Tuneform FlexScopeFlexScope is a stabilized, oscilloscope visualizer plugin by Tuneform. It provides a granular way to inspect the shape of your sounds by stabilizing the audio waveform in real-time to make detailed visual monitoring more legible. Features: Left/Right Stereo, Mid/Side, & Mono Channel Displays. Resizable Window. Separate Configuration Window. Adjustable Waveform Color & Waveform Styles. Reference: FlexScope Feature Walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcuowEB9YeE FlexScope Product Page: https://tuneform.com/audio-plugins/flexscope-visualizer-plugin FlexScope User Manual: https://support.tuneform.com/flexscope-visualizer-plugin-user-manual/ Read More

Expressive E update the Osmose Now available as a free update for all users, the Osmose firmware version 2.3 update offers enhanced DAW control and free access to the company’s Ctrl-e software platform. 

Synchro Arts unveil VocAlign 7 Synchro Arts VocAlign 7 introduces a new multitrack GUI that allows users to view, manage and align every vocal in their session from a single workspace. 

DAWception is a FREE mini DAW that runs inside your DAW
JohnmanJohnston has released DAWception, a free and open-source mini DAW that runs as a VST3 plugin inside another digital audio workstation. The developer created it as a pretty clever workaround for the track limits in lower-tier software such as Ableton Live Lite, which allows a maximum of 8 audio and MIDI tracks. You can load [...]
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Funputs Cluster — Voice-Leading Chord ExplorerCluster is a visual MIDI chord instrument for exploring harmony and voice-led chord movement. Chords are arranged across a visual map, with nearby positions tending towards smaller harmonic changes. Select a chord and move through the map to discover related harmonies, while Cluster uses voice leading to move existing notes smoothly towards each new chord. Spread controls the spacing of the chord voices, Ripple introduces rolled or humanised note timing, and Glide lets individual voices bend between harmonies. With an MPE-compatible synth, those glides can happen independently for each note. Cluster can be played directly from its interface, triggered from a MIDI keyboard, or controlled wirelessly from a phone or tablet. Performances can be recorded either as compact chord triggers or as the complete generated voiced MIDI. Formats: AU and VST3 Platform: macOS MPE/MIDI compatible. Read More

SoundBridge 3.2.0 arrives The release of SoundBridge 3.2.0 introduces a whole host of new features including built-in support for additional languages, improvements to the Sequencer and Track Controls, a number of enhancements to the collaboration tools and much more.

SoniX Audio releases DRUMFLX, a FREE drum machine plugin
SoniX Audio has released DRUMFLX, a free drum machine plugin for macOS and Windows. DRUMFLX is a sample-based instrument built by producer KXVI, whose credits include work with Future, SZA, 21 Savage, and Lil Tjay. It is aimed mainly at hip-hop, trap, R&B, drill, and related styles, although the included processing lets you tweak the [...]
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Kreuzberg Audio reveal Oberton Kreuzberg Audio latest release is a multiband saturator that boasts enough range to tackle everything from subtle mix enhancements to more extreme punishment of individual sources. 

THETA Audio Research C A T H O D EFree for 14 Days. Run anything through a signal chain that's falling apart on purpose. CATHODE is seven stages of analog-to-digital rot, worn tape, drifting transport, a panicking receiver, RF interference, phosphor burn, converter damage, with a full modulation-and-transient toolkit bolted to the end so you can make the decay move. Subtle enough to age a vocal, violent enough to liquefy a drum loop. Drag and drop modules around to change the signal path. Read More

Neumann launch the KK 104 A & KK 105 A Building on the success of the acclaimed KK 204 and KK 205, the new A-Series capsules combine Neumann’s proven condenser technology with an updated design, reduced handling noise and seamless compatibility with the latest Sennheiser wireless ecosystems.

RiverFlux Audio releases BITLAYER, a FREE multiband bitcrusher
RiverFlux Audio has released BITLAYER, a free multiband bitcrusher for macOS, Windows, and Linux. This is a surprisingly cool bitcrusher, but the first thing I noticed was the interface. The pixel-art knobs and chunky lettering give it a fun Game Boy vibe, but the frequency display also makes this fairly deep processor easier to understand. [...]
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LW6 wireless headphones from Lewitt Audio Lewitt’s have just introduced their first pair of headphones which, despite being aimed primarily at studio duties, offer wireless operation.

TMPLT Sounds offers two FREE electronic drum sample packs
TMPLT Sounds is offering two free name-your-price drum sample packs through Gumroad, including 75 kick drums generated with its xKick 999 plugin. The developer recently introduced xKick 999 and Erika Kick Drum Synth, two pretty interesting virtual instruments that caught my eye because they’re inspired by some of my favorite analog drum hardware. However, neither [...]
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bartFXAudio bartCollisionBoxbartCollisionBox is a free collision-based rhythmic audio effect for Windows. It is inspired by the movement of an object bouncing between surfaces, turning incoming audio into a sequence of impacts and reflections inside a virtual collision space. Each collision can have its own Distance, Pitch, Tone, Volume and Stutter settings. Distance determines the timing between successive collisions, allowing regular patterns, irregular rhythms and evolving sequences to be created. Global controls shape the behaviour and character of the effect, including Box, Box Resonance, filter controls, Attack, Decay, Glide, Threshold and Stutter Rate. From fluid stutters and bouncing echoes to irregular rhythmic patterns, mechanical sequences and experimental sound manipulation. Format: VST3, Windows 64-bit Price: Free. Free to use. Donations are welcome, but never required. The concept, functionality, workflow, parameter design, testing, sound evaluation and creative direction were developed by bartFXAudio. The plugin was built with JUCE 8. The C++ / JUCE software implementation was created with the assistance of AI, used to generate and develop code according to the design, requirements, testing and feedback provided by bartFXAudio. Read More

Apple Mac Studio With M5 Max: First Impressions SOS contributer Mark Wherry has been taking one of the latest Mac Studio models for a test drive — here's a look at how it stands up to some common audio tasks.