Eventide H9 Harmonizer Gen 2: the full H90 engine in the cult pedal, at $599
Eventide had left its H9 untouched for a long time. The brand is correcting that…
Like SpectraLayers 13: 8 tools to split a song into stems (free and paid)
Isolating the vocals, bass or drums from an already-mixed song has never been this accessible. Here are eight stem-separation tools, free and paid, sorted honestly by what they can truly do — from the real SpectraLayers 13 equivalent to the one-click separator.
Polyphonic tuning patent: Behringer’s parent company loses its case against Boss
Empower Tribe, owner of Behringer and TC Electronic, tried to enforce a patent on polyphonic tuning. A US judge dismissed its case against Boss with prejudice, ruling the patent too abstract. Here’s why the fight matters well beyond a tuner pedal.
Native Instruments Super*Saw: A. G. Cook’s signature supersaw becomes its own synth for $99
Native Instruments has turned A. G. Cook’s signature sound — the man behind Charli xcx, Caroline Polachek and Oklou — into a dedicated soft synth. Super*Saw isn’t another preset pack: it’s a sawtooth-stacking machine built around gesture, and it’s out now for $99.
Plugin Alliance and Brainworx leave inMusic as founder Dirk Ulrich buys his brands back
Four years after selling them, Dirk Ulrich has bought Plugin Alliance and Brainworx back from inMusic. Both brands now sit inside RCKFRC, the founder’s new holding, alongside Apogee and Manley. It’s a homecoming that says a lot about the state of the plugin market.
Analogue Solutions Filtopia: the analogue monosynth built around five parallel filters (£1,799)
Analogue Solutions unveils the Filtopia, a monophonic analogue synthesiser that flips the usual logic on…
EVE Audio Origin: the free software that finally controls all the DSP in EXO monitors
EVE Audio is rolling out Origin, its free application for Windows and macOS that gives…
Baby Audio SubCulture: pitch-tracking bass enhancement that keeps your low end huge and in tune ($79 intro)
Baby Audio’s SubCulture is a low-end enhancer that follows the pitch of your signal to generate subharmonics that always stay in tune. Three engines plus modelled saturation and compression, at a $79 launch price.
iZotope leaves Native Instruments and joins Boris FX: what the buyout changes for RX, Ozone and your plugins
A major twist in the audio software industry: iZotope, the developer of RX, Ozone, Neutron…
Analog Sweden SWEN2: the Swedish boutique monosynth built for modulation, out now for around $699
Analog Sweden is finally shipping the SWEN2, a desktop analog monosynth that carries the DNA of its 1996 swENIGISER forward. A 12-mode multimode filter, a second oscillator, a generative sequencer and a Eurorack-friendly patchbay make this a dense little box for just under $700.