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The latest addition to VSL’s ever-expanding sample library collection introduces three new Single Pack instruments to the Synchron Brass series, along with a new bundle that brings together all of their muted brass offerings.
Over 150 manufacturers took part in GearExpo UK, demonstrating everything from mics, synths and interfaces through to large-format consoles and high-end monitoring systems.
Following the news of Native Instruments joining the inMusic brand line-up, Academy and Emmy Award-winning visual effects software developer Boris FX have announced their acquisition of iZotope.
Sine Machine is the debut launch from Melatonin, a Vienna-based developer who have spent the past six years creating what they describe as “a friendly starting point for additive synthesis”.
Along with a range of user-requested improvements, SpectraLayers 13 comes loaded with a suite of new tools dedicated to creative unmixing, speech refinement, audio reconstruction and noise control.
The Anagram Limited Edition Guitar Essentials is finished in a sleek matte-black enclosure, and comes loaded with a curated library of classic amp and effects models chosen by Sweetwater and Andertons.
Bringing together an array of “microtonal, stammering, stuttering, strangulated tones”, Brackish Pads is said to be best suited to heartbreaking, tragic and profound music.
As of 25 June 2026, almost the entire Mac and iPad line-up has been subjected to worldwide cost increases, along with a number of the company’s home and consumer devices.
For their latest release, Shy Audio have recreated the ‘crunchy’ sound of a rackmount compressor that found its way onto countless 90s techno, house and hip-hop records.
The latest version of Rapid Flow’s hardware-emulation synth plug-in expands on its predecessor with a new impulse-response reverb engine, new side-chaining capabilities and a chorus effect inspired by the much-loved Roland Juno.
Following a long audit process, the Focusrite Group have published their 2026 sustainability disclosures, which are available in three separate reports alongside their usual annual report and accounts documents.
Waveform 14 introduces an all-new LLM-driven AI Assistant feature along with a refreshed GUI, multi-channel audio routing and extended ARA2 support.
