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    The Crow Hill Company Vaults free sample libraries virtual instruments

    The Crow Hill Company relaunch Vaults

    Free instruments return for Season Two

    The Crow Hill Company have announced that their series of free sample libraries and virtual instruments has returned to their website. 

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    Fors Pivot FM software synthesizer

    Fors introduce Pivot FM soft synth

    Launched alongside free Pivot-Lite version

    The result of years of research and development and inspired by the company’s love of FM synthesis, the latest addition to the Fors range promises to deliver just the right balance of flexibility and simplicity. 

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    Sonora Cinematic Transfigured Orchestra Vol 1 The Quiet Ensemble Soundbox MPE instrument

    Sonora Cinematic release Transfigured Orchestra Vol 1

    Company's first orchestral Soundbox instrument arrives

    Sonora Cinematic's latest Soundbox instrument is one of the few orchestral collections currently available for the MPE-capable platform.

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    Native Instruments MR1 Valve Data software drum machine

    Native Instruments launch MR1 Valve Data

    First release in new Modular Rhythm series

    The latest addition to Native Instruments' extensive collection of software instruments has arrived, offering a fun and easy-to-use drum machine that’s been designed using a collection of modular and valve gear.

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    Devious Machines Percussive Layers 2 Textures expansion pack beat layering

    Devious Machines launch Percussive Layers 2

    Latest Textures expansion pack announced

    Building on the success of its predecessor, Percussive Layers 2 features 748 one-shot samples and 316 presets that comprise transients, snare layers, weighty subs, foley, crackles, reversed effects, noise, left-field sound design elements and much more.

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    Sampleson Tactile ambient cinematic soundscape plug-in virtual instrument

    Sampleson release Tactile

    Create soundscapes from any audio file

    Tactile combines a ‘spectral freezing’ technique with granular synthesis, and features an X-Y interface that allows users to blend between layers of audio and create continually evolving soundscapes. 

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    Cong Burn Stacks

    Software Instrument

    If you want proof that original independent music software is still flourishing, you need look no further than Stacks.

    Reviews Jul 2025
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    Dreamtonics Synthesizer V Studio 2 Pro

    Software Vocal Synthesizer

    Dreamtonics take their session singer in software to the next level.

    Reviews Jul 2025
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    Emergence Audio Infinite Summer Sale Kontakt instrument sample library

    Emergence Audio’s Infinite Summer Sale

    Save up to 50% on Kontakt instruments

    Emergence Audio have announced that their Infinite Summer Sale promotion is now live, with savings of up to 50% applied across their entire line-up of cinematic Kontakt instruments. 

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    GForce Halogen FM software synthesizer

    GForce introduce Halogen FM

    Aims to simplify FM synthesis

    GForce's new soft synth has been designed to help users create a wide variety of FM sounds without the need for complex programming.

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    Expressive E Soliste MPE-capable physical modelling solo string instrument

    Expressive E launch Soliste

    Includes four MPE-ready solo string instruments

    Boasting full MPE compatibility and drawing on the power of physical modelling, the latest additions to Expressive E's software line-up promise to deliver a new take on bowed string instruments. 

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    Sonora Cinematic Drift Audiomodern Soundbox MPE sampler sound pack

    Sonora Cinematic release Drift

    Free Soundbox expansion pack announced

    Sonora Cinematic have launched this free pack filled with sounds that “shimmer with tension, mystery and wonder”. Drift was born from an ambitious orchestral recording session for a forthcoming virtual instrument.

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    Physical Audio Tetrad modelling granular software synthesizer

    Physical Audio introduce Tetrad

    Combines physical modelling with AM & granular synthesis

    Physical Audio’s new Tetrad soft synth uses a combination of physical modelling and granular synthesis to recreate the sound of the sculpture-based synth installation featured on composer and transmedia artist Gadi Sassoon'sModes of Vibration album.

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    Universal Audio Anthem Analog Synth UAD native virtual instrument monosynth

    Universal Audio launch Anthem Analog Synthesizer

    New monosynth joins UAD virtual instrument line-up

    The latest arrival to Universal Audio's range of virtual instruments delivers a powerful soft synth that's been inspired by the bold and gritty character of classic analogue synths.

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    Synthesizer V Studio 2 Pro Avid Pro Tools ARA2 support

    Dreamtonics Synthesizer V gains Pro Tools ARA2 support

    Update delivers tighter integration with Pro Tools timeline

    With the launch of Synthesizer V Studio 2 Pro 2.1.0, Pro Tools users will enjoy tighter integration between DAW and plug-in, along with a number of other enhancements and improvements. 

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    Sub51 Soundtrax Drop Pad 3 drag-and-drop sample-based Kontakt instrument

    Sub51 & Soundtrax announce Drop Pad 3

    Instrument now boasts full NKS support

    Capable of blending up to four custom sound sources, Drop Pad 3 retains the intuitive drag-and-drop operation of its predecessor, but delivers a range of enhancements and new features.

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    Sulcata Sound Jason's Piano API Drums free virtual instruments

    Jason’s Piano & API Drums instruments from Sulcata Sound

    Composer/producer launches free virtual instruments

    Sulcata Sound is the latest venture of Jason Graves, a two-time British Academy Award-winnning composer, producer and percussionist renowned for his work on titles such as Still Wakes The Deep, Dead Space, Tomb Raider, Far Cry Primal, Until Dawn and Prey.

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    Soulyft Audio Chime iPhone iPad synth App

    Soulyft Audio release Chime

    New iPad/iPhone synth App announced

    The latest addition to the Soulyft Audio line-up is a gesture-based soft synth that turns noise into soundscapes using a combination of touch control, filters, delay and reverb.

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    Majetone Dream Kit virtual drum synth sampler instrument

    Majetone release Dream Kit: Zenith

    Innovative virtual instrument reimagines the drum kit

    Majetone have recently announced the launch of a new virtual instrument that offers a new take on drums, reimagining the drum kit as a fully chromatic, synthesizer-style sound source.

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    UJAM Beatmaker 3 CHROMED virtual instrument collection

    UJAM announce Beatmaker 3

    Launched alongside Beatmaker CHROMED instrument

    With the launch of Beatmaker 3, virtual instrument experts UJAM have combined all of their Beatmaker titles into a single, unified plug-in that sports a redesigned user interface and enhanced browsing features.

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    Sound Particles launch MiniDust

    MiniDust from Sound Particles out now

    A streamlined spatial software synth

    Designed as a more accessible version of the company’s flagship SkyDust 3D synth, MiniDust aims to deliver the same creative power in a more streamlined and affordable offering.

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