Présentée par Mesa Boogie pendant le NAMM, la réédition du Triple Rectifier des années 90 est disponible. .. Lire la suite sur Audiofanzine

Devious Machines has released Duck 2, a major new version of the sidechaining and volume-shaping plugin.

Duck 2 is the easiest way to get your kick and bass hitting just right. Draw a volume envelope, carve out the exact shape you need. It’s that easy. Duck is also great for rhythmic patterns, tremolo, drum-shaping, and much more.

Duck 2 is a complete careful redesign of the original with many powerful new features while preserving the easy, fast workflow trusted by thousands of producers.

What’s new

• Modernised, freely-resizable GUI.
• Expanded preset library.
• Undo/redo.
• Trace envelope from imported audio file, or sidechain input.
• New output section with gain reduction metering.
• New freely adjustable offset function that combines the old offset and lookahead features, and supports both milliseconds and samples mode.
• New preset browser.
• Unsynced Hz mode for LFO.
• Improved support for non-4/4 time signatures.

New multiband features

Powerful new multiband features include:

• Two or three band mode.
• Separate envelope per-band (optional).
• Adjustable crossover slope (12, 24, 48dB/oct).
• Linear phase mode.
• Spectrum analyser.

New envelope editor features

• Modernised look and feel.
• New curve shapes (spline, 2D bend).
• Randomise function.
• New edit operations (rotate, duplicate, invert, etc).
• New brush tools.
• Multi-select points.
• Expanded envelope preset palette.
• Copy+paste of shapes (including from Infiltrator).

New trigger features

• Loop and release modes: For MIDI and audio triggering, the envelope can sustain while held and release when the trigger ends.
• MIDI velocity control: Note velocity can control the depth of ducking, or volume.
• Improved audio triggering: Better threshold meter and trigger LED showing trigger positions.
• Trigger settings lock: Prevent trigger settings from changing when browsing presets.

Pricing & Availability

Duck 2 is available for macOS and Windows in VST, AU and AAX plugin formats for £29.99. Upgrades from Duck 1 are £9.99 / €9.99 / $15.99.

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Scaler Music has released Scaler v3.2.1, an update that focuses on stability improvements, MIDI reliability, and workflow fixes across DAWs.

Fixes and Improvements

• Playback and MIDI:

  • Fixed an issue causing stuck or double notes during playback.
  • Resolved Global Motion flickering which could lead to stuck notes and crashes.
  • Fixed Motions not triggering correctly from MIDI input in Logic Pro.
  • Resolved overlapping MIDI notes preventing Motions from triggering.
  • Fixed Strumming articulation not responding to MIDI input.
  • Fixed Strummed sequences not triggering from DAW MIDI input.
  • Improved MIDI Capture timing in Logic Pro.

• Keys Lock:

  • Fixed Keys Lock not activating until a chord was triggered.
  • Fixed Keys Lock responding slowly to chord changes.
  • Fixed triggered chords interfering with Keys Lock melody notes.
  • Fixed an issue where scales could disappear from Section B in Chord Scales mode.

• Scale and Browse:

  • Fixed an issue where the top scale result could not be selected after searching on the Browse page in a new session.

• Internal Sounds:

  • Fixed internal sound edits (such as ADSR settings) not being retained when reopening projects or standalone sessions.

• Interface and Workflow:

  • Added row highlighting in the MIDI Editor to clearly show the active note row when editing.
  • Fixed New Session not stopping playback when running standalone.
  • Fixed track names not updating correctly in the mixer until reopening the window.
  • Fixed Suggest Mode button resizing incorrectly based on time signature.

• Chord and Detection:

  • Fixed an issue where selecting chord note profiles could unexpectedly change chord voicings.
  • Removed duplicate chords appearing in detection results.

• Bass Follow:

  • Bass Follow now defaults to one octave lower to better differentiate it from Divisi.

• Stability:

  • Improves stability in REAPER, Studio One, Fender Studio Pro, FL Studio and Cubase.
  • Fixed a crash when dragging a « None » FX slot to or from the master track.

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ZAK Sound has announced the release of Tango, a curated library for the Raizes Player engine built upon a foundational trio of bandoneón, violin, and double bass.

While rooted in the traditional history of the Río de la Plata, the collection is designed specifically for the modern producer. By blending raw, organic performances from seasoned session musicians with experimental sound design, Tango provides a toolkit tailored for cinematic scores, dramatic underscore, and contemporary textural production.

To capture the authentic spirit of the genre, ZAK Sound recorded three professional musicians: Lisette Grosso (bandoneón), Nacho Gobbi (violin), and Fermín Suárez (double bass).

ZAK Sound explains:

The library goes beyond traditional arrangements; the high-fidelity source material was processed to reveal hidden layers, resulting in a suite of modern, ambient presets that maintain the DNA of the original instruments while transforming them into textures for experimental production.

Tango is a genre defined by its distinct emotional depth, born in the late 1880s in the bustling ports of the Río de la Plata. It is a style that carries the soul of Argentina and Uruguay, giving the region its unique musical identity and character.

Features:

• Curated Sound Sources: Bandoneón, violin, and double bass recorded in high fidelity.
• Modern Sound Design: Processed textures designed for dramatic soundscapes and scoring.
• Versatile Applications: Suitable for traditional styles or contemporary, genre-bending compositions.
• Native Compatibility: Built for modern systems including Windows, macOS (Intel/M1), and Linux.

Pricing & Availability

Tango is available now for $39 / 37€ at zaksound.com/tango

ZAK Sound is offering an introductory 30% discount for the first two weeks following the launch. A full license for the Raizes Player engine is included with the purchase.

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discoDSP has released Retromulator, a free plugin designed to bring classic hardware cores back to life through authentic low-level emulation.

Featuring eight classic synthesizer and sampler cores in one plugin, Access Virus ABC/TI, Waldorf MicroQ, Waldorf XT, Nord Lead 2X, Roland JP-8000, Yamaha DX7, and Akai S1000, it is built on Gearmulator, an open-source synthesizer emulation project by the dsp56300 team.

Hardware Cores:

• Akai S1000 sampler — SF2, SFZ, ZBP, and ZBB sample bank playback via the SFZero v3.0.0 engine with 8-point sinc interpolation, extended SFZ/SF2 opcode support, discoDSP Bliss sampler format (.zbp/.zbb), MIDI CC support (mod wheel vibrato, volume, expression, pan), sustain pedal, and pitch bend. No ROM required.
• Access Virus ABC and TI emulation with SysEx patch loading and ROM preset extraction to bank combo.
• Nord Lead 2X (N2X) emulation with per-program SysEx navigation, edit buffer patch support, and output level correction by summing DSP A and DSP B voices at full scale.
• Roland JP-8000 (JE-8086) emulation with ROM preset extraction, patch browsing, multi-performance bank loading, and AU MIDI latency fix running at 44100 Hz.
• Waldorf MicroQ and XT emulation via dsp56300 cycle-accurate DSP engine with folder-per-bank ROM loading.
• Yamaha DX7 emulation via VDX7 — full hardware-level emulation of the Hitachi HD6303R sub-CPU, Yamaha YM21280 EGS (Envelope Generator), and YM21290 OPS (Operator) chip set with 16 KB firmware ROM and 32 KB factory voice data.
• SRC (sample rate conversion) with high-quality Rolloff 0.97 / Beta 9 settings.

New in 1.1:

• JP-8000 .pfm performance bank loading support.
• SysEx preset and bank export with embedded patch names.
• Virus ABC/TI SysEx cross-detection on patch import.
• Nord Lead 2X SysEx patch name support expanded from 10 to 20 bytes.
• Per-synth remembered file chooser directory.
• Fixed SysEx hang when using external patch editors.
• Fixed Linux and Windows build issues.

Firmware & ROM Management:

• ROMs NOT included.
• Browse dialog accepts .bin, .mid, and .zip files; ZIP archives are extracted flat to the ROM folder with automatic multi-synth detection — all recognized firmware files are saved in one pass.
• Required ROM files per core: Virus ABC/C — virus_c.bin (512 KB), Virus TI — virus_ti.bin (6–9 MB), Nord Lead 2X — nord_lead_2x.bin (512 KB), Roland JP-8000 — jp8000.bin (512 KB), Waldorf MicroQ — micro_q.bin (512 KB), Waldorf XT — xt.bin (256 KB), Yamaha DX7 — dx7_rom.bin (16 KB + 32 KB). Akai S1000 requires no ROM.
• Assembled ROM binaries are written to the ROM folder and source MIDI/IC dumps deleted, so subsequent launches load instantly from a single .bin.
• Firmware-missing browse flow on synth type change with synth-specific instructions.
• Per-synth patch name extraction and bank/program combo selectors.
• AAX, AU, VST3, and Standalone plugin formats with DAW state persistence.
• Resizable editor window with aspect ratio enforcement and in-editor corner resizer for AU host resize support.
• Window size persists across DAW sessions.
• DAW notified of state changes on preset and synth updates.

Price:

Free (with optional tech support license) and available for Windows, macOS (including Apple Silicon), and Linux in AAX, VST3, AU, and standalone formats.

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Promising users a « big step up », Bitwig Studio 6 builds on core DAW functions to help music-making become faster and more intuitive

Standalone Audio has released Standalone, a lightweight AU and AUv3 plugin host for Mac designed specifically for guitarists and bassists who want to run amp sim and effects plugins without opening a DAW.

Standalone is built around the guitar practice and recording workflow. It hosts AU and AUv3 plugins with low CPU overhead, and includes a built-in recorder, looper, Practice Mode with real-time time-stretching (for slowing down tracks without changing pitch), a Scores and Charts viewer for keeping tabs and charts alongside your plugins, chromatic tuner, metronome, and global keyboard shortcuts for hands-free control.

Standalone is available now for $14.99 at getstandalone.com

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