DPA introduce 2061 Omnidirectional Miniature Microphone DPA’s latest miniature mic promises to combine best-in-class speech intelligibility with a sweat-repellent and water-resistant construction. 

Blanketfort Audio releases Free Breakshaper Drum Processing Plugin
Blanketfort Audio is here to help us get phat drums with its new Breakshaper drum processing plugin.  The free macOS and Windows release is available in AU and VST3 formats.  Breakshaper is a tone shaping, dynamics, and distortion plugin that originated as the effects section of Blanketfort Audio’s Kontakt instrument SR Drums. The plugin is [...]
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Roland’s new P-6 Creative Sampler The latest addition to Roland’s AIRA Compact range packs the company’s renowned sampling technology into a pocket-size device aimed at creators on the go.

Three-Body Technology introduce Trinity Shaper Along with the usual attack and release stages found in transient shapers, Trinity Shaper takes things a step further by including a third stage that offers control over the body of the sound. 

DrumTraqs is a FREE Sequential Circuits Drumtraks drum machine plugin
Full Bucket Music has released DrumTraqs, a software instrument that simulates the legendary Sequential Circuits Drumtraks drum machine from 1983. DrumTraqs is available for Windows and macOS in VST2, VST3, AU, AAX, and CLAP plugin formats. The code was written in native C++ for high performance and low CPU consumption. I’ve always been impressed with [...]
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e-instruments release Slower SLOWER presents a variety of instruments that have been captured on four different tape machines, and then sampled while being played back at half speed.

EB-Morph Cepstral Morph Plugin is Like the MMorph, but FREE
Have you ever wanted to play with the MMorph plugin but didn’t have a spare €149 lying around? Well, today’s your lucky day mate, because Ewan Bristow’s new EB-Morph plugin is like the MMorph, but for free! EB-Morph is an open-source release that brings the wonders of cepstral morphing to the masses. Like Bristow’s other [...]
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Midilatino releases free Elixir Lite multi-effect plugin
Midilatino has released Elixir Lite, a freeware version of its Elixir Plus multi-effect plugin for Windows and macOS. The paid version is currently available for $27 as part of Midilatino’s 5th-anniversary bundle, but Elixir Lite gives you a taste for free. Six effects that sound great on paper Elixir Lite packs six built-in effects: Shaper, [...]
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Genelec unveil UNIO Personal Reference Monitoring Solution Announced at the 2024 IBC show, Genelec’s new UNIO Personal Reference Monitoring Solution combines their 9320A SAM monitor controller and Reference Measurement Microphone with their brand new 8550A Professional Reference Headphones. 

Somerville Sounds releases FREE Dusty Felts piano plugin
Developer Somerville Sounds has released Dusty Felts, a free felt piano for macOS and Windows. Jon Meyer, the man behind Somerville Sounds, is responsible for one of my favourite free instruments this year, Antiquarian Echoes. Dusty Felts is the latest addition to the Somerville Prototypes collection, which includes the abovementioned Antiquarian Echoes and the charming [...]
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L-Acoustics reveal HYRISS immersive system L-Acoustics have announced the launch of a new ground-breaking audio system which they say will redefine how we experience spaces through sound.

Plasma: Intelligent saturation plug-in from iZotope Using a new technology that iZotope refer to as Flux Saturation, Plasma analyses incoming signals and applies dynamic processing that promises to add warmth, depth and character. 

Void & Vista update STRANDS STRANDS has been kitted out with a number of powerful new features that were developed for Void & Vista's more recent FOLDS instrument.

Metal Legacy expansion for DW Soundworks Metal Legacy is a free expansion for DW Soundworks that has been designed for those in search of hard-hitting metal, rock and punk drum sounds. 

Nextmidi announce Divisimate 2 Nextmidi's innovative Divisimate software can now control up to 512 instruments, and has gained a built-in arpeggiator as well as powerful performance tools.