Product updates
What changed at Kreativ Sound.
A public log of new releases, browser tools, catalog improvements, website updates, and fixes. News covers stories and guides; this page records the change itself.
Recent highlights
The newest moves, at a glance.
Preset Mutator is now fully free The Vital preset browser tool now creates three downloadable variants per run with no purchase flow or account requirement. Wave Mutator beta v0.2.0 Wave Mutator now supports cleaner WAV workflows, ZIP pack export, and locally encoded MP3 preview montages. Plugins section added A dedicated Plugins page is live to establish the upcoming instrument and effect release area.
Recent log
Everything new, updated, and fixed.
The current public change record is kept newest first.
- New Public Updates log added Kreativ Sound now keeps a dedicated public record of visitor-visible catalog, tool, site, and reliability changes.
- Update Preset Mutator is now fully free The Vital preset browser tool now creates three downloadable variants per run with no purchase flow or account requirement.
- Release Wave Mutator beta v0.2.0 Wave Mutator now supports cleaner WAV workflows, ZIP pack export, and locally encoded MP3 preview montages.
- New Plugins section added A dedicated Plugins page is live to establish the upcoming instrument and effect release area.
- Update Catalog and collection purchase paths refined The sound catalog and Kreativ Kollection V1 now use clearer current pricing, purchase copy, and product placement.
- Fix Deployment validation strengthened Pull requests now validate the full site before merge, while production deploys run only after the same quality checks pass.
- Fix Analytics unified across the site The production build now uses the same Google Analytics setup across the main site and browser tools, alongside Cloudflare Web Analytics.
- Update Sound catalog discovery improved Direct paths for synths, sound styles, and free packs make it faster to start browsing with a useful filter.
- Update News and deployment checks refreshed News now surfaces recent release notes more clearly, and the build pipeline has faster dependency and readiness handling.
- Fix Site quality and analytics coverage improved Metadata, internal links, thumbnails, product data, search, and browser-tool routes gained broader automated checks.
Earlier updates 19 previous additions, releases, updates, and fixes
- Update Sample-pack audio demos added and remastered BLEEPS 2, HORROR 2, TECTONIC 2, SPACE 2, ENIGMA 2, NOIZE 2, and SFXS 2 product pages now include current demo playback.
- Update Catalog navigation improved for mobile browsing The catalog now keeps its sound-focused filters, practical search behavior, and a more manageable mobile browsing flow.
- Release Kreativ Kollection V1 launched The 16-product bundle is now available with its own product page, artwork, demo reel, and direct Gumroad purchase path.
- Fix JUNO NOCTURNES artwork crops corrected Catalog and product thumbnails were adjusted so the Juno release is more consistently framed across the site.
- Update Catalog search and accessibility refined Catalog filtering, search links, labels, and keyboard-friendly states were tightened for faster, more reliable discovery.
- Update Guides moved into News The separate Learn area now points visitors to the combined News and Guides experience, keeping release context and practical workflows together.
- Release JUNO NOCTURNES and Lite released The 96-preset Arturia JUN-6 V bank and a free Lite edition joined the main sound catalog.
- Fix SEO, performance, and Pages delivery repaired Site metadata, route handling, thumbnail checks, and GitHub Pages deployment visibility were improved for more dependable publishing.
- Update Music page focused on Olaru The Music section now presents the Olaru catalog only, with the retired Rethyn material removed.
- New Wave Mutator beta and Lite comparisons added The browser-based WAV preparation tool launched alongside clearer full-versus-Lite comparisons for preset releases.
- Update Cloudflare Web Analytics enabled Aggregate traffic and performance measurement was added site-wide with the related privacy information updated.
- New Kreativ Sample Prep added A local browser utility for preparing sample files joined the wider Kreativ Sound tools direction.
- Release OPERATORS Lite free pack released A free introduction to the FM8 preset bank was added with direct upgrade paths to the full OPERATORS release.
- Update Sound catalog and product pages rebuilt The site gained richer product landing pages, focused sound routes, a flagship home layout, and clearer purchase actions.
- Release OPERATORS for FM8 released The FM8 atmosphere and motion preset bank was added to the catalog with dedicated landing and purchase pages.
- New Preset Mutator introduced The former Audio Alchemy direction became Preset Mutator, with Scratch, Preset, and Audio workflows for creating Vital starting points locally.
- Release BLACK ARCOLOGY and Lite released The Pigments preset bank and free Lite edition were added, supported by new product pages, artwork, and release coverage.
- Update Website rebuilt with Astro and GitHub Pages The catalog, product details, content pages, site search, and publishing flow moved to the current static website architecture.
- New First browser preset workflow launched The original local-first Audio Alchemy prototype established the product direction that later became Preset Mutator.