FRCTL Audio releases GRNi Lite FREE granular sampler
FRCTL Audio GRNi Lite is a free granular sampler instrument for macOS, Windows, and Linux. We previously covered GRN Lite, a simplified granular effect from the same developer. The names are similar, but their jobs are different: GRN processes audio already passing through a track, while GRNi Lite turns a sample you load into a [...]
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Rapid Flow gives away True AB Referencing plugin for FREE
Rapid Flow True AB Referencing, normally priced at $39, is currently free when you subscribe to the developer’s newsletter. The offer is part of Rapid Flow’s fourth-anniversary celebration. This is the complete plugin with a perpetual license, so it’s not a demo or some time-limited version, although the developer has not announced when the promotion [...]
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IK Multimedia Tonex 2 Player now available The public beta of Tonex 2 Player is now complete, with the full version officially available alopngside a firmware update that kits the recently released Tonex Board out with some powerful new features.

Arswerk releases Nyx, a FREE harmonic reverb that lets you draw the room
Arswerk has released Nyx, a free harmonic reverb that lets you design the room in meters and shape a tail around the notes in your source. The developer also released Harmonia EQ, a dynamic and spectral equalizer plugin. Nyx The latest Nyx 1.3 update introduces a new engine with six algorithms: Space, Steel Plate, Spring, [...]
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The Crow Hill Company has released Pedal Bass, its latest FREE Vaults instrument
The Crow Hill Company releases Pedal Bass, the latest instalment for the free Vaults instrument. The Crow Hill Company’s Vaults series has been around for a few years now, and despite a 2025 Season Two rebrand, some things never change. From Bridge Guitar to Solo Bodrán, and 1986, every Vaults instrument is packed with character, [...]
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Maniac Audio Maniac Audio Sounds LoopsSounds Made For Your Next Hit. Royalty-free drums, 808s, loops and one-shots. Preview every sound, download only the ones you need. Also maniac audio sound plugin. DARKSTUDIO DAW Comes with built-in Maniac Audio Sounds. Read More

Shure’s MV6 gets Gen 2 upgrade The MV6 Gen 2 offers more in-depth customisation of its onboard processing, but still maintains the accessible price point of the original. 

Rapid Flow omniGRIDomniGRID turns simple steps into grooves, basslines and arpeggios you wouldn't have thought to program: 16 MIDI tracks with independent lengths up to 64 steps, per-track Euclidean sequencing and real-time scale lock, all inside your DAW. Combine programmed and Euclidean sequences, shape every step with velocity, length, timing shift, probability, repeats and interval, and give each track its own groove from 8 hardware-inspired shuffle profiles. When a pattern works, drag it straight into your DAW as MIDI. Features 16 independent MIDI tracks, up to 64 steps each, with independent pattern lengths. Per-track Euclidean pulses and offsets, layered with manual steps. Real-time scale and key quantization: 12 keys, 7 scales. 6 per-step graph lanes: velocity, length, shift, probability, repeats and interval. 8 built-in shuffle modes, global or per track. ±64 ms timing shift per track. Drag-and-drop MIDI export. Per-track gain, mute and solo, plus pattern and track copy-paste. Host automation and MIDI mapping. Resizable interface from 50% to 400%, light and dark themes. Native VST3, AU and AAX. Online activation, no iLok required. Try it free: download the fully functional 45-day trial from the product page. https://youtu.be/k69SrKBdPLI Read More

Polarity releases MEQ, a FREE match EQ with dynamic processing
Polarity has released Polarity-MEQ, a free spectral matching equalizer for macOS, Windows, and Linux. This is a simplified explanation, but Polarity-MEQ basically learns the spectrum of a reference, compares it with your current signal, and generates an EQ curve that moves your current signal toward the reference. You capture at least 3 seconds of representative [...]
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Juniper Studio IR DeconvolverIf you make cab IRs, you know the routine: bounce between apps, set everything by hand, one capture at a time. I got tired of it, so I built IR Deconvolver for Mac and Windows. Drop in a whole session of recordings, press one button, and every IR is done in seconds. Batch processing, one IR per recording in a single run. Auto mode picks the IR length and sweep type. Every IR comes out phase-aligned, so you can swap and blend without comb filtering. Blend two IRs, sample-aligned and gain-matched. Harmonic Kernels measure the speaker's 2nd/3rd/4th-order distortion, with your mic's calibration taken out. Built-in sweep, with normalized 24-bit or 32-bit float WAV output. It's free for 30 days with no account or card, then pay what you want from $10. One license covers 10 machines. Questions and honest feedback welcome. Read More

iFi audio reveal the GR2 MT iFi audio have unveiled a new Master Tuned variant of their praised iDSD GR2 portable DAC/headphone amplifier that has been developed alongside Grammy-winning producer Steve Levine. 

j.mp3 labs releases Pulse Ducker FREE sidechain volume shaper
j.mp3 labs has released Pulse Ducker, a free sidechain-style volume shaper for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Instead of using compression to duck the signal whenever a kick hits, Pulse Ducker lets you apply a volume envelope. This makes the amount and timing of the movement predictable, and it works great for both subtle low-end separation [...]
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MOTU Digital Performer 12 now available Digital Performance 12 takes a major step forward with the introduction of Dolby Atmos support, AI-powered stem separation and much more. 

FRCTL GRNi LiteGRNi Lite is a free granular sampler. Drop a recording on the waveform, set the note it's in, and play it on the keys. Every note you hold grows its own cloud of grains from the recording. It runs the same grain engine as the paid GRNi, with three controls on the front instead of the full instrument. Three controls ROOT, C to B. The note your sample is in, so the keyboard plays it in tune. Samples are almost never at C, so this is the one to set first. SIZE, 10 to 500 ms. How long each grain is. Short grains sound grainy and glitchy, long grains smooth out into pads. DENSITY, 0.5 to 200 grains per second per note. From a sparse crackle to a solid cloud. All three can be automated in your DAW. The waveform Drop a WAV, AIFF, FLAC, OGG or MP3, or click LOAD. Drag the edges of the highlighted selection to choose which part of the sample the grains play from. Zoom in for fine edits. A glow shows where each note is reading from as you play. Each held note gets its own stream of grains, so chords build up. Buffer library Save the sample and its selection under a name and load it back in any project. The library folder is shared with the full GRNi, so everything saved in Lite carries over. Specs Free, permanently. No serial, no account, no trial timer. Instrument plugin: VST3 and CLAP on Windows, macOS and Linux, plus AU on macOS. No standalone app. Windows 10 or later. macOS 10.13 or later, native on Intel and Apple Silicon, signed and notarized. Linux with ALSA or JACK. On-screen keyboard from C2 to C7, plus any MIDI controller. Resizable window. Commercial use included. The full GRNi GRNi adds a second sample layer with BLEND, which decides grain by grain which layer each new grain reads from; SCALE mode with ten scales; mono, legato and poly voicing with portamento; MPE; 3 LFOs, 3 envelopes and 4 macros with an XY pad; a 10-slot FX rack; 52 factory presets that never touch your sample; and a standalone app. $44.99, with a 14-day free trial. Read More

Volt Gen 2 & Volt Max interfaces from Universal Audio UA's new Volt Gen 2 and Volt Max offerings come equipped with Tone Shaping Preamps — the latter also includes onboard Max dynamics processing — as well as offering integration with LUNA and a number of other popular DAWs.