MIDI Innovation Awards: Deadline approaching The deadline for entires into the fifth annual MIDI Innovation Awards is now just two weeks away.

WA-CX24 stereo valve mic from Warm Audio The WA-CX24 is said to deliver an authentic recreation of AKG's praised design, but with a price tag far below that of surviving original models. 

Universal Audio Dream '65 Reverb Amplifier The Universal Audio Dream '65 Reverb Amplifier pedal is an exquisitely engineered amp emulator designed to encapsulate the timeless tones of the iconic mid-'60s American tube combo amplifiers, famously utilized by a diverse range of artists from Muddy Waters to The Beatles. Leveraging Universal Audio's powerful dual-engine processing and world-class UAD modeling technology, the Dream '65 delivers the quintessential bold cleans, rich tube breakup, and a truly divine spring reverb and vibrato, bringing the sound of a vintage "golden unit" amplifier directly to your pedalboard or DAW. This pedal goes beyond simple emulation by offering three distinct amp voicings: Stock, Lead, and D-Tex. The "Stock" mode provides the pristine, shimmering cleans and sweet, early breakup that define the original amplifier, perfect for country, pop, and blues. The "Lead" mode introduces a more aggressive midrange punch and increased gain, ideal for searing lead lines and classic rock tones. For those seeking the legendary "Texas blues" sound, the "D-Tex" mode delivers a hot-rodded version with significantly boosted gain and midrange, reminiscent of the tones popularized by Stevie Ray Vaughan. Each of these modes benefits from an adjustable Boost control, offering up to 10dB of clean gain to further push the amplifier into overdrive, allowing for nuanced control over saturation and dynamics. A core component of the Dream '65's authenticity is its meticulously modeled spring reverb and vibrato effects. These are not merely digital approximations but faithful recreations of the tube-driven, immersive spatial qualities and lush warbling found in prized vintage units. Furthermore, the pedal incorporates Universal Audio's renowned Dynamic Speaker Modeling technology, derived from their acclaimed OX Amp Top Box. This provides a selection of classic mic and speaker combinations, allowing users to achieve album-ready direct tones for recording or live performances. With three onboard speaker/cab/mic options and additional downloadable cabs upon registration, the Dream '65 offers immense flexibility in crafting the perfect guitar tone. For extended control and customization, the UAFX Control mobile app connects via Bluetooth, providing access to an onboard noise gate, custom tones, artist presets, and the ability to fine-tune various parameters like tone stack settings, output tube bias, and power supply stiffness, mirroring the subtle characteristics of original hardware. Features: Three Authentic Amp Voicings: Stock: Replicates the classic '60s American tube combo with sparkling cleans and sweet breakup. Lead: Offers an aggressive midrange punch and increased gain for powerful lead tones. D-Tex: Provides a hot-rodded, Texas-inspired sound with significant gain and midrange boost, reminiscent of SRV's tone. Authentic Spring Reverb & Vibrato: Faithfully modeled tube-driven spring reverb and vibrato effects from a "golden unit" amplifier. Dynamic Speaker Modeling: Features meticulously captured speaker cabinet, microphone, and room tones derived from the OX Amp Top Box. Includes three onboard speaker/cab/mic options (e.g., Celestion Greenback 25W, original Oxford 12K5, Electro-Voice EVM12L). Bonus downloadable cabs available upon product registration (e.g., 4x12 UK V30, 2x12 JBF120, 1x12 Black EV12). Boost Control: Provides up to 10dB of clean gain to push the amp voicings into further overdrive. UAFX Control App Integration (Bluetooth): Access to an onboard noise gate. Custom tones and artist presets. Preset recall and archiving. Enhanced editing options for hidden parameters, including tone stack variations, output tube bias, and power supply stiffness. Versatile Tone Shaping Controls: Independent Volume, Overdrive, Output, Bass, Middle, and Treble controls, with secondary functions accessible for deeper customization. Dual-Engine Processing: Powerful UAFX dual-engine ensures realistic and responsive amp and effects modeling. Buffered Bypass: Maintains signal integrity even with long cable runs. Analog Dry-Through: Preserves the integrity of your guitar's dry signal. USB-C Connectivity: For firmware updates via computer. Rugged Construction: Built with Universal Audio's renowned craftsmanship for durability. Mono/Stereo Operation: Supports both mono and stereo setups for versatile integration. 4-Cable Mode: Allows bypassing your amplifier's preamp when the pedal is engaged, effectively adding more channels to your existing amp. Save and Access Presets: Easily save and recall your favorite tones using the right footswitch. https://youtu.be/6-GOoHbBMFU Read More

Emergence Audio’s Infinite Summer Sale Emergence Audio have announced that their Infinite Summer Sale promotion is now live, with savings of up to 50% applied across their entire line-up of cinematic Kontakt instruments. 

SSL unveil the Oracle analogue in-line mixing console Available in 24- and 48-input configurations and boasting up to 112 inputs at mixdown, the Oracle promises to "revolutionise analogue console technology once again" thanks to complete recall of all processing, routing, gain and pan settings.

UVI Dual Delay X is $19 at Plugin Boutique until June 30
UVI Dual Delay X, a creative stereo delay plugin for macOS and Windows, is available for just $19 at Plugin Boutique until June 30. Dual Delay X is a highly musical delay that takes the classic effect in some unexpected directions that I find super inspiring when working on my cinematic SFX. Rather than relying [...]
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Omnisphere Cobalt from The Very Loud Indeed Co. Omnisphere Cobalt delivers a collection of 120 new cinematic patches for Spectrasonics' popular software synthesizer.

Use your Midi Fighter Twister as an Audio-Reactive VisualizerWant to take a Midi Fighter Twister and turn it into a real-time, Ableton-based, audio-reactive visualizer? Today’s tutorial by DJTT contributor Rishabh Rajan does exactly that. Watch step by step as he transforms the LEDs on the Twister into a three-band isolated display for playing audio. Yes, this works with other controllers, and you can […]
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Wave Arts Power Suite 7Covering the essential aspects of sound design, our critically acclaimed audio plug-ins feature outstanding sound quality, exceptional CPU efficiency, stunning visual interface design, world class customer support, and tremendous value for the money. Power Suite 7 plug-ins run within most MacOS (AU/VST3/AAX) or Windows (VST2/VST3/AAX) based music production or audio editing application. Power Suite 7 consists of the following plug-ins: TrackPlug: the ultimate channel strip plug-in. MasterVerb: silky smooth multi-algorithm reverb. FinalPlug: mastering peak limiter and loudness compliance. MultiDynamics: multi-band dynamics control. Panorama: 3D binaural processor. Power Suite 7 features native support for Apple Silicon, scalable user interfaces, support for high DPI displays, optional information tips display, A/B edit buffers and infinite undo, serial number or iLok licensing, and built-in preset management. https://youtu.be/LPRj-g0UDgE Read More

Emergence Audio Launches Infinite Summer Sale with up to 50% Off Kontakt Libraries
Emergence Audio has launched its Infinite Summer Sale, offering up to 50% off its cinematic Kontakt instrument lineup, including highlights like Quantum, Viola Textures, and Infinite Upright. If you need modern cinematic textures and expressive scoring tools, the Infinite Summer Sale might be one of the best deals of the season. We recently featured Emergence [...]
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Michael Moalem just released MIDI CC Phone Controller for free (Android)
Have you ever wanted to turn your phone into a MIDI controller? You’re in luck – Michael Moalem recently released his MIDI CC Phone Controller for Android for free! Moalem had been in need of a cheap, wireless, and portable XY controller for certain plugins in his DAW. He didn’t find what he was looking [...]
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Instant Audio release QuickVox Instant Audio have announced the launch of a new multi-effects plug-in designed to deliver studio-quality vocal processing while meeting the demands of live performance.

Cakewalk Sonar Returns as a Free DAW for Windows
Cakewalk has re-released Sonar as a free DAW for Windows users. This is the long-awaited (re)birth of Cakewalk’s old flagship digital audio workstation, now with a new price tag, interface, and some new rules. If you’ve been around the free DAW scene, you’ll remember Cakewalk by BandLab as one of the top choices, rivaling Waveform [...]
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Splash Sound releases FREE Kalimba VST Plugin and Kontakt Library
Splash Sound has released Kalimba, a free virtual instrument for macOS and Windows. It’s the second addition to Splash Sound’s Play Collection of freeware, lightweight instruments for hassle-free music production. We featured the first instrument in the series, the Djembe, back in 2024. We liked the simple interface and surprisingly authentic sound (considering the lightweight [...]
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Pr.Germux Speaker DiarizationSpeaker Diarization Automatically split mixed-speaker audio into separate tracks, right inside your DAW Transform any mono or stereo recording into isolated speaker stems—ideal for podcasts, interviews, post-production, and research. With a single plug-in instance, Speaker Diarization uses a lightweight ONNX model to detect speaker boundaries and export per-voice files, saving you hours of manual editing. Key Features Real-Time Speaker Segmentation. Runs entirely in your DAW — no round-trip to external apps. Choose number of speakers from 1 to 10 and browse a WAV recording file, wait a little bit, and your speakers will be automatically splitted and exported: Lightweight ONNX Core. Ships with a statically-linked ONNX Runtime, so there's nothing extra to install—just drop the .vst3 into your plugin folder: Cross-Platform Compatibility. VST3 on Windows (x64 & x86), macOS (Intel & Apple Silicon). Fully tested in Adobe Audition, REAPER, Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Cubase, Audacity, and more. Zero Dependencies, Zero Crashes. Built with static linking to guarantee rock-solid performance and eliminate "missing DLL" nightmares. How It Works 1) Install (copy) your Speaker Diarizer folder to the system VST3 folder: Windows (64-bit): C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\ macOS: /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/ Or if you specifically pinpoint you DAW application to the plug-in root folder. 2) Open the Speaker Diarization plug-in in your DAW program. 3) Browse your recording in WAV format and choose number of speakers inside the recording. 4) Adjust sensitivity, minimum segment length, or expected speaker count. 5) Export automatically speaker's in root folder. System Requirements Windows 10 or later (64-bit or 32-bit). macOS 10.15+ (Intel or Apple Silicon). DAW supporting VST3 (Audition only supports effects, not instruments). CPU: SSE4.1+ (most CPUs since 2010). ~30 MB disk space for plug-in + model files. What's Included SpeakerDiarization.vst3 (x86, x64, arm64). ONNX model (.onnx) pre-optimized for real-time. Lifetime license with free minor updates. Licensing & Support Perpetual License: purchase once, use forever. Email support via your Gumroad order page Take your podcast, interview, and post-production workflow to the next level. Buy Speaker Diarization now and stop manually chopping audio — let AI do the hard work. All sales are final, and no refunds will be issued for this product due to its digital nature. If you encounter any issues or need assistance, feel free to contact me at: pr.germux@gmail.com. I'll be happy to help resolve any questions or concerns. Read More