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KVR Show Report: SF Music Expo 2025 SF Music Expo was founded in 2014 by Loic Maestracci to bring together local Bay Area music creators for education and networking. Originally held at The Chapel in San Francisco's Mission District and later moved to SAE Expression College. ...   KVR Audio

Media Overkill (MOK) has announced the free upgrade to its wavetable synth plugin, Miniraze, bringing it to version 1.5. The update adds more waveforms, matching the full library available in the flagship Waverazor synth plugin. Miniraze 1.5 also introduces two new formant filters and 390 sounds, including new patches from synthesists Dash Glitch, Alex Reid, Xenos Soundworks, and Ross Totino. ...   KVR Audio

Daniel Gergely has updated Emergence v1.0.4. The update adds 25 new factory presets and introduces an improved preset browser with tagging, favorites, and search. Factory presets are now installed automatically. The update is free for existing users of the 1.0 version (The older, free version of Emergence is not affected by this update). ...   KVR Audio

The Bob Moog Foundation has announced its winter fundraising raffle featuring a custom-built Eurorack modular synthesizer valued at $24,000. The system is housed in a handcrafted 15U (126 hp) walnut cabinet by Asheville woodcraftsman Chris Perryman (Gold Splinter) and includes 50 Eurorack modules and 11 controllers, all donated from 52 companies. ...   KVR Audio

Muse Group has announced the release of MuseScore Studio version 4.6.4, which introduces the new Online Sounds feature. This update integrates Cantai's AI vocal library to provide real-time sung playback of typed lyrics, allowing composers to audition and refine vocal lines during the notation process. ...   KVR Audio

Vienna Symphonic Library has announced the release of Synchron Duality Strings (ostinato), the sixth installment in their Duality Strings series. The collection is designed for creating string ostinatos and features two string ensembles recorded simultaneously in separate rooms at Vienna Synchron Stage. ...   KVR Audio

Electro-Harmonix has announced the release of the ABRAMS100 100-Watt Solid State Amplifier. The unit utilizes 100 Watts of Class D power and is designed for portability, weighing approximately 2.5 lbs. {PRODUCT-BOX-33881-abrams100100wattsolidstateam}. The ABRAMS100 features a high-headroom preamp section with an integrated 3-band EQ and a presence switch for tone shaping. ...   KVR Audio

Imaginando has released Shattered Illusions, a brand-new visual expansion for VS, created by visual artist Perplex On, along with a new update to VS 2.0.4 packed with much-requested features. Shattered Illusions Expansion Pack Step into glitch, texture, and raw emotion with 65 presets designed to break the mould in style. ...   KVR Audio

Eftilo has released version 1.1.0 of Cratere, a Dynamic Stage-Mixing Phaser plugin for macOS and Windows. This update introduces QOL and performance improvements, and unifies Cratere with the rest of Eftilo's lineup. What's new in v1.1.0: Minor UI adjustments. DC offset removal. Bug fixes and improvements. This, and all other Eftilo's plugin updates, are and always will be free. ...   KVR Audio

Ayaic has released two new plugins, MLP - Monolith Level-Planes and MD/E Monolith Duck/Expand, as part of its M3 Breakouts Series. Whether you are a Producer, Mix/Mastering Engineer, Musician or Singer/Songwriter, MLP and MD/E will have you creating professional sounding mixes at an unbelievable speed. ...   KVR Audio

Woodman's Immaculate Maple Syrup Studio has released WoodPecker v2.0, a MIDI (V2 and V1) 4 layer sequencer with 64 steps and 4 variations per layer, both on macOS and iOS. New features in v2.0: Vertical dragging on the note button now updates the note/semitone. It will only select the notes in a scale (when set). Added Mute and Solo buttons in Run view. ...   KVR Audio

Carve Audio has announced the release of Smashburger Compressor, a dynamics processor that combines punch, control, and analog-style warmth in one simple tool. The Smashburger Compressor isn't just another dynamics plugin — it's a flavor boost for your tracks. ...   KVR Audio

Acon Digital has announced the release of Extract:Dialogue 2, the next generation of its dialogue cleaning plugin designed for film, TV, streaming, and post-production workflows. ...   KVR Audio