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OVNI Audio launches TELESCOPE, a free audio analyser plugin

September 16

OVNI Audio has released Telescope 0.1.0, a free audio analyser plugin distributed as open-source software under the GNU AGPLv3 licence. It’s the latest addition to the developer’s growing catalogue, which spans spatial e

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