DAWs, plugins, and the software shaping modern production.
Alternative Woodwind Soloists from Fracture Sounds adds alto flute, bass flute, bass clarinet, and tenor recorder. Intro is $112, from $149, in Kontakt Player.
Phoenix is Spitfire Audio and BT's hybrid cinematic synth: six engines, dual stereo chains, and 16-voice MPE. Intro is $239 or £199 through 25 October 2026.
AudioThing The Orb 2 is a free update to the vowel formant filter, adding custom vowels, stereo controls, a new interface and a first iOS version, on sale at $19.
Plogue Chipsynth OPMZ is a multi-layer FM synth that emulates four classic Yamaha 4-operator chips from the DX100 and TX81Z, for $49.95 on Mac, Windows and Linux.
mo0kid wave is a free, open-source emulation of the 1993 Waldorf Wave that runs the original firmware, with 48 voices, for macOS. Here is how it works.
Tracker Pro is now on the App Store for iPad. Sequence samples and synths, slice breaks, host AUv3 instruments, arrange songs, and export your finished mix.
Tupos MPE FM is a new FM synth with 2, 4, and 6-operator engines, on-knob modulation assignment, and full MPE control over pitch, pressure, and slide.
Segment CPH Palora is a virtual-analog synth with twin morphing oscillators, a per-voice transient engine, and presets you can write with any AI assistant.
Twisted Electrons VBLASTBEATS turns the OPL3 Sound Blaster FM groovebox into a plugin, with six drum tracks, four synth tracks, and a grid editor.
AutoTune Advanced is Antares' flagship automatic tuner, with a DVA vibrato engine and Live mode under 1 ms. The perpetual license from Antares is $450.
Avalanche Tones Noise Suite chains 18 pitch, ring-mod, and glitch modules for heavy guitar tones. It's $39.99 direct, VST3 and AU, with a 7-day free trial.
Soundpaint 5.0 is a free update that adds the Brush sample editor, a 2000-step arpeggiator, and new Racks to 8Dio's sampler platform for macOS and Windows.
