Katz Praatz has announced the release of Jazz Sketch version 1.7. This update adds 240 new chord progressions to the previously available 984 in version 1.6, bringing the total to 1,224 jazz chord progressions.

Jazz Sketch (ver. 1.7) is a simple chord sequencer designed to help you create music by arranging 1,224 jazz chord progressions and 168 tension chords. You can export the chord sequence (the chord progressions and chords you've arranged) as a MIDI file to play it or edit it in your DAW. With Jazz Sketch, you can create sophisticated, jazz-infused songs with ease. Additionally, Jazz Sketch allows you to learn jazz harmony by playing it yourself.

Jazz Sketch is a software written in JAVA, and the file extension is .jar. By default, Jazz Sketch runs well on any computer that has JAVA or JRE (Java Runtime Environment) version 8 or later installed, regardless of the operating system. If your computer does not have JAVA or JRE installed, or if JAVA is installed but the version is earlier than 8, please click the link below to download the JAVA 8 compatible with your computer's operating system: java.com/en/download

Features:

• A chord sequencer designed to help you create sophisticated, jazz-infused music by arranging 1,224 jazz chord progressions and 168 tension chords.
• Can also be used for practicing jazz harmony.
• The provided chord progressions incorporate standard 2-5-1 progressions, tritone substitutions, secondary dominants, secondary subdominants, deceptive resolutions, modal interchanges, pivot chords, altered dominants, and turnarounds.
• Can export the chord sequence that you arranged as a MIDI file to play it or edit it in your DAW.
• Written in Java, and requires JAVA or JRE version 8 or higher installed to run.

Jazz Sketch is available for $6.99 USD at jazzsketch.gumroad.com/l/jazz-sketch

YouTube link (Demo): YouTube/eOjwz9WcCUQ

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Wavsen has announced the update of Wavsen, a mix delivery and client approval platform for music producers and engineers, to version 1.0.5.

Custom Branding & Workflow Upgrades

• Increased storage limits — Free: 2 GB, Pro: 24 GB, Studio: 120 GB.
• Improved upload placeholders with clearer descriptions.
• Custom client portal branding — upload your logo and social links (Studio plan).
• Copy all client comments to clipboard for any project version.
• Mark individual client comments as done with a checkmark toggle.
• Share Client Portal button upgraded with link copy, open in new tab, and embed code options.
• Change watermark settings on projects that were already created.
• Search and filter clients, projects, and project status.
• Notification bell icon next to client names shows if clients have notifications enabled.

Intro Pricing

Wavsen is available in the following plans:

• Free: $0.
• Pro: $9/month introductory price (regular $12/month).
• Studio: $19/month introductory price (regular $24/month).

Introductory pricing is available through June 4 at wavsen.com

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Ocean Swift has introduced Sound Creator Suite. Sound Creator Suite is an all-in-one desktop environment for advanced sound-design and virtual instrument development workflows.

Serving as a robust, centralized host, this suite equips producers and developers with an powerful arsenal of specialized Ocean Swift tools and utilities.

Generate studio-grade UI components - from photo realistic brushed-metal knobs to glowing LED rings with the GUI Knob Maker, and export complex animations as seamless stitched sprite sheets in seconds. Seamlessly pair this with the Kontakt Performance View tool, an advanced WYSIWYG editing environment that lets you construct complex Kontakt interfaces using a visual, drag-and-drop real-time workflow, entirely eliminating the need to write tedious layout code.

Process audio in bulk, utilize MIR algorithms to surgically align loops, automate your hardware sampling workflows, and generate algorithmic MIDI patterns. Whether you are building and converting custom wavetables, batch-injecting metadata with the NKS preset and sample taggers, monitoring OSC packets, or accessing instant music-calculation tools, the Sound Creator Suite brings an entire development ecosystem into one powerful interface.

Featuring:

• 30+ sound design and instrument development tools.
• Growing toolkit with an comprehensive future roadmap – more tools, more assets.
• Design, Build, Record, Process, Edit, Manipulate, Monitor.
• Automate processes and speed up workflows.
• Innovative, creative, performant and user minded approach.

Price: €100 - Available for €60 intro offer until May 7 2026.

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Fanan team has released Sampler Arena, describing it as a modular sampling workshop for Windows and macOS.

Sampler Arena is a focused sampling station that turns VSTi instruments sounds into ready-to-use SFZ patches. The user loads any VST3\VST2 instrument, hit start, and walk away. By using its automatic sampling module, Sampler Arena drives every key, captures every velocity, names every file, and writes a SFZ patch the user then can load into any sampler on any platform. Also, it can automatically sample chord libraries from arpeggiators and sequencers or skip recording entirely and assemble SFZ patches from audio files the user already owns. One tool, three workflows.

The Sampling Methods

The user chooses how they want to build their patch with the mode selector at the top of the sampling tab:

• VSTi Sampling captures audio from any connected virtual instrument across every selected key and velocity layer. helpful for archiving instruments or making lightweight versions of CPU-heavy synths.
• Chord Sampling captures complete chord patterns from instruments like Virtual Guitarist, Strum GS-2, or arpeggio engines. Choose any combination of 18 chord types - Major, Minor, 7th, Dim, Sus, Add9 and more - and Sampler Arena drives each chord at every root note automatically.

Sample Builder skips recording entirely. Drag and drop your own audio files into per-key slots, name them, set velocity layers, and Sampler Arena assembles a complete SFZ patch in seconds.

The Visual Keyboard - Your Control Center

A full 128-note virtual keyboard sits at the heart of the sampling tab. The user clicks keys to toggle them as sample points. Drags-select ranges of notes. Right-click any key to audition the instrument live. The integrated zone graph shows colored bars for every sampled region with draggable yellow boundary markers - including the leftmost and rightmost edges - so the user can fine-tune exactly which keys each sample covers. Velocity is captured by user's click position on the key itself: top of the key for soft, bottom for loud, just like a real piano.

The Unified Edit Button - Everything Per Key, In One Place

Each selected key gets a single golden "E" button that opens a per-key editor with every customization option in one clean popup. Velocity layer overrides, duration overrides, key shift adjustments, custom output names, and sample slot management - all behind one click, organized by mode. The button glows gold when any per-key override is active, so the user always knows which keys have been customized at a glance.

The SFZ Player With Loop Sync - A Sampler Built In

Sampler Arena ships with a complete SFZ playback engine for testing patches before exporting. The user loads any SFZ patch and play it instantly with full polyphony or monophonic portamento, AHDSR amplitude/filter/pitch envelopes, state-variable filter with keyboard tracking, three independent LFOs for vibrato and modulation, and pitch bend with configurable range. The standout feature: Loop Sync mode plays loop-based SFZ patches in accurate tempo lock with pitch fully preserved using high-quality WSOLA time-stretching. Drum loops, guitar strums, rhythmic phrases - all stretch in real time to match user's master tempo or any target BPM.

Auto-Sampling That Just Works

The user has just to press "Start" and Sampler Arena handles the rest:

• Silence Detection automatically trims dead space at the end of each note - no more long tails of silence in your samples.
• Configurable Duration with absolute milliseconds or tempo-synced bars for rhythm-based instruments.
• Automatic Loop Finder analyzes each recording and embeds professional-quality loop points directly into the SFZ.
• Fade-Out On End prevents clicks and pops on note release.
• Multiple Bit Depths from 16 to 24-bit PCM, with sample rate override for upsampling or downsampling.
• Stereo, Mono Left, or Mono Mix capture modes for any source type.

The Node Rack

The Node Rack allows building any signal chain the user needs with the node-based graph canvas inherited from Fanan's Colosseum DNA. The user can drop in VST3 plugins from any folder without scanning. Wire MIDI, audio, and sidechain pins with intuitive drag-and-drop connections. Magnetic snap keeps user's graph tidy. Container nodes let the user group complex chains into clean modules. Right-click anywhere for a tooltip explaining what every button does - the interface teaches itself.

Main Features:

• Three sampling modes: VSTi Sampling, Chord Sampling, Sample Builder.
• 18 chord types with Select All / Clear All for chord library creation.
• Drag-and-drop file loading for Sample Builder mode.
• Full SFZ patch generation with loop points, key zones, and velocity layers.
• Built-in SFZ Player with WSOLA-powered tempo-locked Loop Sync.
• Visual zone editor with draggable boundary markers on every edge.
• Per-key customization for velocity, duration, key shift, and output naming.
• Automatic silence detection and loop point finder.
• Tempo-synced sampling in bars or absolute milliseconds.
• 16 or 24-bit PCM output with stereo, mono left, or mono mix capture.
• Right-click audition with velocity-sensitive playback.
• VST3 plugin hosting with no-scan-needed direct loading.
• ASIO and CoreAudio support with rock-solid low-latency operation.
• Universal Mac build for Apple Silicon and Intel.
• Node-based signal routing inherited from Colosseum.
• MIDI Multi Filter, Monitor, Virtual Keyboard, Stereo Meter, and Container tools.
• Persistent presets including all custom settings and sample slots.
• Crash protection for unstable VSTis and unclean shutdowns.

• Custom dark amber-gold theme designed for long sessions.

Pricing & Availability

Sampler Arena is available for Windows and macOS for $15.

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Forma Labs Audio has announced the public beta of Filament, a real-time MIDI orchestration plugin for composers and producers.

Filament is an instrument plugin that hosts up to 64 VST/AU instruments internally. It splits, revoices, and routes MIDI in real-time across 12 keyswitches with 8 voice layers each.

Key Features:

• Intelligent chord revoicing and note distribution.
• Routing matrix for sending voices to different instruments.
• Arpeggiator per row with per-step articulations.
• MIDI clip launcher per row with piano roll editing per hosted instrument.
• CC modifier per row with 128-point curve editing.
• Built-in mixer with macro controls.

Beta Program:

The beta is free. Participants who provide meaningful feedback will receive a free perpetual v1.0 license.

Technical Specifications:

• Formats: VST3, AU.
• Platforms: macOS, Windows.
• Pricing: Free beta (v1.0 pricing TBA).
• Availability: Now.

Links:

• Learn more at formalabsaudio.com
• Beta signup
• KVR Forum discussion

Demo Video:

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MidiStickers has released version 1.2 of its music education software, MidiStickers Pro. The update introduces a new Fretboard widget, expanded Guided Practice content, new tutorials and other improvements.

MidiStickers Pro is a desktop music education software for MIDI visualization, chord analysis and interactive music theory learning, including a Guided Practice mode for practicing scales, chords and progressions with auto-accompaniment.

Highlights of v1.2:

• New widget: Fretboard (displays MIDI input as fretboard positions, including multi-channel MIDI per string).
• New tutorial: Chord Analysis Tools.
• New Guided Practice exercise sets:
  • Major Scale Modes.
  • Melodic Minor Modes.
  • Altered Dominants
• Improved handling of suspensions resolutions in the Figured Bass widget.
• Scale Trainer improvements.

Version 1.2 also introduces a Free 7-Day Trial so you can try it the full version for a limited period of time. It is available for Windows and macOS as a $59 one-time-purchase.

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LALAL.AI has announced an update to Andromeda, the company's flagship neural network for audio separation. The release expands the model's stem isolation capabilities to include Drums and Bass, alongside the previously supported vocal and instrumental stems. Furthermore, the company reports that Andromeda now delivers up to 40% faster processing speeds compared to its prior-generation Perseus model.

According to LALAL.AI, drums are among the top three most frequently processed stems on the platform, accounting for over 5 million splits in 2025. By integrating drums and bass directly into the Andromeda architecture, the system can now isolate the full rhythm section within a single network pass. The updated bass extraction algorithm is designed to capture a broader frequency range, retaining upper-register details, harmonics, and textures that are often attenuated during source separation. Drum isolation has also been modified for improved cross-section stability and bleed reduction, aiming to maintain coherence from the intro to the outro of a track.

Beyond standard remixing and production workflows, LALAL.AI notes the practical applications of high-fidelity separation in archival and restoration contexts. The company cited a recent case where a Nashville-based producer utilized the platform to isolate stems from surviving mixed files following a studio fire, effectively recovering lost performances. The Andromeda update is intended to provide the precision required for these types of critical recovery scenarios.

The platform, currently utilized by over 6 million users globally, has recently received several industry acknowledgements. In December 2025, an independent stem separation benchmark by Meta ranked LALAL.AI as the top commercial technology in the Pro category. Additionally, the software received top scores for vocal and drum extraction from MusicRadar, and was recognized at the 2026 Webby Awards (Top 5 for Best Use of AI and Machine Learning; Honoree in Creator, Creative and Media Tools).

Key Features

• Expanded Stem Support: Drums and Bass isolation added to the primary neural network, joining Vocals and Instrumental extraction.

• Enhanced Bass Reproduction: Captures a wider frequency range to preserve harmonics, texture, and high-end detail.

• Improved Drum Consistency: Advanced bleed reduction and cross-section stability designed to keep non-drum instruments out of the stem throughout the audio file.

• Increased Speed: Up to 40% faster processing times compared to the prior Perseus model without compromising output quality.

• Broad Capability: Can extract vocals, instrumental, drums, bass, guitar, and synth from any audio or video file.

Pricing and Availability

Available now, LALAL.AI utilizes a credit-based pricing model, starting at $15 for a Lite Pack (90 minutes).

Formats include Web, VST plugin, API, macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android.

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MusicDevelopments has announced its 16th Anniversary Sale until April 19 with a 40% discount on its products:

• RapidComposer – A versatile tool for music composition.
• Melodya – Advanced melody generator.
• MIDI Mutator – Transform your MIDI like never before.
• Syne – Innovative sound design with this modular synth.
• Fyler - Modern multi-tabbed file manager for media and metadata.

RapidComposer Turns 16

For 16 years RapidComposer has been helping musicians and composers create unique, inspiring music. To celebrate this milestone, we're offering 40% off all products for a limited time.

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MusicDevelopments has released RapidComposer v6.1, a major update focused on workflow, usability, and faster composition.

What's new in version 6.1:

This update focuses on making composition faster and more intuitive, especially when working with MIDI and audio:

• New UI rendering engine
  • Smoother resizing, improved drag-and-drop, and enhanced text editing.
• Drag & Drop improvements
  • New Drag Composition button (top-right).
  • Drag as MIDI or audio (Ctrl-click to render, then Ctrl-drag).
  • Tracks now have dedicated Drag buttons.
  • No more Ctrl-dragging the file button or track title.
• Improved audio export
  • New formats: WAV/AIFF 24-bit & 32-bit, floating point.
  • Unified export menu with more options.
• New rhythm generator: Clave Rhythm
• Faster workflow
  • One-click Insert Track buttons.
  • Dragging phrases auto-scrolls the composition.
  • Stretch chords easily with Shift-drag.
  • Enter chord names directly by double-clicking.
  • "Add to Composition" button in Phrase Editor.
• Live Mode enhancements
  • Latch playback.
  • Keyboard split with transposition.
  • More quantized trigger options.
• Neural Phrase Engine improvements
  • New Creativity slider for quick control.
  • Restore defaults for creativity settings.
• Usability improvements
  • Reorganized Variations menu (with classic option).
  • New timecode formats ('bars.beats.16ths' and 'beats.16ths'), customizable font size and color.

This is a recommended update for all RapidComposer 6 users.

To celebrate 16 years of development, RapidComposer, Melodya, MIDI Mutator and Syne are available at a 40% discount for a limited time (April 7–19).

More information / download: www.musicdevelopments.com

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Ivosight has updated Soundop, a comprehensive Windows application designed for professional audio recording, editing, mixing, and mastering, to version 2.3.

Changes in Soundop 2.3:

• Enhanced the Tone Generator with support for multiple frequency components, modulation, waveform shaping, and frequency sweeps.

• Upgraded the Noise Generator to include Grey noise generation and selectable channel modes.

• Added real-time parameter adjustment and preview functionality for both Tone Generator and Noise Generator.

• Upgraded the Noise Reduction tool with adjustable noise profiles across different frequency ranges, and added the ability to save and load noise profiles.

• Enhanced the Adaptive Noise Reduction tools with support for second-pass processing.

• Improved the Stretch and Pitch tool with effect preview available at any position.

• Added preset support for Speech Generator tools.

• Added playback control buttons in the effect edit window for single-effect applications.

• Added support for auto trim presets.

• Enabled export and import of presets for Finder, Detector, and Frequency Analysis.

• Added the ability to set the line style of spectrum snapshots.

• Hovering over a snapshot name now highlights the corresponding snapshot curve.

• Snapshot management has been improved when switching between the multitrack editor and the audio file editor.

• Clips are now displayed with transparency while being dragged, making audio alignment easier.

• The display of transparent clips has been enhanced to better show both the top and bottom clips.

• Parameters can now be adjusted more precisely by holding the Control key, and adjusted more quickly by holding the Shift key when dragging on knobs or text fields, or when rolling the mouse wheel on knobs, text fields, and sliders.

• Sliders now snap to units when dragged while holding the Control key.

• Added support for loading VST3 plugins from custom VST plugin folders.

• Added an option to export M4A/AAC files that support audio streaming.

• Added an option to automatically scale VST plugin windows, improving VST plugin views on high-definition displays for VST plugins that do not support DPI-based scaling.

• Added an option to automatically import markers from CSV files that share the same name and location as the audio file when opening audio files.

• Added support for setting a minimum mouse drag duration required to select a time range in the timeline.

• Added the Monitor Input command to the shortcut menu.

• Introduced new file formats for effect and tool settings, enhancing compatibility and reliability.

• Retaining scanning results when switching the active document in both the Frequency Analysis and Statistics panels.

• Added the ability to save the loop state in the audio file editor.

• Improved compatibility with certain MP3 files.

• Improved compatibility with certain WAVE file formats.

• Fixed some bugs.

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Symbolic Music has announced the release of Synchrony, a new software for digital composers looking to bring the feel of live performance to virtual orchestrations.

Using state-of-the-art MIDI alignment algorithms to speed up the process of tempo mapping, the tool allows more time for the creative and unique aspects of the music making process. By eliminating manual beat-mapping and having to spend time correcting automated methods, Synchrony employs score-informed tempo mapping to preserve musical expression. This new technique called for the development of an equally new type of interface and user flow - a score-performance alignment editor - that has not been available in any software before now.

Synchrony was designed by a composer for composers working in all environments, from home-based creators, to those in educational settings, and multitrack film composition teams scoring blockbusters. Within the software, once the live performance is captured in the composition process, human timing and expression are interpreted and synchronised across virtual instruments.

Pricing & Availability

Synchrony is the first product released by Symbolic Music and is now available to download, priced at an introductory one-off fee of £49 (regular price £69).

Visit the Symbolic Music website for full details and to watch a demo video, showing you how Synchrony integrates with various DAWs: www.symbolicmusic.com

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Wavsen has announced the launch of Wavsen, a mix delivery and client approval platform for music producers and engineers. It provides a centralized system for sharing mixes, collecting feedback, and managing approvals.

Workflow

The workflow consists of three steps:

1. Upload mixes with waveform preview.
2. Share projects via client portal links with watermarked playback.
3. Receive time-stamped feedback and approvals per version.

Features

• Centralized mix delivery and approval tracking.
• Secure client portals with watermarked playback.
• No client accounts required.
• Time-stamped feedback per project version.
• Side-by-side version comparison.
• Automatic watermarking with non-destructive previews.
• Download control for final files.

Pricing

Wavsen is available in the following plans:

• Free: $0.
• Pro: $9/month introductory price (regular $12/month).
• Studio: $19/month introductory price (regular $24/month).

Introductory pricing is available through June 4 at wavsen.com

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n-Track Studio has been updated to version 10.3, adding AI-powered Audio to MIDI, per-note envelopes, global solo button, and a new single track view for mobile.

The new features include:

• Turn recordings into editable MIDI with AI-powered Audio to MIDI. Right-click an audio part to convert it to an instrument track, or drag audio loops directly onto instrument tracks.
• Single Track View for a simplified, distraction-free mobile workflow focused on recording, editing and creating.
• Per-note MIDI Envelopes in the piano roll for pitch bend, modulation, pan, and more, with node editing and curve shaping.
• Global Solo button to toggle multiple soloed tracks at once or instantly isolate a single track.
• Automatic BPM detection for imported audio tracks with beat alignment if there's any silence at the start. Fine-tuning also possible using the new part grid-align widget.

Pricing & Availability

n-Track Studio 10.3 is available for Windows, Mac and Linux from ntrack.com at $69 for the Standard, $139 for the Extended and $229 for the Suite version. The Suite+ Subscription is available from $14.95 / month.

The update to 10.3 is free for current subscribers and owners of n-Track Studio 10, and n-Track Studio Pro for Android or iOS.

Download n-Track Studio for iOS on the App Store.

Download n-Track Studio for Android from Google Play.

See n-Track Studio 10.3 in action

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April 1st marked the seventh anniversary of his passing of Roland founder, Ikutaro Kakehashi. His impact on music production is undeniable. He oversaw some of the most seminal MIDI products in history.

Ikuo Kakehashi recently updated Athan Bilius of the MIDI Association on what is going on with the Kakehashi Foundation, a non-profit organization that contributes to the promotion and spread of art that applies electronic technology.

Message from the Chair of the Kakehashi Arts and Culture Foundation

The Kakehashi Arts and Culture Foundation is a public interest incorporated foundation based on the surname "Kakehashi" of the foundation's founder, Ikutaro Kakehashi (founder of Roland Co., Ltd.), and the foundation of the arts and culture that give dreams and hopes to people in Japan and around the world. I was reborn with the desire to become a "kakehashi"

Unfortunately, the promotion of art and culture in Japan is lagging behind developed countries due to economic priority and results-based culture. I would like to create a society where culture leads the economy.

From now on, our foundation will continue to spread joy and excitement to as many people as possible through electronic technology and electronic musical instruments, in accordance with our basic philosophy of promoting and disseminating artistic culture that applies electronic technology.

Specifically, we hold performances and lectures using electronic technology, conduct appropriate and effective support activities in the field of art and culture, and conduct educational development projects such as the Japanese representative office for the Royal Musical Examinations. We would like to contribute to the spread of this technology.
We will continue to carry out even more fulfilling business activities in the hope of realizing a rich and creative society.

We look forward to your continued support and cooperation.

Artware Hub in Shinjuku

MIDI Association member AVID has partnered with the Kakehashi Foundation and created a very unique space for electronic music performances.

Shinjuku has a long history as one of Tokyo's most vibrant areas, and Waseda is arguably the district's cultural and creative nexus. The area is home to the renowned Waseda University, as well as numerous museums, theaters, night clubs, and performance spaces.

Waseda's newest venue, the Artware hub, opened its doors in late 2019. Commissioned by the Kakehashi Foundation (Arts and Cultural Foundation), the space is the realization of a lifelong dream of Roland Corporation founder and visionary Ikutaro Kakehashi.

What appears at first glance to be a fairly typical live performance venue is, in fact, much more. Designed as an experimental acoustic space, the facility incorporates an unparalleled 36.8 multi-channel immersive audio system based around an Avid VENUE | S6L live sound system and FLUX:Immersive's Spat Revolution software engine.

KVR salutes Kakehashi-San.

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