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Limiter Compressor Emulations
Limiter Compressor Emulations
Pulsar Audio Mu Emulates a Legendary Tube Compressor and Limiter
Pulsar Digital, a French boutique audio software company launched in 2018, released the Pulsar Mu tube compressor/limiter plug-in. The Pulsar Mu emulates Manley’s variable-bias tube compressor... MORE
Microphone Speaker Simulations
Microphone Speaker Simulations
AudioThing's Speakers Plug-In Emulates Loudspeakers and Microphones
Speakers, a new convolution plug-in effect by the audio software company AudioThing, recreates the sound emitted by different models of microphones and loudspeakers. Designed with user configuration... MORE
Spring Reverb Emulations
Spring Reverb Emulations
AudioThing's Springs Plug-In Modernizes Retro Spring Reverb Models
AudioThing’s Springs is a digital spring reverb plug-in with a vintage Baxandall EQ emulation built in. Springs incorporates 11 types of reverb emulations achieved by blending convolution and... MORE
Spectral Freezing Plug-Ins
Spectral Freezing Plug-Ins
Audiothing's Frostbite 2 Creates Modular Playground for Freezing Audio
AudioThing’s Frostbite 2 is a new spectral freezing plug-in that uses freezing, ring modulation, and feedback delay to transform any audio signal into fresh reimagined soundscapes. AudioThing... MORE
Percussive Digital Drum Machines
Percussive Digital Drum Machines
Audiothing Hats Intelligently Generates Metallic Hats and Cymbals
AudioThing Hats is a dedicated hi hat and cymbal virtual drum synthesizer that blends synthesized noises and recorded samples together to generate unique sounds with ease. Using noise and sample... MORE
Modern Tape Echo Plug-Ins
Modern Tape Echo Plug-Ins
Outer Space is Audiothing's Modern Take on Roland's Famed Space Echo
The Outer Space tape echo, a plug-in developed by AudioThing, is a digital recreation of the famous analog Roland Space Echo RE-201 device that was first released back in 1974. Outer Space... MORE
Authentic Lo-Fi Plug-Ins
Authentic Lo-Fi Plug-Ins
AudioThing Wires Captures the Sound of a 1970's Vintage Soviet Recorder
AudioThing’s Wires is an enhanced digital recorder emulation plug-in, which provides authentic echos and lo-fi effects for both composers and producers. Wires allows for a convenient way to... MORE
Vintage-Modeled Synthesizers
Vintage-Modeled Synthesizers
Brainworx Audio's Bx_Oberhausen is its First Virtual Instrument
Brainworx Audio is an industry-leading company known for top-of-the-line mixing and mastering audio software, which has now released the Bx_Oberhausen synthesizer, its first virtual instrument. The... MORE
Signature Sound Plug-Ins
Signature Sound Plug-Ins
Leapwing's Al Schmitt Plug-In Recreates the Artist's Award-Winning Sound
Leapwing has announced the Al Schmitt plug-in, a new signature tool developed in conjunction with the legendary producer-engineer of the same name, which captures his workflow and emulates the... MORE
Streamlined Digital Synths
Streamlined Digital Synths
Go2 is an Affordable, Simple, and Fun Synthesizer Plug-In by Rob Papen
Rob Papen’s Go2 plug-in is a fun and simple digital synthesizer that has been designed with a streamlined user interface, which visually incorporates all features and controls on its GUI... MORE
Versatile Audio Mixing Tools
Versatile Audio Mixing Tools
Rob Papen's MasterMagic is a Compact and Effective Audio Mixing Tool
The MasterMagic plug-in developed by Rob Papen is a handy tool that provides the finishing touch to improve any audio production mix. MasterMagic offers two desirable functions that work to clean up... MORE
Dub Reggae Plug-Ins
Dub Reggae Plug-Ins
AudioThing's Alborosie Dub Station Recreates King Tubby's Hardware Sound
The Alborosie Dub Station is a new creative plug-in by AudioThing Ltd., which emulates the original echos, spring reverb, and filter of the legendary dub reggae artist, King Tubby. The Alborosie Dub... MORE
Analogue Modeled Plug-Ins
Analogue Modeled Plug-Ins
Rob Papen's Bit Recreates Authentic Analogue In-The-Box
Rob Papen’s BIT—standing for “Back In Time” and “Be Inspired Today,” is a unique digital synthesizer in the Rob Papen product line, which employs an Analogue Modeled... MORE
Dependable Digital Synthesizers
Dependable Digital Synthesizers
Predator 2 is a Legendary Synth with Cutting-Edge Features
Rob Papen’s Predator 2 plug-in is a go-to virtual synth that mends practical design with a diverse set of unbounded modules for creative use in every audio production set-up. Predator 2 comes... MORE
Drum Machine Plug-Ins
Drum Machine Plug-Ins
Punch 2 is a Completely Digital Drum Machine Solution for Producers
Punch 2 is a digital drum machine developed by Rob Papen, which offers producers an all-in-one solution for developing, manipulating, and sequencing drums sounds and loops. Functioning as a virtual... MORE
Rack Synth Plug-Ins
Rack Synth Plug-Ins
The Quad Plug-In Fuses Modern Function with a Vintage Design
The Quad virtual plug-in by Rob Papen is a classically designed synthesizer, which is capable of producing complex sounds using a combination of built-in components and matrix routing capabilities.... MORE
Powerful Virtual Bass Synthesizers
Powerful Virtual Bass Synthesizers
SubBoomBass 2 Delivers on Massive Bass Sounds
Rob Papen’s SubBoomBass 2 is a dedicated virtual bass synthesizer that provides a powerful and flexible engine that can punch through any mix. As the successor to the widely popular SubBoomBass,... MORE
Professional Mastering Plug-Ins
Professional Mastering Plug-Ins
Tracktion's Refined the Process of Professional Mastering Audio
Tracktion Software has released the Master Mix plug-in, an audio mixing and mastering audio effect that’s widely compatible with various computer operating systems. The plug-in is a single... MORE
Modular Limiter Plug-Ins
Modular Limiter Plug-Ins
Tokyo Dawn Lab's Limiter 6 GE Brings a Modular Twist to Limiting Plug-Ins
Tokyo Dawn Labs has released a flexible audio compression and limiting tool: the TDR Limiter 6 GE plug-in. The device provides user customization through six available modules. Tokyo Dawn was... MORE
Modern Delay Plug-Ins
Modern Delay Plug-Ins
The Valhalla Delay Reimagines Classic Delay and Echo Plug-Ins
Valhalla DSP’s Valhalla Delay is another exceptional effect plug-in from the software company’s collection, which offers an all-encompassing solution for classic and modern delay... MORE
Spatial Panning Plug-Ins
Spatial Panning Plug-Ins
The Goodhertz Panpot Plug-In is an Inventive Panning Tool for Audio
The Panpot, standing for “Panoramic Potentiometer,” is a virtual panning tool created by Goodhertz Inc., which transcends other stereo manipulation plug-ins by combining four different... MORE
Ethereal Experimental Synthesizers
Ethereal Experimental Synthesizers
Rob Papen Releases Upgrade for the Blade Virual Synth
Rob Papen, a company known for virtual synthesizers and effects, has now released the update for the Blade 2 additive synthesizer. Originally released in 2012, the second edition of Blade brings a... MORE
Audio Plug-In Collections
Audio Plug-In Collections
Tracktion Daw Essentials Improves on Audio Plug-In Compatibility
Broadening the scope of DAW compatibility, Tracktion Software released a suite of 16 modern audio FX plug-ins from its DAW Essentials Collection, which employ the latest technology for improved... MORE
Realistic Collector Keyboard Plug-Ins
Realistic Collector Keyboard Plug-Ins
Keyscape Digitally Bundled its Rare Collection of Keyboards
The Spectrasonics Keyscape Collection is a high-quality selection of 36 meticulously multi-sampled rare keyboards from around the globe, all nested within a single virtual instrument. The collection... MORE
Authentic Digital Reverb Plug-Ins
Authentic Digital Reverb Plug-Ins
Relab Development Launched the LX480 Reverb Emulation Plug-Ins
Relab Development has released the LX480 Complete and the LX480 RHall, two high quality reverb hardware plug-in emulations of the industry-renowned Lexicon Inc. 480L Digital Effects Station. The... MORE
Soundstage-Enhancing Tools
Soundstage-Enhancing Tools
StageOne Breathes Stereophonic Life into Mono Sounds
StageOne is another high-end digital plug-in made by Leapwing Audio that centers on the width and depth manipulation of audio. Without sacrificing the sounds mono-compatibility, or its sonic... MORE
Spatial Audio Manipulation Tools
Spatial Audio Manipulation Tools
Get Full Control Over the Audio Stereo Field with CenterOne
Leapwing Audio, the company behind innovative audio plug-ins like the RootOne and DynOne, has developed the CenterOne spatial plug-in—intended for the correction and shaping of stereophonic audio.... MORE
Adaptive Dynamics Plug-Ins
Adaptive Dynamics Plug-Ins
Leapwing Audio’s DynOne 3 Plug-In Reimagines Multi-Band Compression
Leapwing Audio’s DynOne 3 is a re-engineered multi-band dynamics processor with a streamlined user workflow and better digital preservation, using a set of proprietary algorithms and features... MORE
Sub-Harmonic Production Tools
Sub-Harmonic Production Tools
Leapwing Audio's 'RootOne' Dials in the Punch for Low-End Mixing
As the newest innovative product adopting Leapwing Audio’s signature minimalist aesthetic, the RootOne plug-in is a unique digital sub-harmonic tool that helps generate and shape low-end bass... MORE
Lead Synthesizer Plug-Ins
Lead Synthesizer Plug-Ins
Softube Releases the Monoment Counterpart Statement Lead Synthesizer
Softube has released the Statement Lead plug-in, a digital five-octave polyphonic lead synthesizer intended for music production and composition. The synth comes as a counterpart to its recent... MORE
Saturation Plug-In Updates
Saturation Plug-In Updates
FabFilter Released an Update for the Award-Winning Saturn Plug-In
FabFilter, the software company behind the widely used Pro Series of audio software tools, has released a long-awaited second update to the award-winning Saturn plug-in. The update expands Saturn&#... MORE
Portable Analog Step Sequencers
Portable Analog Step Sequencers
Make Noise's 0-CTRL is a Fully Analog Step Sequencer
American modular synth company Make Noise released the 0-CTRL, which is a small and fully analog patchable, clockable controller and step sequencer for voltage controlled synthesizer systems. The... MORE
Creative Polyrhythmic Analog Synthesizers
Creative Polyrhythmic Analog Synthesizers
Moog Music Releases the Subharmonicon Semi-Modular Synth
Expanding on its family of renowned analog synthesizers, Moog Music has released the Subharmonicon, a semi-modular polyrhythmic desktop synthesizer.  Styled similarly to Moog’s Mother-... MORE
Audio Filter Effect Software
Audio Filter Effect Software
Audiomodern's New Motion Filter Plugin is for Creative Audio Movement
The Filterstep plugin from Audiomodern is a free digital audio tool for motion filter effects. Providing intricate flexibility to sculpt dynamic filter effect settings, Filterstep is intended to... MORE
Hybrid Synthesizer Updates
Hybrid Synthesizer Updates
Waldorf Expanded the Performance of Quantum with an OS Firmware Update
Waldorf Music, famous for its high-quality hardware synthesizers, has released the 2.0 operating system firmware update for its Quantum product. The recent update provides greater functionality for... MORE
Digital Compressor Plug-Ins
Digital Compressor Plug-Ins
Softube Releases a Plugin Model of the Germanium Compressor
Adding to its already expansive industry-leading audio software library, Softube has introduced a new digital plug-in to its suite: the Chandler Limited® Germanium Compressor. Modeled on Chandler... MORE

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Analog Bassline Desktop Synthesizers
Analog Bassline Desktop Synthesizers
Erica Synths Announced the Release of the DB-01 Synth
Modular instrument maker Erica Synths has unveiled the new DB-01 desktop bassline synthesizer, which was recently debuted at the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM2020) trade show in... MORE
Lead Synthesizer Plug-Ins
Lead Synthesizer Plug-Ins
Softube Releases the Monoment Counterpart Statement Lead Synthesizer
Softube has released the Statement Lead plug-in, a digital five-octave polyphonic lead synthesizer intended for music production and composition. The synth comes as a counterpart to its recent... MORE
Spring Reverb Emulations
Spring Reverb Emulations
AudioThing's Springs Plug-In Modernizes Retro Spring Reverb Models
AudioThing’s Springs is a digital spring reverb plug-in with a vintage Baxandall EQ emulation built in. Springs incorporates 11 types of reverb emulations achieved by blending convolution and... MORE
Automotive Mapping Platforms
Automotive Mapping Platforms
Subaru Will Include TomTom Navigation in Its New US Vehicles
The all-new 2020 Outback and Legacy models from Subaru will now incorporate mapping and navigation components from the Dutch location technology and consumer electronics company, TomTom N.V. (TOM2).... MORE
Soundstage-Enhancing Tools
Soundstage-Enhancing Tools
StageOne Breathes Stereophonic Life into Mono Sounds
StageOne is another high-end digital plug-in made by Leapwing Audio that centers on the width and depth manipulation of audio. Without sacrificing the sounds mono-compatibility, or its sonic... MORE
Analogue Modeled Plug-Ins
Analogue Modeled Plug-Ins
Rob Papen's Bit Recreates Authentic Analogue In-The-Box
Rob Papen’s BIT—standing for “Back In Time” and “Be Inspired Today,” is a unique digital synthesizer in the Rob Papen product line, which employs an Analogue Modeled... MORE
Exploratory Modular Synth Systems
Exploratory Modular Synth Systems
Erica Synths is Shifting from DIY Modules to Educational Kits
Erica Synths is a modular synthesizer company shifting its traditional DIY Series Modules over to affordable entry-level Educational Kits to help teach the fundamentals of electronics. The kits are... MORE
Digital Spectral Software Instruments
Digital Spectral Software Instruments
Sonivox's Vocalizer Pro is a Sound-Sculpting Instrument
The latest vocoder software by SONiVOX, Vocalizer Pro, offers a progressive sound-sculpting instrument allowing musicians and audio professionals to perform, process, play and create. The company is... MORE
Drum Machine Plug-Ins
Drum Machine Plug-Ins
Punch 2 is a Completely Digital Drum Machine Solution for Producers
Punch 2 is a digital drum machine developed by Rob Papen, which offers producers an all-in-one solution for developing, manipulating, and sequencing drums sounds and loops. Functioning as a virtual... MORE
Microphone Speaker Simulations
Microphone Speaker Simulations
AudioThing's Speakers Plug-In Emulates Loudspeakers and Microphones
Speakers, a new convolution plug-in effect by the audio software company AudioThing, recreates the sound emitted by different models of microphones and loudspeakers. Designed with user configuration... MORE
American Analog Synthesizers
American Analog Synthesizers
Moog Music Unveils the Subsequent 25 Synth as a Successor Model
Moog Music, the lead American analog synth manufacturer that’s based in North Carolina, has introduced the Subsequent 25 as a successor to its popular Sub Phatty synthesizer. Building up from... MORE
Ethereal Experimental Synthesizers
Ethereal Experimental Synthesizers
Rob Papen Releases Upgrade for the Blade Virual Synth
Rob Papen, a company known for virtual synthesizers and effects, has now released the update for the Blade 2 additive synthesizer. Originally released in 2012, the second edition of Blade brings a... MORE
Spatial Panning Plug-Ins
Spatial Panning Plug-Ins
The Goodhertz Panpot Plug-In is an Inventive Panning Tool for Audio
The Panpot, standing for “Panoramic Potentiometer,” is a virtual panning tool created by Goodhertz Inc., which transcends other stereo manipulation plug-ins by combining four different... MORE
Signature Sound Plug-Ins
Signature Sound Plug-Ins
Leapwing's Al Schmitt Plug-In Recreates the Artist's Award-Winning Sound
Leapwing has announced the Al Schmitt plug-in, a new signature tool developed in conjunction with the legendary producer-engineer of the same name, which captures his workflow and emulates the... MORE