DAWs, plugins, and the software shaping modern production.
Ableton Live 13 adds a Step Sequencer, ARA 2, Drum Synth, Capture Automation and 32-Macro Racks. Editions, prices, the free-upgrade offer and who should buy now.
Audio Damage Sandbender is a four-operator FM synth that makes FM easy to program, with drag-and-drop mod, a genetic preset generator and iOS support. Full review and how it compares to FM8.
Eventide Anthology '27 bundles 38 plug-ins, adding Temperance Pro, DeBoom, Sheen Machine and immersive Blackhole and MicroPitch. $649 from $1,299 until January 3.
Schmidt Vi recreates the Schmidt Eightvoice analog polysynth in software with UJAM: four oscillators, five filters, 16 LFOs, MPE and a randomizer for €179.
AudioKit Pro Super J8 is a Jupiter-8-inspired virtual analog synth that now runs natively on Mac as well as iPhone and iPad. Full review: engine, specs, pricing and how it compares to Arturia Jup-8 V.
Dubspot SM-1 is a Moog Grandmother and Matriarch emulation, out now for iPad, iPhone and Mac: mono or paraphonic, Beads FX, full patch recall, from $9.99.
Grainferno is Baby Audio's granular synth that turns any sample into a playable, in-tune oscillator. Full review: engine, specs, pricing and how it compares to Output Portal.
Cableguys PitchShaper is a drawable pitchshifter for ShaperBox 3 with four algorithms, formant control and multiband. Full review: features, specs, pricing and how it compares to Little AlterBoy.
CERNION is quietformat's wavetable synth with full MPE, GILLA and CLASSIC arps, 11 effects, CERNION FX and 498 presets. $99.99 intro until 9 Dec, from $179.99.
Malfunction v3 rebuilds Sinevibes' circuit-bent filter with two bend modes, 4x oversampling, a 4-stage filter and two LFOs, for Mac, Windows and Linux at $29.
Vienna Performer renders your MIDI as a played orchestral part from VSL models trained at Synchron Stage. Nine instruments, VST3/AU/AAX, from €9.99/month.
Acon Digital Restoration Suite 3 puts DeNoise, DeHum, DeClick and DeClip in one plug-in with ML modes and one-click Analyze. $68 at Plugin Boutique to 17 Nov.
