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Arturia Pigments Play free synthesizer interface showing the simplified Play view with macro controls
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Arturia Pigments Play: The Free Synth With Six Engines

Arturia Pigments Play is a free synth with all six Pigments engines, 68 filters, and 100 presets. Full specs, pricing, and how it compares to Vital.

Marcus FeldAug 23, 20267 min read
Twisted Electrons vMEGAfm plugin interface showing its four-operator FM synthesis controls
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Twisted Electrons vMEGAfm: FM Grit From the Sega Era

Twisted Electrons vMEGAfm brings its gritty MEGAfm hardware FM synth to your DAW: 12 voices, 4 operators, MPE. Full specs, price, and how it compares to FM8.

Theo NakamuraAug 23, 20266 min read
Audio Damage AD-202 MicroSynthesizer plugin panel with VCO, source mixer, 24 dB ladder, and ADSR
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Audio Damage AD-202: A $39 One-VCO Grey-Box Synth

Audio Damage AD-202 is a $39 intro one-VCO grey-box synth with a 24 dB ladder, eight-voice poly, MPE, and no DRM. Specs, formats, and who should buy it.

Marcus FeldAug 21, 202612 min read
Dawesome Abyss II colour-engine synthesizer interface with gradient bar, FX slots, and THE EXPANSE preset
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Dawesome Abyss II Rebuilds the Colour-Engine Synth

Dawesome Abyss II is an $89 intro colour-engine synth with sample-to-colour palettes, 400+ presets, and a 90-day trial. Specs, comparisons, and who it is for.

Priya RamanAug 21, 202611 min read
Minimal Audio Lucid granular effects plugin interface with grain engine, scale lock, and animator pad
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Minimal Audio Lucid: Granular FX That Stay in Key

Minimal Audio Lucid is a $79 intro granular FX plugin with scale-locked grains, timeline sync, and 350 presets. Specs, Portal comparison, and who it is for.

Priya RamanAug 20, 202611 min read
Pulsar Modular P252 MDN Diode germanium compressor plugin interface with Simpson VU and vintage knobs
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Pulsar P252 MDN Diode Models a 1968 Neve 2252

Pulsar Modular P252 MDN Diode is a $165 germanium diode-bridge compressor modeled on a 1968 Neve 2252 from Wessex Studios. Specs, controls, and who it is for.

Marcus FeldAug 20, 202610 min read
Official Stability AI artwork for the Stable Audio plugin and web beta launch
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Stable Audio Plugin: Generation on a Live Instrument Track

Stability AI's Stable Audio plugin puts 3.0 generation on a Mac AU/VST3 instrument track. Early beta: six-minute takes, BPM sync, a rebuilt web mixer.

Theo NakamuraAug 19, 202610 min read
Suno Studio 2.0 browser DAW with colored MIDI and audio clips, a chat prompt, and EQ on a dark timeline
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Suno Studio 2.0 Adds MIDI, a Synth, and Unlimited Stem Export

Suno Studio 2.0 adds MIDI, a wavetable synth, chat-built plugins, and unlimited 32-bit/48kHz stem export on Premier. A first look at Suno's browser DAW.

Theo NakamuraAug 19, 202611 min read
Official Universal Audio UAD EMT 140 Classic Plate Reverberator and EMT 250 Classic Electronic Reverb native plug-in interfaces
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UAD EMT 140 and 250 Go Native: Plate Reverb Without Apollo

UAD EMT 140 plate and EMT 250 electronic reverb now run native — no Apollo required. Live prices, Spark inclusion, specs, and how they compare to FutureVerb.

Marcus FeldAug 19, 202612 min read
Audio Damage Tessera sequenced resonator plugin interface showing root note, scale, motion engines and resonator controls
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Audio Damage Tessera: Sequenced Resonator First Look

Audio Damage Tessera turns any input into tuned chords using 12 resonator voices, 11 physical models and five motion engines. A look at the specs and price.

Marcus FeldAug 6, 20267 min read
Pulsar Modular Q Sahara input-driven compressor plugin interface in the Sand Dune theme
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Q Sahara for iPad: Pulsar Modular's AUv3 Compressor

Pulsar Modular's Q Sahara lands on iPad as a $19.99 AUv3 compressor with no threshold knob, adaptive timing and a sidechain filter. A first look at the port.

Marcus FeldAug 6, 20266 min read
Close-up of a black 12-inch vinyl record spinning, illustrating Suno's new custom vinyl pressing service
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Suno Vinyl: What It Costs and the Alternatives

Suno Vinyl presses tracks from your Suno library onto a real 12-inch record for about $45. Here's what's confirmed, what isn't, and how rivals compare.

Theo NakamuraAug 6, 202610 min read