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Acustica Audio has announced the release of Expanse5, a virtual synthesizer that aims to faithfully recreate the sound and experience of the Sequential Prophet-5. This new instrument is part of Acustica's MAREA series. At the heart of Expanse-5 is Acustica's proprietary MUST (Modular Unified Synthesis Technology) engine. ...   KVR Audio

GForce Software has announced the release of Halogen FM, a fresh take on frequency modulation synthesis that strips away the complexity while retaining all the character, depth, and unpredictability that makes FM special. For decades, FM synthesis has been beloved for its expressive power—but just as often avoided for its notoriously technical and unintuitive programming. ...   KVR Audio

Scaler Music has announced the release of Scaler 3.1, an update to the developer's music theory workstation plugin first launched in March. This version adds Live Synchronization between multiple instances, better ways of working with MIDI and chords, a Chord Panel Display to read out input chords and notes, and more improvements for working with a DAW. ...   KVR Audio

Wave Arts has released MasterVerb 7 completing Power Suite 7, which is now available for purchase. MasterVerb 7 has a new dark theme GUI, improved sound, and some new features, including beat synchronization options for delays, a ducker to attenuate the reverb during foreground sounds, and an all new envelope processor. ...   KVR Audio

Audiolatry has released LoQuest, a free virtual instrument plugin aimed at lo-fi, ambient, retro, and cinematic music production. LoQuest includes 22 original presets such as airy keys, warm pads, dusty organs, bent plucks, and ambient strings. Each sound is designed to provide character and atmosphere straight out of the box. ...   KVR Audio

It's is really amazing what you can get for $20 these days. So, if you happen to have $20 and you want to have a great sounding PolyMoog 280A plugin (The synth used by Gary Numan for "Cars" and other tunes) you should definitely consider Vox Humana from UJAM. You will also get the warm and fuzzy feeling that goes along with a contribution to a great cause. ...   KVR Audio

Force56 Audio Software has released Pulse16 Drums VST for macOS. They say: Pulse16 Drums VST is a faithful emulation of the Alesis SR-16 drum machine to a whole new platform of producers. One of the most requested features since launch was macOS support—and it's finally here. ...   KVR Audio

Konstantin Klem has released Max for Live Device Matrix 2 for Ableton Live. Device Matrix 2 is a Max for Live plug-in that lets you display and control up to 1000 Ableton Live (or VST) instruments and effects on a single screen. Fully compatible with Ableton Live 12.1 and above. What's new in version 2. ...   KVR Audio

Initial Audio has updated SourceLab to version 1.1.0. Improvements: Added the ability to favourite presets. Added polyphonic glide mode. Notes glide from the last held key when playing overlapping notes. Added always glide mode. Option to always glide from the last note and not just when overlapping. UI optimisations and improvements. ...   KVR Audio

Triple Spiral Audio has announced the release of Thallora, an ambient textural library with 50 presets for the free Soundbox Player from Audiomodern. Intro Price: €19.95 until 30 June 2025 (Reg. €24.95). Read More   KVR Audio

Algoriffix has updated Transkr, a versatile audio-to-MIDI converter, to version 2.7 with major changes to its UI. Version 2.7 comes with a graphical interface for the built-in 3-way crossover, which allows you to tighten up the incoming signal by stabilizing the harmonics in each of the three frequency ranges (bass, mid and treble), separately, before entering the analysis stage. ...   KVR Audio

Splash Sound has released Kalimba, the second instrument in Play Collection — a series of VST/Kontakt Instruments available completely free of charge. Here's what they say: Kalimba — Natural Sound in a Simple Form. This is the second instrument in our growing Play Collection — a series of simple, expressive tools available completely free of charge. ...   KVR Audio

APU Software has updated APU Loudness Contour, APU Loudness Meter, APU Loudness Compressor, APU Dynamics Optimizer, and APU Loudness Limiter to version 4.1.3. Changes for version 4.1.3 include: Intra-block smoothing for contour changes (contour). Component rendering optimization. Default to minimum-phase filter (contour). Disable Direct2D to reduce flickering on Windows. ...   KVR Audio

Soundigy has updated MIDI Lab to version 1.5.3 for Windows and 1.5.4 for Mac. Changes: Cloud-based auth service added. Multiple improvements and bugfixes. Read More   KVR Audio