EastWest Sounds has released a major new update for the Hollywood Orchestra series, bringing powerful new features to Hollywood Strings, Brass, Orchestral Woodwinds, Orchestral Percussion, Solo Violin, Solo Cello and Harp. ...

TOURAGE DSP has updated croquesolid, the acoustic-drum processor plugin, to v1.1. What's new: Reworked user interface, now with 2 selectable skins: Graphite Red (new, modern, bold & vibrant). Muted Blue (1.0 skin, optimised for dim lighting and late-night work). Improved equaliser: Improved 'scan' process, more robust over wider dynamic range, better handling of low-level input. ...

The Vienna Symphonic Library has announced the release of four new Single Packs for its Synchron Special Brass collection, further expanding the palette of characterful brass instruments recorded in the large Stage A of Vienna Synchron Stage. ...

Overloud has announced the release of AIR or 'Amp In Room.' This new feature is included in the latest version of THU, Overloud's flagship guitar amp simulation suite. ...

Fracture Sounds has announced the release of Blueprint: Dream Zither, the 25th instalment in their free Blueprint series. Dream Zither is a small, harp-like instrument recorded in close stereo and mapped across a four-octave range. The library also includes an additional Atmosphere Layer for textural enhancement, as well as the Glissando Controller, first seen in Compendium: Eldenvale. ...

Behringer has announced the release of the UB-1 MICRO, a monophonic analog synthesizer designed for portability. The unit is built around the 3396 and 3397 analog chip designs, which were historically utilized in the Oberheim Matrix-6 and Matrix-1000 synthesizers. ...

artcode has announced the release of three new virtual instruments: artcode Drum, artcode Bass, and artcode Synth. This lineup covers everything from raw analog drum synthesis to deep low-end and rich polyphonic textures. All three plugins are developed using the Rust-based nih-plug framework, ensuring high-performance real-time processing. ...

Audioblast has updated Abx3 Bassline Synth to v1.4.1. Changes: Added undo / redo for random. Fixed bug on import multiple.abx3 patterns at once. Improved memory management (preset change). Fixed copy/paste on same pattern. Fixed UI update for FX on preset change. Changed: drop down for settings (standalone version). Added: 'clear all patterns'. ...

Orchestral Tools has announced the release of Low End Orchestra, a specialized sample library focused exclusively on the bass register. Recorded at AIR Studios Lyndhurst in London, the collection combines large orchestral ensembles with sub-bass synthesis and sound design to provide a toolkit for contemporary cinematic scoring. ...

killihu has released EPC Devices for Ableton Live, a series of Max for Live devices designed to use VST plugins as if they were native Live devices. The main goal is to work with VST plugins directly from the track's effects section, without having to open and close floating windows. Or at least minimizing the number of times they need to be displayed. ...

Peter Semiletov has updated Drumlabooh to version 12.0 featuring a major UI overhaul and enhanced randomization engine. This version brings a complete graphical interface overhaul for improved usability and clarity. Instrument slots are now color-coded to instantly indicate type (multi-layer, single-layer, or alternative samples). ...

Gooey has announced the release of Next, a modern classic, which defines rhythms in patterns for samples and loops. Next has an internal ADSR to provide sample-accurate trance gating, replicating those classic vocal trance-gated chops. ...

DSTRTD has updated Malleable to v1.3.1. As well as an improved navigation, the full version of Malleable now includes graph view, a visual representation of your code. Customers who have previously purchased the full version of Malleable can upgrade to 1.3.1 for free. A feature-limited version of Malleable is also available. Read More

Autodafe has released Autodafe Formant Filter, a new free formant filter plugin for vocal-style filtering, sound design and synth processing. The plugin features smooth, continuous morphing between vowels (A, E, I, O, U) based on classic formant filter techniques, with a focused interface designed for real-time control and musical results. Key features: Continuous vowel morphing. ...

rncbc.org has announced the Early Winter'25 release of Qtractor version 1.5.10, for GNU/Linux. Changes for this release: Fixed 'mime-info' file to the correct MIME-type icon names. Improved/updated audio clip recording latency compensation. Save/load all plugin's paths always as relative only to declared search paths (cf. View/Options... ...

Peter Semiletov has updated Drumlabooh to version 12.0 featuring a major UI overhaul and enhanced randomization engine. This version brings a complete graphical interface overhaul for improved usability and clarity. Instrument slots are now color-coded to instantly indicate type (multi-layer, single-layer, or alternative samples). ...

quantovox has released Fettkraft, a Dispersion Effect for iOS. Fettkraft brings powerful dispersion effects to iOS, with special emphasis on processing percussion sounds. It's a kind of acoustic prism that makes component frequencies spread out in time. ...

Convex Audio has released a major update for Atrium and shared macOS support news. Atrium's 1.2.0 version is now available for download. The update is free for all existing customers. Changes include: Major graphical user interface (GUI) updates to improve clarity and aesthetics. Light mode option for alternative GUI colours. Number of trackable synchronised instances increased to 32 from 16. ...

UJAM has announced the release of Virtual Pianist Grit, the latest addition to its Virtual Pianist series. Modeled from a rare, customized Wurlitzer 120 electric piano, Grit delivers a raw, character-driven sound and rhythmic pianist phrases designed to bring edge, movement, and attitude to arrangements and productions. ...

Audiomodern has released Opacity 2 for Soundbox, a premium guitar library featuring a collection of mix-and-match professional six-string performances. Opacity 2 Boutique Cinematic Guitars includes a curated suite of cinematic guitar content designed for modern composers and sound designers working in film, television, sound design, documentaries, game scores, trailers, commercials, and ...

Sinevibes has updated Skew to version 2.0 and made it available for free. Skew is a non-linear reverse delay effect plugin for Mac, Windows and Linux. It constantly records the incoming audio into a buffer and plays it back in reversed chunks, rhythmically synchronizing them to the host transport. ...

Madrona Labs has updated Sumu to v1.2.0. Changes: Many optimizations to app framework and DSP. Fixed envelopes and gates behavior for very short gate inputs. Fixed possible crash displaying partials. Fixed main channel mod cc input in MPE mode. Added info pane for scope module with DSP/GUI timers. Read More

accSone has announced a free update to crusher-X. The crusher-X 11.31 maintenance update brings a series of focused refinements aimed at improving daily workflow and overall usability. Version 11. ...

In The Mix has released Bandwidth, a precision stereo widener plugin for macOS and Windows. Give your tracks dimension and take control of your stereo image. Bandwidth creates width and voices for any track. Powerful, intuitive processing puts immense tone at your fingertips for immediate results. Features Wider than wide: The widest and most precise stereo imaging plugin ever made. ...

DoublePi Technologies has released Vovious, a natural-sounding vocal tuning software for macOS and Windows (VST3, AAX, AU, ARA2) with a completely new audio processing algorithm. Features: The Notes: The colors of the notes show you the deviation from the correct pitch so that you have a good indication of where to start with the correction. ...

GS DSP has updated all its plugins to 2025.5. Changes: Completely redesigned UI: Hi-res knobs and sliders, improved layouts and skins. Gate and Trigger modes for LFOs and Random modulators. Single Slider with BPM type grid control for LFOs and Random modulators. New PulseTrain modulator. Improved Follower range handles. YouTube/f5pP5OUrCbE Read More

Justin Ehrlichman has released JDrummer, an open source VST3 drum plugin for Windows and Linux built with the JUCE framework. JDrummer features SoundFont-based drum kits, a comprehensive groove library with tempo-synced playback, a composition tool, and an intelligent Groove Matcher that analyzes audio to find matching drum patterns. ...

Audulus, the modular audio environment for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, has been updated to v4.7 and is now available for free. Audulus is a visual, node-based system for building synthesizers, effects, sequencers, controllers, and custom DSP and visual tools. With version 4. ...

Variety Of Sound has released FerricTDS mkIII, a new version of the KVR Developer Challenge 2009 winner FerricTDS - Tape Dynamics Simulator. FerricTDS was designed to capture the unmistakable warm yet powerful sound of classic tape compression in all its facets and detail, and to take it a step further. ...

Dawesome Music has announced the release of Sol, a stellar textural effects engine created in collaboration with Chris Bryant (S1gns Of L1fe). Sol is built around the idea of illumination. It blends ambient space, granular glitter and tonal shimmer into a single, intuitive interface that invites you to shape depth and color in real time. ...

Hit'n'Mix has updated the recently released RipX DAW 8 to v8.0.3. Improvements When create Loop, set start/end boundary to encompassing bars. More controlled drag and selection box speed at edges of screen. Unnamed looped groups now display Loop rather than Group in title. Export 4/4 time signature in MIDI files to fix issues with some MIDI importers (NB MIDI specs say this is not necessary). ...

Safari Pedals has released The Herd, a triple-engine compressor plugin for macOS and Windows built for musical glue, character, and chaos. Ride with Opto smoothness, VCA punch, or unleash the Devil for gritty analog bite. It's warm, wild, and wonderfully unpredictable; perfect for taming mixes or setting them free. ...

Kushview has released reTuner, a free, open-source audio plugin that converts music between tuning standards like A440 and A432 while maintaining exceptional audio quality. Powered by the Rubber Band Library and built with the JUCE framework, reTuner delivers artifact-free pitch shifting for musicians, producers, audio engineers, and wellness content creators. ...

Dotec-Audio recently released DeeTrans, an analog transformer emulator plugin that reproduces the characteristics of real transformers. Simply insert it on your master or any track to instantly add natural harmonics, density, and a warm analog breath to your sound. ...

Kiive Audio has released VX-Q, a new tone-shaping EQ plugin for macOS and Windows based on a rare British EQ that is renowned for its clean characteristics and versatility on detail heavy sources. This one isn't just an EQ, its our most powerful tone shaping plugin with 5 unique saturation modes, and even more ways to dial in the perfect amount of color. ...

FX-Mechanics has released Flappy Chord, a simple prototype of musical game that reimagines the classic 'Flappy Bird' formula as a fun tool for learning music. The bird is controlled by playing notes and chords on a connected MIDI keyboard. The game is primarily designed as a VST plugin to be used within a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), but a standalone version is also available. ...

Pulsar Modular has released version 2.5.0 of P930 Lunar Lander for macOS, Windows and iOS. New in P930 Lunar Lander v2.5.0 Modern BBD Mode: A new delay voicing that extends the BBD engine beyond traditional limits. ...

Sonora Cinematic has announced the release of Refraction, a Kontakt Player instrument designed to combine the realism of an upright piano with spectral shaping for playing and crafting haunting, nostalgic and evolving soundscapes. ...

Arturia has announced the release of Pigments 7, a major new version of the all-in-one software synthesizer for 'music makers who want to craft their own sounds, combining six powerful synthesis types, deep modulation, studio-grade effects, and a generative sequencer in an intuitive, color-coded interface — striking the perfect balance between deep sound design and immediate creative flow'. ...