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VST is 30 years old, and Steinberg is giving away some of its earliest plugins
It’s the format that changed software music making forever: the VST plug-in format turns 30 this year. Steinberg is giving away updated versions of Neon, CS-40, Karlette, VB1, and LM7 — some of its earliest plug-ins — to celebrate. And that means you can run these vintage instruments (plus one tape delay) on your modern Mac or PC.
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Remembering Kieran Foster; legendary Glitch2 effect now free
You may know Kieran Foster by his other aliases — illformed, dblue, MaDHaTTeR. That’s just how omnipresent he was as a light in electronic music communities, from the music and rave scene to software to Renoise. His sister has made his legendary Glitch2 effect free in his memory. Instead of pouring one out, you can crank up its sequenced sound-morphing powers and let his work live on.
Peter Kirn - August 2, 2026
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Impactor, Rupture 2 by Rawton Forge are perfect percussion synths for Live
That’s it. Rawton Forge has nailed it. With the new Rupture 2 on the kick and bass drum synthesis side, and Impactor handling general-purpose percussion synthesis for kicks/toms/tonal, you have an ideal floor-rattling, punchy, snappy synthesis duo for Ableton Live.
Peter Kirn - July 31, 2026
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Last call on these summer sales on gear and software
Peter Kirn - July 27, 2026
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NI after NI: which brand is where, and who owns whom
Peter Kirn - July 17, 2026
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With audio and VST3 support, Isadora is now a complete interactive canvas
Peter Kirn - July 14, 2026
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EPROM built an instrument for Current: complete guide
Peter Kirn - July 8, 2026
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Audio Damage ShinRonin, now free, is a throwback to 2003 plug-in design
Peter Kirn - July 6, 2026
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