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Airwindows VerbThic, VerbTiny let you go even more rabid for reverb, for free
Chris Johnson, aka Airwindows, continues to share his love for DSP with free tools, open source code, and elaborate discussions of the joy of crafting reverbs. So just in case you don’t feel blessed enough with free effects after SuperMassive’s new Sirius reverb/delay, here’s the tiny and the thick in all-new Airwindows editions. And they’ll even run in VCV Rack or on a Raspberry Pi.
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Super Massive 5 adds Sirius echo/reverb to the best free plugin in the galaxy
Valhalla isn’t done with reverb/echo blockbusters to reverberate through the end of 2025. The free plug-in — so good we really would pay for it — is back, and now it’s gotten Sirius. Welcome Super Massive 5.0.0.
Peter Kirn - November 28, 2025
Music tech Reviews Software Tech
SuperSonic: SuperCollider synth is fun, playful, colorful, free, in any Web page
It’s the full SuperCollider synth, without the installation. You can add it to any site (self-hosted). It performs seamlessly via WebAssembly. But most importantly, it’s fun, colorful, and comes with examples and an OSC API so it can interface with live coding tools like Tidal (or your favorite). And you can mess around with it right now, for free.
Peter Kirn - November 15, 2025
Music tech Software Tech Web
A free Winamp clone, for macOS, with FLAC and Milkdrop visualizations
Peter Kirn - November 14, 2025
Music tech Software Tech
Free Envion Deepscan turns your hard drive’s lost files into a soundscape
Peter Kirn - October 29, 2025
DIY + Unusual Music tech Software Tech
Envion: a free, open, algorithmic drum composition environment in Pd
Peter Kirn - October 24, 2025
DIY + Unusual Music tech Software Tech
NAP, free visual and media framework, now dazzles anywhere
Peter Kirn - October 23, 2025
DIY + Unusual Motion Software Tech
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