Glitch² 2.1.5 goes free on all three platforms
Glitch² 2.1.5 lists two changes: "Glitch2 is now free in memory of Kieran", and VST3 versions added for all platforms. Downloads are direct ZIPs from illformed.com, with…
ZL Spectrum Equalizer ducks every FFT bin against its matching sidechain bin
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Vermona's drumDING samples its own analog voice into six tracks
Most drum machines hand you a fixed set of voices: a kick circuit, a snare circuit, a hat circuit, and whatever else the designer decided…
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UDO DMNO lets two four-voice synths pass notes and audio between them
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ASM gives the Leviasynth sequencer a more musical way to evolve patterns
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Cytomic details The Glue 2's DBX 202 modelling and new harmonics control
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OceanSwift's DevOcean Modular fits 140 modules into a standalone app
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Strymon's TimeLine MX adds a granular delay and runs two engines at once
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PEEL STEMS 2 cuts real-time stem-separation latency nearly in half
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Baby Audio's SubCulture makes bass enhancement follow every note
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SinTH2 puts 120 knobs on a 60-voice synth you can only order direct
SinTH2 premiered on 18 July, and it is not an instrument you add to a basket. The four-person team behind it builds…
Soothe3: oeksound rebuilds the plugin half the industry mixes through
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Three years late, Behringer's AKS Mini opens pre-orders at €119
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Audio Damage's Tessera turns any audio into chords that stay in key
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reFX confirms Rippler: Tilr's closed-source freeware synth goes commercial
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UAD 11.9 brings Black Box HG-2 and elysia karacter to Apollo DSP
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Logic Pro 12.3 expands Beat Breaker and Alchemy
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FL Studio 2026 rebuilds FLEX and lets Gopher edit your session
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Behringer's JT-2 reaches Europe: one Jupiter-8 voice for €179
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PSP BBDelay: Vintage BBD character
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DubBox by Vochlea: Turn vocal recordings into production-ready loops
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Boz Digital Labs Automator
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