Yamaha refreshes the entry point of its PSR-SX arranger line. The PSR-SX620 replaces the long-running PSR-SX600 with a redesigned panel, a new joystick, over 1,000 voices and four times the expansion memory, for around $1,199.
With the new D-Control Basic mode in V-Control Pro, Neyrinck makes Avid D-Control surfaces usable again on Apple Silicon Macs, where Pro Tools no longer supports them. Motorised faders, transport, automation and plug-in editing return, over the HUI protocol.
Panorama Audio Labs debuts Panoramic, a stereo-image plugin designed by a two-time Grammy-nominated mastering engineer. Its trick: it widens by working the Side signal rather than phase, so the image holds up in mono. Out now on macOS for $99 ($69 at launch).
Haken Audio shrinks its legendary Continuum into a 1.6 kg travel instrument. The Slim 21 keeps the continuous neoprene surface and the full EaganMatrix engine for $1,799, delivering the most expressive playing surface around without the bulk.
Switching to in-ear monitors changes a performer’s life on stage — provided you pick the right earpiece. Here are seven honestly ranked models, from unapologetic budget to pro custom, with what each one really does, and what it doesn’t.
Serum 2, the go-to wavetable synth, has opened a public Linux beta — a rare move for a flagship commercial plugin. A good moment to revisit what version 2 actually changed under the hood.
Parish Audio has launched Parametric Compressor, a dynamics plugin that drops up to ten compression bands anywhere in the spectrum with no fixed splits. A ‘parametric’ take on dynamics that leans as much on dynamic EQ as on multiband.
Ahead of IBC 2026, Wheatstone is spotlighting VMX, a fully virtual mixing platform reachable from a plain web browser. Radio console, TV control room or utility mixer: everything spins up on demand, with no physical surface.
discoDSP ships Corona 7, a major update to its hybrid virtual-analog and wave synthesizer. The headline features: full MPE support, a JP-8000-style Super 7+ unison mode, a step sequencer and 8x oversampling — all free for existing Corona 6 users.
Minimal Audio launches Lucid, a granular effects processor that chops audio into grains to rebuild it. Its real trick: a scale lock that retunes every grain to your chosen key, in real time.