Boris FX CrumplePop expands its powerful, easy-to-use AI audio toolkit to include ARA plugin support in SoundApp. The new 2026.5 release allows users to work directly in top digital audio workstations (DAWs), such as Pro Tools, Boris FX Samplitude, and Boris FX Sequoia. Additionally, CrumplePop 2026.5 introduces a simplified multi-host product offering.
Previously available only as a standalone application, the plugin version of SoundApp saves time and effort by keeping audio professionals, content creators, and podcasters within their preferred ARA application. The user-friendly workflow includes advanced AI models for music, voice, and cinema stem separation, GPU-accelerated on-the-fly processing, and one-click cleanup tools such as wind, traffic, echo, pop, and noise removal.
“Our SoundApp ARA unlocks major workflow improvements for audio professionals, letting you stay fully inside your DAW without jumping between apps to use demixing tools,” states Patrick Donohoe, Director of Product Marketing (Pro Audio), at Boris FX. “Unlike traditional plugins, you get instant results with ARA. Simply make an adjustment, see it in the plugin, and render it directly to your track. No dealing with multiple files or importing/exporting. Plus, new Processed Audio Cache and speedier model loading combine to further speed up your SoundApp plugin and standalone workflows. Everything in our 2026.5 release is built to keep your creative process uninterrupted.”
What’s New
The SoundApp ARA plugin delivers full-clip audio processing inside a user’s chosen DAW, removing real-time processing limitations of standard plugins. SoundApp analyzes the entire content of an audio file, resulting in more accurate demixing and denoising. The plugin version helps users stay in their creative workflow by eliminating outside distractions such as bouncing between apps or exporting/re-exporting files.
The Processed Audio Cache in SoundApp saves a user’s previous processing, making it easy to switch between models instantly. Apply a model to a clip once, and the processing carries over to every instance in a project. The handy feature makes comparing results and making changes effortless.
SoundApp 2026.5 also offers faster model loading and optimized performance, delivering a smoother overall workflow experience from processing clips to experimenting with different models.
Pricing & Availability
CrumplePop 2026.5 includes multi-host plugin support (ARA, VST, AU, and AAX) and the standalone version of SoundApp. One license gives users access to the entire toolkit at an affordable price. See webshop for full details
- Monthly subscription: $25
- Annual subscription: $175
- Perpetual license: $345
- Upgrade & Support: Starts at $195
SoundApp ARA plugin support includes Pro Tools, Samplitude, Sequoia, Reaper, Cubase, and more.
CrumplePop’s audio cleanup tool plugin support includes Adobe Premiere Pro and Audition, Avid Media Composer and Pro Tools, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, GarageBand, and Logic.
Customers with active CrumplePop, Boris FX Suite, and Vegas Pro Ultimate subscriptions, or with a CrumplePop upgrade & support plan, receive the 2026.5 product release as a complimentary update. Learn more about CrumplePop and hear audio samples.
Media Assets
- CrumplePop 2026.5: Branding Toolkit (logos & images)
- CrumplePop 2026.5: ARA Changes Everything (video)
- CrumplePop 2026.5: Demix and Denoise in Pro Tools (video)
About Boris FX
Boris FX creates award-winning video editing, visual effects, motion graphics, audio, and photography plugins powered by AI, and used by over 1 million broadcast, streaming, and feature film professionals worldwide.
The product family includes Sapphire, the high-end visual effects and motion graphics plugin suite; Continuum, the most complete plugin collection for editors and content creators; Mocha Pro, unparalleled planar motion tracking and masking; Silhouette, advanced paint and rotoscoping tools; SynthEyes, cutting-edge 3D camera solving; Vegas Pro, creative video editing software; Sequoia, a high-end post-production, mastering, and broadcast DAW; Samplitude, music production for audio professionals; CrumplePop, AI-driven audio plugins; Sound Forge, specialized editing, restoration, and mastering tools; Acid Pro, loop-based music software; Music Studio, a beginner-friendly recording, editing, and mixing DAW; and Optics, cinematic effects for photographers and digital artists.
The company’s success lies in its ability to tightly integrate and leverage technologies through strong partnerships with Adobe, Autodesk, Avid, Blackmagic Design, Final Cut Pro, Foundry Nuke, and other leading software developers. Founded in 1995.
