Minimal Audio's new Lucid is a real-time granular effect plug-in that retunes every grain to your chosen key and scale, and keeps rhythmic movement locked to your DAW's tempo. Here's what it does and what it costs.

Universal Audio's EMT 140 Classic Plate Reverberator and EMT 250 Classic Electronic Reverb now run natively on any Mac or PC — no Apollo or UAD Satellite hardware required. Here's what that means for your mixes.

Waves has launched Atlas Reverb, a pure algorithmic reverb with 100+ ear-tuned programs, dynamic response and classic DSP character — built to sit right in your mix.

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.