Inspired by a little-known valve device from the 1960s, the Fairfax is said to take an altogether different approach to overdrive, and marks the introduction of a new Series a line-up that contrasts the company’s DSP-based offerings.

As its name suggests, the MiniFuse 2 OTG includes USB OTG (On-The-Go) connectivity that allows audio from a computer connected via its main USB port to be passed directly to a phone or tablet.

RipX DAW 8 introduces a whole host of new features including new chord progression tools, dynamic Track Starters, loopable selections, new sounds and loops, 11 additional built-in effects and a number of other enhancements that aim to help users focus on creativity. 

A few months on from its release, Modartt’s Pianoteq 9 has gained a new instrument pack that uses the software’s praised physical modelling to create a range of keys and synth pad sounds. 

The first instrument from Sound Radix introduces a powerful new additive soft synth that promises to offer a clearer, more intuitive way of working. 

Steinberg’s live performance software platform has just been treated to a major update that adds an array of new creative tools and enhances many of its existing features.

The latest addition to SSL’s family of plug-ins promises to deliver an authentic recreation of some classic spring reverb effects, but also includes some parameters that allow it to offer far more control than would be possible on a physical unit. 

Colour Saturator promises to open up new possibilities for producers, mixers and sound designers, and deliver everything from “silky harmonics and subtle warmth to aggressive distortion and extreme fuzz”.

Absynth 6 delivers a completely overhauled and redesigned version of NI's discontinued soft synth, and has been created alongside the much-loved instrument’s original developer, Brian Clevinger.