Mario Nieto World has released a new plugin which features ready-made instruments and effects, as well as modular playground to build your own.
MNodes features 330+ building blocks, including a vocoder up to 100 bands, a six-band parametric EQ, OTT and multiband dynamics, microtonal quantizers (EDO, just intonation, Scala), a full VST3 host, poly modules up to 16 voices, sequencers, samplers, UI widgets, and much more.
Most producers know the mental fatigue of chaining five different plugins together just to make one dynamic patch. You load a soft synth, route it into a modulation plugin, slap on an EQ, follow it up with a spatial effect, and suddenly your CPU is struggling while your screen is covered in clutter. When you just want to build sounds fluidly without leaving your flow state, switching between dozens of separate windows gets in the way of making music.
MNodes by Mario Nieto World changes how you build sounds in your DAW. It functions as a complete modular sound environment housed inside a single instrument or effect plugin. Instead of toggling between isolated processors, MNodes gives you access to an expanding library of ready-to-play synths, drum machines, keys, sequencers, and custom audio effects.
MNodes features
- Instant Playability: Open MNodes as an instrument or audio effect inside any major DAW. Browse ready-made synths, acoustic keys, drum machines, creative sequencers, and rich effect racks from a growing factory library.
- The LAB Idea Generator: Stuck in a creative rut? Hit the LAB button and MNodes instantly generates a completely new, fully playable plugin patch with mapped controls giving you instant inspiration without menu diving.
- Deep Modular Engine: Go under the hood with over 330 specialized nodes. Connect oscillators, filters, custom modulators, spatial utilities, and audio processors to construct your dream signal chains.
- Built-in VST3 Hosting: Host third-party VST3 plugins directly inside MNodes. Route external effects and virtual instruments through MNodes’ internal modulation networks and sequencers.
- Custom Interface & Perform Mode: Design clean, custom front panels with tailored controls for your patches. When you are ready to play live or track automation, switch to Perform mode for an uncluttered layout built for performance.
- Advanced Audio Features: Features microtonal tuning capabilities for non-Western scales and a high-precision 100-band vocoder for complex vocal processing and robotic textures.
MNodes for Windows and macOS (VST3, AU and standalone) is priced €79 EUR at Mario Nieto World. It is also available at Audio Plugin Deals for $90 USD, with a purchase including the Novagrid generative sequencing tool designed to break predictable pattern loops. This offer expires August 12th, 2026.
