Eventide & Newfangled Audio release Fixate:Midrange Fixate:Midrange employs intelligent EQ processing that quickly identifies and tackles ‘muddiness’, and promises to deliver professional-sounding results with minimal effort. 

Engine DJ 5.0 update now live Engine DJ's latest software update brings built-in stem rendering to the RANE System One, as well as adding RGB waveforms, track star ratings, effects improvements and more to the entire Engine DJ hardware range.

Arvital Soft AudioRouteAudioRoute is a system audio capture and routing utility for macOS and Windows designed for music production and DAW workflows. It allows capturing audio from browsers, streaming apps, media players and other applications directly into Ableton Live and other DAWs using one of three workflows: VST plugin integration. virtual audio device. standalone tray application for quick recording. AudioRoute was built to simplify workflows that often require more complicated routing setups with tools like BlackHole, Loopback or VoiceMeeter. Typical use cases include: sampling audio from YouTube, Spotify or VLC into Ableton. recording browser/system audio. quick resampling workflows. routing application audio into DAWs. The focus is simplicity, fast setup and minimal configuration. Read More

091Audio releases 091HPDoctor, a FREE precision high-pass filter plugin
091Audio has released 091HPDoctor, a free precision high-pass filter plugin for macOS, Windows, and Linux. 091Audio is a small plugin project by Andy Leuckert, a software developer from Chemnitz, Germany, whose day job involves post-processing of measurement data. HPDoctor is his first release, and it’s a high-pass filter unlike any other plugin I’ve seen. Most [...]
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Darkstarz Technologies releases FREE DustBox lo-fi plugin for Windows
Darkstarz Technologies has released DustBox, a lo-fi grime processor for producers working with boom-bap drums and lo-fi drum sounds. It normally goes for $19.99, but it’s free for a limited time (the developer hasn’t announced an end date). DustBox is for fast shaping. It’s more than just a basic bitcrusher, and I think what they’re [...]
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Buzzing Bugs Audio Devices introduce the Bolster Said to pay homage to the myths and legends of the company’s home county of Cornwall, Buzzing Bugs' new effect has been named after a folklore giant that lived near the cliffs of Chapel Porth and terrorised the people of the nearby village!

Music Expo (San Francisco) becomes MONO Music Conference Ahead of their 2026 return, Music Expo have announced that they have now officially changed their name to the MONO Music Conference. 

Growl Audio gFractorgFractor Multi-mode Spectrum Analyzer & Oscilloscope gFractor is a multi-mode spectrum analyzer and oscilloscope plugin for music producers, mixing engineers, and mastering engineers who need an accurate picture of what's happening across the stereo field — not just left and right, but mid and side, and tonal versus transient content. Built on the JUCE framework in C++17, gFractor combines a configurable real-time FFT display with a tempo-synced oscilloscope, full stereo metering, and an A/B reference workflow in a single window. The audio path is fully realtime-safe: no allocations or locks occur on the audio thread. Three Channel Modes The same generic Primary / Secondary abstraction is used across three analysis modes, so the workflow stays consistent no matter what you're inspecting: Mid / Side — separate the mono centre from the stereo sides. Left / Right — traditional per-channel view. Tonal / Transient — split the signal by content type, with an adjustable transient time constant (0.1–10 ms). Spectrum Analyzer Configurable FFT order from 1024 up to 16384. Overlap from 2x to 8x. Adjustable decay and spectral slope. Infinite peak hold. Freeze. Loadable / savable target curves for spectrum comparison. Right-click-drag Audition Filter for precise bell-filter isolation of any frequency region. Oscilloscope View Tempo-synced time-domain display. Optional spectral colouring of the waveform. Reference Mode Sidechain-fed A/B comparison with ghost overlay. Momentary reference via held modifier key, for quick before/after checks while mixing. Stereo Metering Goniometer. Phase correlation meter. Width-per-octave display (10 bands), to see exactly where stereo width lives in the spectrum. Workflow Three themes: Dark, Light, and Balanced. Preset system with save, load, rename, and dirty-state tracking. Full keyboard control — every major feature has a shortcut, including channel-mode cycling (Tab), view toggling (V), reference (R / Ctrl), freeze (Z), peak hold (H), target curve (T), fullscreen (W), and one-key cycling through slope, decay, overlap, and FFT settings. Formats VST3 (Windows, macOS, Linux). AU (macOS). System Requirements MacOS 10.13 or later (Intel and Apple Silicon, universal binary). Windows 10 or later (64-bit). Linux (64-bit, VST3). Read More

FSK Audio release QRonicle  QRonicle is capable of generating a QR code that is then displayed in its GUI, and allows users to link to information stored on a cloud drive. 

Polarity releases Polarity-RES, a FREE resonator effect
Polarity is a name that many readers will be very familiar with. The developer has now released Polarity-RES (v0.1.0), a free resonator effect for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It wasn’t too long ago that we covered Polarity-MD, a free multiband dynamics processor (something like a four-band OTT). But many of you will know Polarity best [...]
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The 3 free plugin bundles I tell every beginner to install
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the only five free plugins a beginner actually needs, and the argument was simple. Stock plugins in modern DAWs are good enough for almost everything, so don’t drown yourself in 50 free downloads on day one. This is the follow-up to that piece. At some point, you do [...]
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Rob Papen launch eXplorer 11 Rob Papen’s all-encompassing plug-in and virtual instrument collection has just been treated to another update, with two new additions bringing the total count to 36.

Purafied Audio Everything Bundle is FREE for a limited time
Purafied Audio is once again offering its Everything Bundle for free with the coupon code MYSHITWASFUCKED at checkout. The Everything Bundle includes every plugin Purafied Audio has released so far: LED Compressor, VU Compressor, Micro Limiter, SLP 538 EQ, The Panda Rooms, DEATHWESTERN Amp, and Liquid Death Snare. The regular price is $238 (down from [...]
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Dynamix Audio Sampling MasterSampling Master is an autosampling and sample library creation tool for recording and building multisampled instruments from hardware and software sources. It supports automatic key mapping using pitch detection, metadata, or file names, and provides tools for looping, normalization, leveling, and sample organization. The software is designed to streamline the process of capturing audio, mapping samples across the keyboard range, and exporting structured sample libraries for use in samplers and production workflows. Read More

Engine DJ 5.0: on-board stems on the System 1, RGB waveforms for everyoneEngine DJ 5.0 from Denon DJ went live today. The headline feature: on-board stems rendering. It’s exclusive to the Rane System 1, which now becomes the first piece of standalone DJ hardware that can split a track into 4-part stems without an external computer in the chain. If you don’t own a System 1, the […]
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