Sound Magic has debuted Dynamic Master, a customizable compressor plug-in. Dynamic Master claims to give you “the power to actually create your own hi-end compressor/limiter” with no programming knowledge needed. Other modular tools require you to wire, rewire and add different modules, but Dynamic Master’s simple-to-use interface features...

16tone has released Vogue Quattro, a free, standalone, four-voice synth for Mac OS X (Intel-based only). It has microtonal capabilities and it comes with a library of more than 3,000 presets. We can’t tell you much more than this, but here’s a feature set… Features: » four-voice polyphonic PCM synthesizer » three oscillators per...

Drawmer has announced the HQ, a new monitor pre-amp that combines an integrated DAC and a sophisticated control system. Drawmer claims that the current crop of high-end pre-amp designs use relay attenuators with high accuracy resistors to achieve the best balance between channels. The downside of this approach is the distraction of noisy ‘chattering’ relays...

Soft Machines is offering up hand-made, Roland X0X pillows in the following flavors: TR-909, TB-303, TR-808, SH-101, as well as some guitar pedals, vintage synths and old school Game Boy action. The pillows are individually constructed, which is likely why the price is so high, (Or maybe they’re socking money away for their legal defense fund…...

PowerFX has released AudioLocker, a desktop application that allows you to store your files in your own account in the Soundation cloud. AudioLocker is meant to complement their online music production entity, Soundation Studio. PowerFX claims that Soundation Studio is a powerful online sequencer with 11 real time effects, 3 synthesizers, a drum machine and a...