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

It’s the 12 Days of Soundtoys: the Burlington-based developer is giving away one of its excellent audio effects every 48 hours, free (a total of six plug-ins). That’s on top of their existing sale. The freebies kick off today with Little PrimalTap, a retro delay with extra time warping, looping, distortion, and sound-transforming powers.

Vela reverb, now in open beta, opens up rich reverbs you can reshape

Vela, a new reverb from Sonic Academy’s Sonic Sounds line, is now in open beta. And yes, I’m here to tempt your RAS – Reverb Acquisition Syndrome again. The range of reverberation emulations here, combined with node-based editing, might mean you do need another reverb. (Sorry/not sorry.)

Peter Kirn - April 14, 2025

Arturia LX-24 recreates 1978 Lexicon 224 reverb – but don’t miss the 2023 flipside

The Lexicon 224 digital reverb has one of the best-known, best-loved reverb tails of all time. That also means it’s been frequently modeled and imitated. But Arturia has added the potential to take the 224 in an entirely new version – once you take the plunge and hit the “Advanced” button for a whole new view.

Peter Kirn - April 4, 2023

Universal Audio just made their interfaces into a live vocoder, more

Peter Kirn - November 14, 2018

Obsessing About Sound and Process: Climb Into Stewart Walker’s Ivory Tour

- December 9, 2014

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