Unfiltered Audio Battalion drum synth, FX in VCV Rack are a revelation

At attention! Unfiltered Audio has taken their deep drum synth and favorite effects and remade them as VCV Rack modules. This is instabuy territory ($10-20 a la carte or an intro pricing of $30 for the set, compatible with the free Rack).

Chaotic vocals, polyrhythmic grooves — meet the every something plugins

Imagine crossing vocal synthesis with a rungler, vocal circuits entangling with each other like they’re “speaking in tongues.” Or enveloped grooves that bend and twist with liquid controls, shaped with tuplets and polymeters. Creator Jelle Akkerman is launching every something plug-ins today with two new tools, Glosso and Artikulation. Here’s your guide to both.

Peter Kirn - June 3, 2026

Unreal Engine 5.8 is a major audio release, despite Epic staffing cuts

Epic layoffs in March cut deep into the audio and music teams. But there’s hope that their work will live on in Unreal Engine and MetaSounds, via what is arguably the most innovative sound work built into any game engine. Unreal Engine 5.8, now in preview, features a bunch of powerful tools for working with sound, one of the biggest sound releases yet. Here’s a look at what’s in that roadmap.

Peter Kirn - June 1, 2026

Korg woodland adventure: phase8 add-ons, Sinevibes DSP, and NTS mixer

Peter Kirn - May 21, 2026

Teenage Engineering K.O.-sidekick, a 2-channel performance-friendly mixer

Peter Kirn - May 10, 2026

Wish granted: VCV Rack’s Plateau is now a Eurorack module from 4ms

Peter Kirn - May 7, 2026

Elastic OSC, Plaits-derived poly, is now a macOS and Windows plug-in, too

Peter Kirn - May 6, 2026

Akai update makes the MPC Sample a satellite to the rest of the MPC line

Peter Kirn - April 30, 2026

Every kind of sonic mayhem: Soundtoys Decapitator, Radiator, Devil-Loc

Peter Kirn - April 27, 2026