Best new plugins this week (free and paid) roundup

The best new plugins this week (free and paid) feature a diverse range of offerings from developers such as Klevgrand, Safari Audio, Lese, iZotope, Scaler Music, Rast Sound, Devious Machines, Time Off Audio, Baby Audio, and CodWaves. These plugins, highlighted for their unique and innovative features, cater to a variety of audio production needs within the industry.

Notable among the new releases is Klevgrand’s OneShot 2, which introduces a Motion Engine for modulating one-shots and expanding the sound library, available at $119.99 introductory pricing. Safari Audio’s Meaw: Assist is offered at $39.99 and features two modes, Producer Cat and Engineer Cat, for creative and mix-focused tasks. Lese’s Teuri, priced at $55, offers cellular distortion with an XY pad for morphing between various sound textures.

iZotope’s Tonal Balance Control 3, available for £119, provides comprehensive metering with integration into major plugins. Scaler 3 for iPad delivers over 1,000 chord sets for $14.99, functioning as a AUv3 host. Rast Sound’s Soren 1.5 is available at €149 introductory pricing and comes with a Mix Agent and Smart Reference Library. The list also features Devious Machines’ Duck 2 at £29.99, and Time Off Audio’s Dime[mb] at €49 introductory price for multiband processing capabilities.

Additionally, Baby Audio’s Grainferno, a granular synthesizer, is discounted to £59 from £99, while CodWaves offers EelDrive for €9.99, inspired by Boss SD-1 pedal effects. Freeware options also include Valhalla’s Supermassive and Matt Tytel’s Helm polysynth, rounding out this week’s featured releases.

OneShot 2 by Klevgrand introduces a Motion Engine that modulates one-shots and enables the creation of cymbal swells, brushed textures and rhythmic gated effects. The plugin includes an expanded library of multi-sampled sounds that features velocity layering and round-robin playback. These elements are presented together as core features of the OneShot 2 release. Klevgrand is identified as the developer responsible for the update.

For Mac users, an optional Motion Controller app for iPhone is available to add movement to sounds using the phone’s accelerometer. OneShot 2 is offered at an introductory price of $119.99, with a regular price of $199.99. The product details list both the optional Motion Controller app and the introductory and regular pricing information.

Meaw: Assist

Meaw: Assist is a plugin from Safari Audio that provides two named assistance modes called Producer Cat and Engineer Cat. Users can interact with the plugin by entering a prompt to get started or by feeding in their audio to receive tailored suggestions.

The two modes are presented as distinct options for creative direction or focused mix decisions within the plugin interface. The product is identified as Meaw: Assist and Safari Audio is listed as the developer.

Meaw: Assist uses a custom model that is not trained on user audio. The plugin is offered at an introductory price of $39.99 and its stated regular price is $99.99. Pricing information in the article lists both the introductory and regular prices for Meaw: Assist.

Lese Teuri is presented as a plugin built around a ‘cellular distortion’ concept, with listed distortion types that include pushed tubes, germanium fuzz and an aggressive bitcrush. The plugin features an XY pad that allows users to morph between different distortion models and a resonator module intended to further shape harmonic content. Teuri provides controls for biasing and coloration to modify the tonal character of the distorted signal. The available description groups these elements as core components of the plugin’s distortion and tonal-shaping architecture.

Teuri also includes a syncable envelope generator for time-synced modulation of parameters. The product’s stated price is $55. The available sources do not provide this information.

iZotope Tonal Balance Control 3 is listed at £119 and provides four meters: the original Tonal Balance meter plus Vocal Balance, Dynamics and Stereo Width, and it includes a built-in EQ with integration with Ozone, Neutron and Nectar. Scaler 3 for iPad is priced at $14.99 and includes over 1,000 chord sets, keys and modes; it functions as an AUv3 host and features a Motions library together with an arranger and mixer. Rast Sound Soren 1.5 is available at an introductory price of €149 until 15 April (usually €249) and includes a Mix Agent plus a Smart Reference Library containing 27 references, and the update is free for existing owners. These entries present feature highlights alongside stated pricing or introductory offer details.

Devious Machines Duck 2 is offered at £29.99 with upgrades for existing users available at a discount, and the update includes an improved envelope editor, user interface enhancements and multiband improvements that add three bands with separate envelopes plus a Trace Envelope. Time Off Audio Dime[mb] is listed at €49 intro (usually €69) and adds multiband processing across five bands, permitting independent loading of VST3 and AU plugins per band. Baby Audio Grainferno is priced at £59 (usually £99) and is described as a granular synthesizer that morphs between two source files with seven modes, offering drag-and-drop modulation with three envelopes, three LFOs and three random generators and a stated 39% discount. CodWaves EelDrive is priced at €9.99, is inspired by the Boss SD-1 and provides Drive, Tone and Level controls together with a Studio Mode for wet/dry parallel processing and a Pedal Mode for responsive dynamics, and it is offered with a seven-day trial; freeware examples mentioned include Valhalla Supermassive and Matt Tytel’s Helm polysynth.

The article presents the best new plugins this week (free and paid) across a range of functional categories and developer offerings. Covered plugin types include sound-design and sample-manipulation tools, movement and modulation utilities, AI-assisted production assistants, distortion and saturation effects, referencing and metering tools, chord and arranger instruments, multiband processing updates, granular synthesis devices and pedal-style saturation plugins. Developers and product names cited in the coverage include Klevgrand (OneShot 2), Safari Audio (Meaw: Assist), Lese (Teuri), iZotope (Tonal Balance Control 3), Scaler Music (Scaler 3 for iPad), Rast Sound (Soren 1.5), Devious Machines (Duck 2), Time Off Audio (Dime[mb]), Baby Audio (Grainferno) and CodWaves (EelDrive). The article also identifies freeware examples within the same roundup.

Pricing information, introductory offers and update details are reported for multiple entries in the roundup. Stated pricing and offers include OneShot 2 at $119.99 intro (regularly $199.99), Meaw: Assist at $39.99 intro (regularly $99.99), Teuri at $55 and Tonal Balance Control 3 at £119, alongside Scaler 3 for iPad at $14.99. Rast Sound Soren 1.5 is listed at €149 intro until 15 April (usually €249), Devious Machines Duck 2 at £29.99, Time Off Audio Dime[mb] at €49 intro (usually €69), Baby Audio Grainferno at £59 (usually £99) with a stated 39% discount, and CodWaves EelDrive at €9.99. Freeware options mentioned include Valhalla Supermassive and Matt Tytel’s Helm polysynth.

iZotope Tonal Balance Control 3 is listed at £119 and provides four meters: the original Tonal Balance meter plus Vocal Balance, Dynamics and Stereo Width, and it includes a built-in EQ with integration with Ozone, Neutron and Nectar.

Scaler 3 for iPad is priced at $14.99 and includes over 1,000 chord sets, keys and modes; it functions as an AUv3 host and features a Motions library together with an arranger and mixer.

Rast Sound Soren 1.5 is available at an introductory price of €149 until 15 April (usually €249) and includes a Mix Agent and a Smart Reference Library containing 27 references, with the update free for existing owners. These entries present feature highlights alongside pricing or introductory offer details.

Devious Machines Duck 2 is offered at £29.99, with upgrades for existing users available at a discount, and the update includes an improved envelope editor, user interface enhancements and multiband improvements that add three bands with separate envelopes plus a Trace Envelope.

Time Off Audio Dime[mb] is listed at €49 intro (usually €69) and adds multiband processing across five bands, allowing independent loading of VST3 and AU plugins per band.

Baby Audio Grainferno is priced at £59 (usually £99) and is described as a granular synthesizer that morphs between two source files with seven modes, offering drag-and-drop modulation with three envelopes, three LFOs and three random generators and a stated 39% discount.

CodWaves EelDrive is priced at €9.99, is inspired by the Boss SD-1 and provides Drive, Tone and Level controls, a Studio Mode for wet/dry parallel processing and a Pedal Mode for responsive dynamics, and it is offered with a seven-day trial.

Freeware examples mentioned include Valhalla’s Supermassive reverb and Matt Tytel’s Helm polysynth.

OneShot 2 by Klevgrand introduces a Motion Engine designed to modulate one-shots and to create effects described as cymbal swells, brushed textures, and rhythmic gated effects. The release includes an expanded library of multi-sampled sounds that feature velocity layering and round-robin playback, presented as part of the plugin’s sample set. Klevgrand is identified as the developer of the OneShot 2 update.

For Mac users, an optional Motion Controller app for iPhone is available to add movement to sounds using the phone’s accelerometer. OneShot 2 is offered at an introductory price of $119.99, with a stated regular price of $199.99. The product information lists both the optional Motion Controller app and the introductory and regular pricing for OneShot 2.

Lese Teuri is presented as a plugin built around a “cellular distortion” concept, offering multiple distinct distortion characters. The plugin lists distortion types that include pushed tubes, germanium fuzz and an aggressive bitcrush, and it provides an XY pad that lets users morph between those different distortion models to alter the resulting timbre.

Teuri also incorporates a resonator module to further shape harmonic content, and it provides controls for biasing and coloration to modify the tonal character of the distorted signal.

In addition to its distortion and tonal controls, Teuri includes a syncable envelope generator for time-synced modulation of parameters. The product’s stated price is $55. Lese is identified as the developer associated with the Teuri release.