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dBdone 1.1 enables you to view, tag and search your DAW projects from one place, and you don’t even have to load them to hear what they sound like. The new app is currently in beta and free to download.

The company said ‘We redesigned and developed our tool from scratch. Based on our users feedback that we’ve collected during the first Beta 1.0, we included lots of requested features and solved major bug fixes’.

Most DAW users tend to have a lot of projects on the go at once. Or, more accurately, most DAW users tend to start a lot of projects but never get around to finishing them.

The upshot of this is that the typical musician’s hard drive is filled with obscurely-named projects that can get forgotten about, but dBdone is on a mission to get you more organised.

Its new software enables you not only to view all of your on-the-go and (accidentally) archived projects, but also name them, tag them and listen to previews without loading them up.

dBone is compatible with the majority of major DAWs, and all of your projects can be viewed from your dashboard and opened in the relevant software with a single click. Once they’re all tagged up, they can be searched and filtered, and the audio previewing is possible once you’ve recorded a section of your track into the app. Both names and artwork can be generated automatically.

You can create tasks, deadlines and current status labels for each project, and gather all important related files in one place. Tasks and deadline labels can be added, too, and it’s also possible to chat with collaborators and exchange files and links.

New features:

– New branding and user interface design

– Ability to create your own account which opens lots of possibilities and

features

– Improved user experience

– Updated Prelisten Plugin (VST, AU) with new Auto Record function and

design

– New appearance settings (like dark mode)

– Collaboration: create teams, share files and chat

– Create Stacks to combine projects visually into groups

– Collect versions of a project into one

– my.dBdone: Create your own webpage in minutes with important links and

songs managed in dBdone. It’s like magic!

– From now on: Automated Updates

dBdone is in beta right now and can be downloaded for free (for now). Whether you’ll have to start paying a subscription once the software is fully up and running remains to be seen.

You can download the app now from the dBdone website.

At Knobcon 2024, being held in the Chicago area Sept 6-8, developer Andrew Belt has announced VCV+, a new subscription option for VCV Rack users that gives you instant access to VCV Rack Pro and a massive library of premium modules.

VCV Rack is a free and open source modular synthesis platform that’s essentially a virtual Eurorack synth that can scale to any size. The base offering is a free download, and commercial modules are available to purchase from a wide variety of developers.

The new VCV+ option doesn’t replace existing purchase options, but it gives you an all-you-can-eat buffet of modular synthesis for $29/month or $19/month if billed annually. It lets also lets you try out a huge range of modules, risk-free, and creates a platform for simple patch sharing with other VCV+ subscribers.VCV+ includes:

• VCV Rack Pro: DAW plugin and standalone application.
• All VCV-branded modules: VCV Pluck, VCV Drums, VCV Pro, and more.
• Official virtual Eurorack modules: Synthesis Technology, ALM Busy Circuits, and more.
• Hundreds of premium third-party modules by participating developers.

VCV+ is available now for $29/month, or $19/month billed annually.

*Note: All products and modules remain available for individual sale of lifetime licenses. VCV also now offers a 7-day refund guarantee on purchases.

YouTuber and musician Venus Theory has announced the launch of a new series of free sample instruments, kicking off with a free library of sounds sampled from the Arturia Polybrute 12.

In this new video, Cameron explains that he was saddened to learn that Spitfire Audio had transformed its beloved LABS series of free software instruments into a paid subscription service, LABS+.

“I think that fucking sucks, really bad,” he says. “Had I not had access to free music-making software like Audacity, or all the free plugins I’ve used over the years… I don’t think I would be making music today.

“This is a huge loss for the aspiring musician and composer community. But instead of just sitting here bitching about it on the internet, I thought: why not just do something about it?”

Cameron’s answer was Auras, his own series of free and professionally-recorded sample instruments designed to run in Decent Sampler, a free sampler plugin. The first instrument in the series is Auras:Polyscape, a collection of “deep and cinematic” sounds crafted with the Arturia Polybrute 12 synthesizer.

The sounds in Polyscape were sourced from Cameron’s custom-built patches and recorded through analogue tube preamps to “capture the glorious and imperfect nature of analogue synthesis”.

“Featuring a brand-new UI design and editor, Polyscape brings the expressive nature of these custom patches featuring ‘motion recording’ to life with new dynamics and expression controls, a re-designed velocity response mode toggle for more organic and realistic velocity performance, custom IR’s captured directly from the Polybrute 12, and a hand selected A-B layer system.”

AURAS free instruments for all. No Strings Attached. No Subscriptions Bullsh*t. Just Sound.

Cameron has put a hell of a lot of time and money into this project, so if you find yourself enjoying Polyscape, you can support him by becoming a patron. Download auras:polyscape from Venus Theory Gumroad.