Baby Audio's SubCulture reinforces the low end of any monophonic source with three pitch-tracking engines: deep, powerful bass that always stays in tune with your track.

VSL's new Synchron Brass (muted) bundle gathers the distinctive sound of straight-muted brass in one place, adding three new trombone Single Packs recorded on Stage A at the Vienna Synchron Stage.

Celemony's latest Tonalic update adds a Grammy-nominated percussionist's calabash — plus new cajons, congas, udus and brush-played djembes — to its virtual session musician plug-in.

D16 Group's PunchBox 2 reinvents the cult kick-drum plugin with a new wavetable engine, multi-segment envelopes, refreshed effects and multi-output routing.

UJAM's new Retrocraft rolls vintage saturation, lo-fi textures, modulation and ambience into one creative multi-effects plug-in, with six combinable modules and a Surprise button for instant inspiration.

Softube's new Console 1 Compact shrinks the hands-on Console 1 mixing experience into a smaller, lower-cost surface — complete with 16 touch-sensitive knobs and a full Core Mixing Suite channel strip.

Waves has released V17, a major catalogue-wide update with a completely redesigned preset system, live and studio workflow upgrades, and Mix Unlock — real-time stem separation of finished stereo audio inside your DAW.

Minimal Audio's new Memory Rites expansion brings 60 EPROM-built presets to Current — and debuts the Current Expansion Player, so you can use artist packs without owning the full synth.

NoiseWorks adds a new Mouth De-Click module to VoiceAssist Advanced, automatically taming clicks and mouth noise so you spend less time editing and more time mixing.

Vienna Ensemble Pro 8.1 and 8.1V add an MCP server for AI-assisted template building, a redesigned video version, immersive audio routing up to 22.2 and Auro-3D, and a host of workflow refinements — free for existing users.

GForce launches the first officially licensed Sequential Prophet-5 plugin — Rev1–3 filters, dual-layer architecture, full MPE and a lush effects suite for Mac & Windows.

The 1980s hybrid icon is back as Cherry Audio partners with Creative Technology to unleash the first-ever officially licensed emulation of the legendary Ensoniq ESQ-1. Combining raw digital lo-fi waveforms with meticulously modeled Curtis analog filters, this powerhouse plugin brings authentic vintage grit and massive modern enhancements straight to your DAW.