Reason 14 probably won’t cross off every item on Reason users’ wish lists. But it sure tackles a lot: a new Track Panel and workflow, tons of improvements to the sequencer, Dark Mode, automatic import tempo detection, and more. Plus, since every Reason update really needs a device, this one gets the RV-9 Reverb Station.

Swedish manufacturer Elektron is no longer independent; Bonnier Capital has bought a controlling stake.

I’ll take a side order with the fixins’. Objeq Delay gives you the signature physical modeling resonator that’s the secret ingredient in AAS’ main-course instruments, but in a handy multi-effect with stereo delays and filters. Version 2 is a major update, inside and out. Here’s a breakdown of what’s new.

Crispy claps on-demand, human and machine, meet a bunch of processing and sample Device tricks in CLÄPP II. London live-looping musician extraordinaire Beardyman had an itch and scratched it using Live and Max for Live, and the results are delightful.

Your mission to investigate sonic anomalies could use a holiday boost. NeverEngine Labs’ Incline gets a significant update today, festively labeled as an “Easter egg.” Now you get internal echo in playback, high-fidelity audio output options and tweaks, and proper zoom.

OpenShot, the free and open-source video editor for macOS, Windows, and Linux, got a major update in March with version 3.5. It runs faster, handles edits and audio better — 18 years into this project, OpenShot is looking like something pretty much everyone ought to at least try. And that’s especially true if you’re experimenting with AI or cloud-based video instances.

There are tricks for getting low-end, and then there’s the Voice of God. UA’s (official) version is good as ever, and now at last, you can run it as a plug-in without any UAD hardware. We’re getting all the classics this week.

Feeling the need to make music making a little less solitary? In this multi-part series, we’ll be exploring some resources for adapting Ableton Live to playing with others — playing in tune, in sync, sharing ideas, and producing together. So let’s start as instrumental ensembles do: by tuning up.

Electro-Harmonix has collaborated with plug-in maker MixWaves to bring four signature pedals to plug-in form. Big Muff, Memory Man, Electric Mistress, and Small Clone are now coming to your DAW, not just your pedalboard, individually or as a bundle.

Imagine granular synthesis, taken in entirely different dimensions. That’s Incline — Cristian Vogel’s cross-bred mixture of microsound and machine learning segmentation. It explodes sounds into a highly configurable topography, then applies precise envelopes, with unique rhythmic and textural results. Here’s how to explore those strange new worlds.