Emergence Audio unveil Envoy Emergence Audio's latest instrument captures an array of percussive analogue synths, and includes a Flux Randomizer function that continuously applies timing, velocity, length and pitch changes to its sequencer steps. 

GroovEmu is a FREE REAPER arranger system for Windows
SlapAsSound has released GroovEmu Arranger, a free Windows system that turns REAPER into a live arranger-style workstation. This one comes from Marko Karja, a developer from Estonia who has sent BPB some unusual free plugin experiments over the years. His product pages usually have a strong sense of humor, but under the playful presentation here [...]
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LILJEHOLMEN DSP TRUMSYNT-16TRUMSYNT-16 is a single-voice percussion synthesizer with an assignable step sequencer. The voice combines two oscillators, noise and click layers, LP/HP filtering, pre/post drive, envelopes, FM, hard sync, LFO and per-step modulation. The oscillator stage runs at 8x oversampling and is downsampled through a 31-tap FIR decimator. A 7-day trial and audio examples are available at liljeholmendsp.se. Read More

Sound Radix launch Radical1 Solo Sound Radix have just released a free monophonic additive software synth that’s based on the same engine as their Radical1 instrument. 

TubeOhm releases TO-Sampler, a FREE SynthEdit sampler for Windows
TubeOhm has released TO-Sampler, a free sampler plugin and standalone instrument for Windows. The main reason I’m featuring this one in the news is that we recently covered SynthEdit 1.6, which finally added native macOS support after decades of being a Windows-first plugin development environment. TO-Sampler is Windows-only for now, so it is a good [...]
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Air-G Audio releases Air-G EQ Pedal, a FREE Airwindows-powered EQ for Windows
Air-G Audio has released Air-G EQ Pedal, a free six-band graphic equalizer plugin for Windows and Linux. Air-G EQ Pedal is part of Air-G Audio’s Guitar Collection, a growing series of guitar-pedal-style effects built on Chris Johnson’s open-source Airwindows DSP code. We recently covered the same developer’s Air-G Plugins Collection, which brought custom GUIs to [...]
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I/O Music release Talkback Independent Swedish record label I/O Music have recently released a handy new tool that provides artists, engineers, producers and labels with a convenient way to share and feed back on mixes and masters.

Piruz Labs The ElyssicaThe Elyssica is a celestial serenity synth with a built-in relaxation player. Press play and it performs gentle, evolving ambient pieces on its own, warm chords drifting through celestial pads, so you can fill a room with calm without touching a key. Or play it yourself: six blendable layers (celestial pad, angel strings, heavenly bells, air, sparkle and dream), eight macros, and 30 designed (not sampled) presets ranging from bone dry and intimate to cathedral vast. There is no sample library and nothing extra to download. Everything is pure synthesis, about 3% CPU on an Apple M1, 64-bit float internally. Runs standalone with no DAW at all, or as VST3/AU inside your DAW. Lite is free forever. Pro is a one-time purchase at $29 launch (normally $49) with a 7-day full Pro trial, no subscription and no iLok. Read More

Reflector is a FREE open-source sample discovery workstation for macOS
Composer and software engineer Austin Rockman has released Reflector, a free open-source interactive audio workstation for sample discovery. Austin contacted me about the project, and I liked the idea even before testing it. Machine learning gets thrown into a lot of music tools now, but I find it interesting when it helps us interact with [...]
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Dreamtonics tease upcoming release Vocal synthesis experts Dreamtonics have just released a mysterious video that hints to what's in store for their next product release. 

reFX introduce Rippler Offering a combination of physical modelling and subtractive synthesis, Rippler is capable of emulating acoustic instruments both real and imagined, and comes packed with an array of modulation capabilities and built-in effects. 

Delos DSP Vocal LabsNote : VOCAL LABS remains under active development. The current build is a free public demo rather than a final commercial release, with engine optimization, balancing and workflow refinements plus new modules and interface pages planned across upcoming versions. If you like this version, reach out to us through our website for full access — we'll send you a serial key for free. https://delosdsp.com/contact As an independent development studio, we regularly need support across a wide range of disciplines. Whatever your field, you're welcome to contact us if you're interested in joining our testing community or collaborating on project-based work. https://delosdsp.com/jobs Overview VOCAL LABS is a modular vocal channel strip built around two independent five-module racks and a shared output stage, rather than one fixed signal chain. Gate, EQ, De-Ess, Comp, Warmth, Bitcrusher, Reverb and Delay are available as separate modules — drag only the ones a given vocal needs into either rack, in whatever order the chain calls for, instead of managing eight separate plugin instances. Gate is a stereo-linked downward expander with its own sidechain key filters. EQ covers five bands — HP, Low Shelf, two sweepable Bells and High Shelf — sized for channel-strip work rather than corrective surgery. De-Ess drives its detector from a band-passed copy of the input, so reduction stays confined to the sibilant range instead of ducking the whole signal. Comp is a single feed-forward VCA circuit with a split waveform display. Warmth applies symmetric tanh saturation blended by amount, and Bitcrusher — the one module built to make a vocal sound worse on purpose — combines bit-depth crush, sample-and-hold downsampling and a narrowing band-pass for lo-fi character presets. Reverb runs true stereo convolution from 19 curated impulse responses across Plate, Chamber, Room, Hall, Ambience and Space categories, rather than an algorithmic model. Delay runs tempo-synced or free-running, with tap tempo, ping-pong cross-feed and a damped feedback path that darkens with every repeat. A final Main Output stage — vintage VU meter and trim gain — sits after both racks, ahead of the host's own fader. Twenty genre-built factory presets configure a complete chain, not just one module, and the whole rack — every module, every setting — saves and recalls as a single user preset. VOCAL LABS also runs as a standalone application, independent of a DAW, for processing a vocal chain live through an audio interface rather than only inside a session. Key features: Two independent five-module racks plus a final Main Output stage. Eight modules: Gate, EQ, De-Ess, Comp, Warmth, Bitcrusher, Reverb and Delay. True stereo convolution reverb — 19 curated spaces across six categories. Tempo-synced delay with tap tempo and ping-pong cross-feed. 20 genre-built factory presets, plus whole-chain user preset save/recall. Standalone application for DAW-free, live vocal processing. Vintage VU metering and final trim gain at the output stage. Formats Stereo signal path throughout · Host-negotiated stereo bus configuration · AU · VST3 · Standalone · Unity · macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel) and Windows. More Info & User Manual https://delosdsp.com/manuals/delos-vocal-labs-manual.pdf Read More

OA-Labs releases Phosphor-1, a FREE unstable analog-style synth for macOS
OA-Labs has released OA-Phosphor-1, a free virtual analog synthesizer plugin for macOS. The developer describes it as a synth for “controllable instability,” and I think it’s a good fit. Phosphor-1 can deliver the typical subtractive type of stuff too, but the fun, for me at least, starts when you make it drift, sag, wobble, and [...]
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SynthEdit 1.6 adds native macOS support after decades on Windows
Jeff McClintock has released SynthEdit 1.6, a major update to the modular plugin development environment. The big headline here is that SynthEdit now finally runs natively on macOS. After decades as a Windows-first tool, it can now export 64-bit VST3 plugins for Windows and macOS, plus Audio Unit plugins for macOS. When I started making [...]
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Roland celebrate 808 Day For this year's 808 Day, Roland are partnering with global radio platform NTS, bringing back their award-winning The Rhythm Creators series and continuing a worldwide celebration of the 808’s enduring legacy and cultural impact.