Melbourne Instruments is proud to bring Mutable Instruments’ Braids engine — Emilie Gillet’s celebrated open-source macro oscillator — to its desktop NINA analogue polysynth, as of April 30… Available as a free firmware update, all 45 Braids synthesis models run across NINA’s 12 true polyphonic voices, each shaped by a dedicated overdrive-able analogue…
Today, we’re releasing an important FREE update across our ecosystem. A new version of Ambiente and SWAM instruments introduces new rooms, support for sample rates above 48 kHz, and significantly lower CPU usage. (Ambiente release notes | SWAM release notes) At the same time, Camelot 2.5 brings major improvements…
Piano One — Now Apple Silicon Native (Free Download) Great news for Mac users! Piano One, the popular free piano instrument from Sound Magic, now supports Apple Silicon natively, delivering better performance and smoother workflow on modern Macs. Built on a Yamaha C7 concert grand, Piano One combines sampling and modeling technology…
Sound Magic today announced the release of Supreme Drums China, a new virtual instrument designed to bring the power and authenticity of traditional Chinese percussion into modern film, television, and game scoring. Supreme Drums China features a comprehensive collection of traditional Chinese percussion instruments, including Big, Medium, Small, Hand,…
IK Multimedia announces ARC X Immersive, the latest expansion of its ARC room correction technology, extending accurate, automated calibration from stereo and stereo-plus-sub systems to full immersive monitoring setups up to 9.1.6. ARC X Immersive is available as an update within ARC X, allowing qualifying users to access immersive capabilities…
LONDON, UK: advanced modular synthesiser developer Knobula is poised to cultivate new ground with its upcoming Drum Farm Eurorack module — merging synthesis, sampling, and real-time effects into a single, hands-on instrument built for fast, intuitive sound design, empowering users to relentlessly sculpt, process, sample, and re-sample sounds grown from its wide range…
We’re excited to share a limited-time offer on Zaor Studio Furniture available exclusively through our online shop. For every order over €1300, you will receive a free pair of Croce 42 stands in your choice of white, oak, or cherry. These stands are designed to complement your studio setup with…
Augmented PERSIA is a software instrument that unites the expressive depth of Persian and Middle Eastern instruments with the power of modern synthesis. From the resonant pluck of the Oud, Tar, and Saz to the breathy Ney and bowed intensity of Alto Kamancheh and Shah Kaman, each sound is captured…
Sound Magic announces Imperial Grand, a new virtual piano in the Neo Piano Chapters series, delivering top-tier sound and modern performance features at an affordable price. Powered by the latest Neo Piano Yosemite Engine, Imperial Grand combines high-quality sampling and advanced modeling to achieve exceptional realism and responsiveness. Despite…
We (Modartt) are working on a new instrument using Dynamic Aerophone Modelling (DAM), which we developed in order to let the instrument get access to a new palette of creative sound textures, e.g. cinematic atmospheres, organic soundscapes, modern ambient, deep evolving pads, and much more. https://www.modartt.com/open_beta. We are now…
Canadian tonehounds Revv Amplification have freshly debuted their G25, a compact 2 channel tube head with a bevy of modern advancements to back up its razor-sharp boutique high gain tones. As part of a lineup refresh including the new D20 MK2 head, the G25 is an update to Revv’s reactive…
EDINBURGH, UK: The Crow Hill Company is proud to turn to its own extensive and rare collection of hardware to turn out THE SH*T SYNTH — available as a compendium of 48 circuit-, wave- and sample-bent instruments inspired by some of the Edinburgh-based enterprise’s eclectic musical favourites (spanning the likes of Aphex…
IK Multimedia announces the launch of full-rig preset sharing on ToneNET, a powerful new way to discover, share, and play tones as they are meant to be heard across the TONEX™ ecosystem. Building on IK’s groundbreaking AI Machine Modeling™ technology, TONEX allows guitarists and bassists to capture real amps,…
REYKJAVIK, ICELAND: having twice blown European musical minds thanks to show-stealing showcases at SUPERBOOTH25, May 8-10, Berlin, Germany and Machina Bristronica 2025, September 27-28, Bristol, UK, before adventuring across the pond for a repeat performance at Buchla & Friends 2026, January 24-25, LA, CA, USA, Reykjavik-based instrument developer Genki Instruments is proud to…
DUESSELDORF, GERMANY: authentic analog hardware emulation-specialising boutique audio plugin developer FuseAudio Labs is proud to launch Tube Labas a vintage channel strip plugin duly designed to add character by being overdriven — offering a multi-tube preamp, a Baxandall-style EQ, and an optical leveler combination to deliver classic analog vibes within an intuitive…
Sound Magic proudly announces the release of Majestic Grand, a next-generation piano instrument that combines breathtaking realism with cutting-edge efficiency and full MIDI 2.0 support. Featuring two meticulously crafted grand pianos—Mega D and Bechstein Legacy—Majestic Grand delivers concert-level sound in a remarkably lightweight format, while unlocking a new level…
On March 24th, Arturia launches its V Collection 11 Personal Offer, a limited-time campaign focused on V Collection 11 PRO. With 45 definitive instruments, 12,000+ sounds, and a workflow tailored to modern music production, V Collection 11 PRO brings together iconic keyboards, analog legends, digital pioneers, hybrid engines, and original…
EDINBURGH, UK: following hot on the heels of its new concepts-embracing GONG PIANO release, The Crow Hill Company is proud to continue its strange pilgrimage of creating piano-like instruments from single resonating sources with CRYSTAL PIANOS — readily realising the Edinburgh-based enterprise’s ‘samplist-in-residence’ Christian Henson’s long-held dream of having a piano like the…
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK/MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: advancing its core mission of reinventing the analogue audio experience, Freqport is proud to fashion its FreqTube FT1-EMU emulation as a true analogue tube saturation and harmonics plug-in with optional real (FreqTube FT1) hardware integration — duly designed to change how hybrid workflow actually works by bringing true analogue circuit behaviour…
