Synthesis, sampling, and the architecture of sound.
Aliasing is the most misunderstood artifact in digital audio. Learn what it is, where it hides in your plugins, and how to eliminate it for cleaner, more professional mixes.
Best free synth VSTs in 2026: Vital, Surge XT, Dexed, OB-Xd, Odin 2, and Tunefish, with synthesis type, CPU load, sound, and limits.
d16 PunchBox 2 adds a wavetable engine, four sound generators, and 1,100+ presets to the kick-design plugin, launching at €79. Here's what changed.
Anukari is a GPU-powered 3D physics synth that builds sound from masses and springs. Our guide covers its features, specs, pricing, and who it's for.
Chopgrid is a chance-based sampler that fills a 16-cell grid from random files, with 14 synthesis engines, a drum machine, and glitch FX. Specs and price.
Superlunar's GX-8600 is a $69 glitch and corrupt plugin with a rhythmic glitch engine, a signal-degradation engine, and four LFOs. Full specs and Effectrix 2 comparison.
Sugar Bytes Graindad is a real-time granular effect that freezes, slices and re-textures any audio, triggered by transients, clock or MIDI. Full review.
Unusable Quadrant Modulator is a €29 four-quadrant ring-mod with a drawable oscillator, pitch follow, one-shot shaping, and an 8-slot sequencer. AU/VST3.
Dillon Bastan Iota II is a visual multi-sampling spectral and granular synth you play by drawing on a spectrogram. Full specs, how it compares to Portal, and price.
Aqeel Aadam Sightlines is a playable harmonic filter and resonator for desktop and iOS. $20 sale against $30 list; iOS AUv3 is $7.99. One-week free trial.
Oddment ODD-1V brings the ODD-1 hardware granular synthesizer into your DAW as a VST3, AU and standalone plugin. Full review of features, specs and price.
blepfx spectra morphs spectral envelopes between two signals and shifts formants by ±24 semitones. Official price starts at $25, on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
