New Producer Drops: Plugins, Gear & DAW Updates

Morphoice dropped EightyTen, a free beta plugin that packs two vintage Roland synth emulations into one instrument. This developer's been on a run recreating classic hardware character in plugin form, and stacking two synth voicings into a single free tool is the kind of drop worth grabbing before it inevitably goes paid. Good for anyone chasing warmer analog-style pads and leads without hunting down real hardware.

AG Cook teamed up with Native Instruments on Super*Saw, a signature synth plugin built around rethinking the classic supersaw sound. Signature plugins from producers with a distinct sonic fingerprint are usually worth a demo, since you're getting somebody's actual workflow baked into presets instead of guessing at settings from a YouTube tutorial.

Novation topped off its Launchkey MK4 line with an 88-key MIDI controller, rounding out a series that's become a go-to for producers who want full-size keys without stepping up to a dedicated stage piano controller. If your current controller feels cramped for anything beyond chord stabs and basslines, this is worth a look.

What I'm actually running right now

Still leaning on tube-style saturation in my Knoxville sessions to keep low end from turning to mud once vocals and hats stack up, but I'm curious to demo EightyTen this week and see if it earns a permanent spot in the pad rotation.

Worth downloading this week

EightyTen is the easiest win here, free and no real downside to trying it. If you want a second set of ears on how any new gear actually fits into a finished record, book a mixing or mastering session at owlspec.com/services.