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Free Friday: D16 is turning 20 and they’ve got a new free stereo delay
Straight outta Katowice, our friends at D16 Audio Group are celebrating 20 years with an all-new stereo delay: Echolite. And don’t let the “lite” in the name deceive you: this all-new giveaway has some power beneath its simple UI.
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Free Compactor, limiter/ducker with sidechain, joins Kilohearts freebies
Kliohearts’ software line is a treasure trove of effects. But Kliohearts Essentials alone is an impressive free collection of standalone plug-ins for anyone. You won’t want to sleep on the latest addition, Compactor, a deceptively simple “precision ducking” tool.
Peter Kirn - August 20, 2025
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Ableton Live 12.1 is in public beta, and it’s a huge release for Live
Live 12.1 just hit public beta, bringing more than you might expect: major Push additions, new ways of working more quickly with keyboards (and screen readers), a new Drum Sampler and pitch tracking and correction device, and more. Oh, and they finally fixed (my) single most annoying omission in Live. Here’s what’s new in Live (I’ll cover Push separately).
Peter Kirn - July 2, 2024
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Review: Arturia FX Collection 5, with new Bus PEAK, EXCITER-104
Peter Kirn - June 20, 2024
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