The best of Universal Audio’s native plug-ins, in Spark or standalone

Universal Audio’s Spark subscription (native plug-ins) is on sale for 99 cents for 3 months for new customers through the end of the day Monday the 31st. That seems a good time to check in on the subscription offering, which is on my short list of subscriptions I’d consider. (If you prefer perpetual licenses, though, I’ve got some quick picks on their sale there, too.)

Apple Music now streams in Serato, Rekordbox, djay, Rane, Denon tools

Apple Music is now streaming in major DJ software like Serato DJ Pro. That comes complete with playlists and companion Apple Music curation on desktop and mobile – plus support for some all-in-one Pioneer hardware and even Engine OS-powered Denon decks.

Peter Kirn - March 25, 2025

KORG multi/poly native is as satisfying as a desktop plug-in as it in hardware

KORG’s analog-modeling, layered multi-poly was already compelling as hardware. Now, it’s available as a software plug-in, either as a companion to the keyboard version or as a rich plug-in in its own right. I’ve been working with a late build; here are some impressions.

Peter Kirn - March 6, 2025

AAS Multiphonics CV-3 modular review: an expressive and sonic landmark

Peter Kirn - February 18, 2025

Sonification Tools for Ableton Live now has a synth that plays data

Peter Kirn - February 13, 2025

Minimal Audio Wave Shifter hands-on: warped frequency modulator effect

Peter Kirn - February 12, 2025

Pigments 6: modal engine, vocoder, more expand this synth playground

Peter Kirn - January 28, 2025

Sinevibes Switch – the easiest way to add trancegate, but not just that…

Peter Kirn - January 22, 2025

Novation Bass Station gets a GForce software model and it’s perfect

Peter Kirn - January 21, 2025

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