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]
Christian Budde releases Lookahead Limiter (18 Nov 2009) Christian Budde has released Lookahead Limiter, a peak stop look-ahead limiter featuring a smooth attack and an adjustable release curve. It's available for Windows as a VST effect plug-in and it is free (and Open Source). Features: Peak stop looka... [read more]
Ardour updated to v2.8.4 (16 Nov 2009) Version 2.8.4 of Ardour is now available. If you use BWF files for anything, this update is critical, because a very serious error in the way headers for such files are generated has been fixed. As of this writing, this is planned to be the last rele... [read more]
Togu Audio Line releases TAL-Filter v1.0 beta (13 Nov 2009) Togu Audio Line has released a new beta version of TAL-Filter (v1.0), which fixes some automation issues and the LFO can now be triggered with MIDI NoteOn events. Change summary: Automation in some hosts fixed. LFO NoteOn MIDI trigger. ... [read more]
Togu Audio Line updates TAL-Reverb to v1.11 (12 Nov 2009) Togu Audio Line has updated TAL-Reverb to v1.11, fixing an automation bug in some hosts, especially FL Studio 9, and a bug that could lead to a crash on some systems. TAL also added a marker at 0dB for the dry and wet sliders. Change summary: Fru... [read more]
Psycle updated to v1.8.6.1 (03 Nov 2009) The Open Source "Tracker" Psycle has been updated to 1.8.6.1. It contains fixes on .psy song loading (several .psys of 1.7 and 1.8 could fail to load properly), plus the vc2005 version had a small display problem with native plugins. Change... [read more]
Christian Budde releases 'Noise Reduction' (02 Nov 2009) Christian Budde has released Noise Reduction, a free VST plug-in containing a spectral noise gate optimized to remove unwanted noise. Features: Highly customisable spectral noise gate. Continuous and consistent characteristic. Fully adjustable soft ... [read more]
KVR Developer Challenge 2009: Submissions In - Download 42 FREE Plug-ins / Apps Now! (Voting to begin Nov 2) (29 Oct 2009) Belatedly started back in July, the development / submission period for the KVR Developer Challenge 2009 has finally come to and end! The submissions are in and are now available for download, for free, for everyone, here. Just in time for the weeken... [read more]
Sonic Visualiser updated to v1.7.1 (28 Oct 2009) Sonic Visualiser has been updated to v1.7.1. Changes: The RDF importer does a better job of assigning labels to layers, layers to panes, and values to labelled regions. Interactive editing in the Text layer benefits from the same improvements as mad... [read more]
Hermann Seib updates SAVIHost to v1.33 and VSTHost to v1.46 (incl. experimental VST3 support) (15 Oct 2009) Hermann Seib has released updates for VSTHost (v1.46) and SAVIHost (v1.33). Changes in both programs: Can play .mp3 files (using external mpg123 package - see VSTHost documentation for details). Lots of bug fixes and internal changes as usual. Since... [read more]
Ardour updated to v2.8.3 (13 Oct 2009) Version 2.8.3 of Ardour is now available. This is primarily a maintenance release, but does include at least 3 major new pieces of functionality. It also includes a large number of bug fixes for things varying from clean builds with the latest compil... [read more]
Jack OS X updated to v0.83 (13 Oct 2009) Jack OS X has been updated to v0.83, which adds Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6.x) support, and also now comes in two different packages, a legacy 32 bit version, and a "mixed" 64/32 bit version as well. Change summary: Added support for OS 10.6... [read more]
Togu Audio Line updates TAL-Reverb to v1.10 (07 Oct 2009) Togu Audio Line has updated TAL-Reverb to v1.10. Changes: Fixed FL Studio 9 stereo input / output channel issue. Update to JUCE v1.50. ... [read more]
Sonic Visualiser updated to v1.7 (07 Oct 2009) Sonic Visualiser has been updated to v1.7. Changes: A new "Insert Item At Selection" function on the Edit menu can be used to create Note and Region layer items whose time extents correspond to the current selection(s). Interactively editi... [read more]
Gargaj updates ShoutVST (2009_10_06) (07 Oct 2009) Gargaj has released a new version of ShoutVST (2009_10_06) Changes: Miscellaneous bug fixes (see the issue tracker). ShoutVST is a VST plug-in that enables streaming sound into Icecast directly from VST hosts - ideal for streaming live performance... [read more]
Arizona Software updates AudioXplorer to v1.3.2 (07 Oct 2009) Arizona Software recently updated AudioXplorer to v1.3.2. Changes: Fixed some issues with Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard). ... [read more]
Insert Piz Here updates Mr. Alias Pro to v2.3 (01 Oct 2009) Insert Piz Here has updated Mr. Alias Pro to version 2.3. Changes: Added standalone version. Added demo version. Added on/off switch for Auto Randomizer. Added audio input envelope follower. Fixed zipper noise on main volume knob. Added oscillator ... [read more]
Christian Budde releases Barberpole Flanger and updates Noname EQ to v1.1 (25 Sep 2009) Christian Budde has announced the release of Barberpole Flanger and updated Noname EQ to v1.1. Both are free and available for Windows as VST effect plug-ins. Barberpole Flanger offers a simple "Barberpole flanger" implementation. Barberp... [read more]
Christian Budde releases Bugpass (lite) and VST interfaced ASIO-Host (23 Sep 2009) Christian Budde has released two more free Open Source VST plug-ins for Windows: Bugpass (lite) and VST interfaced ASIO-Host. Bugpass (lite) is a linear phase bandpass filter with sliders which enable a quick visual reference to the size of the fre... [read more]
Christian Budde releases Dual Linkwitz-Riley Filters (22 Sep 2009) Christian Budde has released Dual Linkwitz-Riley Filters, a plug-in that offers a pair of stereo Linkwitz-Riley Filters. It can be used as a lowpass, highpass or bandpass filter and has been optimized to be used in a virtual digital crossover network... [read more]
Togu Audio Line releases TAL-Reverb v1.0 and updates TAL-Elek7ro to v1.11 (21 Sep 2009) Togu Audio Line has announced that version 1.0 of TAL-Reverb is now available. Also, TAL-Elek7ro has been updated to v1.11. TAL-Reverb is a free open source stereo plate reverb for Windows and Mac OS X (VST & AU). It has its own sound because of... [read more]
Audacity v1.3.9 Beta Released (01 Sep 2009) The Audacity Team has announced the release of Audacity v1.3.9 (Beta) for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux/Unix. It contains many bug fixes contributed by their two Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2009 students. As well as bug fixing, the students' projects ... [read more]
Togu Audio Line releases TAL-Reverb v0.98 (24 Aug 2009) Togu Audio Line has announced the release of version 0.98 of TAL-Reverb, a free Open Source stereo plate reverb plug-in based on the JUCE cross-platform development framework. TAL-Reverb has its own sound because of its special signal routing; slight... [read more]
ExperimentalScene updates DarkWave Studio to v2.9.8 and SpatialVerb to v2.9.6 (24 Aug 2009) ExperimentalScene has updated DarkWave Studio to v2.9.8 and SpatialVerb to v2.9.6. Changes in v2.9.8: Fixed yet another problem with sequencer timing, it was skipping quite bad at the end of the sequence when looping the sequence, most noticeably wh... [read more]
ExperimentalScene updates DarkWave Studio, AntiAlias, DGenR8 and SpatialVerb to v2.9.5 (21 Aug 2009) ExperimentalScene has updated DarkWave Studio, AntiAlias, DGenR8 and SpatialVerb to v2.9.5. The licenses have all changed (again...): they are now all licensed as Open Source under the terms of the GNU General Public License Version 3. Changes in Da... [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]
ExperimentalScene updates DarkWave Studio, AntiAlias, DGenR8 and SpatialVerb to v2.9.3 (18 Aug 2009) ExperimentalScene has updated DarkWave Studio, AntiAlias, DGenR8 and SpatialVerb to v2.9.3. Changes in DarkWave Studio since v2.9.0: License terms changed to ExperimentalScene Freeware License. Fixed a bug that stopped the slider in the audio optio... [read more]
ExperimentalScene updates DarkWave Studio, AntiAlias, DGenR8 and SpatialVerb to v2.9.0 (11 Aug 2009) ExperimentalScene has released versions 2.9.0 of DarkWave Studio, AntiAlias, DGenR8 and SpatialVerb. Changes in DarkWave Studio v2.9.0: 2.9.0: Graphics engine that the visual plugins use is much faster. The appearance of the plugins has changed, fo... [read more]
ExperimentalScene updates DarkWave Studio to v2.8.0 (03 Aug 2009) ExperimentalScene has updated DarkWave Studio to v2.8.0. Changes since v2.7.6: 2.7.7: Fixed a new bug that was causing the program to crash on startup if no ASIO driver was present. 2.7.8: Added a polyphonic version of the BassHead subtractive synth... [read more]
ExperimentalScene updates DarkWave Studio to v2.7.6 (30 Jul 2009) ExperimentalScene has updated DarkWave Studio to v2.7.6. Changes: Improved compatibility with ASIO for low latency audio output. ... [read more]
Ardour updated to v2.8.2 (22 Jul 2009) Ardour has been updated to v2.8.2. This update contains a fix for a another critical bug on OS X that causes ardour to crash when deleting plug-ins with Carbon-based user interfaces. There are also two other small fixes - logarithmic plugin parameter... [read more]
