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Arturia Rev OCEAN tidal reverb plugin interface

Arturia Rev OCEAN: A Motion-First FDN Reverb for $49

Arturia Rev OCEAN is a $49 motion-first FDN reverb with Abyss, Tide, and Foam modes plus tail freeze. Here's how it sounds, who it's for, and the cost.

Dubspot TeamJun 28, 20262 min read

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Teenage Engineering EP-133 K.O. II sampler running firmware 2.5

Hardware

EP-133 K.O. II Firmware 2.5 Adds USB Audio, Free

Teenage Engineering EP-133 K.O. II firmware 2.5 is a free update adding USB audio in/out, sample reverse, an arpeggiator, 40-second recording, and auto-chop.

Dubspot TeamJun 26, 20263 min read

Akai MPC 3.9 oscillator synth engine update on a standalone MPC

Production

Akai MPC 3.9: The Update That Turns Your MPC Into a Synth

Akai MPC 3.9 adds a built-in oscillator synth engine, hybrid keygroups, new Arrange tools, and flexible time signatures. Here's what's new and if it matters.

Dubspot TeamJun 23, 20263 min read

Software

Cherry Audio Ensoniq ESQ-1: The 1986 Hybrid, Licensed

Cherry Audio's Ensoniq ESQ-1 revives the 1986 hybrid synth as an officially licensed $69 plugin, built from the original 32 waveforms with modern extras.

Dubspot TeamJun 23, 20263 min read

Suno Advanced Stem Separation interface showing multiple extracted stems

Software

Suno Advanced Split: Regenerated Stems, ~100 Instruments

Suno's new Advanced Split regenerates each stem instead of slicing the mix, letting you extract from nearly 100 instruments with far cleaner results.

Dubspot TeamJun 23, 20263 min read

Akai MPC One G2 and MPC Key 37 G2 standalone grooveboxes

Hardware

Akai MPC One G2 & Key 37 G2: 8-Core, New Synth Engine

The Akai MPC One G2 and Key 37 G2 bring an 8-core CPU, 64GB storage, and the MPC 3.9 OS synthesis engine. Specs, prices, and who should upgrade.

Dubspot TeamJun 22, 20263 min read

Bitwig Studio 6.1 rebuilt Sampler device interface

Software

Inside Bitwig Studio 6.1: Spectral & Fragments Sampler

Bitwig Studio 6.1 rebuilds the native Sampler with Spectral time-stretch and Fragments granular modes, plus auto tempo and pitch detection and slicing.

Dubspot TeamJun 22, 20262 min read

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ElevenLabs Music v2 AI music generation interface

Software

ElevenLabs Music v2: Inpainting & Licensed AI Tracks

ElevenLabs Music v2 adds section-level inpainting, embedded SFX, and licensed-only training cleared for commercial use, plus a price cut. What changed and cost.

UVI Rumble multiband bass synthesizer plugin interface

Software

UVI Rumble: A Multiband Bass Synth, 3 Frequency Engines

UVI Rumble is a multiband bass synth splitting sound into Body, Character, and Air engines, with 9 oscillators, deep modulation, and 500 presets. Price inside.

Software

GForce Prophet-5: The First Official Sequential Plugin

GForce and Sequential ship the first officially licensed Prophet-5 plugin. We cover the features, the Rev1/2/3 models, price, and whether it's worth it.

Software

Arturia Memory V: Is the Memorymoog Worth It?

Arturia Memory V revives the 1982 Memorymoog as software with triple oscillators, a ladder filter, Multi-Arp, and modern modulation. Here's what's new.