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Zplane's Timbre is a formant-shifting plugin with a few tricks up its sleeveBy Matt Mullen Published -
Lunacy launches Nova platform with five free virtual instruments – but bigger things are on the wayBy Matt Mullen Published -
Universal Audio launches major update to the free Luna DAW that the company is calling its “biggest software release to date”By Matt Mullen Published -
Acon Digital’s Acoustica 8 audio editor is the company’s “most ambitious release to date”By Si Truss Published -
Serato 5.0 introduces open streaming and ‘Lucid Beatgrids’ that can adapt to BPM changesBy Si Truss Published -
Universal Audio's Topline Vocal Tune is now available for Apollo and UAD hardwareBy Matt Mullen Published -
Audacity enters a “new era” with the biggest update in the free and open-source audio editor’s 26-year historyBy Matt Mullen Published
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Digital Audio Workstation
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Universal Audio launches major update to the free Luna DAW that the company is calling its “biggest software release to date”By Matt Mullen Published -
Reason Free puts 15 classic Reason devices in one free plugin that you can use in your existing DAWBy Ben Rogerson Published -
Bitwig Studio 6.1 launches with “radically updated” Sampler deviceBy Matt Mullen Published -
Suno’s Studio 2.0 adds an AI chatbot that can control your project, transform sounds and generate custom pluginsBy Matt Mullen Published -
Steinberg marks 30 years of VST with the Classics Collection, which includes the first VST synthBy Ben Rogerson Published -
Who needs Logic or Ableton Live when free browser-based DAWs are becoming this good?By Adam Douglas Published -
You can now control FL Studio with an agentic AI chatbot from inside the DAWBy Matt Mullen Published -
“A strong update overall that introduces many features to boost your creativity and streamline your workflow”: Steinberg Cubase 15 reviewBy Bruce Aisher Published -
Logic Pro 12.3 is here – and my favourite stock plugin just got even betterBy Matt Mullen Published
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Dj Software
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Serato 5.0 introduces open streaming and ‘Lucid Beatgrids’ that can adapt to BPM changesBy Si Truss Published -
Just in time for the party season, Spotify is finally back in iOS and Android DJing appsBy Ben Rogerson Published -
With OneLibrary DJs can finally use their track libraries across different software applicationsBy Si Truss Published -
NI launches entry-level Traktor Play DJ software and bundles it with controllers from AlphaTheta and ReloopBy Si Truss Published -
After 5 years, Spotify streaming returns to DJ software... but there's a catchBy Matt Mullen Published -
Spotify responds to Apple Music’s new AutoMix feature by turning your playlists into ready-made DJ setsBy Ben Rogerson Published -
Serato DJ 4.0 overhauls the DJ software's library with new search tools, easier analysis and an emoji rating systemBy Si Truss Published -
Sack The DJ: Apple launches its new feature that can mix tracks using AIBy Will Simpson Published -
L-Acoustics’ new DJ-aimed stem separation software can pull apart any stereo sourceBy Andy Price Published
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Fx Software
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“We know you want it, but do you really (really) need it?”: Native Instruments Komplete 26 reviewBy Andy Jones Published -
Arturia's FX Collection 6 adds an ambient plugin specialising in "novel, emotive textures" and a souped-up H910By Si Truss Published -
“Ozone 12 feels like a rite of passage, with a considerable number of enhancements that will make this a worthy upgrade”: iZotope Ozone 12 Advanced reviewBy Roland Schmidt Published -
19 of the best plugins under $50 for last-minute impulse buying this Cyber MondayBy Si Truss Last updated -
“Allows you to do away with stacks of insert or return effects and potential high processor loads”: iZotope FXEQ reviewBy Andy Jones Published -
“Any musician should be able to find a brilliant new colour to add to a developing mix”: EastWest Lo-Fi reviewBy Andy Price Published -
“Channel the aura of busted pedal delays, dusty tapes, and otherworldly echoes” with Brainworx new bx_pulsarBy Daniel Griffiths Published -
“Provides a quick solution for a wide range of vocal processing and beyond”: Neural DSP Mantra reviewBy Jon Musgrave Published -
Our go-to plugins for adding flavour to our soundsBy Roland Schmidt Published
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Plugins
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Zplane's Timbre is a formant-shifting plugin with a few tricks up its sleeveBy Matt Mullen Published -
Lunacy launches Nova platform with five free virtual instruments – but bigger things are on the wayBy Matt Mullen Published -
Universal Audio's Topline Vocal Tune is now available for Apollo and UAD hardwareBy Matt Mullen Published -
Tone3000 launches a free open-source plugin for accessing its mammoth library of NAM A2 capturesBy Jonathan Horsley Published -
Reason Free puts 15 classic Reason devices in one free plugin that you can use in your existing DAWBy Ben Rogerson Published -
“An exceptionally accurate model of the original Prophet, with a clutch of incredibly useful enhancements”: GForce Prophet-5 reviewBy Roland Schmidt Published -
“A fantastic-sounding instrument, with the concept of the supersaw placed at the very core of its makeup”: Native Instruments SuperStarSaw reviewBy Roland Schmidt Published -
Minimal Audio's Lucid is a granular powerhouse with scale locking, deep modulation and much moreBy Matt Mullen Published -
Steinberg marks 30 years of VST with the Classics Collection, which includes the first VST synthBy Ben Rogerson Published
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Utilities
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“A well-made and affordable headphone that is light, comfortable and a reliable choice for studio recording”: Tascam TH-11 reviewBy Jon Musgrave Published -
NAMM 2025: Scaler 3 promises to widen the feature set of one of our favourite songwriting toolsBy Andy Price Published -
“The experimental effects box and sample mangler you didn't know you wanted… but it's not quite finished”: Torso Electronics S-4 reviewBy Andy Jones Published -
Donner’s MEDO puts creativity in your handsBy Advertorial Published -
“Its biggest asset is its ease-of-use”: iZotope Neutron 5 reviewBy Si Truss Published -
“A combo of powerful, flexible, multi-layered spectral audio editing with cutting edge AI-based neural networks”: Steinberg SpectraLayers Pro 11 reviewBy Stuart Adams Published -
Roland Lamb opens up on inventing new ways of expressing music with ROLI AirwaveBy Andy Price Published -
ROLI unveils the Airwave, an expressive new way of learning and creating using its MPE instrumentsBy Andy Price Published -
AudioStrip receives share of £1 million in UK government funding to “elevate music source separation”By Ben Rogerson Published
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Audacity enters a “new era” with the biggest update in the free and open-source audio editor’s 26-year historyBy Matt Mullen Published -
Tone3000 launches a free open-source plugin for accessing its mammoth library of NAM A2 capturesBy Jonathan Horsley Published -
Reason Free puts 15 classic Reason devices in one free plugin that you can use in your existing DAWBy Ben Rogerson Published
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