Brian Eno fans unite… Excite Audio’s Evolve Air is inspired by ambient music innovators

Excite Audio has launched another new addition to its Evolve plugin series, this time focusing on Air. The Evolve lineup was launched with Evolve Alloy back in July 2025. Each of these plugins explores the “sonic characteristics” of different materials and matter. It also launched Evolve Velvet last September, a sample-based soft synth inspired by, you guessed it, the smooth and luxurious character of velvet. READ MORE: Celebrating 10 years of oeksound Soothe, the plugin Skrillex calls “so simple yet dynamic” Evolve Air is inspired by experimental and ambient innovators like Tim Hecker, Jon Hopkins, Brian Eno, and Oneohtrix Point Never. It captures the atmospheric essence of air, with a focus on ethereal, breathy textures, wind instruments, and spacious atmospheres. It comes packed with 250 presets, including “distant vocal phrases, ghostly pads, foggy melodic motifs, and vast cinematic spaces”, according to Excite Audio, to provide “an emotional palette that feels weightless and alive”. Users can blend four layers of samples or synths thanks to its quad-engine, and morph sounds in real time with the XY Pad. You can also import your own samples and build entirely custom patches, modulate anything with drag-and-drop envelopes, LFOs, and XY controls, and tweak tones with dual filters and a rearrangeable three-slot FX chain. Hear it in use below: There are currently a number of huge offers on Excite Audio products over at Plugin Boutique including a Complete Collection bundle reduced to £309 (down from £658) until 1 March. The bundle includes Evolve Air as well as other Evolve Series plugins and those from its Bloom Series, Motion Series, and more. Last year, Excite Audio partnered with producer Mura Masa on a new Bloom plugin, which captures the essence of his sound and features a generous platter of presets designed by Mura Masa himself, with a total of 250 to utilise and expand upon. Evolve Air is available now from Plugin Boutique for £39. The post Brian Eno fans unite… Excite Audio’s Evolve Air is inspired by ambient music innovators appeared first on MusicTech.