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BS-203 MacroAcidizer from Born Second

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Born Second BS-203 Roland TB-303 MR-202 virtual instrument acid bass

The first virtual instrument from Born Second offers a recreation of two Roland classics: the TB-303 and MC-202.

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HEDD Audio update CTRL software

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
HEDD Audio CTRL MK2 Bass monitor control calibration software

HEDD CTRL 2.0.1 introduces per-band bypass of the system’s parametric equaliser, smarter device sorting, enhanced speaker highlighting and updated immersive format labelling. 

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Accentize Chameleon wins Emmy Award

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Accentize Chameleon reverb-matching plug-in

Two years after winning an Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Award for dxRevive Pro, Accentize have been recognised once again for their reverb-matching plug-in.

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e-instruments launch Velvet Guitars Fragment

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
e-instruments Velvet Guitars Fragment free virtual baritone instrument

Velvet Guitars Fragment introduces a packed-down version of the company’s popular guitar instrument, delivering “the warm, woody resonance and evocative low-end character of a vintage baritone guitar”.

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KeySolutions Sounds release Traveler

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Keysolutions Sounds Traveler software synthesizer

KeySolutions Sounds' new soft synth pairs an intuitive interface with a powerful engine that’s capable of producing everything from subtle, intimate sounds to all-out, thunderous cinematic tones. 

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Penteo Audio Plugins announce Penteo 8

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Penteo Pro+ Version 8 surround immersive upmixing downmixing plug-in

Penteo version 8 introduces a whole host of new features including advanced independent upmix decorrelation controls, enhanced DSP and a new interface with an enhanced visualiser.

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IK Multimedia unveil the Tonex Board

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
IK Multimedia Tonex Board guitar bass amp effects modelling hardware

IK Multimedia's new Tonex Board expands on the concept introduced by the Tonex pedals, offering a powerful all-in-one pedalboard-style system aimed at both stage and studio use. 

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Anthony Marinelli launches Bass DNA course

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Anthony Marinelli Bass DNA synth tutorial course

Anthony Marinelli Music have recently announced the launch of a new online course that teaches musicians and producers how to design powerful, musical synth bass sounds from scratch.

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Stereophonic Bundle from AIR Music Tech

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
AIR Stereophonic Bundle EQP Enhancer plug-ins

AIR Music Tech have just introduced a pair of processing plug-ins designed to provide producers, beatmakers and mix engineers with more more depth, width, warmth and impact across individual tracks, busses and complete mixes.

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LEWITT introduce Space Replicator Free

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Lewitt Space Replicator Free virtual room speaker mixing environment

Space Replicator Free provides users with the core features of its paid-for sibling, and includes calibration profiles for over 800 headphone models.

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Keeley Electronics launch the Tube Drive

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Keeley Electronics Tube Drive valve guitar overdrive pedal

The latest pedal from Keeley Electronics combines their popular Phat Mode drive circuitry with an all-new high-voltage valve overdrive channel. 

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Trinnov Nova goes immersive

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Trinnov Nova Immersive room-correction hardware Dolby Atmos support

The latest update for the Nova introduces immersive audio support along with a number of other improvements and bug fixes. 

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Roland launch FP-40 piano & Piano Sphere app

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Roland FP-40 Piano Sphere home instrument learning app

Roland have just launched a new digital piano that integrates with a mobile app in an effort to encourage returning players and hobbyists to get more enjoyment from learning and playing the piano.

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Sound Particles & SOS Webinar: John Warhurst

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Sound Particles John Warhurst Webinar Inside the Music and Sound of Michael

Sound Particles have announced an upcoming webinar with Academy Award- and BAFTA-winning supervising sound editor John Warhurst which will be taking place on 10 September 2026 at 6pm BST / 10am PDT / 7pm CEST.

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Thorus XT from UVI

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
UVI Thorus XT chorus plug-in

The new and improved version of Thorus combines a pair of engines that are capable of delivering everything from “brilliant digital shimmer to grainy vintage movement”.

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Elektron update Tonverk OS

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Elektron Tonverk polyphonic sampler OS update Overbridge multitrack streaming

The Tonverk has just received an OS update that introduces multitrack streaming via Elektron's Overbridge plug-in, along with expanded options for each track’s modulation setup, effects order swapping and a whole host of other improvements and fixes.

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Reason Studios launch Reason Free

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Reason Free VST3 AU AAX virtual instruments effects plug-ins

Reason Studios have launched a free version of their popular Reason Rack plug-in that comes bundled with a selection of instruments, effects and tools sources from their DAW software.

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SSL to introduce O-Series V2.0

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
SSL O-Series v2.0 Future Analogue console digital control

SSL's upcoming O-Series V2.0 software will establishing complete project compatibility between the Oracle and the recently launched Odyssey console.

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Voxis from CEDAR Audio

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
CEDAR Audio Voxis voice isolation noise removal restoration plug-in

Voxis is a low-latency voice isolator that has been optimised for live environments where engineers have to contend with troublesome background noise.

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IK Multimedia announce Sinphonica Maestosa Strings

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
IK Multimedia Sinphonica Maestosa Strings orchestral sample library

IK Multimedia have announced the upcoming launch of Sinphonica, a new family of Italian orchestral virtual instruments designed for modern composers and created entirely in Italy.

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Arturia release Pure Sub

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Arturia Pure Sub bass synthesizer plug-in virtual instrument

Designed specifically for bass-heavy electronic music, Pure Sub from Arturia aims to offer an all-in-one solution for crafting hard-hitting sub-basses. 

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Bitwig Studio 6.1 now available

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Bitwig Studio 6.1 DAW software Sampler upgrade

Bitwig Studio 6.1 brings some major changes to the Sampler device, kitting it out with new slicing options, two new play modes, automatic tempo and pitch detection, improved multi-sample editing and much more. 

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Apple update the Mac mini & Mac Studio

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Apple Mac mini M5 Max M6 music studio computer

Apple have just announced a design refresh which they say makes the Mac mini “fiercer and more versatile than ever”, and awards the Mac Studio with the title of the most powerful Mac to date.

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Dreamtonics unveil Instrument X orchestral alternative

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Dreamtonics Instrument X physical modelling orchestral strings woodwinds brass virtual instrument

Instrument X sees Dreamtonics step away from vocal synthesis and put their modelling expertise to work on creating an alternative approach to traditional orchestral sample libraries. 

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Dreamtonics unveil Instrument X

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Dreamtonics Instrument X physical modelling orchestral strings woodwinds brass virtual instrument

Instrument X sees Dreamtonics step away from vocal synthesis and put their modelling expertise to work on creating an alternative approach to traditional orchestral sample libraries. 

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SOMA Laboratory launch the Enigma

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
SOMA Laboratory Enigma synthesizer

The latest instrument from SOMA Laboratory is said to be the first synthesizer in the world that is entirely controlled by the positioning and movement of metallic objects. 

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Groove Synthesis update the 3rd Wave

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave Firmware 2.0a hardware wavetable synth PPG Wave

Groove Synthesis have just launched a free firmware update that kits out the 3rd Wave with a new Shimmer Reverb and improves the Make Waves wavetable creator.

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MONO Music Conference programme announced

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
MONO Music Conference 2026

The first wave of programming for this year's MONO Music Conference in San Francisco has been officially announced.

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Soundgas' third John Paul Jones auction now live

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Soundgas John Paul Jones vintage audio studio gear auction

Soundgas have announced that the latest stage of their John Paul Jones Gear Auction is now live, and that bids will be accepted until 18:00 BST on 9 September 2026. 

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Black Rooster Audio launch PS-VC1 Vocal Chain Channel

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Black Rooster Audio PS-VC1 Vocal Chain Channel plug-in

PS-VC1 Vocal Chain Channel brings together six powerful processing modules, offering an array of tonal-shaping tools that have been fine-tuned for use on vocal tracks. 

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Dr. Fill from Yurt Rock

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Yurt Rock Dr. Fill drum fill sample library

Yurt Rock's latest release is dedicated entirely to creating drum fills, and has been created by capturing real performances, with no AI in sight. 

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Yurt Rock introduce Dr. Fill

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Yurt Rock Dr. Fill drum fill sample library

Yurt Rock's latest release is dedicated entirely to creating drum fills, and has been created by capturing real performances, with no AI in sight. 

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Parish Audio introduce Parametric Compressor

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Parish Audio Parametric Compressor multiband dynamics plug-in

Parametric Compressor allows each of its bands to be placed freely with their own frequency and width settings, but unlike conventional multiband processors, it’s possible for bands to overlap. 

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Love Synthesizers announce First Love pre-orders

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Love Synthesizers First Love FM wave morphing hardware instrument

The First Love combines a responsive touchscreen with tactile controls, and has been designed to make wave morphing and FM synthesis more intuitive without sacrificing depth.

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Rapid Flow release miniGRID

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Rapid Flow miniGRID MIDI software sequencer swing timing adjustments

Following on from the release of Omniclock, Rapid Flow have launched a new sequencer plug-in that can be used to introduce hardware-style timing shifts to software instruments. 

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Neyrinck revive Avid D-Control surfaces

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Neyrinck V-Control Pro D-Control Basic Apple Silicon

V-Control Pro now includes a new feature named D-Control Basic, which allows the discontinued control surface to pair up with Pro Tools on Apple Silicon Macs.

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SoundBridge's TURN server tutorial

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
SoundBridge 3.1.0 remote collaboration DAW update

SoundBridge have recently put together a tutorial video that offers a step-by-step guide on how to set up a private TURN server.

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SoundBridge release TURN server tutorial

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
SoundBridge 3.1.0 remote collaboration DAW update

SoundBridge have recently put together a tutorial video that offers a step-by-step guide on how to set up a private TURN server.

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Audio Modeling open PolySWAM pre-orders

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Audio Modeling PolySWAM physical modelling orchestral ensemble virtual instrument

Audio Modeling's latest orchestral instrument combines the company's SWAM engine with a proprietary voice-allocation technology that makes it possible to play chords, melodic passages and layered textures. 

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Minimal Audio release Lucid

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Minimal Audio Lucid granular effects plug-in

Described as “your dream granular effect”, Minimal Audio’s latest creation is capable of turning any sound into a musical texture or rhythmic effect, with the results always staying locked to the user’s chosen key and tempo. 

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Harrison unveil the Flex-10

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Harrison Flex-10 two-channel desktop audio interface USB ADAT

Promising to deliver “the unmistakable vibe of '70s mixing console”, each of the Flex-10’s two input channels is equipped with the company’s mic pres and renowned high- and low-pass filters, and include balanced insert points for incorporating outboard gear. 

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Harrison Audio unveil the Flex-10

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Harrison Flex-10 two-channel desktop audio interface USB ADAT

Promising to deliver “the unmistakable vibe of '70s mixing console”, each of the Flex-10’s two input channels is equipped with the company’s mic pres and renowned high- and low-pass filters, and include balanced insert points for incorporating outboard gear. 

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Focusrite extend Control 2 support

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Focusrite Control 2 Scarlett 3rd Gen Clarett+

Focusrite have just launched an update that extends Control 2 software support for their Scarlett 3rd Gen, Clarett+, Clarett USB and select Scarlett 2nd Gen USB audio interfaces...

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Panoramic from Panorama Labs

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Panorama Audio Labs Panoramic stereo widening plug-in

Created after years of creating custom processing chains, experimenting with different routing options and creating a number of experimental processors, Panoramic provides users with detailed control over a track's stereo image, but without relying on any delay or phase-based processes that harm mono compatibility.

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MPG launch Save Our Studios survey

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
MPG SOS UK studio business rates campaign

The Music Producers Guild (MPG) are inviting UK-based studios to take part in an in-depth survey that aims to help make a case for music studios to be included in the government’s rates cut for venues.

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1010music update the Bluebox

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
1010music Bluebox compact digital mixer synth Eurorack setup

Available for both the standard desktop version and the Eurorack Edition of the device, the latest Bluebox firmware includes an array of user-requested functionality.

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Melbourne Instruments introduce 10-year motor warranty

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Melbourne Instruments 10-year warranty motorised pots Nina Delia Roto-Control

Melbourne Instruments have just revealed that the motorised pot system used in their synths and MIDI controller is now covered by an extended 10-year warranty.

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SHIK open S32 pre-orders

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
SHIK S32 MIDI macro controller

Designed for both stage and studio applications, the S32 packs hands-on macro control, a stackable MIDI processing engine and an array of built-in modulation tools into a convenient, compact unit.

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Gospel Musicians release Gospel Drums

By: Luke Wood SOS News Editor
Gospel Musicians Gospel Drummer virtual instrument sample library

The latest release from Gospel Musicians combines a pair of meticulously sampled drum kits with a comprehensive selection of MIDI grooves. 

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