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S1gns Of L1fe has announced an update to the Tranquility software synthesizer instrument. Version 1.3 comes with new ways to create your own sounds, shape evolving modulation, and build expressive sequences. The biggest addition is Wavetable Studio. Draw your own waveforms, edit harmonics and…
Plugin Boutique has announced an exclusive promotion on the HY-Slicer 2 plugin, offering 30% off on HY-Plugins’ versatile audio slicer instrument through the end of the month. This is a sampler type plugin. You can load 8 different audio samples. And they will be chopped into audio slices. You can…
Patrick Alavi has announced the release of PA.1, a patch matrix compressor effect that allows users to patch stages in any order. Every other compressor decides for you in which order detector, attack, release and colour work. In PA.1 I take it apart into five stages, COMP, ATTACK, RELEASE, LOFI…
“S omething about playing rock music on an acoustic guitar really got me,” Hudson Freeman affirms, enthusiastic yet brittle, over the chattering of crockery in a busy Hackney cafe. After immediately expressing his woe over the mean bout of flu that ruled him out of End of the Road festival – and…
Plugin Boutique has launched an exclusive promotion on Minimal Audio’s distortion effect that offers groundbreaking effects, extensive modulation, and an all-around musical mindset. Offered at 46% off regular, Rift 2 features a bi-polar processing engine, physical modeling feedback and advanced…
AcusMagic has introduced an audio effect that draws the sound passing through it in real time. Similar to its Sonicrama wavetable synthesizer, Figura shows one sound in three ways. In Sand, grains gather on a vibrating plate into Chladni figures: the plugin measures up to 32 partials in the audio…
Plugin Boutique has announced an exclusive limited time sale on the Orchestral Suite 2 by UVI, an extensive collection of classical instruments in a modern, uniform, and easy-to-use music production environment. Take complete control of your own orchestra including strings, brass, woodwinds…
Plugin Boutique has announced a limited time Halloween Sale on BeatSkillz, offering a selection of its audio effect plugins and virtual instruments at a discount. Save up to 84% on an incredible range of popular instruments and effect plugins by BeatSkillz in our limited-time sale! Featuring the…
Pitch Innovations has announced the launch of a limited time Halloween Sale with discounts of up to 60% off on its innovative music production tools focused on enhancing creativity and workflow inside the DAW. The offer includes the Groove Shaper one-of-a-kind creative sequencer, expansions for the…
Analogue Solutions' Series 700 recreates the architecture and appearance of Roland's rare System 700 modular synthesizer, with six available system blocks and an added MIDI-to-CV interface.… Read More Analogue Solutions Series 700 Recreates the Roland System 700 Modular Synth
At Beijing Modular 26, Donner Music officially introduced Sample Boy, a handheld sampling workstation. … Read More Donner Music Intros Sample Boy At Beijing Modular 26
video upload by LARIX ELEKTRO "Here’s a video, just 'for nothing.' I wanted to do a demo of future modules, but I just wasn’t feeling it. Feeling down. Sorry, but with what’s happening in the world, from France where I am, to the other side of the planet, it makes me anxious (a rather useless…
video upload by sonicstate "Nick caught up with Paul Tas from Error Instruments about SmartLab, a standalone desktop instrument developed with Stijn Cuypers from *This Is Not Rocket Science*. SmartLab mixes physical modelling, granular processing and a large effects processor, with nearly 40 sounds…
video upload by sonicstate "Meng Qi *from Meng Qi Music gave us a look at *Wing Pinger the new handheld version of the resonant analogue instrument. He explained that the earlier 2019 version used a larger wooden enclosure - the new version has a smaller metal enclosure with a touchscreen/keyboard…
video upload by sonicstate "François *from Shakmat* showed us his Live System, the modular, Elektron Octatrack and *Mixer *based rig he uses for all his live sets, including the epic set just last night in Beijing. He explained that the setup grew out of Shakmat talks, then became a more portable…
video upload by Numero Uno Also see Nord Modular G1 emulated in Gearmulator: it finally makes sound | #1 "30 instances of Nodal Mod 1 are used in this track. All presets hand crafted. No other sound sources used. Soon in alpha: Nodal Mod 1 = Micromodular Nodal Mod G1 = Modular Nodal Mod G2 =…
video upload by Mamotreco "I played some extra layers of reverberating synth ambience on the Teenage Engineering OP-1, Kaleidoscope by Vadim Minkin processed through the Teenage Engineering EP-135 Sidekick Mixer as well as additional plate reverb and tape echo emulation in Ableton Live as I was…
video upload by Skiff You can find the M-VAVE FM-1 on Amazon. "Skiff 2.0 is out: free, open-source firmware that turns the M-VAVE FM-1 into a six-track groovebox, and M-VAVE's SMK-37 Pro keyboard too. This video shows what's new in 2.0 and 2.0.1, set to one song made on it: a new sequencer (notes…
As the sun sets on another CRSSD Festival, enjoy the best photos from a weekend of house and techno. Photo: @itskinderella Photo: @imkeiki Photo: @fixationphotography Photo: @itskinderella Photo: @philtaniphoto Photo: @itskinderella Photo: @itskinderella Photo: @imkeiki Photo: @itskinderella Photo…
video upload by Vadjuse "Presets from this and other videos: https://github.com/vadjuse/kaleidosco..."
video upload by Theodore Kloba "Improvisations on the DSI (Sequential) Prophet Rev2, using my own custom programs."00:00 Start00:03 Pressure Pad MOD01:00 Pulsating Quasar01:35 Mysterious Isle02:15 Ought to Wah02:39 Oucht to Wha?03:06 Calico Rhodes03:28 Clavicat03:55 Nearfisa04:17 Charmonium04:52…
video upload by Gavin Haslehurst "Narrated by Richard Baker"
The Neural Amp Modeler revolution has taken the guitar world by storm. Open-source, hundreds of thousands of free NAM captures,and a quickly growing number of pedals and plugins that support it: crazy times! Among those captures are many legendary Marshalls, Klons, or Mesa amps. But did you know…
3rd Wave Terminal, is a new desktop application that lets owners organize their program libraries, edit every parameter in expanded detail, and build wavetables and multisamples directly from audio files, including MP3s.… Read More Groove Synthesis Intros 3rd Wave Terminal Patch Editor & Librarian
This week’s collection of free plugins brings you an adaptive multiband compressor, a versatile delay, and a hard clipper that means business: Gluecomp-3B, Coalesce, and Hardstop! Free Plugins of the Week DYMAI Sound Gluecomp-3B: Free Adaptive Multiband Compressor Modulor Audio Coalesce: Free Delay…
Wide Blue Sound has updated Humanizer Pro to version 1.0.6. Humanizer Pro is a MIDI effect plug-in that adds authentic human timing and velocity variation to your tracks. Existing humanizers add random variation, or a smoothed version of it. In reality, players fluctuate in a very specific way, and…
A free alternate firmware for the Teenage Engineering OP-1 synthesizer gives it a new synth engine, effects and more. … Read More Teenage Engineering OP-1 Mod Gives It new Synth Engine, Chords, Effects & More
I’ve been on a bit of a mission lately, doing lots of recording sessions and working with various musicians for the last few months. This has led me down the pathway of seeking out and using lots of affordable analog amps, mainly in the form of pedals. Contents – Affordable Analog Amp Solutions for…
The Daisy Pod is a compact, USB-powered development board for the open-source Daisy Seed audio platform.… Read More Build Custom Electronic Music Gear With The Daisy Pod
SampleRoll is offering its SHFT, DRFT, and FLTR effects bundle for $59, combining rhythmic gating, VHS-style degradation, and playable filtering for macOS and Windows. BPB readers can use BPB10 at checkout to take another $10 off the three-plugin bundle, bringing it to $49 instead of the combined…
Free digital audio workstations aren’t hard to find these days; we have familiar favourites like Tracktion’s Waveform Free, quirky newcomers like Septabee, and plenty in between. With several newcomers hoping to top the list of the best free DAWs, Morningdew Media is now throwing its developer hat…
As part of their Vaults collection, developer The Crow Hill Company has released the 100 Year Old Piano for macOS and Windows. I’ve praised the Vaults series almost universally since The Crow Hill Company introduced it, and not just for the sound quality. I love the variety and uniqueness of some…
In this edition of Deals of the Week, you can find offers on synths and recording gear from respected brands like Arturia, Zoom, and PreSonus. This Week’s Deals: Deals of the Week: Arturia MiniFreak (10% Off) Deals of the Week: Zoom LiveTrak L6 Deals of the Week: PreSonus Sceptre Studio Monitors…
AudioBrain has released ChimeBrain , a physically modeled wind-chime instrument for macOS. Rather than playing back prerecorded note samples, the instrument calculates the vibrations of suspended metal bars in real time. Features: Up to 36 individually configurable metal bars, with adjustable…
Go Outside Music's Mulch Box is a passive patch bay and signal multiplier that combines 1/4-inch and 3.5mm connections for routing audio between synthesizers, effects pedals, modular systems, and recording equipment.… Read More Go Outside Music Introduces Mulch Box Passive Patch Bay & Signal…
AudioDeluxe has announced an exclusive promotion on UVI’s lush, expressive reverb that moves with your sound. Bloom is on offer at a 63% discount through the end of the month. Bloom is a vibrant, modern reverb designed to spark inspiration. Built on a custom diffusion architecture, Bloom shapes…
Audio Plugin Deals has launched a limited time sale on Ueberschall’s Elastik sound library 10 fully stocked construction kits created by yvat. Glitch Art is on sale for $9 USD for the next two weeks. Glitch Art from Ueberschall blends classic glitch, IDM and electronica with a commercial pop sense…
Plughugger’s latest sound library revisits earlier Omnisphere libraries, rebuilt for Omnisphere 3 around sounds derived from high-voltage electricity and the Tesla Coil. Nearly a decade after the original release, the source material has been reworked using the new filters and effects in Omnisphere…
Plugin Boutique has announced an introductory promotion on the virtual instruments and effects from TAKUMI Audio Plugins, offering up to 50% off regular for the next few weeks. The following products are on sale: GEN lll SHAMISEN ($41.50 USD): SHAMISEN brings the iconic three-stringed Japanese lute…
GForce has updated their site, branding, and pricing (now with both lifetime licenses and subscription options). And there are two freebies, time-limited through the end of November: a Mellotron M400 instrument, and the one I suspect most readers will be into, GForce's take on the 1975 ARP Axxe…
You may have noticed there’s a huge influx of new music making tools lately, undoubtedly related to the rise of vibe-coding and AI-assisted development. Ideally I would check out every plugin or app to see if it’s worthwhile to cover on Rekkerd, but there’s literally dozens of new items in my inbox…
Erica Synths makes their LXR-02 digital drum machine open source and invites everyone to go crazy vibe-hacking it. Is this the new FM-1? All About Erica Synths LXR-02 LXR-02 Goes Open Source Updated With Video! LXR-02 More information LXR-02 Goes Open Source Recently, I was speaking with a…
Straight outta Katowice, our friends at D16 Audio Group are celebrating 20 years with an all-new stereo delay: Echolite. And don't let the "lite" in the name deceive you: this all-new giveaway has some power beneath its simple UI.
Imaginando COLAPSO is a software synthesizer that builds evolving timbres from the measured emission spectra of 22 chemical elements, combining additive, granular, and subtractive synthesis.… Read More Imaginando COLAPSO Synthesizer Generates Sounds From Atomic Spectra
The busy show floor at NAB NY 2026. New York, NY (October 23, 2026)—The annual NAB New York convention returned to the Jacob Javits Convention Center in Manhattan this week for two days of exhibits, panels and more, as all corners of the broadcast industry converged to discover the latest and…
A few days ago, I returned home after completing the third and final leg of the 2026 YES Epics, Classics and More tour with Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks , a run of dates which took us to the UK (11 shows), Sweden (two shows), Poland (two shows) and Paris (one show). We were out for almost six…
AEA Ribbon Mics’ limited-edition KU4A ribbon microphone. Pasadena, CA (October 22, 2026)—A portion of the proceeds from sales of AEA Ribbon Mics’ limited-edition KU4A ribbon microphone will benefit the Guitar Center Music Foundation (GCMF) through a new partnership. The collaboration began in the…
The platform would include an open SDK and a browser emulator, so developers could build custom firmware before the hardware ships.… Read More OPEN-1 Promises To Be One Synth For Every Firmware
Jonny “Famous” Williams recently switched to an SSL Live L650 mixing console for the latest tour dates with Rod Stewart. London, U.K. (October 23, 2026)—Jonny “Famous” Williams recently switched to an SSL Live L650 mixing console for the latest tour dates with Rod Stewart, for whom he has been FOH…
Clear-Com’s Mentrix panel. New York, NY (October 23, 2026)— Clear-Com unveiled its new Mentrix compact form factor panel, combining physical controls with a touchscreen interface, at NAB Show New York. A new product line for Clear-Com, Mentrix is designed to give intercom operators access to…
AtomoSynth's Mochika X7 combines two oscillators, a vactrol filter, a voltage-controllable delay, and a 32-step sequencer in desktop and Eurorack configurations.… Read More AtomoSynth Introduces Mochika X7 Analog Synthesizer In Desktop, Eurorack Formats
The Japanese genre of city pop blended smooth rhythms, jazzy chords and sumptuous vocals into a potent mix of urban cool. Have you ever wondered what keyboards the top session musicians were playing on all those hits? These are the synths of city pop. All About the Synths of City Pop Synths of City…
Here's a head-to-head comparison between the original Alesis Andromeda A6 hardware synthesizer, and the Isla Electronics ASYX software plugin. … Read More Alesis Andromeda A6 Hardware vs Software Comparison
Summer may be over, but there’s no reason to feel so blue about it. In fact, Reverb ’s End of Summer Sales Event is here to tackle the Autumn chill, serving up some hot deals across plugins, synths, and keyboards. While the sale offers up a huge collection of deals from the likes of Qu-Bit…
The biggest guitar bends can be heard throughout rock history. They immediately signal the start of a great riff or solo. Here are 5 tough examples you should try. 5 Songs With Big Guitar Bends: Magic Man – Heart Another Brick In The Wall – Pink Floyd Free Bird -Lynyrd Skynyrd Hotel California –…
Loopmasters has launched Loopcloud 8, the latest and most feature-packed version of its sample subscription and production platform. Heading up the new features are Inspire and Listen – described as “intelligent tools for idea generation and harmonic matching” – plus Advanced search functionality…
There were way fewer heads at Head Trip than I expected. All weekend, I only had to wait in line to get into the Sunflower Sound System twice, and both times were in the earlier part of the day. Despite it being the first time Floating Points’ custom-built hi-fi audio experience had ever landed in…
Ad feature with StewMac It’s something you’ve probably considered at some point – is it actually worth getting a cheap guitar and upgrading it? Affordable guitars can be pretty inviting, as is the idea of kitting one out with your own choice of electronics and hardware. But, when the hardware and…
Kaito Sato has updated IMFMSynth , the 8-operator FM/wavetable synthesizer for Windows and macOS, to version 1.1.6. The main additions came from suggestions in the IMFMSynth thread on the KVR forum , and make dense FM patches easier to read and to hear. Many of the other changes since v1.1.0 came…
Isla Electronics ASYX is a software recreation of the Alesis Andromeda A6, featuring dual filters, extensive modulation, 16-part multitimbral operation, and support for original hardware patches.… Read More New Alesis Andromeda A6 Plugin, Isla Electronics ASYX, Now Available
Stemwire has released Levelproof EQ for macOS and Windows AU and VST3. Levelproof EQ is built to eliminate loudness bias. Every move you make is measured and level matched with exact LUFS measurement against the original signal. It measures only for a small amount of time and then locks. When…
SXP Plugins has released Choir , an eight-voice polyphonic formant filtering synth. It does choir pads, vowel morphing and expressive human-like voices. Morphing smoothly between vowels, changing voice types and stretching the formants, take you from a natural choir to deep monk-style chants…
OP–XY OS 1.2.0 introduces several major additions: a new drum synthesizer called drumline, multichannel audio over USB–C, a new dynamic filter, expanded envelope controls, a detune parameter, and more.… Read More OP-XY Update Adds A New Drum Synth, Multichannel Audio & More
The Bob Moog Foundation is holding an online auction of synthesizer-inspired artwork, autographed photographs, and electronic music memorabilia to support its educational and historical preservation programs.… Read More Bob Moog Foundation Auctions Unique Synthesizer Art & Memorabilia
As one of the founders of Ableton – and a successful solo artist in his own right under the moniker Monolake – German musician and pioneer Robert Henke has to be specific about where he spends his time and effort. Growing up in a family of engineers and raised in the iconic Berlin club scene, Henke…
SoundMorph is offering First Contact, a free cinematic sound effects library with over 100 WAV files and 1.16 GB of content. First Contact combines previously unreleased material with selections from Sinematic, Sinematic 2, WATER, Rainscapes, and Robotic Lifeforms 2. We’ve covered SoundMorph…
Akai Professional has announced the next generation of its compact 37-key MIDI keyboard, designed for creators who want more performance and production control without moving to a full-size keyboard. MPK Mini Plus II combines an upgraded 37-key mini keybed, eight velocity- and pressure-sensitive…
Cableguys has released TimeStop, a $16 tape-stop plugin for macOS and Windows, alongside its Black Friday sale. They are also offering two free TimeStop licenses to BPB readers What is TimeStop? TimeStop lets you draw slowdowns directly in your DAW’s automation lanes. You can automate the large…
D16 Group has released Echolite, a free stereo delay plugin for macOS and Windows with tempo sync, stereo spread, and a multi-mode filter. We’ve covered D16’s free Frontier limiter before, and the developer also has plenty of experience with delays, including Sigmund. Echolite is much simpler than…
The Crow Hill Company has recently released a new installment in the VAULTS series of free virtual instruments. 100 Year Old Piano brings the sounds of a characterful, out-of-tune and old sounding piano aimed at songs and scenes that need a little dilapidated wear and tear. A member of the Crow…
Klevgrand has introduced a new audio plugin in collaboration with Focusrite. Based on the previously released Altitude, the new plugin tunes your vocals and stacks up to three harmony voices above or below the lead. Altitude Harmony is designed to take your raw take to a finished vocal performance…
Big things are happening in John Mayer World; after recently announcing a massive residency at the Las Vegas Sphere for 2027 , the guitar legend has just released a brand-new single, Tom and Jerry . The track marks Mayer’s first solo release since 2021, when he released his eighth studio album, Sob…
Unusable Engineering has updated Partials & Discrepancies to version 1.5.0, adding new oscillator processing, a second filter model, expanded modulation options, glide/legato, interface changes and 42 new factory presets. Partials & Discrepancies is an 8-voice additive synthesizer with up to 128…
Pine DSP has announced the release of Blox Rack , a modular effects rack plugin with six processors that can all be loaded as individual plugins. Blox Rack expands the concept of a rack of vertical modules, adding a top horizontal panel for finer details such as EQ and modulation. Features: Modular…
GS DSP has updated all its plugins to 2026.5. The update is free for existing users at gs-dsp.com Changes : New : Menu -> Performance Curve: Perform live using multi-touch (Magic Series only). New : Blurtime Multiplier: Blur up to 20s (MagicBlur only). Improved : Optimized CPU and memory usage…
Manifest Audio has released Sonification Tools v3 , a bundle that turns real-world data into music. It contains three plugins, Data Path , Data Synth , and Data FX , available as AU, VST3, and CLAP for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It also includes Data Map , an Ableton Live Extension, and Data Tap…
€299/£269/$359, crazytubecircuits.com A triptych is a painting with three panels, so you might assume the Crazy Tube Circuits Triptychon is some kind of three-in-one pedal . And it is, in a sense – but it’s also a seven-in-one, or possibly a nine-in-one… or even, at times, a nine-in-two. Yes, those…
With D16 Group Echolite, you get a free delay plugin for your DAW, capable of producing modern and classic echo sounds for any style of music. Not every DAW comes with a great delay plugin, and even the best stock plugins don’t always sound as good as D16 Group’s algorithms. The Polish developer…
D16 Group has released Echolite , a free delay plug-in based on a single delay line. It features independent Pre Delay, Delay Time and Feedback controls, with Feedback available up to 110%. Echolite includes tempo synchronization with rhythmic values ranging from 1/64 note to 4 Bars, including…
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