RNBO (“rainbow”): Start in Max’s UI, deliver to plug-ins, Web browsers, hardware, any OS
The new Max thing Cycling '74 has been teasing is here, and it's pronounced "rainbow." Maybe the easiest way to...
VST3
Moog Moogerfooger are all back in plug-in form for Mac and Windows
Software giveth back what hardware scarity hath taketh away. The beloved (and now discontinued) Moogerfooger range is now back in...
Modalics Beat Scholar: a new hyper-divisible drum machine plug-in made of pizzas
Beat Scholar promises to let you slice and re-slice with a built-in sampler and endless free subdivisions - without losing...
Arturia Dist COLDFIRE review: a red-hot coloration, overdrive, distortion multi-effect
Distortion? Already interested. But Dist COLDFIRE goes further, even compared to other recent tools with dual-distortion and modulation. Deep inside,...
Linux gets native analog modeled plug-ins, Pultec emulations, with VST, VST3, and now – CLAP
Linux has the hosts - Bitwig, Ardour, Reaper, Renoise, Tracktion. And now, it's got the high-quality analog models, too, including...
Soundtoys VST3 beta (with M1+M2) arrives – here’s a round-up of sound design tips and tricks
Soundtoys VST3 public beta is here, for both macOS and Windows but crucially with Apple Silicon VST3 support on the...
GForce Oberheim SEM, perfect £30 plug-in of a 1974 gem, made with Tom and Marcus
In 1974, lunar modules were landing in quick succession on the moon - and the Synthesizer Expander Module (SEM-1) landed...
Free monosynth BLEASS Monolit for Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad
It's free, lightweight, simple, and clean - but make no mistake. Monolit can get big with sound, with FM, massive...
Arturia FX Collection 3: now with tube and op-amp distortion and more enhancements
It started as small collections of effects "you'd actually use," and Arturia's full FX Collection suite has grown well into...
CLAP is a new open-source plug-in format from Bitwig, u-he – do we need it, and who will use it?
Bitwig and plug-in maker u-he today are announcing a new plug-in format into beta, dubbed CLAP, for CLever Audio Plug-in...
