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SoundFlow 6.1 introduces a rebuilt Session Assistant, a new Learning Assistant feature that offers an intelligent alternative to manuals and online searches, and a selection of new organisation tools.
Said to be unlike any other reverb plug-in, the plug-in version of the Strymon NightSky delivers everything that its hardware sibling has to offer, and comes packed with features that will be welcomed by keen sound designers.
The MPG have announced that KAMILLE (Camille Purcell) and Spike Stent will receive this year's Inspiration and MPG Icon Awards respectively.
The HA-609A plug-in uses component-level modelling to faithfully recreate the sound and performance of the hardware, and is being offered as a free download to those who own the hardware version or one of the company’s i73 PRO audio interfaces.
The latest arrival to The Crow Hill Company's revolving selection of free instruments has been “built around the idea that music doesn’t have to begin with formal training, specialist instruments, or expensive tools”.
Recorded during the sessions for the developer's Panorama Acoustic Kontakt library, Pure Nylon delivers the same warm tone and musical detail, but reimagined for Soundbox’s MPE-capable platform.
The Raccoon, Panda and Hippo all employ a passive radiator design, and feature an acoustically transparent protective grill that has been carefully designed to preserve the monitors’ clarity and transient response while offering some physical protection.
Musik Hack's upcoming third release combines EQ and saturation, and as with their previous offerings, comes presented in an intuitive interface that focuses on end results rather than overwhelming users with parameters.
Established in December 2025 with the aim of creating interactive, “vibe-driven” plug-ins, the company already have two products available: Cloud Guitar and Aurora, both of which have been developed with a focus on emotional experience.
Gainlab Audio’s announcement for The NAMM Show 2026 was a new high-quality headphone amp, which interestingly, comes in the form of a double-width 500-series module.
The IPS Training Weekend 2026 will include a whole host of talks led by industry experts, along with spatial audio listening rooms and a number of lounge and bar areas for socialising and networking.
Blueprints serves as inspiration for new song ideas and providing raw materials to sample or extract parts from, while Layers provides creators with professional, mix-ready instrument performances that adapt to a track’s structure, key and tempo.
The latest version of MixChecker Ultra+ features a dedicated headphone section that allows users to correct or customise the frequency response of their cans.
Hummify offers an all-in-one solution for sharing audio files and any associated attachments and metadata, but unlike many comparable tools, ensures that the files’ storage location is kept private, with access only possible via the built-in media player.
10K Audio have recently launched a major update that adds some powerful new functions to their real-time looping instrument.
The first formal collaboration between the two brands will see a selection of the UK-based sampling experts’ virtual instruments made available within Akai’s MPC ecosystem.
Revealed at The NAMM Show 2026, Shure’s new KSM mic series promises to deliver “lifelike fidelity” in a thoughtfully engineered design that’s been crafted with musicians and studio professionals in mind.
Metamorph V1.1 introduces the ability to import third-party RVC (Retrieval-based Voice Conversion) models, opening up a whole host of new creative possibilities while maintaining the security and privacy offered by the softwares offline local processing.
In celebration of their fifth anniversary, The Very Loud Indeed Co. have announced a sale across their range of cinematic scoring and sound-design tools.
Described as “a musician by your side”, the latest addition to the Celemony line-up brings together a huge collection of musical phrases played by some of the world’s top session players, all of which can be adapted to play in any song, regardless of its chord sequence, tempo or groove.