Computer Music freeware news

Wave Alchemy releases Wired Electronics, a free drum sample pack produced with semi modular synthesizers.

BTE Audio has released version 2.0 of TS' Secret, a free vintage overdrive VST effect plug-in for Windows.

Michael Ourednik has announced the release of version 2.0 of Argotlunar, a real-time delay-line granulator VST effect plug-in.

Tocca-Music has released VSTplayer, a new freeware / donationware VST host application for Windows.

Applied Acoustics Systems has announced the release of the Swatches sound bank compilation for the free AAS Player plug-in.

Martinic has updated the free Combo Model V organ plug-in to version 1.0.5.

rs-met has announced the release of EngineersFilter, a free Christmas Gift for Windows users.

Crossfire Designs has announced the release of MIDIPadz Lite, a free, simple and easy to use drumpad controller for the iPad.

mzuther has released K-Meter, a free, Open Source, implementation of a K-System meter according to Bob Katz's specifications.

Jeskola Buzz plug-in developer Joachim has released BattleComp Vintage, a "punchy yet smooth compressor".

MUTOOLS has released MuVerb VST, the first VST plug-in based on the MU.LAB technology.

Green Oak Software has announced the release of version 2.5.0 of Crystal, the free semi-modular software synthesizer for Windows and Mac OS X.

Lil'Plug offers "some warm, deep drive combined with a splash of smooth EQ," according to ZionDSP.

Bayan has released version 1.2 of AREX 2011, a new free VSTi drum module for Windows based on a hardware drum machine from the early 1980s.

LePou Plugins has released LeCto, a guitar amp simulator inspired by an American modern high gain head.

Sonoma Wire Works and Taylor Guitars have teamed up to create and release the free Taylor EQ app: an input EQ for enhancing the sound of a Taylor guitar when played through GuitarJack on an iOS devi…

AudioTeknikk has released DoublePrecisionEqualizer, a free EQ plug-in that got its name because it uses "double precision floating point stream" in the critical parts of the calculations.

v-o-f has released xage, which is described as a simple sequenced LP-filter, modulating cutoff and resonance in cycles of 8 steps.

WOK has released SimpArp, a free MIDI-Arpeggiator VST plug-in for Windows.

Prodyon has announced the release of Phenome, an eight-part multi-timbral SoundFont Player VST instrument.

NTS Audio has released Benassi Bass, a customized "Benassi bass" virtual analogue synthesizer that follows the techniques Benny Benassi used to synthesize his specific type of sound.

Fsynthz has released Sandra, a hybrid AM+FM subtractive synth specially designed to produce low rezo sweeps and drones.

platinumears has released FL4TT3RY, a compressor intended for use on busses, but which is also designed to work well on individual channels.

Plektron has announced the release of IRcab, an impulses-response cabinet supporting wav impulses that can be found on the web.

AcousticsampleS has released updates for five of its sample libraries so that they can now load in AcousticsampleS' new ASPlayer plug-in sample player.