3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (734+ words) Dillon Bastan Iota II is a new visual spectral multi-sampling workstation that could be the spiritual successor to the long-missing iZotope Iris 2. Many years ago, iZotope released the sample-based spectral synthesizer, Iris. Later, they also released Iris 2. Both were multi-layer…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (276+ words) Signal Sounds has launched a summer sale 2026 with major discounts on synths, drum machines, and more. Here are some deal highlights. It is September, and the quiet period is gradually coming to an end. Hardware developers are starting to release…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (701+ words) Våld Labs Tresse is a new dual-layer 39-engine Synthesizer plugin for macOS, Windows, and soon iOS with a built-in generative sequencer. The beloved open-source Mutable Instruments Plaits algorithms are used in many projects. You can find them in open-source projects…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (636+ words) FRCTL Audio GRNi is a new granular Synthesizer/sampler plugin for macOS, Linux, and Windows based on its GRN granular FX plugin. At the beginning of the year, FRCTL Audio released the GRN granular processor plugin, which has become increasingly…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1228+ words) Elastic Melody is an AUv3 sequenced Synthesizer app for iOS and macOS; version 1.2 is a major update inspired by the Moog DFAM. At the end of 2023, Oliver Greschke of Mominstruments released Elastic Melody. It is the sister app to Elastic Drums,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (971+ words) Behringer Mini Pops 7: the clone of the Korg analog rhythm box of the same name is a reality, is in the RD-78 format, and is around the corner. Good news: the Behringer Mini Pops 7 is now ready for pre-order for…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (474+ words) Deal: Arturia Keystep 32, the best-selling and now-discontinued MIDI CV keyboard controller & sequencer, is now available for 57,90€ (51% OFF). In recent months, Arturia has completely revamped its KeyStep line, except for the Pro version. We got a 32-key version at the end…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (735+ words) Polyend Keys is a new mechanical keyboard that doubles as a MIDI controller with a three-octave piano layout and nine rotary controls. Today, August 26th, Gamescom, the world’s largest event for computer and video games, kicks off in Cologne, Germany. It’s…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (764+ words) Deal: Arturia KeyLab 49 Mk3 and Mk2, two 49-key MIDI keyboard controllers with aftertouch, are now on sale up to 51% OFF. Almost exactly two years ago, Arturia released the KeyLab Mk3 series with two models: 49 and 61, starting at 449€. The 88-key version came a little…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1211+ words) Bela Trails is available now: a polyphonic touch recorder for CV and MIDI and the evolution of the popular Gliss module. At Superbooth 2025, Bela.io unveiled the Trails module, a touch recorder, aka Gliss on steroids, with four channels (CV…...