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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.)
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VDMX6 gets vision: video tracking, color transfer, background removal
Live Mac visual app VDMX6 is now shipping some of the new hotness the developers promised with the transition to Metal for rendering. Apple’s frameworks unlock a ton of visual tricks, from tracking video to color scopes to background removal.
Ardour, the free and open DAW, is better than ever – and Ardour 9 is coming
Ardour, the criminally underrated free and open source DAW for Mac, Windows, and Linux, has been a little quiet lately. Over the weekend, we learned what’s coming in Ardour 9.0/9+, and why the devs have been busy. Not sure where to start? Check out how-to videos, including voice-activated recording(!)
Peter Kirn - April 8, 2025
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Reason’s classic ReCycle is updated, free, and more useful than you might think
Peter Kirn - April 2, 2025
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The best of Universal Audio’s native plug-ins, in Spark or standalone
Peter Kirn - March 30, 2025
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VCV Rack 2.6: multilingual, drag multiple cables, fit in view – all for free
Peter Kirn - March 28, 2025
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