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Oram Awards 2026
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Oram Awards 2026: Open call announcement

The Oram Awards have returned for 2026 to celebrate the unusual, unique and unfiltered creative worlds of women and gender-diverse artists experimenting with sound, music and technology.

UVI Rumble three-band bass software synthesizer
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Rumble three-band soft synth by UVI

Boasting a three-band design with each band equipped with its own oscillators, waveshapers and effects, Rumble has been designed to create the weight, punch, articulation and movement required by contemporary bass-heavy productions. 

Iconic Instruments Detroit Drums 1960s R&B pop virtual vintage drum sample library
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Detroit Drums from Iconic Instruments

Detroit Drums includes two vintage kits, offers per-drum tuning and dampening, and includes an authentic-sounding 1960s-era virtual mixer with a wealth of vintage-inspired processing and effects built in. 

MetaGrid Pro iPad macOS touchscreen control surface app AI template builder
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MetaGrid Pro gains AI Builder

The latest version of MetaGrid Pro is able to create fully working grid layouts and take care of shortcut creation, icons and labelling — all from a user's text prompt. 

Devious Machines Rhythmic Filters multi-effects plug-in expansion pack
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Rhythmic Filters for Devious Machines’ Infiltrator

As its name suggests, Rhythmic Filters focuses on all things filter-related, and includes a collection of Infiltrator 2 presets that have been designed to deliver instant groove, movement and inspiration. 

Sonora Cinematic Movimento Strings Inflections MPE chamber strings sample library
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Sonora Cinematic release Movimento Strings Inflections

Movimento Strings Inflections builds on the capabilities of its predecessor by introducing extended techniques that promise to bring some “new textures and fresh colours” to users’ cinematic strings palettes.

Meris Ottobix X lo-fi vintage gaming-inspired guitar effects pedal
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Meris introduce the Ottobit X

Meris’ Ottobit pedal range draws its inspiration from vintage gaming consoles, and the latest addition to the family takes the concept even further, introducing a wide range of new lo-fi sounds reminiscent of the 1980s. 

GearExpo UK Acoustics Talk small studio room treatment
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GearExpo UK: Home Studio Acoustics Talk

At GearExpo UK, James Nugent and Mark Ashfield of Present Day Production will join Jesco Lohan of Acoustics Insider for a straight-talking look at why small rooms are so unforgiving.

Arturia MiniLab 37 compact MIDI controller keyboard
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Arturia announce the MiniLab 37

The new MiniLab 37 promises to retain everything that made the original a hit, but offers an enhanced playing experience thanks to an additional 12 slim keys. 

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