQ types, all on one screen. HitStrip uses very little processing power, so you can use it on many tracks without slowing down your computer. Rundown of DJ Swivel's HitStrip This...