FabFilter Software Instruments releases Pro-Q - Precision EQ (FEATURED NEWS ITEM) FabFilter Software Instruments has announced the release of Pro-Q, a new EQ plug-in that Fabfilter says "delivers the cleanest sound and an uncompromising feature set, all behind a great looking, intuitive and clutter-free interface." The ... [read more]
Outsim updates SynthMaker to v1.1.4 (09 Nov 2009) Outsim has updated SynthMaker to v1.1.4. This update focuses on VST plug-in compatibility - Outsim managed to isolate and fix a number of important stability issues. In particular, deleting SM generated plug-ins inside a host should now be much more ... [read more]
Ableton launches Able10 - Celebrating 10 Years of Ableton (incl. Live Intro, Live Lite 8, Max for Live Beta, Discounts and Freebies) (04 Nov 2009) Ableton has announced Able10 - a season of special offers and giveaways to celebrate 10 years of Ableton. "Ableton has come a long way since 1999, and the company is taking the opportunity to look back on an exciting and successful ten years. Th... [read more]
Outsim updates SynthMaker to v1.1.3.1 (28 Sep 2009) Outsim has updated SynthMaker to v1.1.3.1. This is a small intermediate release to correct some issues that didn't quite make the 1.1.3 release. Most notably there is a fix to a problem with the Wave Table component that was introduced in 1.1.3. If y... [read more]
Cycling '74 updates Max/MSP to v5.0.8 (16 Sep 2009) Cycling '74 has updated Max/MSP to v5.0.8. Bug Fixes and New Features: Extensions that are the same file type as the default type (such as .maxhelp) can be chosen via a pop-up menu. inlet and outlet objects no longer cause crashes upon viewing assi... [read more]
Outsim updates SynthMaker to v1.1.3 (15 Sep 2009) Outsim has announced the release of SynthMaker v1.1.3. This release is all about fixes and enhancements to get the software on a sounder footing. The way that Float, Int and Boolean components integrate with stream sections has been changed, this ma... [read more]
Raw Material Software releases JUCE v1.50 (18 Aug 2009) Raw Material Software has announced the release of version 1.50 of JUCE, the cross-platform C++ toolkit for developing applications and plug-ins on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. It's been a long since the last official release and there are a vast num... [read more]
Firelight Technologies releases FMOD Ex v4.26 and FMOD Designer v4.27 (03 Aug 2009) Firelight Technologies has updated FMOD Ex to v4.26 and FMOD Designer to v4.27. This new update of the FMOD Ex API and FMOD Designer brings new features and updates, including new DSP effects, more memory optimizations, a new Profiler option and per... [read more]
Cycling '74 discontinues Pluggo (Moves Pluggo Technology to 'Max for Live') (15 May 2009) Cycling '74 has announced that, effective immediately, it will discontinue sales of its pre-built Max-based audio plug-in packages. This includes Pluggo, Mode, Hipno and UpMix. They will still continue to support current users as best they can, but t... [read more]
Impromptu updated to v1.4 (16 Apr 2009) Impromptu has been updated to version 1.4. Major Additions (incl. upwards of 200 new user functions): Over 150 new vDSP, vImage and veclib functions for data processing. New functions for interoperating with binary data more easily and efficiently (... [read more]
Cycling '74 updates Max/MSP to v5.0.7 (15 Apr 2009) Cycling '74 has updated Max/MSP to v5.0.7. The free runtime has also been updated. Changes: Textbutton: blinktime attribute allows you to change the blinking time in button mode. Improved max application performance during and shortly after launch... [read more]
ExperimentalScene releases DarkWave Studio and AntiAlias, DGenR8 and SpatialVerb VST plug-ins under GPLv3 Open Source License (14 Apr 2009) Daniel J. Werner, the creator of ExperimentalScene DarkWave Studio and associated audio plug-ins AntiAlias, DGenR8 and SpatialVerb, has released the entire source code package for DarkWave Studio and the plug-ins on the ExperimentalScene website unde... [read more]
BTE Audio releases PEQ6 Parallel Parametric Equalizer Algorithm for Software Developers (23 Mar 2009) BTE Audio has extended its line of Equalization Algorithms with the PEQ6, a high performance digital equalization algorithm that simulates the sound and feel of the world-renowned parallel parametric equalizers. With its proprietary topology, the PEQ... [read more]
Cycling '74 updates Max/MSP to v5.0.6 (03 Mar 2009) Cycling '74 has updated Max/MSP to v5.0.6. Bug Fixes and New Features in v5.0.6: Fixed excessive memory allocation when zooming in very far. Filebrowser: new 'description' column displays description metadata about objects in the search path. Fileb... [read more]
BTE Audio releases PEQ5 Parallel Parametric Equalizer Algorithm for Software Developers (17 Feb 2009) BTE Audio has extended its line of Equalization Algorithms with the PEQ5, a high performance digital equalization algorithm that simulates the sound and feel of the world-renowned parallel parametric equalizers. With its proprietary topology, the PEQ... [read more]
Harvestworks announces Max/MSP & Jitter Full Week Intensive Course (in NYC) (29 Jan 2009) Harvestworks, located in New York City, has announced that it is offering a full-week, 40hr, crash course in the basics of Cycling '74's Max/MSP and Jitter, run by veteran Max programmer Dafna Naphtali, Harvestworks engineer and teacher Zachary Selde... [read more]
Steinberg updates VST3 SDK to v3.0.2 (16 Jan 2009) Steinberg has released a new version of the VST3 Software Development Kit (SDK). The new VST 3.0.2 version adds further functionality to the capabilities of VST3.0. "We've been receiving increasing interest for VST3 from the audio industry. Amo... [read more]
Cycling '74 and Ableton announce Max for Live (15 Jan 2009) Cycling '74 and Ableton today announced Max for Live, the integration of Cycling '74's Max/MSP environment into Ableton Live. Available as an add-on product to Ableton's newly announced Live 8, Max for Live permits users to create devices that extend... [read more]
RJProjects releases Aqualizer v1.1 (05 Jan 2009) RJProjects has announced the release of version 1.1 of Aqualizer, a free, open source, parametric equalizer plug-in that was created by Josse van Dobben de Bruyn and Jelle van Mourik as the practical component of a research on digital audio filters. ... [read more]
BTE Audio releases PEQ4 Parallel Parametric Equalizer Algorithm for Software Developers (23 Dec 2008) BTE Audio has extended its line of Equalization Algorithms with the PEQ4, a high performance digital equalization algorithm that simulates the sound and feel of the world-renowned parallel parametric equalizers. With its proprietary topology, the PEQ... [read more]
Synapse Audio releases Orion 64 Beta (17 Dec 2008) Synapse Audio has released a public beta of Orion 64, a 64-bit version of its virtual studio software for Windows, offering superior performance and full support for 4GB+ of memory. The software is available free of charge to all Orion customers, and... [read more]
Steinberg announces acquisition of Syncrosoft eLicenser technology (02 Dec 2008) Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH has announced that it has acquired the eLicenser technology of crypto and security solutions provider Syncrosoft Hard- und Software GmbH for an undisclosed sum. The assets acquired from Syncrosoft include the develop... [read more]
Cycling '74 releases Max 5 SDK (17 Nov 2008) Cycling '74 has announced that the first version of the software development kit (SDK) for writing external objects for Max 5 has been released. So now you too can release your inner übernerd and begin writing C code that takes advantage of all ... [read more]
Impromptu updated to v1.3 (now includes several Audio Units) (08 Oct 2008) Impromptu has been updated to v1.3 (Universal Binary) for Mac OS X 10.5+ (Version 1.2 is still available for users of 10.4.x). The most substantial addition to 1.3 is the inclusion of a set of custom AudioUnits designed specifically for programmatic ... [read more]
BTE Audio releases AEQ4 American Console Equalizer Algorithm for Software Developers (06 Oct 2008) BTE Audio has extended its line of Equalization Algorithms with the AEQ4, a high performance digital equalization algorithm that simulates the sound and feel of the world-renowned American Mixing Consoles of the late 1970s. With its proprietary topol... [read more]
jVSTwRapper updated to v0.9g (incl. AU support) (03 Oct 2008) jVSTwRapper, the open source Java VST wrapper, has been updated to v0.9g. This is a major release, introducing "one click multi-platform, multi-plugin-technology deployment": jVSTwRapper has slowly grown into a multi-platform, multi-plugin-... [read more]
Cycling '74 updates Max/MSP to v5.0.5 (02 Oct 2008) Cycling '74 has updated Max/MSP to v5.0.5 for both Windows and Mac OS X. The runtime has also been updated. Bug Fixes and New Features in v5.0.5: seq~: can add a simple symbol (aka "add 1 0.74 honk"). dial now has a floatoutput attribute l... [read more]
Outsim updates SynthMaker to v1.1.2 (incl. Analog Modelling Kit) (26 Sep 2008) Outsim has updated SynthMaker to v1.1.2. Apart from the numerous bug fixes in this release, the main addition is 57 new modules in the form of the Analog Modelling Kit. The kit was created by SynthMaker guru Maik Menz and is available to all users as... [read more]
BTE Audio releases BEQ5 - British Console Equaliser Algorithm for Software Developers (21 Aug 2008) BTE Audio has extended its line of Equalization Algorithms with the BEQ5, a high performance digital equalization algorithm that simulates the sound and feel of the world-renowned British Mixing Consoles of the 1980s. With its proprietary topology, t... [read more]
BTE Audio releases BEQ4 - British Console Equaliser Algorithm for Software Developers (28 Jul 2008) BTE Audio has extended its line of Equalization Algorithms with the BEQ4, a high performance digital equalization algorithm that simulates the sound and feel of the world-renowned British Mixing Consoles of the 1980s. BTE Audio claims that, with its ... [read more]
Tascam announces the end of GigaStudio development (28 Jul 2008) Via an email to its sound developers TEAC America / Tascam has announced that it has ceased development of GigaStudio and GigaStudio related products (i.e. GVI, GigaViolin, GigaPulse, ...). A recent email to GIGA sound developers stated: Dear Soun... [read more]
