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Bacon Paul Six Sines 1. 2: open-source FM synth now with CZ-style phase distortion
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (1224+ words) Bacon Paul Six Sines: major 1. 2 update adds CZ-style phase-distortion synthesis and more to the free, open-source FM Synthesizer." High-quality plugins that easily rival commercial releases are available for free these days. One of these examples is Six Sines from Bacon…...
pskonsult PX1: dual-layer DX-7-style FM Synthesizer plugin for i OS and mac OS
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (607+ words) pskonsult PX1 is a new dual-layer DX-7-style FM Synthesizer plugin for i OS and mac OS with built-in macro controls and reverb. Well, in this age of AI and prompting instead of weeks of hand-coding, apps from new developers pop up…...
Waldorf Microwave 1 Synthesizer plugin: i Pad version gets free update 1. 3
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1833+ words) Waldorf Microwave 1 is a new Synthesizer plugin (mac OS, Windows, i Pad) that revives the iconic rack-mount hybrid wavetable Synthesizer as a plugin with hardware editor functionality. At the end of June, Waldorf released microwave 1 version 2, a paid upgrade with…...
Korg NTS-4: the Nu: Tekt performance mixer kit with FXs is available now
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (983+ words) Korg NTS-4 Performance Mixer Kit, previewed at Superbooth 2026, is a new 6-channel digital mixer with FX; it's available now. Officially, there was no news from Korg at Superbooth 2026. However, they did preview some products at their booths. Among other things,…...
RSJB Tonic: a multi-layer multi-engine Synthesizer plugin for i OS and mac OS
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (719+ words) RSJB Tonic is a multi-layer, 3-oscillator, multi-engine Synthesizer plugin for i OS, mac OS, and Android. The impact of AI and vibe coding is currently evident in the Apple App Store. New synthesizers from new developers are released almost daily,…...
34 Audiovisuals Alchem Die: a Make Noise Strega synth emulation (mac, win, i OS)
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (703+ words) 34 Audiovisuals Alchem Die is an unofficial emulation of the Make Noise Strega synth and FX for mac OS, Windows, and i OS. Over the past two months, developer Diego Capoccitti, aka 34 Audiovisuals, has begun porting his plugins to i OS....
Lambda Synthetics Poly Pulse: firmware 1. 10 adds wavetable synthesis to the algo-rhythmic groovebox
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (1353+ words) Lambda Synthetics Poly Pulse, previewed at Superbooth 23, is a unique groovebox powered by algorithmic sequencing, multi-synthesis synthesis & sampling. It's now available. The Poly Pulse is certainly one of the most powerful yet most unusual grooveboxes of recent years. Even after…...
Naturarum Pond: AUv3 sequencer plugin (i Pad/mac) turns ripples into melodies
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (601+ words) naturarum Pond is a new AUv3 MIDI sequencer plugin for i Pad OS/mac OS that turns wave-like movements into melodies. The i OS App Store is currently flooded with new releases. Many of these are apps from new developers who…...
Behringer AKS Mini: the VCS 3 based mini synth is around the corner
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (1323+ words) Behringer lists the AKS Mini on their website, a VCS-3-based mini synthesizer with a sequencer, suggesting an imminent release. More than three years ago (January 2023), Behringer announced on Facebook that the AKS Mini would be released that same Summer....
TC Electronic & TC Helicon are closing their operations in Denmark and relocating to the UK
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (608+ words) Music Tribe has announced today that TC Electronic and TC Helicon are closing their operations in Denmark and relocating to the UK, the home of their other brands. TC Electronic and TC Helicon were two Danish companies best known for…...