This week’s roundup delivers essential updates for music professionals—from producers and engineers to artists and label teams. We cover notable plugin launches, hardware innovations, sample library releases, and studio technology advancements shaping today’s creative workflows.
Unlock New Guitar Tones with Baby Audio’s Free Anniversary Preset Pack
Source: Baby Audio
Baby Audio has released a significant update for guitarists, announcing a free Anniversary preset pack for their Transit 2 multi-effects plugin. This new collection, developed in collaboration with renowned guitarist Riley Thornton, introduces fresh guitar tones that expand the creative possibilities for musicians and producers. The timing coincides with Baby Audio‘s anniversary celebration, making this release both a gift to users and a strategic enhancement to their popular effects platform.
The update includes both video demonstrations and ready-to-use presets, allowing users to immediately integrate these professional-grade tones into their workflow. Riley Thornton’s involvement ensures the presets are both musically relevant and technically sophisticated, offering everything from subtle enhancements to transformative sound design options. This release strengthens Transit 2‘s position in the competitive multi-effects market while demonstrating Baby Audio’s commitment to ongoing value for their user community.
Keepforest Launches APPEX: Modern Trailer Guitar for Kontakt
Keepforest’s APPEX is a playable 8-string guitar library for Native Instruments Kontakt 8, offering a 5-octave range (C1–C6) and 11 articulations with 16 round robins for realism. Its Riff Designer allows MIDI-controlled riff creation, and the package includes over 3,700 presets across cinematic, metal, EDM, and cyberpunk genres. It runs on the free Kontakt Player.
Source: Keepforest
Eventide Omnipressor Shapes Horns with Precision
Mix engineer DolbyAtmosMixing recently demonstrated how a stereo pair of Eventide Omnipressors—linked and set to a gentle 2:1 ratio—can preserve the breath and brightness of horn sections while maintaining dynamic control. The technique was applied to “Afroculture” by 2niteflavour featuring Baaba Maal, showcasing the vintage dynamics processor’s continued relevance in modern mixing.
Source: Eventide Audio
Heavyocity Discounts OBLIVION to $99 for Holiday Sale
Heavyocity’s hybrid scoring instrument OBLIVION—known for rhythmic pads and ambient textures—is available for $99 as part of its seasonal promotion. The offer runs through December 12, with an additional 10% off when purchasing three or more eligible products. OBLIVION is widely used in film, TV, and game scoring for its layered, evolving sound design.
Source: Heavyocity Media
Arturia KeyStep mk2 Enhances Real-Time Performance Workflow
Arturia has released the KeyStep mk2, an upgraded version of its popular compact MIDI controller. New features include an OLED display, expanded CV/Gate and MIDI connectivity, chord/scale modes, and real-time generative tools like Mutate and Spice/Dice sliders. Designed for both hardware and DAW integration, it supports velocity- and aftertouch-sensitive playing across 32 slim keys.
Source: Arturia
Singomakers Releases “90’s Classic Trance” Sample Pack
A new sample library from Singomakers captures the euphoric sound of late-’90s trance, inspired by artists like BT, Chicane, and Tiësto. The pack includes 1.78 GB of 24-bit content at 135 BPM: 163 melody loops, 58 basslines, 142 drum loops, and atmospheric pads, all designed for authentic period recreation or modern reinterpretation.
Source: Loopmasters
Kilohearts Releases “Meltdown” Preset Bank by Zardonic
Electronic artist and sound designer Zardonic has created 60 cinematic presets for Kilohearts’ Phase Plant synth, titled Meltdown. The collection emphasizes post-apocalyptic atmospheres, industrial textures, and deep basses suited for film, games, and experimental electronic music. Zardonic’s credits include work on Superhot: Mind Control Delete and Redout 2.
Source: Kilohearts
PROCESS.AUDIO Offers Spicerack at 50% Off
Spicerack, a distortion and saturation plugin from PROCESS.AUDIO, is discounted by 50% for Black Friday. It features five algorithms (Tube, Amp, Fuzz, Lo-Fi, Drive), linear-phase EQ for wet/dry blending, and gate control to isolate distortion to louder signal portions. Auto gain compensation ensures consistent output levels across drive settings.
Source: PROCESS.AUDIO
Blue Cat’s PatchWork 2.75 Adds Major Workflow Upgrades
Version 2.75 of Blue Cat’s PatchWork—a virtual plug-in host and routing environment—introduces significant enhancements to macro controls, MIDI mapping, chain presets, and oversampling. The free update improves performance and flexibility for users building complex effect chains or managing third-party plug-ins within a single interface.
Source: Blue Cat Audio
SSL Super 9000 Channel Strip Combines Legacy and Modern Design
Solid State Logic’s new Super 9000 Channel Strip merges circuitry from the 9000 Series and Duality consoles into a single analog unit. Reviewed by Sound on Sound, it offers SSL’s signature SuperAnalogue™ sound with updated EQ, dynamics, and filtering—all at a price point deemed surprisingly accessible for high-end outboard gear.
Source: Solid State Logic
Universal Audio Expands Ocean Way Studios Plugin
UAD’s Ocean Way Studios Deluxe now includes two new EQ models and three additional reverb chambers, enhancing its emulation of the famed Hollywood recording space. The update aims to provide greater tonal shaping and spatial depth for vocal and instrumental tracking within the UAD ecosystem.
Source: Universal Audio
VOCALOID Announces Early Access for Hatsune Miku V6
Crypton Future Media will release an early-access version of Hatsune Miku V6 in mid-December 2025, ahead of the full launch in early 2026. A dedicated talk event will address compatibility with Piapro Studio, system requirements, and data migration from V4X, helping longtime users prepare for the upgrade to VOCALOID6.
Source: VOCALOID
Sonarworks Guides Creators on AI Voice Tool Setup
A new guide from Sonarworks outlines the minimal hardware needed to effectively use AI voice generation tools: a quality microphone, audio interface, computer with at least 8GB RAM, and compatible DAW or standalone software. Clean input capture is emphasized as critical for achieving professional results with text-to-speech or voice-cloning applications.
Source: Sonarworks Blog
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