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Carbonated Audio SPRITZ multi-effect plugin with Time, Filter and Volume modules on the rail and a drawn tape-stop curve
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Carbonated Audio SPRITZ: A $49 ShaperBox Rival for Beat Flips

SPRITZ chains 11 curve-driven effects, from tape stops to pitch flips, with eight scenes per preset and 912 presets for $49. Specs, rivals and who should buy.

Marcus FeldOct 20, 20269 min read
Stride Engine plugin window with a dozen colored automation lanes moving across a Serum 2 patch
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Stride Engine First Look (2026): Modulate Any VST3 Plugin

Stride hosts the synths and effects you own and writes a fresh, tempo-locked curve on every mapped knob per click. Price, specs, rivals and who it suits.

Elena MarshOct 20, 202611 min read
Cableguys TimeStop tape-stop plugin showing the large Pitch knob and automation curve
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Cableguys TimeStop: Tape-Stops You Draw as Automation

Cableguys TimeStop is a tape-stop plugin that draws slowdowns as DAW automation, with Classic, Modern and Loop modes. From 16 EUR in VST3, AU and AAX.

Marcus FeldOct 19, 20268 min read
Sonuscore LUX Orchestral Brass artwork with the LUX logo and glowing ring
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Sonuscore LUX Orchestral Brass Brings Six Dynamic Layers

Sonuscore LUX Orchestral Brass records six real dynamic layers on the LUX Strings stage, with Auto Divisi and 53 mics. Features, specs, price and rivals.

Elena MarshOct 19, 202611 min read
Universal Audio UAD Empirical Labs FATSO native plugin interface showing Warmth, Tranny and compression controls
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UA Empirical Labs FATSO: The Tape Box Goes Native

UA's Empirical Labs FATSO is now a native plugin for any DAW: tape-style saturation, transformer warmth and four compression modes. Intro $79, regular $149.

Priya RamanOct 19, 20268 min read
EVAbeat Melody Sauce 3 plugin interface generating melodies, chords and bass as MIDI inside a DAW
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Melody Sauce 3 Generates Melodies, Chords and Bass as MIDI

EVAbeat Melody Sauce 3 is a MIDI idea generator for melodies, chords and bass, with 1,000+ progressions, a piano roll, plugin hosting and audio export. From $79.

Theo NakamuraOct 18, 20268 min read
InstaComposer 4 plugin interface showing multi-track MIDI generation, scenes and the built-in mixer
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InstaComposer 4 Rebuilds Its MIDI Engine and Adds a Mixer

InstaComposer 4 from W.A. Production adds MIDI Engine 2.0, Groove and Foliage controls, SoundFont loading and a built-in mixer. Intro price $29.90.

Theo NakamuraOct 17, 20268 min read
UJAM Usynth BOUNCE Y2K R&B synthesizer plugin interface
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UJAM BOUNCE Bottles the Y2K R&B Sound in Two Plugins

UJAM BOUNCE is a Y2K R&B and hip-hop pair: Beatmaker BOUNCE for drums and Usynth BOUNCE for synths. Full specs, pricing, demos, and how it compares.

Priya RamanOct 16, 202610 min read
Imaginando COLAPSO atomic additive synthesizer plugin interface
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COLAPSO: The Additive Synth That Plays the Periodic Table

Imaginando COLAPSO is an additive synthesizer built from the measured emission spectra of 22 chemical elements. Full specs, pricing, and how it compares.

Theo NakamuraOct 15, 20269 min read
Audio Blast V10F monophonic virtual analog synthesizer inspired by the Kawai 100F
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Audio Blast V10F: a Modern Kawai 100F Mono Synth

Audio Blast V10F is a monophonic virtual analog synth inspired by the Kawai 100F, with a step sequencer and 512 presets. EUR 77 until 30 October 2026, then EUR 129.

Marcus FeldOct 14, 20268 min read
BOOM Library UBERBASS plug-in with frequency focus, drive, and gate controls
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BOOM Library UBERBASS First Look 2026

BOOM Library UBERBASS is a harmonic bass enhancer. BOOM lists $92 from $115 excluding VAT, and Best Service lists the intro at $94.20 from $118 excluding VAT.

Theo NakamuraOct 14, 20269 min read
Tupos MPE Subtractive performance view with oscillators, filter, and expression badges
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Tupos MPE Subtractive First Look 2026

Tupos MPE Subtractive is a 19.99 euro MPE synth for Mac and Windows, with two oscillators, a resonant filter, an arp, a sequencer, and eight effect slots.

Elena MarshOct 14, 20269 min read