DAWs, plugins, and the software shaping modern production.
Isla Electronics ASYX is a software recreation of the Alesis Andromeda A6: dual filters, 16-part multitimbral, 1,200+ patches and SysEx import, for £99.
Toybox Buzz Zone 3.0 is a major free update: six piano-roll sequencers, the Utility Strip, new oscillator modulation, Snapshots and tuning systems. From $48.
discoDSP TED-8 models the Oberheim TEO-5 in software, with 8 voices, up to 48-voice Poly Unison, an SEM-style filter and USB sync. Specs, pricing and how it compares.
Osterhouse Sounds Ripple Viola turns chords into tempo-synced two-note viola slurs: 516 phrases, three articulations, VST3/AU/AAX. $59 intro, specs and rivals.
UJAM Detunicorn is a free single-purpose hypersaw synth with two supersaw oscillators and six macros, given away for 666 hours. Specs, controls and how it compares.
Seven plugin bundles worth buying on Black Friday 2026: V Collection 11 Pro, Komplete 26, FabFilter, Soundtoys 5.5, MPS 9, Waves Platinum, Total Studio 5 MAX.
Defuse Audio DYSEKT is a 45 EUR slicer, drum sampler and multisampler with on-device stem separation and effects on every one of its 128 slices.
Tracker Pro 1.1 for iPad adds Mutable Instruments Beads granular devices, web sampling with Sample Crate, multi-sample kits and 8 FX per step. On sale, $19.99.
The best paid synth VST plugins of 2026: Pigments 7, Serum 2, Diva, Phase Plant, Falcon, Omnisphere 3, V Collection 11 and Spire, with prices and trade-offs.
GForce relaunched its website and is giving away two plugins free: Axxess, an ARP Axxe synth, and M-Tron Select 2, a curated Mellotron M400 instrument.
UVI Workstation is now UVI Player, a free host that loads every Falcon Expansion without a Falcon licence. Specs, system needs, Kontakt Player comparison.
HOLODRIFT pairs eight granular slots with a real-time spectral engine that rebuilds any sound partial by partial. €119 launch price to Oct 30. Specs, rivals, verdict.
