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Antares Audio Technologies, the developer behind AutoTune, has announced the release of a new AI-powered vocal modelling plugin. Equipped with 12 ethically-trained voice models, Metamorph is designed to transform the timbre of vocal recordings in your DAW without relying on cloud-based processing.

Metamorph is a vocal transformation tool that leverages advanced AI-based processing to graft the timbre of another vocalist onto a vocal recording. Why might you want to do this, you ask?

If you’re not a confident singer or a fan of your own voice, voice modelling effectively allows you to sing in the voice of another artist. There’s also potential for creating backing vocals or duets with a contrasting character to your own, or even running non-vocal sources through the plugin, if you want to get a little experimental with it.

Metamorph’s library of 12 voice models covers a range of registers and styles, from soulful female sopranos to classical male baritones, and there are an additional six models on offer from AI voice platform Voice-Swap.

All of the models are ethically trained and based on the voices of real artists that have been compensated for their involvement. You’re not currently able to create your own voice models, something offered by competing plugins such as IK Multimedia ReSing and Dreamtonics’ Vocoflex.

Antares has positioned Metamorph as part of a broader stance on the responsible use of AI in music technology. The company has signed up to an industry-wide agreement on Principles for Music Creation with AI and shared a statement claiming that “the perspectives of music artists, songwriters, and other creators must be respected” as AI-powered tools continue to be developed.

“Metamorph isn’t about replacing the human voice – it’s about expanding what’s possible when human creativity meets responsible AI,” adds AutoTune CEO Jeff Wright. “We’ve built this technology with artists at the center, ensuring every voice model is ethically sourced and every transformation preserves the soul that only human creators can bring to music.”

Just a few weeks ago, Antares launched AutoTune 2026, a major overhaul of its flagship vocal tuning tool with an optimized vocal tuning algorithm and a redesigned interface.

Official Tutorial AI Vocal Transformation with Metamorph:

Metamorph is priced at $200. Antares is celebrating the arrival of the plugin by launching their Black Friday “Early Bird” Sale, offering customers up to 60% off products and subscriptions, including 50% off Metamorph and AutoTune 2026.

Find out more on Antares website.

‘Step inside the studio that made history’ – Universal Audio today introduced Ocean Way Studios Deluxe, a “complete reimagining” of the Ocean Way Studios plugin.

Launched in 2013, Universal Audio’s Ocean Way Studios plugin introduced the concept of ‘Dynamic Room Modelling’ and studio emulation.

The technology seeks to bottle the sound of a studio – a combination of the acoustics of its rooms and the sonic character of its mics and mixing console – in software, giving music-makers working at home the opportunity to record as if they were working in a hallowed studio space; in this case, the historic Ocean Way Studios.

Often referred to as America’s Abbey Road, Ocean Way was based on Hollywood’s Sunset Boulevard, playing host to a dazzling list of iconic artists throughout its multi-decade history, first as United Western Recorders and then as Ocean Way Recording: Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra to Radiohead and Whitney Houston, and Beck to name a few.

Twelve years later since the launch of that plugin, and UA has seen fit to give Ocean Way Studios a lick of paint, releasing a refreshed and reimagined version today titled Ocean Way Studios Deluxe.

As with its predecessor, Ocean Way Studios Deluxe features two main modes: Reverb and Re-Mic. The Re-Mic mode processes your recordings as if they were re-amplified and re-recorded in Ocean Way’s Studio A or Studio B, emulating the source and its distinct radiation patterns, the acoustics of the studio itself, and the sonic fingerprint of the speakers and microphones involved.

There’s a broad choice of microphone types on offer, along with fine-grained control over set-up and placement. Ocean Way Studios Deluxe is equipped with two new re-mic setups based on emulations of the UREI 813 15″ studio monitors and Altec A-2, enormous folded-horn cabinets used at Ocean Way for decades. The plugin offers a selection of 13 mic emulations that features everything from a U47 to an SM57, all of which can be repositioned in virtual space via the newly redesigned interface.

The plugin’s Reverb Mode allows you to blend existing recordings with a meticulously modelled emulation of Ocean Way’s natural ambience. The Deluxe version now features emulations of three of Ocean Way Studios’ reverb chambers, originally designed by influential engineer and Universal Audio founder Bill Putnam Sr, the father of UA’s current CEO.

Alongside this, you’ll find a varied arsenal of modelled analogue gear from Ocean Way’s extensive collection, including classic dynamics processors such as the Fairchild 670, 1176LN, LA-2A and dbx 160, alongside Studio A’s Focusrite 110 EQ and Studio B’s custom-built Dalcon console, complete with its API 550A EQ.

“With Ocean Way Studios Deluxe, we wanted to bring creators even closer to the sound of these historic rooms,” says Lev Perrey, VP of Product at Universal Audio. “It’s a complete re-imagining of one of our most beloved plugins—now featuring the chambers, analogue consoles, and re-miking setups—rebuilt from the ground up for modern music producers on any system.”

Ocean Way Studios Deluxe Complete Tutorial & Walkthrough:

Ocean Way Studios Deluxe is available as a perpetual license for $249 or as part of UA’s Spark subscription platform. Existing owners of the Ocean Way Studios plugin can upgrade for $49.

Find out more on UA website.

Antelope Audio drops free EQ plugin to celebrate the release of individual perpetual licenses for 75+ plugins.

MG4+ is Antelope’s take on a popular 500-Series six-band analogue EQ renowned for introducing top-end shine and clarity

Back in 2023, Antelope Audio announced that it was making its stable of Synergy Core plugins – which could previously only run on Antelope’s DSP-equipped audio interfaces – available natively on macOS and Windows.

Available exclusively via a subscription plan on launch, Antelope Audio’s collection of Synergy Core Native plugins has since expanded to encompass 75+ titles. Today, the company has announced that it’s making individual licenses for the native plugins available for purchase for the first time.

To mark the occasion, Antelope Audio is giving away a free plugin: MG4+. This is a 6-band EQ based on the Mäag Audio EQ4, a popular 500-Series hardware EQ. EQ4 is known for its Air Band functionality, renamed by Antelope as Sky Band, that opens up a signal’s top end and adds high-frequency shine without introducing harsh sibilance.

MG4+ features boost/cut knobs for five frequency bands (40Hz, 160Hz, 650Hz, 2.5kHz and a sub band around 15Hz) along with frequency selection and gain controls for the Sky Band. Simple but effective, MG4+ should work its magic on vocals, acoustic guitars, or any signal in need of some extra top-end presence and clarity.

Antelope Audio’s catalogue of native plugins is made up of a wide variety of emulations of classic studio gear, from vintage-inspired channel strips, preamps and compressors to recreations of hardware reverbs and delays. These are joined by a number of original plugins designed in-house, such as the InTune pitch correction tool and Space Flanger modulation effect.

“Our plugins are built on a legacy of great sound,” reads a statement from Antelope Audio. “After years of perfecting ultra-realistic analogue modeling for FPGA and DSP processors, we’ve brought that same expertise into the world of native software. The result is a collection that captures the warmth, precision, and musicality of legendary studio gear, now available right inside your DAW.”

Features:

• On/Bypass button
• Sub frequency boost/cut knob
• 40Hz boost/cut knob
• 160Hz boost/cut knob
• 650Hz boost/cut knob
• 5kHz boost/cut knob
• Sky band frequency select knob
• Sky band gain control knob

Antelope Audio’s MG4+ is compatible with macOS and Windows and available in AAX/AU/VST3 formats.

Visit Antelope Audi website to download the plugin and find out more.