This roundup covers new music plugins this week, featuring recent releases and updates across standalone and host-based formats.

Safari Audio launched Meaw:Chain, an AI-powered feline assistant that designs custom processing chains from a user’s plugin library and loads onto a channel like a standard plugin. Meaw:Chain accepts text prompts or recorded audio and crafts a signal chain using AU, VST3 and AAX plugins, and is priced at $59.99.

Tape Fiasco 2 is a paid update costing $29 plus VAT that adds a circuit-bending buffer mangler alongside existing modules and offers flexible routing and modulation. Sampleson’s Aeronaut is on introductory pricing at $29 (full $49) until 12 June and uses a spectral processing engine to transform audio into a cavernous haze. Aeronaut includes a ‘Spaceshipness’ knob to control intensity, an ‘Eternize’ function to freeze sounds, and a 10-second loop option.

Acustica Audio’s ASH 2 is priced at €99 (full €199) until 2 July and offers 28 emulations using NOVA audio modeling technology. ASH 2 provides clipping, dithering and final output control and can switch its interface between hardware-inspired and modern looks. UVI’s Rumble is priced at €99 until 28 June (full €199) and combines three layers—Body, Character and Air—each with its own oscillator, nine models and ten effects, plus waveshaping, a shared filter, multiband compression and a master EQ.

The freeware roundup mentions Valhalla’s Supermassive reverb and Matt Tytel’s Helm polysynth.

The Meaw:Chain plugin, developed by Safari Audio, is an AI-powered tool designed to create custom processing chains based on the user’s existing plugin library. It functions as a virtual assistant, implementing artificial intelligence to suggest and craft signal chains that integrate seamlessly with AU, VST3, and AAX formats. The plugin is commercially available for $59.99 and can be loaded onto an audio channel similarly to standard plugins. User interaction with Meaw:Chain can be performed through text prompts or by recording audio, allowing for versatile and intuitive engagement with the plugin’s capabilities.

Tape Fiasco 2 is an updated version of the original plugin, now available for $29 plus VAT. It includes a new circuit-bending buffer mangler, adding to the functionality of its existing modules. This feature enhances creative sound manipulation options for users. The plugin also supports flexible routing and modulation, allowing for complex audio processing configurations. This version of Tape Fiasco provides users with expanded capabilities for crafting unique audio effects by combining innovative new tools with already established features.

Sampleson’s Aeronaut uses spectral processing to turn audio into a cavernous haze, opening fresh creative possibilities for producers and sound designers. The interface includes a Spaceshipness knob to control intensity and an Eternize function that freezes audio into evolving drones and shimmering textures. A ten second loop option enables sustained experimentation, layering and live resampling.

Key features

• Spectral transformation for ambient and cinematic textures
• Spaceshipness intensity control for depth and shimmer
• Eternize freeze for drones, pads and granular effects
• Ten second loop for layering, resampling and sound design
• Ideal for experimental, cinematic and electronic production

ASH 2 by Acustica Audio is a versatile plugin priced at €99 until July 2, with a full price of €199 thereafter. This plugin features 28 different emulations powered by NOVA audio modeling technology, providing high-quality audio processing capabilities. Users can take advantage of its features for clipping, dithering, and final output control, ensuring precise sound management. One of its appealing characteristics is the ability to switch its interface between hardware-inspired and modern looks, catering to different user preferences and work styles.

UVI Rumble is priced at €99 until June 28, with a full price of €199 thereafter. The instrument is built from three layers named Body, Character and Air. Each layer includes its own oscillator and offers nine models, including Analog, Timbral and Phonem, as listed in the product details section.

The plugin provides waveshaping with ten transfer functions. Each layer includes ten effects. Layers are combined at a shared filter. The instrument also includes multiband compression and a master EQ.

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