VST2

Niche no more – Dials by AudioThing, Hainbach proves test equipment models can be essential

Amidst a sea of plug-ins modeling the same gear, Dials not only breaks from the pack but proves Hainbach's beloved...

With AudioThing Noises, a noise generator becomes more than a noise generator

It all started with "a mixture of river, wind in the trees, and Autobahn," the sounds Hainbach heard where he...

Free plug-ins: iZotope Trash 2 is free for a limited time for your distortion and mangling needs

It's not an exaggeration to say iZotope defined the modern distortion plug-in with Trash. Grabbing the deep, expansive Trash 2...

VCV Rack 2 arrives – standalone is still free, $99 intro gets plug-ins with VST right away – details

The anticipated VCV Rack 2 is here and out of beta. What will it support? What does the release mean...

Now that Ableton Live is Apple Silicon-native, will your plug-ins and tools still work?

Ableton Live 11.1 beta means a native version of the host that can take full advantage of the hardware inside...

At last, AAS deliver their new software modular generation: Multiphonics CV-1

Software modular is everywhere these days, but AAS are one of the developers who defined the genre. So a ground-up...

LIRA-8 reimagines the LYRA-8 organismic drone synth in Pd, VST, AU free – donationware

The wonderfully mysterious analog LYRA-8 synthesizer world now has an unofficial digital cousin - and it's free-or-pay-what-you-can for Pure Data...

Texture is a free, rich granular reverb plug-in with mid/side for Mac, Windows

You deserve some instant ambience - ready to pour over your sounds like so much maple syrup. Hell, yeah -...