Tweakbench plug-ins return after 20 years, from NES to ambient

Chiptune, granular, ambient pads, experimental, percussion — once upon a time, Tweakbench plug-ins were everything. And now they’re back, with full support for AU and VST3 on macOS (including Apple Silicon), Windows, and Linux.

Sinevibes Skew, 3-playhead reverse delay, improved and now free

Santa Sinevibes has rolled into town this week, unexpectedly. Skew, a unique “non-linear” reverse delay effect from Sinevibes, is now available for free with v2, bringing the effect’s wide world of warping and multiple curves to everyone — Mac, Windows, and Linux. Skew may have flown under the radar when first released in 2022, despite […]

Peter Kirn - December 17, 2025

Mudjaq TapeLeap, a freaky tape/lo-fi looper that can blink, be broken

It has a “broken” button and an eyelid that you can blink on and off. It lets you record or set feedback to 150%. It overdubs, it loops, it — does it in opposing directions. No, it’s not another tape delay/looper. Every single setting in TapeLeap from Mudjaq, for Max for Live, is bonkers and fantastic.

Peter Kirn - December 11, 2025

Soundtoys is giving away free plug-ins for 12 days, starting today

Peter Kirn - December 8, 2025

ADPTR Utopia: what makes this spectral reverb one of the best effects of 2025

Peter Kirn - December 3, 2025

The best music making software and plug-in deals right now

Peter Kirn - December 1, 2025

Black Friday: pimp my Live with the best add-ons

Peter Kirn - November 28, 2025

Sinevibes Cache has turned into a buffer-mangling, playable breaks machine

Peter Kirn - November 25, 2025

Valhalla’s all-new reverb, 8 years in development, goes clean and natural

Peter Kirn - November 13, 2025

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