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  • FRCTL Audio has released AURA, an algorithmic reverb built so that a six-second hall can sit under a lead vocal without burying the words. A free version, AURA Lite, ships alongside it. AURA Keeping a big reverb from burying a vocal usually means working around the reverb rather than with it: a compressor on the […]
  • Monarch Labs Collective has released Dynik, a set-and-forget broadcast automatic gain control plug-in for speech, voiceover, podcasts, and dialogue. Dynik is a feedback AGC with a weathered faceplate UI inspired by classic Austrian broadcast command amplifiers. It is not affiliated with any original manufacturer. Pricing & Availability Dynik is available for $49 USD (perpetual license, […]
  • Initial Audio has updated SourceLab to version 2.4.0. This is a free update for existing users. Changes: Added an extra user file browser to the "Load Source" browser. Add your own sample folders for quick easy loading to the source. Currently just support single sample loading, so ideal for loops or instruments that can be […]
  • Due to the number of entries this year, several KVR members have requested more time to evaluate them all so the voting period has been extended for one week.  Voting will now be open until August 10th, with the winners to be announced the following day. The KVR Developer Challenge 2026, the tenth free-for-all audio […]
  • reFX has announced the release of Rippler, a physical modeling synthesizer with comprehensive modulation and effects that emulates acoustic instruments both real and imagined, and adds a layer of subtractive synthesis to blend, enhance or solidify your sound. Add expressive modulation, a collection of high-quality effects, performance controls and hundreds of presets, and Rippler is […]
  • Gooey Audio has released Albatross, a multi-effect plugin built to bring the character of the past into the modern digital world, describing it as "a new way to color your sound". Here's what they say: Albatross blends vintage-inspired effects with modern digital twists. Take the Vintage Tape effect; it delivers classic wow and flutter, while […]
  • Scrap Brain Audio announced the release of WX, a compact synthesizer built around controlled randomness and probability-based sound generation. Instead of presenting users with dozens of parameters, it deliberately employs a limited interface to keep the focus on the process of exploration. Sounds are generated entirely at random by double-clicking on the radar display, randomizing […]
  • M Media Audio has released The New Yorker, a dual-channel Vari-Mu bus compressor for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Here's what they say: Most compressors turn things down. The New Yorker glues things together with the gluiest glue imaginable. Drop it across a drum bus and the first thing that hits you isn't gain reduction, it's […]
  • Sound Magic has released Neo Piano Chapters: NewYork, a hybrid modelling New York Concert Grand Piano. Sound Magic says: Neo Piano Chapters: NewYork captures the timeless character of a Steinway D concert grand piano ((Manufactured in New York)), delivering an elegant and refined tonal personality with natural musical authority. Known for its balanced projection, rich […]
  • Song Cage has released Song Cage, a songwriting plugin that puts lyrics, chords, melody and song structure on one timeline inside the DAW. The plugin streams chord and melody MIDI to your own instruments in sync with host transport. There is no AI generation in it. Chord suggestions come from functional harmony and are labelled […]
  • orph has released Plush, a free brilliance and loudness effect for macOS and Windows. Plush adds high-end clarity and perceived loudness with a small set of controls, intended for finishing a mix or lifting single tracks without building a full mastering chain. The plugin runs as VST3, AU and Standalone. The macOS build is notarized […]
  • Psychic Modulation has updated Phonec3 to v3.0.5. Highlights Bank Import from Phonec2: Full bank import is now available. Installation will provide all the setup needed as well as a copy of the original factory bank so that importing is only a few clicks away. Oscillator Drift: A Drift control has been added to the Oscillator […]
  • Flame Sound released Vatra, a mixing and mastering effect plugin for macOS and Windows in VST3 and Audio Unit formats. Vatra increases perceived loudness and shapes tone through harmonic generation, saturation, and transient shaping instead of compression or limiting. The internal processing does not clamp peaks, so the dynamics of the source material stay largely […]
  • Native Instruments has updated Kontakt to v8.12.0. Overall Changes Added: Phase 1 of the Default View Instrument Header overhaul. Specific controls (such as MIDI Input, Audio Output, and Purge) are slated for Phase 2 in versions 8.13/8.14; these functions continue to be accessible via the Classic View Instrument Header. Improved visual clarity between Instrument Header […]
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