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Nektar Technology (www.nektartech.com) has launched the BOLT VSTi Synthesizer, the company’s first foray into the world of virtual instruments. It enables a different and fast approach to sound design ...

Eplex7 DSP is launching its Klerhaim N1 ‘analogue’ VST synth plugin with some harsh words for developers of similar instruments, claiming that 99.5% of them sound “sterile, digital, boring, robotic, ...

Tone2 has announced that FireBird, its acclaimed VST plugin synth, has received one final update and is now available for free. "After seven years of faithful service, the time has come to set the ...

Years ago one of Linux's finest audio software developers suggested that I should keep a watchful eye on the Windows/Mac music software scene. I took that suggestion to heart and joined a variety of ...

I haven't been shy about declaring Arturia's Pigments as my favorite soft synth out there right now. It was great when it was originally announced in 2018. And the free, massive upgrade to Pigments 2 ...

When Arturia launched the MiniFreak, it also promised that a plugin version, MiniFreak V would also be available soon. Originally it was only available to those who purchased a hardware MiniFreak, but ...

Japan's CyberStep has announced its expansion into the music business, with the development of the KDJ-ONE portable digital audio workstation (DAW). The device brings a synthesizer, sequencer, and ...

These are the synthesis types that didn’t make it into the big time, from Vector to Vocal and so many unique points ...