Macworld Now that the M5 MacBook Pro is here it is only a matter of time before the M5 MacBook Air arrives. A gap of a few months between the launch of the M5 MacBook Pro and M5 MacBook Air is likely, so we anticipate that we will see the M5 MacBook Air in the first half of 2026. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Okay, we’ll admit, “Chinese Android phone copies Apple” isn’t all that surprising of a headline. Apple’s designs and interfaces have been the subject of much adoration overseas, and there is no shortage of knock-off devices over the years that have taken a good deal of inspiration from the latest Apple devices. ...   Mac Central

Macworld 8BitDo has announced the FlipPad, a USB-C game controller that plugs into the USB-C port of an iPhone (and Android phones). The controller provides a directional pad and face buttons (ABXY), as well as buttons that would usually serve as shoulder buttons on a typical handheld controller. The FlipPad has a unique design that is reminiscent of Nintendo’s Game Boy. ...   Mac Central

Macworld As one year ended and another began, Apple blew away the cobwebs by shunting a further batch of products into its “Vintage” category, including the last ever MacBook Air to run an Intel chipset. ...   Mac Central

Macworld As long as Apple has been making earbuds, they’ve only been available in white. From the original iPod EarPods to AirPods and AirPods Pro, Apple has distinguished its earbuds with a glossy white plastic design and charging case. However, a prototype unearthed by Kosutami on X over the holiday break shows how things could have been different. ...   Mac Central

ZAK Sound has released Echowaves, a minimalist stereo delay plugin for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Echowaves is designed to provide character to audio tracks through a streamlined interface that prioritizes workflow over menu-diving. Built on a stereo engine, the plugin distills complex delay processing into a single primary control and an intelligent randomization system. ...   KVR Audio

Autodafe has released Autodafe Bitcrusher a new free bitcrusher plugin for aggressive lo-fi crunch, digital destruction and creative sound design. The plugin features 'precise, musically tuned bit depth and sample rate reduction', designed to deliver everything from subtle digital grit to aggressive lo-fi textures, with a focused interface optimized for real-time control and musical results. ...   KVR Audio

MeldaProduction has announced the release of Electric Keys - Tines saying: Electric Keys - Tines is an MSoundFactory instrument dedicated to the legendary sound of tine-based electric pianos, combining the mechanical soul of the late 70s with modern precision. ...   KVR Audio

Bome Software has updated MIDI Translator Pro to version 1.9.2. Bome MIDI Translator Pro is a MIDI translation, mapping and processing tool. With its translations to emulated keystrokes and mouse clicks you can use it for controlling arbitrary software. Changes: Variable Storage: you can now store the state of variables and retrieve them later, even after a restart. ...   KVR Audio

Bertom Audio has released SF2 Player, a simple SoundFont 2 compatible plug-in instrument designed to load a single preset per instance efficiently. The synth engine was written from scratch with real-time use and low CPU usage in mind. It is mostly compliant with the SoundFont 2.04 specification, including modulators, envelopes, LFOs, chorus and reverb. Price: Free / Pay what you want. Read More   KVR Audio

Sender Spike has released SN Zero Synthesizer, a multitimbral 32-voice polyphonic 4-op FM vector synthesizer with 61 keys and support for custom user waveforms — multi-sample instruments as well as single cycle wave tables. Features: 4 operators. 12 FM algorithms. Programmable carrier vector cross-fade. Master HPF/LPF. Master clipper/limiter. Three dedicated six-stage EGs per operator. ...   KVR Audio

Algoriffix has updated Transkr V2, the live and file-based audio-to-MIDI converter, to version 3.0. Version 3 announces several amendments to the underlying neural network, which all together contribute to a better user experience. These comprise a revised loss function, including regularisers and their scaling, hyperparameter initialisation, and an additional pitch enhancement layer. ...   KVR Audio

APU Software has updated TrueGain, Loudness Contour, Spectrum Analyzer, Loudness Meter, Loudness Compressor, Dynamics Optimizer, and Loudness Limiter to version 5.0.0. Recent changes include: Revamped look and feel. Introducing Vibe check mode (compressor/optimizer). Support for negative look-ahead (compressor). Improve look-ahead double click default (compressor). ...   KVR Audio

Gooey has released Deeper, a bass enhancer, as part of their add-on series. Deeper works best on your low end by enhancing frequencies on the deep end of the spectrum, but Deeper is versatile enough to be used in other creative ways through its subtle non-linearities. Deeper is comprised of three parts: Boosting sub-frequencies with the deeper knob. ...   KVR Audio

AngelicVibes has released Blxck Magic FX, a free multi-effect plugin built around preset-based processing chains. The interface includes 16 buttons, each loading a different effect combination. A randomize button is also available for generating new chains automatically. The plugin blends a wide range of effects, including: Chorus. Reverbs. Filters. Modulation. Phasers. Pitchshifters. ...   KVR Audio