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Cableguys TimeStop tape-stop plugin showing the large Pitch knob and automation curve
Software

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
Carbonated Audio On Tap sidechain ducking plugin showing a hand-drawn ducking curve and trigger controls
Mixing & Mastering

Carbonated Audio On Tap: Ducking Without the Routing

Carbonated Audio On Tap is a $20 sidechain ducking plugin with 16 curves, three trigger modes and a band-split crossover, for macOS and Windows.

Marcus FeldOct 17, 20268 min read
UB DSP Filter Blender triangle interface blending three analog-style filter models
Software

UB DSP Filter Blender First Look 2026

UB DSP Filter Blender mixes three of twelve analog filters on a triangle, for Mac, Windows, and Linux. It is $39 until 15 November 2026, then $68 USD.

Marcus FeldOct 14, 20269 min read
Atavism spectral pad effect from Parallel Minds, with the main knob and a dusk landscape behind the controls
Sound Design

Atavism Makes a Pad From the Track Itself

Atavism by Parallel Minds turns a track into an in-key spectral pad. Launch price is $29, then $39. VST3 and AU on Mac and Windows, about 300 ms latency.

Priya RamanSep 30, 202610 min read
Phase Fiasco Kazu interface showing a stacked rack of creative effects with the sequencer and X/Y performance pad
Sound Design

Phase Fiasco Kazu Puts 50 Effects Into Motion

Phase Fiasco Kazu is a $29 creative multi-FX plugin with 50 effects, a step sequencer, and a one-click Animate button that moves the whole rack at once.

Marcus FeldSep 23, 20268 min read
Mixland Grey Matter plugin, a physics-based emulation of a 1990s console digital-to-analog converter
Mixing & Mastering

Mixland Grey Matter Review: A 90s Console DAC as FX

Mixland Grey Matter is a physics-based plugin that turns a 1990s console DAC into a saturator. Full review, specs, pricing and how it compares to RC-20.

Marcus FeldSep 19, 20268 min read
Bjango Reality Distortion plugin interface with a 64-band oscillator display, waveform morph pad, and Feedback, Slice, and Blur controls
Software

Bjango Reality Distortion Tracks Audio With 64 Oscillators

Bjango Reality Distortion is a $39 launch resynthesis plugin that rebuilds incoming audio with up to 64 oscillators. Specs, price, and who should buy 1.0.1.

Elena MarshSep 8, 202610 min read
Sugar Bytes Graindad granular effect plugin interface showing grain controls and the Harvester modulation panel
Sound Design

Sugar Bytes Graindad Review: Granular Sound Design

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.

Priya RamanSep 8, 20268 min read
Minimal Audio Lucid granular effects plugin interface with grain engine, scale lock, and animator pad
Software

Minimal Audio Lucid: Granular FX That Stay in Key

Minimal Audio Lucid is a $79 intro granular FX plugin with scale-locked grains, timeline sync, and 350 presets. Specs, Portal comparison, and who it is for.

Priya RamanAug 20, 202611 min read
Audio Damage Tessera sequenced resonator plugin interface showing root note, scale, motion engines and resonator controls
Software

Audio Damage Tessera: Sequenced Resonator First Look

Audio Damage Tessera turns any input into tuned chords using 12 resonator voices, 11 physical models and five motion engines. A look at the specs and price.

Marcus FeldAug 6, 20267 min read
Superlunar GX-8600 glitch and corrupt plugin interface
Sound Design

Superlunar GX-8600: Bend, Freeze and Corrupt Sound

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.

Marcus FeldJul 14, 20268 min read
Arturia Rev OCEAN tidal reverb plugin interface
Mixing & Mastering

Arturia Rev OCEAN: A Motion-First FDN Reverb for $49

Arturia Rev OCEAN is a $49 motion-first FDN reverb with Abyss, Tide, and Foam modes plus tail freeze. Here's how it sounds, who it's for, and the cost.

Priya RamanJun 28, 20263 min read