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Audio Plugin GuyGearAPG News Roundup: iZotope and Boris FX Photon, Native Instruments Vertikal, Sampleson Wavefinder – 13 November 2026 Welcome to the first ever Audio Plugin Guy News Roundup! Because of the massive increase in new developers and products being released in recent months, not every news item gets a full page article…

Audio Plugin GuyGearReview: Manley Labs Manley Ecliptic One of my favourite mastering EQ’s ever is the Manley Massive Passive. It’s not especially the sound or the components that keep bringing me back.

Audio Plugin GuyGearNews: PSPaudioware Launches Free EQ Plugin PSP ClassicQlite for Windows and Mac. PSP Audioware has launched PSP ClassicQlite, a free equalizer plugin for Windows and macOS. The plugin provides British-style equalization controls, saturation processing, and support for AudioUnit…

Audio Plugin GuyGearNews: Karanyi Sounds has announced Brigade, a vocal-multiplier plugin available free on Black Friday. Karanyi Sounds has launched Brigade, a vocal-multiplier plugin designed to create layered harmonies from a single vocal input.

Audio Plugin GuyGearNews: Sonuscore Launches Free THE SCORE ELEMENTS for Kontakt Player Featuring 13 Stories and 2 Cinematic Ensembles. Sonuscore has launched THE SCORE ELEMENTS, a free cinematic scoring instrument for Native Instruments Kontakt Player.

Audio Plugin GuyGearNews: Spitfire Audio has released Eternity, a sample library of electronic, piano and warped choir sounds created with Eric Whitacre. Spitfire Audio has launched Eternity, a sample library created with composer and conductor Eric Whitacre.

Audio Plugin GuyGearCloudy Samples Deals and News Deals Current Deals and Freebies from Cloudy Samples We currently have no live deals or freebies for Cloudy Samples in our database. Set up Developer Sale Alerts for Cloudy…

Audio Plugin GuyGearNews: Ivosight has released Soundop 2.4, a professional audio editor for Windows with waveform, spectral and multitrack editing. Ivosight Software has launched Soundop 2.4, an update to its Soundop professional audio editor for Windows.

Audio Plugin GuyGearNews: The Crow Hill Company introduces Brother Tree Sound multi-sampled string quartet sample library plugin. The Crow Hill Company has launched Brother Tree Sound, a multi-sampled string quartet instrument plugin created with the Brother Tree Sound quartet and BAFTA-nominated composer Christian Henson.

Audio Plugin GuyGearNews: Audiority Launches Studio Reverb Cinematic Reverb Plugin for Win and Mac. Audiority has launched Studio Reverb, a cinematic algorithmic reverb plugin for Windows and macOS. The plugin is designed to create reverberation ranging from small ambient spaces to extended…

Audio Plugin GuyGearNews: Puremagnetik has released Studies, a free plugin bundle with seven effects and three instruments. Puremagnetik has launched Studies, a free plugin bundle for macOS and Windows that includes seven audio effects and three instruments.

Audio Plugin GuyGearNews: Hivetune has released Marimbox, a virtual instrument that recreates the sound of an acoustic marimba. Hivetune has launched Marimbox, a virtual instrument designed to recreate the sound of an acoustic marimba in a digital audio workstation.

Audio Plugin GuyGearNews: Warsaw Wave announces Revolt Patchable Synth, a software synthesizer for Win, Mac and Linux systems. A free, fully operational version is also available. Warsaw Wave has launched Revolt Patchable Synth, a software synthesizer for Windows, macOS and Linux.

Audio Plugin GuyGearFREE Plugins Report Black Friday Brings Free AI Vocal Harmonies Scaler Detector and a Waves Giveaway – 2026-11-06 Every few weeks we will let you know about the latest free audio plugins. Check those expiry dates because some won’t be free forever.

Audio Plugin GuyGearNews: Unusable Engineering releases Currents & Nostalgia, a virtual analog synthesizer with circuit-modelled oscillators and two parameter slot systems. Unusable Engineering has launched Currents & Nostalgia, a virtual analogue synthesizer designed around circuit-modelled oscillators and two independent parameter slot systems.

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