The KVR Developer Challenge 2026 Is Go

[Touch The Universe]

55 entries

[Ivan_C]

Good luck everyone!

[id3at]

Can I update the file after fixing bugs?

[Touch The Universe]

Can I update the file after fixing bugs?

Yes

Just no new features, I think

[1eqinfinity]

Can I update the file after fixing bugs?

Yes

Just no new features, I think

is Linux support considered a new feature?

[Touch The Universe]

I'd think not as long as the build is the same as other platforms

[Touch The Universe]

Wow, so much cool stuff, don't even know where to begin.

If you are looking at dozens of instruments and trying to figure out where to even start, seeing a massive list of names doesn't help at all, though i like you can hide the description. It makes sense that you want a bird's eye view first.Honestly, the maybe to get a handle on it is to just group them by the basics so you can organize them. Like, how many of those instruments are actually synthesizers, how many are samplers, and how many are drum machines or fx and what type? Id like to try all the verbs at once, etc Once you see the actual numbers next to the types, it stops looking like a giant wall of text and you can just pick the category you are in the mood for.Do you want to focus on sorting the synthesizers first, or would you rather look at how the effects split up?

[marcedwards]

Whoa! So many cool plugins.

Our entry is Double Freak. Please check it out.

[darkpalacestudios]

is Linux support considered a new feature?

I would argue for yes. It is doing something after the update it could not do beforehand.

[nr1killabee]

is Linux support considered a new feature?

I would argue for yes. It is doing something after the update it could not do beforehand.

I would argue for no. It is indeed doing something after the update it could not do beforehand, but it is doing nothing "new", it is the same thing for another OS. If your LFO is broken and you fix it, it is also doing something it could not do beforehand. This was discussed before.

[Touch The Universe]

Lol, no — that’s a bug fix.

If the layout intended for the LFO to be functioning, then by all means, make it functioning. The LFO might not be working properly on Mac, Windows, or both, so there should definitely be some leeway there.

Honestly, I wouldn’t even be opposed to adding new features where it makes sense. Why not make this thing as good as it can be for everybody? Especially when we’re getting direct feedback from people testing it.

If someone points something out and I immediately think, “Yeah, you’re right — that new feature would be amazing,” then my instinct is: let’s add it. Why not exactly? What's there reasoning there exactly? Fill me in.

Also, are we free to make threads, post videos, promote or market it?

[GaryG]

Also, are we free to make threads, post videos, promote or market it?

Previously there were dedicated threads for most entries, usually created by the dev but not always.

I think it's the way to go, a single thread would be way too cluttered.

[Touch The Universe]

I made a rough KVRDC26 “tester’s map” for anyone who wants to explore the entries by mood/category rather than just going straight down the page.

Not a ranking — just an organizing guide. Some plugins could fit several places, so I placed each one where it seemed most useful as a primary category.

Delay / Reverb / Space / Ambience — 8

Parrot
Voyage Voyage
NoiseManSpaceAlchemist
Rumble Room Filter Delay
Zones
Restrukt
Scintillate
SkyVerb

Synths / Instruments / Samplers — 15

Bombo
Ouranos7
TOMiC Drum Synth
Automatizer
Focus Time
Pathfinder
Double Freak
Reverie
Identity
The Hydra
Rimegun Creator Studio
Feedback Emulator
Orbinator
TetraOP
Greenland

Mixing / Dynamics / Level / Metering / Calibration — 9

asterism
Gravity Channel
PHAT VST
VxBx
CRAYON Gainer
DUEL LT
Meter Core
RFlatHeadphones
MonoChecker Free

Filter / Wah / EQ / Tone / Pitch Tools — 8

Gneiss
WayQ
Da N0b
Uè Uè
Toxic
Sucrose
PitchNet
Root Drop

Sequencer / MIDI / Composition Tools — 4

Melody Harmonizer
Plexum
The Trakanix Sequencer
Rhytime — Resketchpad

Creative Multi-FX / Modulation / Glitch / Reverse / Buffer Tools — 5

Retrospect
Fogbank
NanoMix
Chance
Backflipper

Developer Tools / Utilities / Soundware / Libraries — 6

Wavetable Viewer
Scene Deck
Composer’s Desktop Plug-in
Pure Diff Viewer
Canyon Soundings
Osiris Piano

Hopefully this helps people test in batches. For example: “Tonight I’m going through the reverbs,” or “I’m testing all the synths,” or “I’m checking the weird/glitch/multi-FX stuff.”

[nr1killabee]

Anyone else sharing the opinion that 1 month is not fully enough to test all 55 entries?
It is summer too, people going on holidays. Spending time outside after work.
And even if not, you have to test almost 2 plugins a day to check them all out.
What are your opinions?

[GaryG]

Move to Linux then you only have 18 to test