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MIX VERDICT: PSP AUDIOWARE WOBBLER PLUG-IN THE TAKEAWAY: PSP Wobbler, created with legendary producer, engineer and musician Alan Parsons, is much more than just an emulation of the Frequency Translator. COMPANY: PSP Audioware • www.pspaudioware.com PRICE: $99 PROS: • Frequency shifter produces a range of modulation effects, both unique and familiar. • Plenty of parameter options. • Easy to use. • 121 presets in well-organized categories. • Reasonably priced. New York, NY (May 27, 2025)—Software developer PSP Audioware has partnered with legendary producer, engineer and musician Alan Parsons to create PSP Wobbler, a unique modulation plug-in largely based on a hardware processor from Abbey Road Studios called the Frequency Translator, which was a frequency shifter. The unit was designed in the early 1970s by an engineer named Keith Adkins and was intended for feedback reduction. During sessions for Pink Floyd’s classic album The Dark Side of the Moon, Parsons experimented with the device and discovered that it also had potential as a creative effect, and he ended up using it on vocal backing tracks on the album. A frequency shifter works differently than a pitch shifter. Whereas the latter moves the entire signal up or down by a specific interval, a frequency shifter only shifts a specific frequency. Depending on how you set it, the results can sound similar to various modulation effects, including phaser, flanger and rotary speaker. It can also produce filter effects like sweeps and auto-wah. But PSP Wobbler is more than just an emulation of the Frequency Translator. The Polish software company built in additional features, including Drive, an analog modeled effect, and Spread, which adjusts the stereo image width. PSP Wobbler. SHIFTY BEHAVIOR The user interface features several parameters that impact the frequency shifting (aka “the Wobble effect”). The two most prominent are the Rate and Feedback knobs, each of which has a numeric display above it. The Rate knob sets the frequency to be shifted and ranges from -25 Hz to +25 Hz. As with a delay, the Feedback parameter causes the signal to modulate itself, which adds more resonance and complexity. A Wobble knob functions as a wet/dry control governing the amount of frequency shifting in the signal. The Wobble effect has three modes governing the speed of the effect: Rate follows the setting of the Rate knob; Note follows the song tempo and can be set to rhythmic divisions. Sync is similar to Rate, except it starts the modulation on the downbeat and, therefore, sounds more rhythmically precise. Several other control knobs are available on the lower row. Drift lets you add frequency fluctuations. Glide impacts how quickly PSP Wobbler transitions when you manually adjust the Rate. Phase allows you to adjust the phase by plus or minus 180 degrees. The Lo and Hi Range controls set upper and lower frequency boundaries for the Wobble effect. DRIVING AGE PSP Wobbler’s Drive circuit adds pleasant, analog-like saturation. You can modify its amount with the Drive knob and change its character with the Age knob—higher Age settings are sharper and brighter. The Wet and Full buttons let you choose whether to apply the Drive and Age to the entire signal or just the processed part. With the Full button on and the Wobble knob turned all the way down, you can even use PSP Wobbler as a standalone saturation processor. In addition, you can adjust the width of the stereo image—plus or minus 180 degrees—using the Spread knob. Even with all that range, you don’t want to exceed 90 degrees in any direction or it might impact mono-compatibility. To alert you when your setting is too extreme, the label and numerical display of the Spread knob turn red. Overall, the GUI is well-designed and intuitive. PSP has also included a whopping 121 factory presets, organized into categories, to help demonstrate PSP Wobbler’s sonic possibilities. On sources like drums, percussion, vocals, guitars and synths— anything I tried it on—I found PSP Wobbler to be easy to use, excellent-sounding and creatively inspiring. Whether I was going for subtle modulation or more extreme effects, it provided a unique and versatile palette. The collaboration between PSP and Parsons was clearly fruitful. Let’s hope they create more plug-ins together in the future.

Retouch4me, developer of a leading AI-based photo and video editing platform, has released Apex, a new plugin designed specifically for portrait retouching. The Apex plugin promises natural-looking, professional portrait retouching in under a minute. [Read More]

MQA Labs’ Endura in use. Toronto, Canada (May 21, 2025)—MQA Labs has launched Inspira and Endura, a pair of plug-ins for managing impulse response, noise shaping and dither in recordings. Inspira allows recordists and mixers to grapple with unwanted time-domain distortions that can occur during A/D conversion. A variety of noise shapers and dither options are also on-board, helping to preserve resolution from the start of the production process. Meanwhile, Endura is intended for the next part of the production process—mastering—as it helps engineers get a handle on temporal smearing. The plug-in’s analysis capabilities can generate unique custom noise shapers suited to a given track. Tracks can be exported via the plug-in into WAV and FLAC formats, helping to preserve high resolution clarity. David Glasser, owner and chief engineer of Airshow Mastering, commented after using Endura, “It’s like a fine-focus control. It delivers a level of clarity in that all-important mid-range that’s simply unattainable by any other means.” Lenbrook Acquires Hi-Res Audio Encoder MQA Fellow Grammy winner Morten Lindberg, record producer and balance engineer, added: “It simply sounds better, and that’s all that matters in the creative process. The low-end is more precise, the treble is smoother. The temporal alignment enhances clarity, preserving transients without adding harshness.” Inspira ($249) and Endura ($349) are available now.

Roland Boss Effects Pedals Plug-In. Los Angeles, CA (May 19, 2025)—Roland has brought its Boss effect pedal line into the software realm with the release of its Boss Effects Pedals plug-in, which debuts on Roland Cloud. The colorful pedals have been around for nearly 50 years—that’s 140-plus pedals and 19 million-plus sold to date. But while they first hit pedalboards in 1977, the new plug-in brings the familiar pedals into computer music production for the first time, offering their unique processing for guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals and more. The Boss Effects Pedals plug-in can be loaded with one effect at a time from an onboard library. At launch, eight pedals are available: the OD-1 OverDrive, PH-1 Phaser, SP-1 Spectrum, SG-1 Slow Gear, CS-1 Compression Sustainer, TW-1 T Wah, SD-1 SUPER OverDrive and DS-1 Distortion. More models are planned as the line grows. Boss Katana:Go Headphone Guitar Amp Gets Spatial…Again Each virtual pedal operates the same as its real-world counterpart—twist a knob until you find your sound—but extended features are also available, including input and output controls for dialing in levels and tempo sync for time-based effects. The Boss Effects Pedals plug-in is available with Roland Cloud Ultimate membership, which new users can try for free with a 30-day all-access trial. Signing up for a free Roland Account provides access to a function-limited demo version for evaluating the plug-in without signing up for membership.

A MIDI pattern generator lets you evolve a single note into complex patterns. Native Instruments takes that idea to a higher and more powerful place with Circular, its new Kontakt instrument. A polyphonic sequencer with four independent layers, it’s capable of generating everything from simple to complex musical patterns and altering them with a vast range of adjustable parameters, in real time. The name Circular derives from its user interface, whose main page, called the Play page, is centered around a circular sequencer with concentric color-coded rings. Each layer represents one of the instruments in the sequence. The steps move in a circular motion rather than horizontally, like on most sequencers. You can assign a different instrument to each layer, choosing from Circular’s collection of over 160 acoustic and electronic sounds. You can also import your own samples. Instant pattern generation features enable you to build complex polyrhythms and evolving soundscapes by combining the layers. Three Macro knobs in the Play window—whose default assignments are Variation, Reverb and Delay—can be assigned to any parameter, allowing you real-time control over modulation, effects and more. Native Instruments Circular Opening the Sequencer tab brings up a more standard, horizontally oriented sequencer—one for each layer—where you can apply modulation, envelopes, pitch shifting, filtering and more, either globally for the layer or one step at a time. Open the FX page to configure independent effects chains for each of the layers, as well as the separate Grain Effects bus. There’s also a Mixer page for adjusting volume, panning, effects send levels, modulation parameters and more for each layer. Circular supports polyphonic aftertouch for additional expressiveness. It works with any MIDI controller, but on NI’s Kontrol S-Series keyboards, key parameters are pre-mapped to its knobs and switches. If you don’t own Kontakt, you can run Circular on the free Kontakt Player (version 8.2.1 or higher required). Circular sells for $199. Find out more at the Native Instruments website.

MIX VERDICT: DAACI Natural Drums THE TAKEAWAY: “Natural Drums facilitates the creation, playback and export of realistic-sounding MIDI and audio drum parts. Compact Mode simplifies the part-creation experience.” COMPANY: DAACI • daaci.com PRICE: $99 PROS: • Intelligent and easy-to-use. • AI implemented ethically. • Works as a virtual instrument or MIDI effect. • Kit sounds are processed and mix-ready. • Easy drag-and-drop export of audio or MIDI. • Can host other instrument plug-ins internally. CONS: • Currently supports only 4/4 time. • Each kit has only 11 drums and cymbals. • Rack toms can sound unnatural, as can some of the generated fills. • No hi-hats or kicks in fills. DAACI Natural Drums is a virtual drum instrument for Mac and Windows that is designed to make it easy to program MIDI drum beats in various styles. Although AI-based, it requires user input for optimal results. The AI, according to the company, has been ethically implemented. DAACI, which stands for Definable Aleatoric Artificial Composition Intelligence, is dedicated to creating AI-based instruments for musicians. The company is affiliated with Queen Mary University in London and Abbey Road Redd (an “incubator” owned by Abbey Road Studios that seeks to nurture music technology innovations), among other organizations. SYNC OR SWIM When you open the Natural Drums plug-in as an instrument insert, it’s automatically synced to the DAW tempo and transport. It loops its active pattern while the DAW is playing. You can load a preset pattern or program your own. With a single button push, you can also turn off its built-in sequencer so that its internal drum sounds only respond to incoming MIDI from your DAW. Another way to use it is as a MIDI effect, where its patterns trigger another virtual instrument and its internal sounds are unavailable. Either way, its GUI is essentially the same and is divided horizontally into two main sections: a programming area at the top and a piano-roll display at the bottom. The display reflects the currently playing four-measure loop. A fill gets created at the end of the fourth measure when the Fill button is activated. The Piano Roll itself is only for editing velocities, not changing the rhythmic placement of notes. You can select and adjust the velocity for groups of snares, hats, etc. (the plug-in determines the groups based on similarity), but not individual hits. It’s helpful but limited. The best part of the Piano Roll is that it provides visual feedback of the changes you make as you adjust the various aspects of the beat. Rudimentary mix controls are provided for changing velocity levels and muting or soloing kit elements. SKELETAL STRUCTURES Before getting into the plug-in’s options for creating and arranging drum parts, let’s start by looking at how to program a single bar. Natural Drums provides a 16-segment grid where you can select the beats on which each drum or cymbal will play. Instead of programming everything in a single grid, Natural Drums splits up the process. First, you establish the kick and snare pattern, which DAACI refers to as the “Skeleton,” and then, in a different window, you add the cymbals. The smallest rhythmic value you can access is a 16th-note. Hi-hat hits can be open or closed. Ride hits can be on the main part of the cymbal or the bell. Having the hi-hat pedal playing along with the ride is also possible. A third cymbal option is labeled Trapifier. It creates “Trap”-style hi-hat rolls that include many complex ghost-note phrases that use subdivisions as small as 128th-notes. There is no way to generate beats based on a floor-tom pattern. You’d have to create the part without the floor-tom hits, export it as a MIDI pattern, and add them via your DAW’s MIDI editor. VARIETY SHOW One of the strengths of Natural Drums is its ability to create variations. When programming the kick and snare parts, they each have knobs called Busy and Complex. The higher you turn them, the more intricate their patterns become. You can add accents and specify off- or on-beat hits when programming the cymbals. Individual Shuffle buttons are available for each drum and cymbal. They’re designed to create intelligent variations of the “embellishments” of your beat, often adding ghost notes to the snare or cymbal phrases. The results are informed by the AI engine and its “drummer-like” intelligence. There are Swing controls, too, which let you adjust the amount of swing and choose whether it’s based on eighth- or sixteenth notes. In addition, a knob called Humanize Velocities dials in minor variations that make the part feel more natural. FILL ’ER UP If you activate the Fill button at the top of the programming area, Natural Drums places a fill at the end of every four-measure section, and you have significant control over their content. You can adjust their length and turn the toms on or off. Several fill styles are available, including a couple that include ghost notes. Programming MIDI fills that sound like a drummer played them is never an easy task. I’ve found the best ones to be those played on MIDI kits by real drummers. That’s obviously not the case with Natural Drums, which generates its own fills. Depending on the musical context and the type of kit you’re using, they’re usually pretty good, but there were times when they sounded too “programmed” for my taste. Part of the issue is that the fills created can only consist of snares and toms. That’s a shame because some of the coolest fills you hear from real drummers also feature subtly placed hi-hat and kick drum hits. THE COMPACT FACTOR Natural Drums is a powerful tool, whether you’re experienced at programming drums or not. For those in the novice category, it offers a simplified programming interface option called Compact Mode. It eschews the grid for a series of circular control sliders for Kick, Snare, Hats and Fills, which increase their complexity. Above are style buttons for Dance, Funk, Pop, Trap and Swing. Clicking on them creates a new beat variation in the appropriate genre. Another way to access style-specific beats is by opening one of the many patterns provided in the Preset menu. One significant limitation of Natural Drums is that it only supports 4/4 time. On its website, DAACI says, “We are working on adding more time signatures shortly to expand its versatility.” Nothing more definitive has been announced at the time of this writing. GETTING LOOPY Natural Drums allows you to program and play back a four-measure loop. Up to three separately programmed measures, designated A, B and C, can make up that loop. You can select the order in which they play back over the four-bar duration by choosing AAAA, AAAB, ABAC, AABC or ABCC from a drop-down menu. Once you have programmed the measures and chosen the order, you can export your loops to your DAW over MIDI or as audio using an easy drag-and-drop method. What’s more, there are four Snapshot slots into which you can save loops for instant recall. Unlike some drum instruments, Natural Drums doesn’t support the creation of song-length parts. However, it’s easy to construct such a part in four-measure segments. One way would be to create beats for the different song sections using the A, B and C parts. For example, A for verses, B for Choruses and C for the bridge. You could then drop those into your DAW at the appropriate places and generate variations in the fills and subtle changes in dynamics or hit placement to build a natural-sounding part over the course of the song. KIT PIECES DAACI Natural Drums is more than just a drum programming environment; it’s also a MIDI drum instrument with 17 included kits, which are broken down into Acoustic, Electronic, Lo- Fi and Experimental categories. There’s also a link to download additional kits through a collaboration with Spitfire Audio LABS, a sound subscription service. One drawback to the internal kits is that they only have 11 drum sounds in each. For example, each kit only has one snare sound, so there are no cross-sticks or rimshots. Despite that limitation, the included kits sound quite good. They’re not just raw drum samples; they’ve been processed to be mix-ready. Still, lacking a full-fledged mixer with effects is a limitation. One workaround is to solo each drum or cymbal and export each as audio, one at a time. Then, you can mix them in your DAW like multitrack drums. If you want to access sounds beyond what Natural Drums offers, the plug-in lets you host other virtual instruments from within it. The first time you select Plugins from the Kit menu, Natural Drums scans your system for instruments, which then appear in the Kit menu’s Plugins category. Not only can you access other drum instruments with the patterns you’ve created, but also synth or sampler sounds, which can lead to some cool results. If you need to compensate for instruments with different MIDI note-mapping, you can open the Settings window and quickly remap any kit element. EastWest Iconic—A Mix Real-World Review NATURAL WONDERS I’m impressed with Natural Drums and I am sure I’ll use it a lot on future projects. It makes programming beats or extended MIDI drum parts fast and easy. I love that its AI component is ethical and designed to think like a drummer. The ability to create variation in the parts for the different kit elements is helpful and a real time-saver. The lack of support for time signatures other than 4/4 is a limitation that will hopefully be addressed in future versions. I’d also like to see additional mixing features and more creativity in fill generation. With a price tag of under $100, this plug-in should prove a handy addition to the toolkit of anyone who uses MIDI drums in their productions.

Oxford, U.K. (May 14, 2025)—Solid State Logic has announced its new Meter Pro plug-in and has updated its SSL 360° software to v1.9. The new pro metering plug-in provides users with real-time, precise analysis for a variety of audio tasks, seamlessly integrating and controllable via SSL’s UF1 DAW controller. Additionally, the SSL 360° V1.9 update brings even more power and capabilities to owners of UF1, UF8, and UC1 controllers. ​ Designed for music and audio professionals, Meter Pro is an all-in-one metering system offering a suite of real-time audio analysis tools. Among the tools included are Loudness metering, a Real-Time Analyzer (RTA), True Peak and RMS level monitoring, phase coherence analysis and stereo balance evaluation. Meter Pro supports multichannel configurations up to 7.1.4 channels, making it suitable for stereo music, 5.1 film audio and immersive formats like Dolby Atmos. ​When paired with the SSL UF1 controller, users can access Meter Pro directly via UF1’s hardware controls and analyze audio content through its 4.3-inch IPS display. This integration optimizes DAW screen real estate while ensuring Meter Pro always remains visible on UF1’s high-resolution screen. Key updates in SSL 360° v1.9 include full support for the Meter Pro plug-in, as well as support for the Apple M4 chip on all SSL 360-enabled plug-ins. Further, all 360-enabled channel strip plug-ins, including 4K E, 4K B, Channel Strip 2, 360 Link and 360 Link Bus Compressor all now contain gesture control; meaning that UF8/UF1 owners can write TOUCH automation from the Plug-in Mixer Layer. ​ SSL is offering the Meter Pro Plug-in as a trial for 14 days. The Meter Pro Plug-in is available to purchase at the introductory price of $62.49 from May 12 to June 12. ​ ​ As an introductory offer, also from May 12 to June 12, all registered SSL U Series controller (UF1, UF8, UC1) owners can purchase Meter Pro Plug-in at the special price of $24.99. To access this offer, users should register their hardware, click the Get Additional Software button, and apply the exclusive discount code provided at checkout in the SSL eStore.

iZotope Velvet plug-in. Boston, MA (May 7, 2025)—iZotope has unveiled the latest entry in its Catalyst plug-in series: Velvet, a new de-esser plug-in that aims to hone in on specific attributes in specific spaces, allowing users to get surgical in their approaches to vocal shaping. Velvet splits audio into separate sibilance and tonal channels, thus allowing users to separately de-ess, de-click and reshape only certain parts of a vocal that need it. The intention behind using separate channels is to allow for transparent and targeted processing of problematic parts, while allowing users to avoid overall harm to a vocal’s warmth and clarity. iZotope Equinox—A Mix Product of the Week According to iZotope, this is handled through “Intelligent de-essing,” said to dynamically reduce harsh sibilance only where it’s needed, leaving the tonal quality untouched. Velvet automatically identifies sibilant frequencies and sets up intelligent EQ nodes for use in de-essing. Elsewhere, Lift and Tame controls can be used to adaptively shape vocals toward target profiles, without affecting sibilance. Also, an intuitive de-click lets you remove mouth sounds, pops, and clicks just with a fader adjustment. The software also includes channel soloing, and a selection of 50 presets to get users started. The Velvet plug-in has an MSRP of $49, but is debuting with a $39 Limited-time crossgrade from any paid iZotope product available through May 21, 2025.

With well over 400 app extensions and plugins managed by PlugInKit in Sequoia 15.4.1, this article tries to give an overview of their management and control, as well as the diversity of their functions. This follows: a general introduction an account of discovery and management by PlugInKit AppexIndexer to examine appexes known to PlugInKit Apple’s appex Home page for developers. Appex types Although Apple refers to the type identifier for appexes as NSExtensionPointIdentifier in its developer documentation, where it lists some of them, in macOS this is also synonymous with NSExtensionPointName. In pluginkit dumps, it’s referred to as the SDK, and LaunchServices dumps use both terms, NSExtensionPointName in NSExtensionsAttributes, and NSExtensionPointIdentifier in NSExtension. This is even more confused in the log, where PlugInKit’s entries use the term NSExtensionPointName, but use NSExtensionIdentifier to refer instead to the appex-specific identifier, such as com.apple.iCal.CalendarWidgetExtension. For the sake of clarity and consistency here, I’ll refer to the appex type identifier as NSExtensionPointName. Appex locations Many appexes supplied in macOS are stored as bundles inside dedicated collections such as /System/Library/ExtensionKit/Extensions or in frameworks. Where they are supplied in an app or similar bundle, they’re normally in a PlugIns folder, although according to this article QuickLook generators should be installed in Library/QuickLook, and Spotlight importers in Library/Spotlight. Types and management The rest of this article lists appex types, omitting the universal prefix com.apple., according to their management and discovery by PlugInKit during startup. I provide for each, as far as I’m able to tell, the type-specific manager, any controls provided in System Settings or elsewhere, and illustrative examples and other relevant information. Type-specific managers are those services or subsystems that PlugInKit hands over to during discovery. For example, when it discovers appexes that extend QuickLook by providing either thumbnails or previews, PlugInKit hands those over to com.apple.quicklook.ThumbnailsAgent to manage. Many appex types aren’t exposed in System Settings, are managed by PlugInKit, but don’t appear to undergo startup discovery. I have relegated those to the appendix at the end. Most of those are single-appex types, and others are only used by macOS. Appex types that are managed in System Settings and by PlugInKit, and undergo startup discovery: FinderSync, managed by the Finder, and controlled in File Providers settings, e.g. Keka Finder Integration quicklook.preview, managed by com.apple.quicklook.ThumbnailsAgent, and controlled in Quick Look settings; these are modern substitutes for qlgenerators quicklook.thumbnail, managed by com.apple.quicklook.ThumbnailsAgent, and controlled in Quick Look settings; these are modern substitutes for qlgenerators ui-services, managed by the Finder, and controlled in Actions settings, includes Markup, ShareSheetUI (not exposed in settings) Appex types that aren’t managed in System Settings, but are managed by PlugInKit, and undergo startup discovery: AppSSO.idp-extension, managed by AppSSOAgent, includes Kerberos and Sign In With Apple; these are single-sign-on extensions appstored-services.testflight, managed by appstoreagent; these handle App Store TestFlight AudioUnit, managed by AudioComponentRegistrar and axassetsd, for WardaSynthesizer AudioUnit-Speech, managed by AudioComponentRegistrar and axassetsd, include KonaSynthesizer and AUSPs AudioUnit-UI, managed by AudioComponentRegistrar cache_delete_extension, managed by deleted; these support app-specific cache management contacts.donation, managed by contactsdonationagent; these exchange info with Contacts ctk-tokens, managed by ctkd, include CryptoTokenKit and PlatformSSOToken; these handle tokens for CryptoTokenKit diagnosticextensions-service, managed by ControlCenter and diagnosticextensionsd, includes many service-specific Diagnostic Extensions email.extension, managed by maild, e.g. SpamSieve; these are Mail plugins fileprovider-nonui, managed by the Finder, includes iCloud Drive and PhotosFileProvider services, managed by the Finder; none listed spotlight.import, managed by mdbulkimport, includes PDFImporter spotlight.index, managed by corespotlightd, includes system extensions but not mdimporters textinputmethod-services, managed by imklaunchagent, includes many Input Methods usernotifications.content-extension, managed by NotificationCenter, includes ContentExtensions widgetkit-extension, managed by chronod, includes system and third-party widgets. Significant appex types that are managed by PlugInKit, but don’t undergo startup discovery: appintents-extension, multiple instances intents-service, many IntentsExtensions photo-editing, Photos editing, controlled in Photos Editing settings Safari.extension, Safari extensions, managed in Safari settings share-services, many Share extensions, managed in Sharing settings widget-extension, only a couple, e.g. iStat Menus. Appex types that apparently aren’t managed by PlugInKit, but are controlled in System Settings: Dock Tiles Finder, these are services offered in the Finder’s Services menu Spotlight, these are mdimporters. also Safari.content-blocker, which is managed in Safari settings rather than System Settings. Appex types that aren’t apparently managed by PlugInKit or controlled in System Settings: authentication-services-account-authentication-modification-ui authentication-services-credential-provider-ui broadcast-services-setupui broadcast-services-upload callkit.call-directory classkit.context-provider dt.Xcode.extension.source-editor fileprovider-actionsui identitylookup.classification-ui identitylookup.message-filter intents-ui-service keyboard-service networkextension.app-proxy photo-project tv-top-shelf Appendix: Appex types that aren’t exposed in System Settings, are managed by PlugInKit, but don’t undergo startup discovery System, multiple appexes: followup-extension – multiple FollowUpExtensions lighthouse.SAOrchestratedExtension – multiple Ingestors message-payload-provider – multiple mlhost.worker – many ML-related mlruntime.extension-point-high mlruntime.extension-point-ondemand mlruntime.extension-point-restricted screensaver – several ScreenSavers Settings.extension.ui – System Settings storagemanagement – many apps usernotifications.service – several NotificationServiceExtensions wallpaper – several Wallpapers System, single-app extensions: amsengagementd-extension – Books, News amsutility-extension – News app.non-ui-extension – Swift Playground app.non-ui-extension.multiple-instances – Swift Playground app.ui-extension.multiple-instances – Swift Playground applemediaservices.extensions.compose-review – ComposeReviewExtension askpermission-extension – App Store related askto.extension – AskToMessagesHost calendar.EventKitUIRemoteUIService – EventKitUIRemoteUIExtension calendar.virtualconference – FaceTimeExtension contact-view – System Service contacts.avatar-picker-ui – AvatarPickers deviceactivity.monitor-extension – ScreenTimeDeviceActivityMonitorExtension deviceactivityui.report-service – DeviceActivityReportService extension-view-service-sample-rk – RPVideoEditorExtension_macOS, ReplayKit extensionkit.app-extension-management – AppExtensionManagement extensionkit.app-extension-settings – ExtensionKit components facetime.notification – FaceTimeNotificationExtension feedback.drafting-extension – Feedback freeform.USD-renderer-remote-UI – USDRendererExtension fskit.fsmodule – exfat and msdos file systems (File System Extensions) GenerativePlaygroundUI.remoteUI – Image Playground groupactivities – FaceTime RemotePeoplePicker Home.ui-extension.userList – HomeUIUserList ImagePlayground.NonUIExtension – GPNonUIExtension ManagedSettings.service – ManagedClientMSExtension mapkit.private.RemoteUI – MKRemoteUI for MapKit mobileslideshow.photo-picker – PhotoPicker and PhotosPicker networkextension.packet-tunnel – network extensions PaperKit.extension.ui – PaperKitExtension PassKit.in-app-payment-ui – Wallet pdfkit-private – PDFExtensionView in PDFKit people-picker – System Service people.legacy.extension – PeopleLegacyMessageService Photos.MacMusicPickerExtension – PhotosMacMusicPickerExtension preference.security.privacy – Apple Advertising preference.sharing.service – Media Sharing private.translation-api-support – TranslationAPISupportExtension private.translation-ui – Translate private.voiceshortcuts-ui – three extensions replaykit.broadcast-picker – RPBroadcastActivityExtension_macOS in ReplayKit screentime.web-service – ScreenTimeWebExtension.

Waves Free Plugin Pack Knoxville, TN (April 21, 2025)—Waves Audio has announced a new Free Plugin Pack, bringing together seven plug-ins for users to indulge in—and the plugs will continue to be updated for free as time goes on. Waves’ Free Plugin Pack sports plug-ins for warm analog saturation, analog-modeled EQ and compressors, specialty reverbs, creative FX pedals and an FM synth. In addition, users receive StudioVerse Audio Effects and StudioVerse Instruments, providing access to custom plug-in chains designed by producers and engineers. Waves WSG-PY64 I/O Card — A Mix Product of the Week The Waves Free Plugin Pack includes: Lil Tube: Sweet Analog Saturation A straightforward tube saturation plug-in intended for adding depth, character, and harmonic warmth to a track. IR Live Convolution Reverb: Real-World Reverb These impulse response reverbs emulate a variety of environments, such as concert halls and studios, in order to provide a sense of space. V-EQ3: Smooth & Musical Vintage Analog EQ Emulating Neve 1066/1073 preamps, this three-band EQ is intended for use on vocals, instruments and mixes. V-Comp: Classic Vintage Compressor Taking its cue from the Neve 2254 Limiter-Compressor, V-Comp is for adding musical dynamics. AudioTrack: All-in-One Channel Strip A single plug-in featuring EQ, compression and gating. Flow Motion: Hybrid FM Synth More than 1,000 presets are available on this FM synthesizer with intuitive modulation. GTR Solo: Pro Effect Pedal-Style FX A sizable collection of amp and effects emulations.

  If you missed the latest Rhino User Webinar, it is now available! Get guided by Michael Redder-Howard in the process of building and managing a Rhino plugin with Python. Based on the experience he built at 3XN, you will learn about his path in developing a collaboration-focused plugin that offers a centralized hub with low maintenance requirements for sharing project visuals, Grasshopper scripts, and Rhino files. Watch the video now... More Rhino User Webinars...

  Rhino User WebinarDeveloping a Rhino Plug-in with PythonMon, April 7, 2025, 12:00 PM (CEST) This webinar explores the process of building and managing a Rhino plugin with Python. Using an in-house tool developed at 3XN as a case study, we will walk through the development of a collaboration-focused plugin that offers a centralized hub for sharing project visuals, Grasshopper scripts, and Rhino files across 3XN’s global offices. Designed for low maintenance, the plugin is primarily an Eto form that connects to a webpage with user-uploaded content, integrating Rhino with the web. We will share lessons learned, along with ‘hacky’ tips and tricks for developing a Rhino plugin entirely in Python—covering both the old Rhino Script Compiler and the new Rhino Script Editor. Topics include packaging Python scripts into a Rhino plugin, making Rhino react to events on a webpage within an Eto form, launching Rhino instances with specific files and Grasshopper scripts, tracking usage statistics, and automatically opening the plugin window at Rhino startup. About the speaker: Michael Redder-Howard is a Senior Architect at 3XN in Copenhagen. Passionate about computation, façade design, and detailing, he uses scripting both in design and developing in-house digital tools. Before joining 3XN, he worked at BIG and KPF, focusing on large-scale projects and complex geometry. Complete details and registration...

UA Apollo E Series. Scotts Valley, CA (March 18, 2025)—Universal Audio has launched the UA Apollo E Series, based around a pair of peripherals for the Apollo x16D audio interface and Dante-networked audio systems, helping to enable using UAD plug-ins in live sound scenarios. The Apollo x16D is an 18 x 20 audio interface with HEXA-core UAD processing that works with digital mixing consoles and networked audio systems over Dante, providing access to more than 200 UAD plug-ins including Neve, API, Lexicon, SSL, and Auto-Tune, as well as compressors like the Teletronix LA-2A and UA 1176. Universal Audio Apollo x16D Audio Interface Debuts Augmenting the Apollo x16D, the Apollo e1x Remote-controllable Unison Preamp ($399 MAP) provides Unison mic/line preamp sounds via plug-ins when paired with the x16D audio interface. Users can link multiple Apollo e1x units with its included coupling bracket and integrated mic-stand mount. Meanwhile, the Apollo e2m Stereo Headphone Amplifier and Line Interface ($499 MAP) provides stereo headphone monitoring and line level I/O on a Dante audio network. Users can connect headphones, IEMs, powered monitors or wedges, as well as external outboard gear, analog mic preamps, synths, drum machines, and playback devices anywhere needed. Both Apollo E Series devices feature mic stand mounting for live, broadcast, and networked studio use, and are compatible with any Dante audio system, adding network “endpoints” using Power over Ethernet (PoE) for all users, with or without an Apollo x16D interface. The Apollo E Series is now available to pre-order through select local retailers, and shipping worldwide in May 2025.

You can now filter icon search results by “solid” and “line” styles using the Noun Project Icons API. Easily give your product users the ability to filter our entire library of over 7 million icons by solid, line, and by line weight through your Noun Project Icons API integration. This feature is only available in the new version of our API, so be sure to upgrade for free now to use it if you haven’t already done so. How It Works Accessing this feature is easy with some simple adjustments. Just include values for style, line weight, or both in your URL structure. To adjust for style, you can include line, solid, or both line and solid like in the examples below. Filtering by line weight can be done by passing in a single integer or range of integers. The line weight ranges from 1 to 60, and represents the average line width in pixels when the icon is rendered at 512px per side. If line width throughout the icon varies too much from the average, we do not provide a value. Keep in mind—some icons don’t fall into the ‘line’ or ‘solid’ categories and may not have specific styles assigned to them. Also, only ‘line’ icons with a consistent line weight (as described above) will include a line weight value. The option to filter icons by style and line weight is only available through the icon search endpoint in API v2. For example, if you wanted to search for “dog” icons in the “line” style, you could construct your usual search query, then specify the style in the query like this: https://api.thenounproject.com/v2/icon?query=dog&styles=line If you wanted to take it a step further and specify the line weight, you can simply add line_weight to the query, like so: https://api.thenounproject.com/v2/icon?query=dog&styles=line&line_weight=18-20 You can also search multiple styles at once. For example, if you wanted to search for “cat” icons in both “solid” and “line” styles, you could form your request to include both like this: https://api.thenounproject.com/v2/icon?query=cat&styles=line,solid Additional Examples: GET https://api.thenounproject.com/v2/icon?query=dog&styles=line GET https://api.thenounproject.com/v2/icon?query=dog&styles=solid GET https://api.thenounproject.com/v2/icon?query=dog&styles=line,solid GET https://api.thenounproject.com/v2/icon?query=cat&styles=line&line_weight=20 GET https://api.thenounproject.com/v2/icon?query=cat&styles=solid,line&line_weight=20 GET https://api.thenounproject.com/v2/icon?query=cat&line_weight=20 GET https://api.thenounproject.com/v2/icon?query=cat&line_weight=18-20 Ready to Get Started? This new, highly requested filter feature leverages AI technology to save time by finding icons that match – but it’s only available with a free upgrade to the Icons API v2. To upgrade to the new version of the Icon API, just follow the easy steps in this migration guide.  If you have any questions, please contact us at info@thenounproject.com.

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