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phoenix
"This is a dream inspiration engine": BT and Spitfire Audio team up for Phoenix hybrid synth

By Matt Mullen Published

The MPE-compatible instrument combines samples from BT's private library with six synthesis engines, deep modulation, 37 effects and a true stereo architecture

Tech
A screenshot of the Line 6 Helix Stadium Native amp simulator software
“This could well be the amp simulator to rule them all”: Line 6 Helix Stadium Native review

By Matt McCracken Published

Line 6 Helix Stadium Native brings Agoura amp models, Proxy clones, and 48-blocks to your DAW, but is it worth the $399.99 asking price for new users?

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Bit Layer
This free multiband bitcrusher is a surgical tool for lo-fi sound design

By Matt Mullen Published

Equipped with mid/side routing and tonal/transient processing, RiverFlux Audio's Bit Layer gives you eight highly tweakable layers of digital degradation

Tech
autotune
Antares AutoTune Advanced makes the trade-off between pitch-perfect vocals and natural vibrato a thing of the past

By Advertorial Published

Sponsor Content Created With Antares® Audio Technologies

A rebuilt algorithm, a new vibrato detection and preservation engine and ultra-fast real-time monitoring make this the biggest leap forward for AutoTune in years

Tech
autotune
"Since 1997, the complaint about pitch correction has been the same: it takes the singer out of the singing. That's the problem DVA was built to solve": Antares launches AutoTune Advanced with new DVA vibrato engine

By Matt Mullen Published

The new flagship product in the AutoTune range, Advanced is built on a ground-up rewrite of the plugin's vocal tuning algorithm

Tech
An Arturia MiniFreak synthesizer on a table
One of our favourite synths of recent years now lets you upload your own sounds

By Si Truss Published

Upload wavetables and samples to customise Arturia's hybrid poly and its plugin counterpart

Hybrid Synths
zplane
Zplane's Timbre is a formant-shifting plugin with a few tricks up its sleeve

By Matt Mullen Published

Capable of everything from subtle timbral tweaking to creative vocoder-style effects, Timbre is a versatile formant-shifter with multi-band processing and sidechain functionality

Tech
lunacy
Lunacy launches Nova platform with five free virtual instruments – but bigger things are on the way

By Matt Mullen Published

The LA-based company is working on an AI-powered platform for prompt-based plugin development and customization, synchronized across your browser and your DAW

Tech
topline
Universal Audio's Topline Vocal Tune is now available for Apollo and UAD hardware

By Matt Mullen Published

Based on the vocal tuner from UA’s Topline Vocal Suite, the “ultra-low-latency” plugin adds Elastic and Sustain controls and MIDI repitching

Tech
Tone3000 plugin offers NAM A2 support on your desktop and can be used as a standalone app or in your DAW.
Tone3000 launches a free open-source plugin for accessing its mammoth library of NAM A2 captures

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The plugin makes using the vast Tone3000 library of captures and IRs a lot easier, and can be used in your DAW or as a standalone app

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