Music Production Forum

The Modular Commune is Asia’s largest trade show and performance event for modular synths and other electronic music instruments.… Read More Modular Commune Festival Beijing 25 Coming November 13-16View the full article

OF2 introduces advanced tools for morphing, modulation, and distortion that they say are designed to deliver radical, hands-on sound control.… Read More FXFX Audio Releases Obvious Filter 2 Effect PluginView the full article

Here's an in-depth review of the new Dreadbox Artemis, a 6-voice analog synthesizer in desktop module format.… Read More Dreadbox Artemis Synthesizer Hands-On ReviewView the full article

Myth Rhythm is a versatile cell-based instrument featuring 16 individual cells, each capable of holding one of over 4,800 included samples or a user-loaded sample.… Read More Ocean Swift Intros Myth Rhythm NKS Percussion & Avant-Garde FX Cell EngineView the full article

The QUATT - Multenuverter is a buffered multiple, attenuator and inverter all in one.… Read More New QUATT Multenuverter Is A Buffered Multiple, Attenuator & Inverter, All In One ModuleView the full article

Reader Karol Pokojowczyk (aka Caught In Joy) is hosting a 4-hour premier today at 12PM EST, featuring music for the synth, Berlin School and electronica community. … Read More 4-Hour Synth & Guitar Ambient PerformanceView the full article

Chaos Tones has released Deviant Drums FREE Edition, a free acoustic drum instrument for Kontakt Player. I already have more than twenty acoustic drum libraries in my collection, but every time a new freebie pops up, I just have to grab it. I’ve always dreamed of learning to play a real drum kit (apart from [...] View post: Chaos Tones releases Deviant Drums FREE Edition for Kontakt Player View the full article

Universal Audio has extended its Half-Yearly Sale, offering huge discounts on UAD plugins and bundles. But it gets better. You can grab some of their premium plugins for as low as $0 (and a few others for only $4) with the SHAPEUA25 discount code. Here’s the deal: the code SHAPEUA25 takes $25 off your total [...] View post: Grab Premium UAD Plugins for Free or $4 for a limited time! View the full article

Humble Bundle has launched Opus FX: Superior Plugins & Orchestral Elegance, a brand-new collection of music production tools starting at just €2.56. The Opus FX: Superior Plugins & Orchestral Elegance bundle includes a variety of mixing and sound design plugins, along with several orchestral sound packs, with contributions from W.A. Production, MeldaProduction, United Plugins, and [...] View post: Humble Bundle launches Opus FX bundle starting at €2.56 View the full article

Behringer today introduced the BM-13 Phaser - an unofficial copy of the classic Moog 'Moogerfooger' MF-103 12-Stage Phaser.… Read More Behringer BM-13 Phaser ‘Boogerfooger’ Pedal Demo VideoView the full article

Alpha Theta has introduced Chordcat, a portable groovebox that features an 8-track sequencer, 145 instrument sounds, 16 drum sounds & more. … Read More Alpha Theta Intros Chordcat GrooveboxView the full article

FL Studio 2025 features a new Loop Starter for generating ideas, improved Audio Clips, a new Bassline Generator and more. … Read More FL Studio 2025 Now Available, Here’s What’s NewView the full article

CRT-TV Drums repurpose old analog TVs to be visually striking electronic drums.… Read More Cathode Ray Tube ‘TV Drums’View the full article

Teenage Engineering let us know that their Choir is featured as a vocal ensemble in the soundtrack to the new Pixar movie, Elio. … Read More Teenage Engineering Choir Featured In Latest Pixar Film, ElioView the full article

Polyverse has released Filterverse 1.2, a free (for existing customers) update to its experimental multi-filter plugin for macOS and Windows. The new version adds five creative filter modules, boosts CPU performance, and introduces several workflow enhancements. Filterverse was already one of the most interesting filter plugins out there (we covered the original release last year), [...] View post: Polyverse releases Filterverse 1.2 with five new filter modules View the full article

The open-source systems are designed to provide the tools needed to create innovative audio projects with minimal setup and configuration.… Read More Bela Gem Stereo & Multi Audio & Sensor SystemView the full article

Faselunare shared this sneak preview of Cosmolab, an open?source modular DSP developer kit.… Read More Faselunare Intros Cosmolab Modular DSP Kit (Sneak Preview)View the full article

FKFX Audio has released Obvious Filter 2 Lite (OF2 Lite), a free filter plugin for macOS and Windows. OF2 Lite is the streamlined version of Obvious Filter 2, the follow-up to the original Obvious Filter, which we previously covered in 2021. Despite being a freebie, OF2 Lite packs in a surprising amount of functionality and creative power. At [...] View post: FKFX Audio releases FREE Obvious Filter 2 Lite Morphing Filter Plugin View the full article

Arturia today introduced the MicroBrute UFO, a new, limited-edition version of the analog minikey synthesizer.… Read More Arturia Intros MicroBrute UFO Analog SynthesizerView the full article

Bansaw Crown has released Super Scale, a MIDI scale and harmony processor plugin for macOS and Windows. It’s currently on sale for $19.99 (regular price $39.99). Super Scale is designed to make working with complex scales and harmonies more intuitive. It lets you lock your MIDI input to one of 52 included scales and shift [...] View post: Bansaw Crown releases Super Scale MIDI plugin for macOS and Windows (INTRO PRICE) View the full article

Ternär Music Technology has released Flechtwerk, a free synthesizer plugin for Windows, macOS, and Linux in VST3 and CLAP formats. Flechtwerk is based on the Mutable Instruments Plaits module and its latest 1.2 firmware. I haven’t used the Eurorack module, but it appears that Ternär Music Technology has managed to cram all of its functionality [...] View post: Flechtwerk is a FREE retro-inspired synth plugin by Ternär Music Technology View the full article

UVI’s flagship hybrid instrument, Falcon 3, is currently 50% off at AudioDeluxe, bringing the price down to $149 until July 15. Considering the insane amount of synthesis firepower that Falcon 3 offers, I think this is a killer deal. That’s especially true if you’re still looking for a workhorse synthesizer for your setup. UVI Falcon [...] View post: Get 50% OFF UVI Falcon 3 at AudioDeluxe until July 15 View the full article

Sounds are from all the Alesis Andromeda A6, with some external reverb and delay effects.… Read More Shut Up & Play: Sounds Of The Alesis Andromeda A6 Analog SynthesizerView the full article

Steinberg has introduced SpectraLayers 12, a major update to their spectral editing and AI-driven audio processing application. Here’s what’s new in Steinberg SpectraLayers 12: New Unmix Soundtrack and Unmix Instrument modules Improved Unmix Song, Unmix Drums, and Unmix Noisy Speech processes New Voice Enhance and DePlosive modules Improved Voice DeNoise and Unmix Transcription modules Work on… Read More Steinberg SpectraLayers 12 Now Available, Here’s What’s NewView the full article

Lunacy Audio has released Haze and Filter, two free audio effect plugins for macOS and Windows. I’m familiar with Lunacy Audio’s work based on their premium plugins like Cube Mini and BEAM 2.0. Both are among my go-to tools for cinematic sound design, so I was pleasantly surprised to see that they’ve released a pair [...] View post: Lunacy Audio releases FREE Haze and Filter plugins for creative sound design View the full article

Plugin Boutique is currently offering a freebie for new users: you can get Lifeline Format by Excite Audio completely free when you sign up for a new Plugin Boutique account. Lifeline Format is a versatile bitcrusher that typically costs $20, so this is a nice opportunity to add a gritty sound design tool to your [...] View post: Get the Lifeline Format Multiband Bitcrusher for FREE at Plugin Boutique View the full article

The Sewing-Gurdy is a unique electronic hurdy-gurdy, driven by a sewing machine pedal.… Read More Muse On The Unique ‘Sewing-Gurdy’ Electronic InstrumentView the full article

Spherical Sound Society shared this demo of OMNICYCLONE, described as a "generative FM beat machine".… Read More OMNICYCLONE Generative FM Beat MachineView the full article

Synthesist Marko Ettlich shares his take on 'September Fifteenth', by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays.… Read More Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays’ September FifteenthView the full article

Pipo offers a set of wireless sensor devices that let users control sound, visuals, and interactive systems using motion, touch, distance, and analog inputs. … Read More Pipo Interfaces Launches New MIDI/OSC ‘Sensing Playground’View the full article