Pixelsncodes releases Lumen, a FREE open-source Windows synth that turns images into sound
Developer Pixelsncodes has released Lumen, a free Windows-only open-source synth that turns images into sound. Lumen is a free and open-source wavetable synth that turns images into sound. Pixelsncodes created Lumen using the Claude AI coding agent. The synth features two wavetable oscillators, each with dedicated controls, including Morph, Pan, Unison, Detune, Width, and Blend. [...]
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CRB Uranus 1 VST is a FREE emulation of a rare 1970s Italian synth for Windows
CRB Uranus 1 VST is a free emulation of a rare 1970s Italian synth for Windows. We’re used to emulations of vintage synths, like EightyEight by Morphoice, a free Roland Jupiter-8 emulation. And we get some virtual instruments inspired by rare synths, like The Crow Hill Company’s Vintage String Synth, based on the Wersi String [...]
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Rust Romance releases Drive in my head, a FREE saturation plugin
Developer Rust Romance has released Drive in my head, a free saturation plugin for Windows and macOS. Drive in my head is a physically modeled op-amp line-driver plugin. The developer says it is not designed as an obvious distortion or fuzz effect. Instead, the idea here is to give clean sources the feel of passing [...]
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Synth Anthology 5 From UVI From the pioneering polysynths of the 1970s to the flagship and boutique hardware of today, Synth Anthology 5 promises to provide users with “an entire history of electronic sound” at their fingertips.

34Audiovisuals RevenantDieA revenant never truly dies. It lingers, feeds on its own echo, and returns. RevenantDie is a spectral instrument built on that idea: at its heart lives a feedback delay network — four coupled delay lines stirred by time-varying rotation matrices, detuned by a random-walk warble, diffused through allpass filters and closed by a saturating, self-limiting feedback path. Left to itself the network refuses to fall silent; your job is to raise it, shape it, and decide how it decays. The same engine is coaxed into four spirits — an endless Drone that self-feeds forever, a struck Resonator that rings from MIDI notes, a spectral Haunt that captures and freezes incoming audio, and a raw Oscillator fed straight into the network. Feedback delay network engine — four coupled delay lines with time-varying rotation, random-walk warble, allpass diffusion and a saturating feedback path. Four voices from one engine: Drone (self-sustaining), Resonator (struck / MIDI-tuned), Haunt (reverberate & freeze audio) and Oscillator (sine-to-saw). Network macros — Drive, Damping, Motion and Warble — shape every voice. Amplitude ADSR envelope, global Width and Output, plus a license-interlocked soft-clipper that keeps the output under 0 dBFS. Two assignable LFO modulators — drag-to-assign onto any knob. Ships as two builds sharing the same engine: an Instrument version (MIDI / sidechain Haunt) and an FX version (processes its own track). 50 factory presets organised by voice, plus a user preset manager (.rvnt patches). Resizable UI (50%–200%) with per-voice accent colours; all parameters host-automatable. Time-limited fully functional demo — no feature restrictions. Activate on up to 2 machines with a single license. Read More

Free Behringer Synth Editor Digital Sunset Studios have been busy working on an interesting project: a free software tool that provides computer-based editing for a range of Behringer’s synths.

GetYourGrooveOn GYGODynamicsGYGO Dynamics is a two-sided leveler. Instead of one compressor threshold, it works both directions at once: it tames loud peaks down and lifts quiet passages up, toward a target window you can see and drag directly on a live map of your signal. We built it around one idea: loud and quiet problems aren't the same problem, so they shouldn't share one knob. Peaks get pulled down quickly and released smoothly; quiet passages get lifted more gently, using a slower, perceptual sense of level so the lift feels natural instead of pumping. Both sides are visible at once on the Dynamic Map — the loud ceiling as a red line, the quiet floor as a blue line — and you can drag either line right on the waveform to reshape the window in real time, or use the Tame Loud and Lift Quiet knobs to do the same thing numerically. Use it on a vocal that swings from a whisper to a shout and needs both ends brought into a controllable window without three plugins stacked to do it. Use it on a bus or a full mix as a gentle, program-dependent leveler that keeps quiet sections present and loud sections in check without obvious compression pumping. Use it on podcast or dialogue tracks where consistent perceived loudness matters more than a specific compression curve. And use the live map itself as a diagnostic — watching the white input trace against the red output trace shows exactly where and how much gain is being applied, moment to moment. Feature list: A live Dynamic Map showing input (white) against processed output (red), with two draggable threshold lines — the loud ceiling and the quiet floor — that you can grab directly on the waveform or control with the Tame Loud and Lift Quiet knobs (the two are the same parameter, so either always reflects the other); Speed and Stability controls that shape how quickly and how smoothly the leveler follows changing material; an overall Mix knob to dial the total strength of both upward and downward leveling; an Output trim applied after leveling; and real-time input/output level meters plus a live gain readout and transport clock on the map itself. Formats: AU for Logic Pro. Platform: macOS. Trial: 14-day full-function trial via GYGO Portal. Read More

Rhodes to launch the MK8/80AE Limited to a run of just 80 instruments, the Rhodes MK8/80AE will feature a gloss-varnished black oak case, chrome detailing and a transparent hood, with each unit handcrafted in the UK by Rhodes Master Builders.

Spitfire Audio SerendipitySpitfire Audio Serendipity is a sound library and multi-instrument step-sequencing tool designed to introduce controlled randomness and aleatoric variation into music composition. Devised by composer Joshua Meltzer as an expanded Pianobook Creation, the library focuses on unconventional orchestration by allowing users to cross-pollinate organic acoustic sound sources. The core architecture permits spontaneous cycling or complete random assignment of different acoustic instruments on every individual key strike or step trigger, allowing for unique hybrid textures that break conventional arrangement workflows. The engine includes 40 distinct instruments recorded in a home studio environment using Telefunken Copperhead, AKG 414, and Shure SM57 microphones. These sources range from traditional acoustic elements like autoharp, kalimba, music box, and pedal steel guitar to sound-designed assets including tape warbles, EBow layers, and granular pads. The integrated step-sequencing grid allows deep rhythmic and timbral customization, balancing structured sequences with adjustable degrees of parameter randomness to generate evolving melodic patterns and cinematic soundscapes. Presets are organized into two primary categories: Grid presets, which utilize the multi-instrument step-sequencer engine, and Pad presets, which focus on sustained, granular, and warped tape textures. Users can control the amount of algorithmic randomness applied to the playback, choosing between structured multi-instrument layers or entirely unpredictable instrument combinations across the pitch layout. Key Features 40 Organic Acoustic Instruments: Includes autoharp, kalimba, music box, pedal steel guitar, and custom sound design layers. Aleatoric Engine: Allows random instrument assignment per key strike, with scalable parameters to control the degree of randomness. Step-Sequencing Grid: Integrated multi-instrument sequencing matrix for hybrid patch design and rhythmic evolution. Dual-Category Preset System: Categorized into Grid patches for rhythmic layouts and Pad patches for granular, atmospheric textures. Triple Microphone Configuration: Clean capture of acoustic sources using distinct microphone models (Telefunken Copperhead, AKG 414, Shure SM57). NKS Compatibility: Native Kontrol Standard implementation for deep integration with Native Instruments hardware controllers. Compatible with free Native Instruments Kontakt Player or Kontakt Full (version 6.7.0 or higher). Delivery Format: Download via Spitfire Audio App (Approx. 4.77 GB installation size; 5 GB storage space required). YouTube/AqlVjyaR7JA Read More

London Symphony Orchestra upgrade LSO St Luke’s LSO St Luke’s have recently launched brand new recording facilities as part of a multi-million-pound investment in the their creative and technical infrastructure.

Get Safari Audio Sun Bear Bus Compressor for $4.99 (96% OFF)
Safari Audio’s Sun Bear Bus Compressor is on sale at Plugin Boutique for $4.99, down from $129. The 96% discount runs until July 31, and Plugin Boutique is also including a choice of free gifts with the purchase. At the time of writing, the available gifts are Cloudmax Breeze Black Edition by Karanyi Sounds, AXXESS [...]
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iZotope leaves the Native Instruments family after being acquired by Boris FX
iZotope has been acquired by Boris FX. It’s fair to say 2026 has been an eventful year so far for Native Instruments and all involved with the audio industry powerhouse, including iZotope. Recent months have been a time of uncertainty for staff and customers alike, with the future of multiple well-established brands hanging in the [...]
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Low End Candy releases The Clap, a FREE crowd-clap plugin for macOS
Low End Candy has released The Clap, a free crowd-clap synthesizer for macOS. The interesting part here is that The Clap does not use samples. It synthesizes handclaps from scratch by modeling everything from the skin smack to the body of cupped palms, and a adding bit of snap for more impact. I often use [...]
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Golden DSP releases Shatter Clip, a FREE visual clipper plugin
Golden DSP has released Shatter Clip, a free clipper plugin for macOS and Windows. If there is one type of plugin I have seen dozens and dozens of over the past several years, it has to be the clipper. There are countless free clippers out there, and I doubt that most producers need another one [...]
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VSL reveal Synchron Brass (muted) The latest addition to VSL’s ever-expanding sample library collection introduces three new Single Pack instruments to the Synchron Brass series, along with a new bundle that brings together all of their muted brass offerings.