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Novation has announced the release of Novation Play, a new virtual instrument available at no extra cost for new and existing owners of their Launchkey MK4 series of keyboard controllers. Developed in collaboration with Swedish plugin developer Klevgrand, Play is a sample-based instrument featuring over 80 presets. ...   KVR Audio

Variety Of Sound has released FeenstaubHDR, a free VST2 and VST3 effect plugin for Windows. Here's what they say: Mixing music is essentially about adjusting and balancing audio in three dimensions: Its timbre, its dynamic structure and its appearance in the stereo field. ...   KVR Audio

Schwabe Digital has announced the release of HiFAL, a high frequency acceleration limiter plugin for macOS and Windows. HiFAL (pronounced High Fall) brings a classic vinyl-era mastering approach into modern mixing and mastering. It's a dedicated high-frequency dynamics tool that smooths brightness without dulling the mix. ...   KVR Audio

FX-Mechanics has announced that news versions of the free BiRR and AmbiRR plugins have just been compiled. BiRR (and her ambisonic sister AmbiRR) are room simulators that accurately emulate the sound produced by two monophonic and omnidirectionnal sources perceived by a listener in a rectangular (2D) or parallelepipedic (3D) room. ...   KVR Audio

Version 1.1.3 of Madrona Labs' additive+FM synthesizer Sumu has been released. This free update improves compatibility, particularly for older Intel Macs. Changes since 1.1.1 include: Fix AU validation crash on Intel processors. Add Azure code signing for Windows DLL and installer. Fix JSON-related bugs in partials import. Fix rare crash in space display rendering. Fix running on MacOS 10. ...   KVR Audio

Universal Audio has released UAD Showtime '64 Tube Amp, a new plugin that gives customers the authentic sound of the American tube amp that powered generations of rock, surf, and pop music. ...   KVR Audio

Fiedler Audio has released Mastering Console 2.0, a new version of the one-stop solution for professional Dolby Atmos ADM/BWF mastering. Approved by Dolby Labs, this enhanced standalone application brings familiar mastering workflows into the immersive audio domain — all within an intuitive framework with unparalleled features and convenient mastering approaches producers and engineers love. ...   KVR Audio

Eventide Audio has announced the release of Temperance Lite, a free plug-in that introduces what they describe as 'the world's first musical reverb'. Unlike traditional algorithmic and convolution reverbs, Temperance Lite lets you control reverb resonances using the familiar 12-note chromatic scale, giving you control over which notes bloom or wither within your chosen space. ...   KVR Audio

Waldorf has announced the release of version 3.3.0 for all Quantum and Iridium variants, including Quantum (original & MK2), Iridium Desktop, Iridium Keyboard and Iridium Core. Update's new enhancements: MIDI 2.0 compatibility with high-resolution data support. Improved MPE polyphonic pitch-bend. Expanded favorite sets & authors. Release velocity as a modulation source. ...   KVR Audio

Minimal Audio has released Evoke, a new vocal effect plugin for Windows and macOS. Evoke Evoke is a vocal effect that goes beyond traditional pitch correction and vocoding with vocal resynthesis—a purpose-built approach for modern, distinctive, and emotionally resonant tracks: Hypermodern Vocals: Produce unforgettable vocals with a unique resynthesis engine, delivering vibrant, ...   KVR Audio

Roland has unveiled the TR-1000 Rhythm Creator, a new drum machine that combines a true analog engine, digital modeling, and stereo sampling capabilities. Built on the legacy of the company's iconic TR series, the TR-1000 aims to bridge classic workflows with modern sound design. ...   KVR Audio

discoDSP has updated Discovery Pro to 8.9, adding percussion programming capabilities, improved PADsynth processing, and SFZ import enhancements. New Features Percussion Mode: Adds drum programming functionality with 10 drum kits in a new Percussion bank. Keyboard mapping: white keys (C2-B5) trigger percussion sounds, black keys select zones for editing. ...   KVR Audio

Ivosight has updated Soundop, a comprehensive Windows application designed for professional audio recording, editing, mixing, and mastering, to version 2.2. Changes in Soundop 2.2 Added support for ARA plugins in the multitrack editor. Added delta solo and mixing for audio effects. Added input signal monitoring in the audio file editor. Added Monitor FX panel for monitoring effects. ...   KVR Audio

Karoryfer Samples has updated the Ghana Drums sample library with additional samples of the gome drum, played both traditionally with the hands and non-traditionally with a kick pedal. The update includes: 852 new WAV samples adding up to 236 MB. Everything recorded with batter-side and back mics. Hands samples with 5-9 velocity layers and 6 round robins, plus true sampled bends. ...   KVR Audio

Babylonwaves has announced the immediate availability of Art Conductor for Dorico, a comprehensive collection of Expression Maps supporting over 1,000 commercial sample libraries. Unlike standard Cubase Expression Maps imported into Dorico, these maps have been meticulously crafted to take full advantage of Dorico's unique capabilities and workflow advantages. ...   KVR Audio

Hidenori Matsuoka has updated Chord Scale Bundle for iOS: Chord NOTE to v8.4, Guitar Kit to v10.2 and Piano Kit to v6.2. These updates fix some important problems. Changes: Improved Sound Engine stability. Fixed some appearance problems. Optimized for iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 and later. Read More   KVR Audio

UDO Audio has announced the release of DMNO, an 8-voice, 2-part multitimbral analog-hybrid synthesizer. DMNO features a dual-engine architecture, containing two independent 4-voice synthesizers, each equipped with its own dedicated set of front-panel controls. ...   KVR Audio

Ample Sound has updated Ample Guitar to v4.01, covering 14 guitar virtual instruments: AGLP, AGSC, AGPF, AGTC, AGSH, AGVC, AGRB, AGM, AGT, AGL, AG12, AGSJ, AME and AMH: Changes in Ample Guitar v4.01 Fixed issues caused by macOS permission restrictions that could prevent dragging or exporting MIDI from Riffer, or saving Riff files. ...   KVR Audio

Waves has announced the release of L4 Ultramaximizer, an adaptive limiter plugin. The sound of the '90s and the 2000's was the L1 and L2. So many legendary records from this period were pushed through those limiters. It was such a standard that for many users, when they think of Waves, they think of the L2. But music sounds different today. There's more low end. More dynamics. ...   KVR Audio

Sinevibes has released version 3.0 of Cluster, now available for macOS, Windows and Linux in VST3, AU and AAX plugins formats. Cluster v3.0 Cluster is a multi-filter sequencer. The core concept is simple at first – a filter with a modulation envelope – but every single parameter is sequenced in a rhythmical fashion, even the filter type itself. ...   KVR Audio

510k Arts has released Peach, a polymetric arpeggiator plugin available in AU, VST, and VST3 formats for macOS and Windows. As the fourth collaboration plugin from 510k, Peach is designed by Alexkid and coded by Tadashi Suginomori (HY-Plugins). It uses dedicated step lanes for Gate, Hold, Octave, Velocity, and MIDI CC, each running at independent lengths and with different advance modes. ...   KVR Audio

Big Fish Audio has announced the release of Digital Daydreams: Synth Pop Construction Kits, offering a unique blend of '80s nostalgia and modern pop, 'designed to transport your listeners into a retro-futuristic world'. Inspired by classic synth pop and new wave, this pack features 15 construction kits with over 3.3 GB of content. ...   KVR Audio