DAWs, plugins, and the software shaping modern production.
Audio Modeling PolySWAM brings SWAM-style physical modeling to polyphonic ensembles. Preorder $279 / €279 from $399 MSRP, desktop beta, mid-September 2026.
discoDSP OPL 3.0 rebuilds the Yamaha OPL2/OPL3 FM chip with all eight waveforms per operator and 16x oversampling. Specs, pricing, and how it compares.
Imaginando TV3 is a TB-303-style acid synth with a one-click pattern generator, now with a redesigned interface. Specs, pricing, and how it compares to Acid V.
nakst Altitude, a hybrid virtual analog, sampling, and FM synth workstation, is now a free download. Full specs, engines, and how it compares to Vital and Surge XT.
ONRI Audio REISEI is a one-screen Mac mastering processor for Apple Silicon: PARTIAL harmonic EQ, DE-DYN, limiter. $299 launch until 31 August, then $399.
Rapid Flow miniGRID is a $29 four-lane MIDI FX sequencer with ±64 ms per-lane shift and Omniclock shuffle. 45-day trial; VST3, AU, and AAX on Mac and Windows.
discoDSP Corona 7 is a free upgrade for Corona 6 owners, adding MPE, a step sequencer, Synth1 and JP-8000 import, and Super 7+ unison. Specs, price, and verdict.
Parish Audio Parametric Compressor is a $34.97 intro plugin that places up to 10 overlapping compressor bands like a parametric EQ. Specs and who it is for.
UJAM Virtual Drummer NEON is a $49 intro nu-disco drummer with five vintage kits, 690 phrases, and a Real/Glam slider. Specs, price, and who should buy it.
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.
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.
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.
