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AudioKit Pro, in collaboration with sound designer Brian Funk, this week introduced a new iOS software synthesizer, King of VHS: VCR Synth, that they say “sounds like you’re in the middle of an MTV video from the ’80s”.

It is based on samples from a collection of vintage synths that have been recorded with a VCR to VHS tape and then resampled.

The official video intro:

Features:

• Over 160+Multi-Sampled PCM Instruments Total – Thousands of high-quality VCR/VHS recorded samples
• 3 LFOs with Tons of Mod Destinations
• Built-In Synth Engine – Integrated from King of Digital, making VCR Synth a true VA synth, not just a sample player.
• Step Sequencer – With adjustable rate, gate, and destination routing
• No Subscriptions or Data Tracking, Ever!
• Classic VCR Sound Effects – Buttons, tape hiss & more
• Improved VCR FX Section – Customize tone and texture
• FREE Expansion Pack – OP-1 recorded through a VCR
• Universal App – iPhone, iPad, and AUv3 support
• MIDI Support – Works with MIDI keyboards and iOS hosts
• Vaporpunk Preset Bank by Jakob HaQ
• Lightweight – entire app around 212MB

King of VHS: VCR Synth is available now, with an intro price of $3.99 (normally $19.99).

It’s great, iZotope spin Exponential Audio tech into a top end reverb

Today, iZotope announces the release of Equinox, a premium reverb plugin for post and music production. An industry first in immersive and surround reverb, Equinox fuses Exponential Audio algorithms with iZotope’s adaptive unmasking tech to keep your mixes crystal clear. Equinox encompasses over 1250 professional presets to explore, from realistic to experimental.


iZotope Equinox Key Features:

• Legendary Reverb Engines — Equinox integrates the natural reverb engine (Stratus) and the character reverb engine (Symphony) into a single, streamlined plugin.
• Dynamic Adaptive Unmasking — iZotope’s advanced adaptive unmasking technology, now available in surround and immersive formats, ensures crystal-clear mixes by intelligently carving out space for reverb without muddying the dry signal.
• Comprehensive Surround and Immersive Support — Full support for popular surround and Atmos/immersive audio formats, with an intuitive multi-channel balancing workflow, catering to the demands of modern film and television production.
• Extensive Preset Library — Explore over 1250 professional presets with an overhauled browsing experience, featuring keyword search and multi-tagging to find exactly what you’re looking for, fast.
• Creative Effects — Play with Reverb Freeze, Chorus, Gate, Tempo Sync, and Tail Suppression for unique and experimental reverb sounds.
• Preset and Session Compatibility — Easily import Stratus 3D and Symphony 3D presets and automatically replace instances of Stratus 3D and Symphony 3D in Pro Tools projects, carrying over all plugin settings.

For Post-Production Professionals. Equinox can naturally place dialogue and sound effects within scenes, enhance sound design with creative reverb textures, and manage complex surround and immersive mixes with ease.

For Music Producers. Equinox offers the flexibility to add realistic depth to instruments and vocals, create experimental soundscapes, and maintain mix clarity with adaptive unmasking. A suite of creative effects like tempo sync and tail suppression give you the tools to design the perfect space for your mix.

iZotope Equinox is priced at $249, but available, through the end of April, for the introductory price of $149.40. iZotope customers may also be eligible for deeper discounts. Check the My Loyalty Offers section of your iZotope account for the best price.

For more information, visit the iZotope website.

Creative music tool creators K-Devices have released Fauve, a new audio effect, as VST3, AAX and Audio Unit plugin for MacOS and Windows.

Fauve is an audio processor that collects sonic fragments and replays them — but not always faithfully. It forgets, distorts, and glitches into new meanings, developers say, “like the hallucination of a broken machine.”

By continuously recording incoming audio, Fauve analyzes and breaks sound into small units called ‘collections.’ When playing them back, it sometimes fails, opening space for the user to edit and shape the material according to their own sonic vision.

K-Devices describes the effect this way:

Fauve can be a harsh distortion, a gentle shadow, a paroxysmal dance between reality and dream, and much more. It can slightly scramble your sound, completely strip it of its original meaning, or introduce subtle, almost imperceptible variations to make it richer, yet always organic. Fauve disrupts, but never destroys.

Fauve is a totem/series plugin, and like all totems, it follows its own logic. Timing in Fauve doesn’t rely on beats or note values — it is driven by the material itself. Every operation is triggered by zero crossings, making the outcome deeply dependent on the source. Even when using the same settings, it yields radically different results.

K-Devices Fauve is available now as a VST3, AAX, or Audio Unit plugin. Works with any 64-bits-compatible DAW, MacOS and Windows. Fauve costs €49, but can be obtained now through May 18 at an introductory price of €24. More information is available on the K-Devices website.