Brand New Plugins: Tech House Market’s 3 SPIT, LOCK and KIX Plugins Make It Easy to Get Started
Derek Oswald
Disclosure: In response to our own early interest, Tech House Market provided AltWire with complimentary advance copies of SPIT, LOCK and KIX for editorial coverage – however all opinions contained herein are our own. Tech House Market has spent years selling house samples, MIDI packs and Serum presets. Today, on October 13, 2026, the company launches its first three plugins: SPIT, LOCK and KIX. I’ve been using advance copies in Ableton Live, spending most of … Read more
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