Audeze announce the MM-520 The new MM-520 build on the award-winning MM-500, with the introduction of the company’s SLAM (Symmetric Linear Acoustic Modulator) technology promising to arm the new arrival with unprecedented bass accuracy and spatial detail. 

XLN Audio RC-20 Retro Color is 60% off on Plugin Boutique
Plugin Boutique is offering XLN Audio’s hugely popular RC-20 Retro Color for $39 until June 14, 2026. The regular price is $99, so this is a 60% discount. RC-20 Retro Color has been around for a while, but it remains one of the most recognizable character plugins for lo-fi, vintage, and slightly broken textures. I [...]
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IK Multimedia’s ARC On-Ear gains IEM support The latest update for IK Multimedia’s headphone-correction system introduces calibration for 50 popular in-ear monitoring (IEM) systems. 

nClear releases FREE Sibalance and VocRide vocal plugins
nClear has released Sibalance and VocRide, two pay-what-you-want vocal processing plugins for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Both plugins are available through Ko-fi, and you can optionally enter zero to download them for free. That said, these are full versions of these two plugins, not lite versions or time-limited trials. The tools started as more complex [...]
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Get Melodyne 5 Essential for $24 on Plugin Boutique
Plugin Boutique is offering Celemony’s Melodyne 5 Essential for $24 until June 30, 2026. The regular price is $99, so this is a 75% discount. The same promotion also includes Melodyne 5 Assistant for $71 instead of $248. That one is still a bigger purchase, but it is a nice discount if you know you [...]
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Eli & Flo HiPanHiPan is a free frequency-based panning utility for Windows and macOS. Instead of moving the entire signal left or right, HiPan allows independent panning of low and high frequencies using an adjustable crossover frequency. Typical applications include keeping bass and low-end information centered while positioning higher frequencies elsewhere in the stereo field. Features: • Independent low and high frequency panning • Adjustable crossover frequency • Stereo Spread control • Low Mono mode • Solo monitoring • Lightweight CPU usage • Free forever. Available as: • VST3 for Windows • VST3 for macOS. Audio Unit (AU) support is currently in development and will be added in a future update. Read More

Decksaver’s Sping 2026 Drop Decksaver's new collection introduces hard-shell covers for major new releases from a wide range of manufacturers, including Akai, Roland, Behringer, Moog, Dreadbox, Erica Synths, AlphaTheta, Allen & Heath, Native Instruments, Reloop, Ecler, Expressive E, OXI Instruments, Melbourne Instruments and Novation.

Umbral Audio AetherAether is an AI co-producer that lives on a track in your session. Instead of clicking every note into a piano roll, you tell it what you want, "a dark, driving minor-key bassline at 124 BPM," or "a warm lo-fi chord progression in F minor," and it plans the part, generates the MIDI, and hands you notes you can drag straight onto a track. Aether reasons about key, scale, voice leading, and rhythm, so the parts it writes sit in your track instead of fighting it. Don't like something? Ask for a change in the next message and it refines the MIDI it already wrote rather than starting over, so you iterate toward the idea in your head. Generate separable Bass, Harmony, and Lead parts on their own MIDI channels, solo or mute any of them, capture and reload earlier takes from the built-in MIDI Library, clean things up in the piano roll, and export multi-track MIDI with tempo and time signature intact. Everything Aether produces is standard, editable MIDI. Aether is bring-your-own-AI. Connect the model you already pay for with your own API key, or run a model locally and generate offline. You own the plugin outright for a one-time price, with no forced subscription. Key features: Text-to-MIDI: generate melodies, chord progressions, basslines, and full multi-track ideas from natural-language prompts. Conversational refinement: follow-up messages edit the MIDI it already wrote. Music-theory-aware phrasing (key, scale, voice leading, rhythm). Separable Bass, Harmony, and Lead parts with per-part solo, mute, and MIDI channels. Drag-to-DAW MIDI and multi-track .mid export with tempo and time signature. MIDI Library with idea and version history. Built-in piano roll, post-processing, MIDI capture, and reusable custom prompts. Supported AI providers Claude (Anthropic), ChatGPT (OpenAI), Gemini (Google), Grok (xAI), DeepSeek, OpenRouter, and Hugging Face via your own API key, or local models through Ollama and LM Studio. Formats and system requirements: Formats: VST3, Audio Unit (AU), and Standalone. OS: macOS and Windows. Runs in Ableton Live, FL Studio, Logic Pro, Cubase, Studio One, Bitwig, Reaper, and other AU/VST3 hosts, or standalone with no DAW. Requires an AI provider API key, or a local model via Ollama / LM Studio; internet connection required for cloud providers. Pricing and licensing One-time purchase of $60. Includes free lifetime updates across Aether 1.x and activation on up to three machines. No subscription required when you use your own API keys. Read More

Spitfire Audio bring Originals to Akai MPC Following on from their partnership announcement at NAMM 2026, Spitfire Audio and Akai Pro have announced the release of two new sample libraries that can be run entirely on MPC hardware. 

Xilentch releases FREE Xhannel S channel strip plugin
Xilentch has released Xhannel S, a free channel strip plugin and the first dedicated mixing tool in the XM family. Until now, the XM Series has mostly focused on mastering tools. The first Xilentch plugin I tried was XMLimiter last year, and it quickly became one of my go-to limiters for use across mixes and [...]
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GearExpo UK: Monitor Update We’ll have monitors of all shapes and sizes at GearExpo UK, so whether you’re looking to upgrade or expand your setup, or searching for your first set of speakers, there’s plenty to check out and take a listen to. 

Hell Yes Loop Lab releases FREE HYLL Pressure soft clipper plugin
Hell Yes Loop Lab has released HYLL Pressure, a free/pay-what-you-want soft clipper plugin for macOS and Windows. Does the world really need another soft clipper? Probably not. Definitely not, even. Do I need this soft clipper? I don’t. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth a look because, the way I see it, with plugins, [...]
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Hell Yes Loop Lab HYLL PressureHYLL Pressure is a free / pay-what-you-want soft clipper and peak-shaping audio plugin by Hell Yes Loop Lab. It is designed for producers, beatmakers, musicians and sound designers who want a simple way to shape peaks, add density, saturation and controlled loudness without turning the process into a complex technical mixing session. HYLL Pressure can move from clean peak control to more obvious saturation and pressure, making it useful on drums, synths, bass, loops, mix bus material and creative sound design. The plugin includes a parallel blend control, allowing you to push the processed signal hard and then mix it back with the original sound. This makes it easier to add pressure, density and character while keeping some of the natural dynamics and clarity of the source. Features: - Soft clipping and peak shaping - Density and saturation control - Parallel blend between dry and processed signal - Simple, direct interface - Useful on drums, bass, synths, loops and mix bus material - Designed for music production, beatmaking, mixing and creative sound design - Free / pay-what-you-want. Formats: - macOS: AU - Windows: VST3. HYLL Pressure is available from the official Hell Yes Loop Lab website. Read More

Soundgas Sounds: Latest prize draw announced Soundgas have announced the launch of their latest prize draw, giving entrants the opportunity to purchase a sample pack and be in with a chance of winning a pair of preamp pedals. 

RME unveil the ADI-2 Pro EX The all-new ADI-2 Pro EX offers professional users the comprehensive functionality of the company’s previous reference-grade converter, but comes kitted out with a redesigned chassis, enhanced output performance and further comprehensive hardware protection.