Rob Papen promotes out of the box thinking with WirePluck announced as pluck sounds-specialising synthesizer plug-in

ECHT, THE NETHERLANDS: virtual instrument and effect plug-in developer Rob Papen Inspiration Soundware is proud to announce availability of WirePluck — perfectly personifying its preferred thinking out of the box approach as a 16-voice pluck sounds-specialising synthesizer plug-in promoting the creation of new inspirational sounds rather than replicating real acoustic instruments, thanks to…

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IK Multimedia Announces Brown Sound Limited-edition Pedals and New Signature Collections for TONEX

IK Multimedia announces the Brown Sound Anthology, which includes three limited-edition TONEX ONE pedals and two new Signature Collections for TONEX, completing the three-part series of legendary recorded guitar. Covering the Brown Sound’s evolution across six groundbreaking albums in three TONEX Tone Model collections, the anthology fully captures an artist’s…

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Arturia releases AstroLab Update 1.5

Today Arturia will announce the release of AstroLab firmware update 1.5. This major update introduces 7 new instruments from V Collection 11 – including Jup-8000 V, MiniBrute V, and SEM V3 – alongside performance-focused upgrades, bug fixes, and user-requested enhancements. From deeper control to smoother playability, AstroLab 1.5 gives musicians even…

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The Crow Hill Company duly drops …BRIDGE GUITAR as unique addition to VAULTS… virtual instrument collection, free for all to download

EDINBURGH, UK: having proudly kicked off ‘Season Two’ of its evolving journey when recently relaunching the much-vaunted VAULTS… virtual instruments as new and improved versions, The Crow Hill Company has duly dropped VAULTS – BRIDGE GUITAR — generously sampling an acoustic parlour guitar, detuned and intimately mic’d using a DIY rubber bridge to…

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The Crow Hill Company creates POCKET STRINGS as no-barrier-to-entry-styled string library plug-in produced without compromise… with added ‘synthy spice’

EDINBURGH, UK: having recently rebranded itself with an aesthetic that truly realises company co-founder and composer Christian Henson’s heartfelt dream of encouraging people to make music and help them on their journey, regardless of whatever point they were at and wherever their journey began, The Crow Hill Company continues its journeying into ‘Season…

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Arturia Introducing MicroBrute UFO Edition

On Tuesday, July 8th, Arturia will launch the MicroBrute UFO: a limited-edition of our iconic analog monophonic synthesizer, now with a bold space-black design and Martian green detailing. Compact, aggressive, and fiercely creative, it brings back everything producers loved about the original: gritty analog tone, wild modulation via the patchable…

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The Crow Hill Company kicks off ‘Season Two’ rebrand, relaunching free VAULTS… sample libraries for all to make music with for the rest of their lives

EDINBURGH, UK: rebranding itself with an aesthetic that truly realises company co-founder and composer Christian Henson’s heartfelt dream of encouraging people to make music and help them on their journey, regardless of whatever point they were at and wherever their journey began, The Crow Hill Company is proud to kick off ‘Season Two’…

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(Sample Logic) Our sister company Sampletraxx has just released their latest instrument. Introducing AMPED: Mangled Guitars

Amped: Mangled Guitars is a groundbreaking cinematic sample library designed for composers and sound designers seeking to explore bold, experimental guitar tones in their film and trailer scores. It breaks away from traditional guitar sampling, offering a dynamic array of distorted, processed, and highly atmospheric guitar sounds created through unconventional…

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United Plugins Unleashes QuickVox: The Ultimate Vocal Multi-Effect Plugin for Seamless Live and Studio Performance

PRAGUE, CZECHIA – [June 23, 2025] – UnitedPlugins, a leading innovator in audio software, proudly announces the release of QuickVox, a revolutionary vocal multi-effect plugin from Instant Audio. Designed to bridge the gap between studio-quality vocal processing and the demands of live performance, QuickVox delivers powerful effects with unparalleled efficiency and intuitive control, ensuring…

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Fuse Audio Labs offers OCELOT Octaver as octave-down weight- and octave-up presence-delivering plugin with precision and ease

DUESSELDORF, GERMANY: truly analog-sounding plugins developer Fuse Audio Labs is proud to announce availability of OCELOT Octaver — offered up as an octave-down weight- and octave-up presence-delivering plugin with precision and ease, duly designed to add deep punch to kicks, extra growl to bass, or subtle enhancements to synth lines as a streamlined…

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Qu-Bit Electronix readily reimagines mainstay sequencer as Bloom v2 with additional features and configurability compared to predecessor

SAN CLEMENTE, CA, USA: Q-Bit Electronix, acclaimed as a California-based modular synthesis brand behind the likes of Data Bender, Nebulae, Stardust, and other premier Eurorack modules, is proud to announce availability of the Daisy platform-based Bloom v2 — readily reimagining its mainstay sequencer as a multi-channel fractal formulation offering an abundance of additional…

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Arturia Mix DRUMS is here

On Thursday, June 12th, Arturia will release Mix DRUMS: an intuitive plugin designed to increase the impact and perceptual loudness of your drums, while preserving peak levels.  Developed with mixing engineer Emre Ramazanoglu, it streamlines complex drum processing workflows into a single, efficient tool – allowing creators to achieve powerful…

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Arturia announces MiniFreak Vocoder Edition

Arturia’s MiniFreak Vocoder Edition is officially available as of Thursday, 5th June. The six-voice hybrid polysynth you know – dual digital engines, gritty analog filters, deep modulation and sequencing – now speaks for itself with powerful Vocoder FX, a detachable 30 cm gooseneck mic, and a fearless white-and-orange skin that…

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New AstroLab 88 Keyboard from Arturia

A 88-key stage keyboard combining expressive hammer-action keys with exceptional, performance- ready sounds and a modernized workflow, allowing you to streamline your live setup and play without compromise. What’s New? A responsive hammer-action keybed (Fatar TP-40L) with 40 onboard instruments, 1,600+ presets, and the same forward-thinking ecosystem that lets artists…

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Clatters Machines announces availability of Sonora spectral mixing output module as ultimate sound stage for Eurorack setups

SAN BENEDETTO DEL TRONTO, ITALY: small town lovers of music and electronic instruments Clatters Machines is proud to announce availability of its Sonora spectral mixing output module — aimed at acting as the ultimate sound stage for Eurorack setups by being marketed as a place where all of a user’s mixes meet to…

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