Universal Audio Releases Native UAD EMT 140 and EMT 250 Reverb Plugins For Mac And Windows

Universal Audio has today announced the native release of its UAD EMT 140 Classic Plate Reverberator and UAD EMT 250 Classic Electronic Reverb plugins, bringing both reverbs to macOS and Windows systems without requiring Apollo or UAD hardware. Aimed at users who want classic studio reverb sounds in a native workflow, the release opens two long-established UAD titles to a much wider audience. We have the details.

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Kush Announces Omega 2: Model A Harmonic Saturator

Kush has today announced Omega 2: Model A, a new version of its harmonic saturator. Aimed at mix engineers who want fast access to saturation with a small control set, it keeps the original distortion algorithms but changes the surrounding tone-shaping and workflow. We have the details.

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Is Descript Making Dialogue Editors Worse Listeners?

Naked Productions' Eloise Whitmore and Tony Churnside explain why Descript-led editing is eroding the pacing and silence that make dialogue sound human.

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MyAudioFactory DialogueExtractor 2.0: AI Dialogue Separation Gets ARA Support for Reaper, Cubase, and Studio One

MyAudioFactory has released DialogueExtractor 2.0, a significant update to its AI-powered dialogue separation plugin for post-production. The headline addition is native ARA 2.0 integration, which allows engineers to extract dialogue and preview remixed results directly within the DAW timeline without round-trip exports. The update also brings an overhauled online licensing system and a rebuilt configuration architecture.

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ZPlane PEEL STEMS 2 Is Unique - Here’s Why

With the release of PEEL STEMS 2, magic plugin purveyors Zplane claim to have delivered something that is not only quicker, but also crucially better sounding than before. Here we explore the latest iteration of Zplane’s magic helper to unweave premixed audio and more.

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Fender Motion: New 16 and 32 Pad Controllers With Built-In Chord Mode and Studio Pro Integration

Fender has announced Fender Motion, a line of creative controllers built for songwriters and producers who want tactile, DAW-integrated control without stepping away from the instrument. The range ships in 16-pad and 32-pad configurations and pairs natively with Fender Studio Pro, extending the hardware and software ecosystem Fender has been building around its DAW. We have the details.

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BOOM Library Launches ROAD RAGE Vehicle Crash And Damage Sound Effects Library

BOOM Library has today announced ROAD RAGE, a sound effects library dedicated to vehicle damage and crash sound design. Built for sound designers working in film, television, and game audio, it's organized as a full toolkit rather than a single collection of impact hits. We have the details.

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Rhodes Music Clav Pro: Sampled 1977 Clav D6 Plugin With Drive, Compression, Wah, and Timbre Shift

Rhodes Music has released Clav Pro, a virtual instrument plugin built from multi-samples of a rare 1977 Clav D6 Transition model. Running on the same engine as Rhodes Anthology, it recreates the pickup selection system, mute controls, and EQ circuitry of the original hardware and extends it with Drive, Compression, and Envelope/Wah controls, Timbre Shift, and a suite of amplifier and microphone options. Available now in VST3, AU, and AAX. We have the details.

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7 Best Noise Gate And De-Noiser Plugins For Music In 2026

In the 2020s, engineers have an increasing cohort of intelligent gates and de-noisers that do not always rely on the old simple paradigm of “turn down quiet thing”. Whether it’s old school dynamic stray-sound slayers, or emerging next-gen filterers of filth, here are our music mixing picks for any source.

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Is The Mac mini Still A Budget Studio Computer In 2026?

Apple's price rises and RAM cuts mean a studio-ready Mac mini can now cost £2,999. Here's what it actually costs against a base Mac Studio, spec by spec.

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How Much Studio Admin Is a Freelance Audio Pro Doing?

Forty-nine app updates in two weeks, a plugin folder near 1,000, and the maintenance hours nobody bills for. We do the maths on what it costs.

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Forte AI Free AAF Checker - Catch AAF Import Problems Early

AAF Checker is a free macOS app from Forte AI that checks an AAF before you import it. It validates the file, including whether the media is properly linked and readable and whether the timecode, session start, sample rate, and frame rate are configured correctly, so you know in advance whether the AAF will import without problems.

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AAF Everything - Batch Converts AAF, FCPXML and Premiere XML On macOS

AAFTools has announced AAF Everything today, a batch converter for macOS that converts timelines between AAF, Apple Final Cut (FCPXML & FCPXMLD), and Premiere Pro (Premiere XML). It's built to close the gap between Final Cut Pro, which only exports FCPXML, and the AAF-based workflows used for audio post.

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New EU AI Law Starts Monday: What Audio Pros Need to Know

The transparency requirements in the EU AI Act will come into force on August 2nd, 2026. If you are using AI to edit, modify or generate voice, dialogue or video for work which is directed at an audience in the EU, then the disclosure rules that come into effect this weekend will apply to you, no matter where you are based. Here's a summary.

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5 Pro Tools Automation Techniques You Should Be Using

If you are a Pro Tools Studio or Ultimate user, here are five Pro Tools Automation Techniques you should check out, from simple additions to basic automation use through to the more advanced stuff.

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How To Get The Best From Antares Harmony Engine In Four Minutes

While there are few engineers who haven’t used or considered using AutoTune, Antares also have a harmony stacker that sets out to deliver lines to partner perfectly with the lead vocal. Here we explore creating layers using AutoTune Harmony Engine’s vocal ensemble quartet for harmonies, doubles, plus an extra trick to get the most out of virtual voices.

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SSL Announces The Odyssey: Total Recall On A 96-Channel Analogue Console

SSL has today announced the Odyssey, a modular analogue mixing console that pairs fully analogue signal processing with complete instant recall and DAW-integrated automation. It sits at the top of the SSL line, aimed at commercial rooms running tracking, overdubs and revision-heavy mix work where sessions have to recall exactly. Scalable from 24 to 96 channels across straight, curved and custom frames. We have the details.

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Galaxy Studios Launches Immersive Academy With Morten Lindberg And Elliot Scheiner

Galaxy Studios has today announced the Galaxy Immersive Academy, a three-day hands-on seminar in immersive audio production held at its studio complex in Mol, Belgium. The course is taught by three of the format's most credentialled practitioners and runs across four working immersive studios. We have the details.

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Why Fewer, More Considered Moves Beat Automated Assistants

Planning and strategy are essential components of the creative process; otherwise, we can very easily end up down rabbit holes and spend way too much time focusing on the wrong things. In this article, we consider strategies that should be at the centre of your workflow, training your ears, gain structure, less is more and things not to avoid.

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Apple Upgrade Lets US Studios Lease A Mac Studio Or MacBook Pro Instead Of Buying Outright

Apple has announced Apple Upgrade, a new leasing programme for iPhone, Apple Watch, Mac and iPad, delivered in partnership with Klarna. For studios weighing up a Mac Studio, MacBook Pro or iMac purchase, it changes the outlay from a single upfront cost to a monthly one. We have the details.

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Beyerdynamic Announces DT 275 PRO, A Closed-Back Monitoring Headphone For Mobile And Live Workflows

Beyerdynamic has announced the DT 275 PRO, a compact closed-back monitoring headphone built for audio professionals working in loud, real-world conditions. We have the details.

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Metric Halo And Make Believe Studios Release MB Howies179

Metric Halo and Make Believe Studios have announced MB Howies179. Said to capture the dynamics, box tone, and distortion characteristics of those specific units, it claims to place a piece of hardware with a near-mythical reputation and very few surviving examples directly inside a DAW. We have the details.

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Insert Order And Why It Changes Everything

Many mix engineers frequently fill their DAW’s inserts with whole chains of finely tweaked processing. With each interaction between slots dependent on the sequence of events, here we go far beyond compressors and equalisers to discuss the reasons why insert order has to be a deliberate decision, with a chance to take our poll as well.

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Saving The Arts From Generative AI: An Open Letter From MPSE President

We have received an open letter written by David Barber, who is a Supervising Sound Editor, Re-recording Mixer, musician, and currently serving his second term as President of the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE). The open letter outlines the challenges facing the creative arts with regard to copyright protection in a world of artificial intelligence. We commend this to you and ask each and every one of you to put it before your elected representatives for them to consider and act upon.

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Acon Digital Multiply Free Chorus Plugin Updated With New Interface And Presets

Acon Digital has today announced Multiply 2, an update to its free chorus effect plugin. The release brings a redesigned interface and a library of 80 new presets, aimed at making the plugin's chorus, widening and sound-design capabilities quicker to reach and shape. We have the details.

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Source Elements Adds Multitrack Guest Recording And Surround Downmixing To Source-Nexus Suite 1.6

Source Elements has announced Source-Nexus Suite 1.6, a major update to its remote recording and collaboration platform. The release centres on multitrack guest audio and video capture, deeper remote host controls, a real-time surround downmixer and suite-wide Mute-On automation. We have the details.

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Drawmer Launches FC1 And OC1, FET And Opto 500 Series Compressors

Drawmer has today announced the FC1 and OC1, two new 500 Series compressors that share the same feature set but differ in circuit topology. We have the details.

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Quiet Format Releases ANCHOR, A Free Plugin For Preserving Mix Balance Through Processing

Quiet Format has today announced ANCHOR, a free mix balance utility plugin for macOS and Windows. Built to address a problem most engineers work around rather than solve, it compensates for the level changes introduced by processing along the way. We have the details.

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Audio Plugins And Hardware We've Loved In Summer 2026

Whether you’re in the midst of winter gloom or in the haze of a long hot summer, there have been plenty of new releases to keep studios everywhere interested. With a whole selection of gear and virtual tools to pore over, here we present just some of our favourites from the middle of this year.

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Peak Tamer: Standalone Peak Conditioning Tool To Optimise Clipper And Limiter Performance

Mastering engineer Nicky Howard has released Peak Tamer, a dedicated standalone peak conditioning application for macOS and Windows. Rather than acting as a clipper or limiter itself, Peak Tamer targets rogue peaks before they reach downstream processors, using transparent cosine-envelope gain automation to give clippers, limiters, and other mastering tools a more consistent source to work with. We have the details.

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