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Official Optigan Plugin Brings 1970s Optical Audio to DAWs

November 4, 2026November 4, 2026
Stefan Stenzel and Pea Hicks bring the 1971 Mattel optical organ to desktop DAWs with 43 discs, Signalsmith pitch-stretching, and intact wiring quirks.
news Portatron 2.0

Portatron 2.0 – Now With Onboard Multi-Track Recording

September 14, 2026September 14, 2026
Robotic Bean's Portatron 2.0 finally adds onboard four-track recording to the beloved tape loop synthesizer — here's what changed and why it matters.
news Traverse delay screenshot

Audio Damage Traverse: Procedural Lo-Fi Tape Delay + Giveaway!

June 1, 2026June 2, 2026
Discover (and win a copy of) Audio Damage Traverse, a procedural lo-fi tape delay with unpredictable grit, dynamic degradation, and Warp-style texture in every repeat.
news Mongrel Rack plugin

Audiopunks Mongrel Rack: Tchad Blake’s Edgy New Plugin

May 14, 2026May 14, 2026
Unlock Tchad Blake's gritty audio magic with Audiopunks' Mongrel Rack: 8-plugins-in-one bending signals into raw, colored character...
news Mr. Dusty lofi plugin

Mr. Dusty: Vintage Warmth Plugin By LoFi Weekly

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026
Mr. Dusty is a new plugin for vintage warmth, which combines five processing stages: a generative vinyl noise engine, tape-style pitch drift (wow and flutter), bus compression with analog-style saturation, console warmth, and a peak limiter. The controls are deliberately few — Noise Level, Compression, PitchMod, Gain, and a HEAT toggle — which tells you exactly what the design priority is: speed over flexibility.
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