Sound Rebels: Hex FX Magic, SSL Mix-Off Showdown, and an Artillery Shell Cello

Hey music gear nerds, get ready for some seriously cool tech that'll make your studio setup way more interesting! This month's lineup is packed with wild stuff like an actual artillery shell transformed into a cello, a mind-bending multi-effects plugin that lets you "hex" sounds, and a neural-powered vocal processor that'll take your tracks to another level.

LATEST IN MUSIC SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE

LATEST IN MUSIC SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE

Soundiron Releases Artillery Shell Cello

Soundiron has released a new instrument called Artillery Shell Cello, which features an empty metal artillery shell as the body of a traditional cello, resulting in an eerie, shimmering metallic resonance.

Serato Releases Hex FX Multi-FX Plugin

Serato has announced the release of Hex FX, their new all-in-one multi-effects plugin. Hex FX offers over 45 unique effects that can be chained together, allowing producers to "bend, morph and 'hex' any sound" with customizable presets from industry icons like Disclosure's Guy Lawrence, Hip-Hop producer Lord Finesse, and more.

Behringer Pro VS Mini Synth Gets Major Firmware Update

The Behringer Pro VS Mini has received a significant 2.0 firmware update, adding an extra voice of polyphony, a new Hold Mode and Chord Mode for the arpeggiator, an improved DCA model, and new Ensemble and Reverb effects. The update also includes a collection of new presets from Ultimate Patches.

Karanyi Sounds Introduces Cloudmax Breeze

Karanyi Sounds has released Cloudmax Breeze, a new vocal processing plugin powered by advanced neural intelligence. Breeze offers effortless one-knob control, intuitive Capture functionality, and four studio-grade effects to transform vocals with precision and ease.

DEALS

• Melodic Techno Diva Presets by Resonance Sound, a preset bank for the u-he Diva synth focused on the newest sounds in progressive house and melodic techno - up to 96% off.

• Chordscape by Divergent Audio Group, a free Kontakt instrument with any order over £10 at Loot Audio.

• Soundtoys Holiday Sale: Get up to 75% off on the Soundtoys 5 Bundle, Decapitator and Little Alter Boy effect plugins. The Soundtoys 5 Suite is available for $249 (usually $499), and the individual plugins are $69 for Decapitator (usually $199) and $49 for Little Alter Boy (usually $99).

• Techno Therapy 3 by MONOCOC: A new artist sample pack from MONOCOC, an established name in the techno scene, offered at a promotional price.

• Waves Holiday Sale: Choose from 100 free plugins when you buy 2, or get hundreds of plugins for $29.99 each.

• Porphyra Hybrid by Audio Plugin Deals - A cutting-edge synth plugin with 500+ samples and 200+ wavetables, available for just $34.99 with code PORPHYRA10 (was $107).

• Cloudmax Breeze by Karanyi Sounds - A neural-powered vocal processing plugin with one-knob control and studio-grade effects, available at an introductory price of $39 (RRP $59).

• DarkFire by United Plugins - An analogue-like preamp and saturator plugin with an introductory 78% off, now available for €15 (regular price €69) until January 12, 2025..

• ADSR Happy Holidays Pack - A collection of samples, loops, and vocal phrases for creating seasonal music, available for a limited time.

DEMOS, REVIEWS & TUTORIALS

SSL and Mastering.com Live Mix-Off Event - Explore the contrasting mixing styles of SSL's Luke Aziz and Mastering.com's Jake Kodweis as they walk you through their approaches during this live event. Three day event starts Monday, December 16th, at 7:00pm EET Rhizomatic Synestia: A Unique Multi-Effect Plugin - Explore the capabilities of Rhizomatic's new Synestia plugin, which combines eight creative sound processing effects including physical modeled resonators, filters, modulated delays, and distortion.5 Pop Songs That Don't Suck on Guitar - Discover five pop songs from the last 20 years that are actually fun and rewarding to play on guitar, including tracks by Daft Punk, Coldplay, James Bay, and Bruno Mars.

FREE

Raccoon Audio OctoWah Stew, a free dual octave enhancer with wah effect.

Eventide is giving away a copy of their DeBoom and Sheen Machine plugins for free. Users can head to the Eventide website to claim these new free offerings.

Baby Audio has announced the launch of Warp, a new free plugin that allows users to speed up or slow down audio without affecting its pitch. The plugin is based on Baby Audio's popular Transit 2 collaboration with Andrew Huang.