{"id":7203,"date":"2026-09-17T18:12:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T18:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=7203"},"modified":"2026-09-17T18:12:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T18:12:32","slug":"lunacy-audio-nova-ai-music-plugin-vst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=7203","title":{"rendered":"Lunacy Audio Nova is a place to build and sell your own AI-powered music plug-ins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Lunacy, purveyor of fine VST plug-ins like <a href=\"https:\/\/lunacy.audio\/products\/cube\/\">Cube<\/a>, a synth that you control by moving a ball around a 3D space, has just launched <a href=\"https:\/\/lunacy.audio\/products\/nova\/\">Nova<\/a>, a platform where creators can build custom music tools using AI and sell them to others. At first, there will be a handful of instruments available, built either by Lunacy or a small selection of partner developers. But eventually, the company will launch Nova Builder, which will let anyone build their own plug-ins or remix existing ones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">There are 10 plug-ins available initially, covering everything from crunchy chiptunes to warbly vintage synths and evil ambient drones. None of them do anything particularly unique, but they all sound pretty solid. The lo-fi Drift Cassette synth and Silhouettes are my two favorites right off the bat. The former gets you nostalgic \u201980s tones, while the latter is all about sci-fi soundscapes. They all have pretty simple interfaces reminiscent of <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=1025X1701640&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.native-instruments.com%2Fcollections%2Fplay-series\" rel=\"sponsored\">Native Instruments\u2019 Play series<\/a>, with bright colors and a handful of controls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">What makes Nova different is that plug-ins aren\u2019t built using code in a text editor. Instead, they\u2019re assembled using premade effects blocks and AI prompts. It\u2019s not unlike <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/935219\/polyend-endless-ai-guitar-effects-pedal\">Polyend\u2019s Endless<\/a>, except instead of vibe-coding a guitar pedal, you\u2019re creating music software anyone can use on their computer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Nova instruments don\u2019t require dedicated hardware. Heck, they don\u2019t even require a digital audio workstation (DAW) and can run directly in a browser. That\u2019s of limited use, though. So there\u2019s also a Nova host plug-in that runs in your DAW of choice. It lets you browse and load any Nova plug-in from your library and swap between them quickly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Lunacy envisions Nova as a tinkerers\u2019 paradise. Cofounder and CEO Casey Kolb said in a press release that, \u201cSay someone makes a step sequencer and shares it. You open it and wish you could add a custom shimmer reverb to the end of the signal chain. You can add that, then you can share your new version with a friend, and that friend expands it further. The tools are never fixed; they are always evolving.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">So far, though, the response from the music-making community to AI has been rather tepid. Tools like Endless have been met with, at best, cautious curiosity, and at worst, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZvNEuS2Znvg\">outright hostility<\/a>. Lunacy is developing Nova out in the open, posting <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/i2gmJfEfJs8\">developer diaries<\/a> and actively seeking customer input, in an attempt to avoid some of the same pitfalls and win over wary musicians.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/996860\/lunacy-audio-nova-ai-music-plugin-vst\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lunacy, purveyor of fine VST plug-ins like Cube, a synth that you control by moving a ball around a 3D space, has just launched Nova, a platform where creators can build custom music tools using AI and sell them to others. 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