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KVR Audio NewsDAW & pluginsFabFilter updates Twin 3 to v3.10 - MPE support and over 200 new presets FabFilter has updated Twin 3 to version 3.10 FabFilter updates Twin 3 to v3.10 with MPE support and over 200 new presets, adding MPE and Note Expression support as well as an arpeggiator fix.

KVR Audio NewsDAW & pluginsrncbc.org updates Qtractor to v1.6.5 and Vee One Suite to v1.5.1 for Linux rncbc.org has announced the (northern) Autumn/Halloween'26 releases of Qtractor version 1.6.5 , and the Vee One Suite version 1.5.1 of old-school software instruments, for GNU/Linux.

KVR Audio NewsDAW & pluginsFRCTL Audio releases DUKR - zero-latency sidechain ducker with frequency carving FRCTL Audio has released DUKR , a sidechain ducker for producers who want to trace the duck from the sidechain, shape it by hand and carve out only the frequencies that clash, with zero latency.

KVR Audio NewsDAW & pluginsGSi releases Burn Studio (VST & AU) GSi has announced the release of Burn Studio , a Spin FV-1 emulator for macOS, Windows, and iOS (VST & AU) that lets users run SpinASM effect programs directly on their devices.

KVR Audio NewsDAW & pluginsLessons from an Unforgotten Time: An Interview with Anthony Marinelli Anthony Marinelli has some stories to tell. He was fifteen when he started getting calls for film soundtracks and pop records sessions because he had learned the basics of synthesizers.

KVR Audio NewsDAW & pluginsNoisebud Updates ToC Phase Correction Plugin to v1.11 Noisebud has updated ToC to v1.11, adding Precision processing, a phase-mode control and Mono Sub to its stereo phase-repair plugin for mixing and mastering.

KVR Audio NewsDAW & pluginsAudiofier Releases Atmospheria and Moody Lights for Kontakt Audiofier has released Atmospheria and Moody Lights , two new Kontakt instruments in its Micron Series, each exploring a different approach to atmospheric and cinematic sound creation.

KVR Audio NewsDAW & pluginsn1m21n releases Infinite - Free Audiovisual Modular DAW & VST3/AU Host n1m21n has released Infinite , a free, open-source modular digital audio workstation and real-time audiovisual environment for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

KVR Audio NewsDAW & pluginsMonolith DSP releases Vectorscope 2 and M/S Processor 2 for iOS (Free) Monolith DSP (formerly 9Labs) has released Vectorscope 2 and M/S Processor 2 , free AUv3 plugins for iPhone and iPad.

KVR Audio NewsDAW & pluginsScrap Brain Audio releases 2G - Free Sampler with Neural Synthesis (AU & VST3) Scrap Brain Audio has released 2G , a sampler instrument inspired by early-2000s handheld devices. It started from a question: what would a text-to-sample model have looked like if one had existed…

KVR Audio NewsDAW & pluginsKVR Studio Manager Public Beta updated to v0.5.0.0 - Folder Monitoring, Notifications, Active Plugin Formats, Auto Login and more The public beta of the free KVR Studio Manager application for macOS and Windows has been updated to v0.5.0.0.

KVR Audio NewsDAW & pluginssonicLAB releases Thermo3 sonicLAB has released Thermo3 . Thermo3 is a cybernetic feedback instrument. It combines oscillator feedback, self regulation, stochastic modulation and performer intervention in one instrument.

KVR Audio NewsDAW & pluginsNotewerks updates StepStrum to v1.2 with flexible pattern lengths and expanded timing controls Notewerks has updated StepStrum , its real-time MIDI strumming and performance sequencer, to version 1.2.

KVR Audio NewsDAW & pluginsTom Wolfe releases 'Rest' for Omnisphere 3 - Ambient Soundbank Tom Wolfe has released Rest , a new soundbank for Spectrasonics Omnisphere 3 featuring 50 unashamedly ambient presets, designed for producers and media composers.

KVR Audio NewsDAW & pluginsKVR Audio AI Policies: Upcoming Changes to Our News Coverage and Guidelines for Developers KVR has always supported independent audio developers, including people releasing their first plugin both within the community forums, and through initiatives like the KVR Developer Challenge .

KVR Audio NewsDAW & pluginsKaroryfer Samples releases Four Fifths Bowed String Library for sforzando Karoryfer Samples has released Four Fifths , a bowed string sample library with a focus on aggressive, folky rhythmic playing and sampled double-stops.

KVR Audio NewsDAW & pluginsAutodafe releases Mega Drum Machines V2 (Free AU & VST3) Autodafe has released Mega Drum Machines V2 , a completely rebuilt version of his drum machine collection, now available as a free native plugin for macOS, Windows and Linux (AU, VST3 and…

KVR Audio NewsDAW & pluginsKazrog releases Vac Rac TSL - Official Inward Connections Tube Optical Compressor (VST, AU, AAX, & LV2) Kazrog has released Vac Rac TSL , the official plugin emulation of the Inward Connections Vac Rac tube optical compressor/limiter.

KVR Audio NewsDAW & pluginsCodwaves releases Quance - Resonance Suppressor (VST3, AU & AAX) Codwaves has released Quance , a resonance suppression plugin for Windows and macOS, available in VST3, AU and AAX formats.

KVR Audio NewsDAW & pluginsMyAudioFactory updates ProAudioDeclipper to v1.13.0 MyAudioFactory has released version 1.13.0 of ProAudioDeclipper , its real-time audio restoration plugin for repairing clipped and saturated audio.

KVR Audio NewsDAW & pluginsVGTrumpet Releases "VG Windscape" Audiovisual Instrument - VST, AU, Standalone App VGTrumpet has released VG Windscape , an audiovisual instrument: a sound instrument and a live picture in one.

KVR Audio NewsDAW & pluginsAcusMagic releases Figura, a real-time cymatics visualizer plugin AcusMagic has launched Figura , an audio effect and standalone application that transforms any incoming audio signal into cymatic figures in real time.

KVR Audio NewsDAW & pluginsExpetri Experimental Software Synthesizer Released (AU & VST3) Expetri has released its self-titled software synthesizer built around the metaphor of a chemistry experiment: "Rather than dialing in a specific target sound, Expetri takes a new approach: growing…

KVR Audio NewsDAW & pluginsAudioBrain Releases ChimeBrain - Physically Modeled Wind-Chime Instrument for macOS (AU & VST3) AudioBrain has released ChimeBrain , a physically modeled wind-chime instrument for macOS. Rather than playing back prerecorded note samples, the instrument calculates the vibrations of suspended…

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