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You’ve probably read our article about the free KERN CHECK spectral mono compatibility analyzer earlier this month. We absolutely loved it. CHECK shows you where your stereo image collapses in mono across 40 frequency bands, and it’s a very useful little diagnostic tool. The developer behind CHECK, Jonas R, also makes three paid mixing plugins [...] View post: KERN Audio offers a complete plugin mixing chain (SMOOTH, WARM, WIDE + free CHECK) View the full article

The MARF is a powerful voltage generator that can be used for a wide range of purposes, including sequencing, modulating, envelopes and more.… Read More Tiptop Audio & Buchla 248t Multiple Arbitrary Function Generator (MARF) Now AvailableView the full article

Zimmerman admits to being a G.A.S. (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) addict, and, at one point, even says he built out his Modcan modular synth to 'one-up Daft Punk'.… Read More Deadmau5 Studio Tour – “I Wanted To One-Up Daft Punk!”View the full article

AI is finally most useful where producers actually lose time: stem extraction, cleanup, transcription, fast mastering, and idea generation. The best tools in 2026 aren’t “make a hit song” buttons — they’re time-savers that slot into your existing workflow. Below are 10 AI tools (and categories) that producers are actively using, with specific, practical use cases and a quick “when to skip it” reality check. View the full article

1986 is the latest addition to The Crow Hill Company’s Vaults series, and it’s available in AU, VST, VST3, and AAX formats for macOS and Windows. As always, Vaults releases are free to download for six months before moving into the donationware category. At which point, they are available to purchase with a £3 donation, [...] View post: The Crow Hill Company has added 1986, a Prophet-VS-inspired synth plugin, to the FREE Vaults series View the full article

Temecula DSP has introduced MDV-II, a free virtual effects unit, inspired by the Alesis MIDIVerb II. … Read More Free Reverb For Mac, Windows Recreates Vintage Alesis MidiVerb II SoundView the full article

Lupine Instruments has launched a Kickstarter project to fund production of the AP-1 MIDI-controlled 'acoustic drum machine'. … Read More Lupine Instruments AP-1 Acoustic Drum Machine Now Available To Pre-OrderView the full article

Each channel outputs a variable-staged slope that can act as a complex envelope, flexible LFO, or step sequence.… Read More ALM Intros Quaid Gigaslope Four-Channel Multi-Mode ModularView the full article

When you’re planning a set, it’s tempting to jump straight into mixing – which tracks blend well together and how. But what actually shapes a great DJ set happens much earlier than that, and it all starts with the music you choose. In this free lesson from Ferry Corsten’s Trance DJing Masterclass, Ferry walks through … Continued The post Choosing Tracks For A DJ Set: Start With The Story, Not The Mix appeared first on Digital DJ Tips. View the full article

Ever set a hotcue you’re never meant to press? Sounds weird – but it’s one of the smartest ways to use your performance pads. In this quick tutorial, I show you how to use “marker” hot cues to flag safe points in long tracks where you can jump to the outro and shorten a track … Continued The post How To Use Marker Hotcues For Better DJing appeared first on Digital DJ Tips. View the full article

Elektron has updated Tonverk OS to version 1.3.0, adding Wavefinder, a wavetable synthesis Machine that greatly expands Tonverk’s sonic possibilities.… Read More Free Elektron Tonverk Update Adds Wavetable SynthesisView the full article

Shadaloo Audio DSP has released H, a free tone and loudness enhancer plugin for macOS and Windows. H was built by Fabio “Shadaloo” Caterino, an Italian multi-platinum certified mix and mastering engineer. He originally designed the plugin for his own mixes and then decided to release it publicly as a pay-what-you-want download. First of all, [...] View post: Shadaloo Audio DSP releases H, a FREE tone and loudness enhancer plugin View the full article

Impact Soundworks has introduced Shreddage 3 Electro Sitar, a new virtual instrument that they say offers "the signature sound of the psychedelic era".… Read More Impact Soundworks Intros Psychedelic Shreddage 3 Electro Sitar Virtual InstrumentView the full article

Strange Audio is giving away two free copies of maniFold Omega FULL (worth €29 each) to BPB readers. We featured the free maniFold Σ experimental microlooper from the same developer last year, and it was included in our popular roundup of unusual free plugins released in 2025. maniFold Omega is a hybrid real-time effect processor [...] View post: Win a FREE copy of maniFold Omega FULL by Strange Audio View the full article

Cross The Bridge is a new free guitar amp suite by Marco Dodin, featuring ten vintage-style amplifier emulations and a treble booster in a single VST3 plugin. This is Marco Dodin’s first release, and I’m happy to feature it here. Indie developers are responsible for many of the best freeware plugins we’ve covered over the [...] View post: Marco Dodin releases Cross The Bridge, a FREE guitar amp suite plugin View the full article

Audio Plugin Deals is offering the Singularis piano by SampleTekk for free for the next two weeks. The plugin normally costs $49. Singularis is a virtual piano instrument designed to recreate the sound of recordings from the late 1950s and early 1960s. Back then, studios worked with a few microphones, limited tape tracks, and most [...] View post: SampleTekk Singularis vintage piano plugin is FREE for two weeks ($49 value) View the full article

Kenton has introduced the USB Solo mk2, a new MIDI-to-CV converter and USB MIDI interface, designed to let you control vintage analog monosynths via MIDI.… Read More Kenton Intros USB Solo mk2 High-Specification MID-To-CV ConverterView the full article

Ronald Klarenbeek has released WetReverb and WetDelay, two free and open-source VST3 plugins with an 80s rack unit aesthetic. Both are part of the WET VST project, which is a growing line of plugins built directly on the Steinberg VST3 SDK without JUCE or any third-party framework. In a recent email conversation, Ronald told me [...] View post: WET VST releases WetReverb and WetDelay, two FREE open-source 80s-style effect plugins View the full article

A Sound Effect is giving away the Krypton sound effects library by SmartsoundFX for free to all current and new subscribers of its Audio Jobs newsletter. The offer launched today and expires in 72 hours, so act fast if you need some free cinematic sounds. The Audio Jobs newsletter has been running for seven years, [...] View post: Get the Krypton cinematic SFX library ($65 value) FREE for the next 72 hours View the full article

W.A. Production is celebrating its 12th anniversary with a site-wide 60% discount, a free bundle of 12 products, and an exclusive discount for BPB readers on the BeatQuake plugin. Let’s start with the exclusive deal. BeatQuake is a multi-FX plugin designed by award-winning sound engineer Emrah Celik, who mixes over 300 productions per year. It’s [...] View post: W.A. Production offers FREE plugin bundle + exclusive BPB deal on BeatQuake View the full article

Reverie lets you transform any audio file into long-form ambient soundscapes.… Read More Parallel Minds Intros Reverie Ambient Soundscape GeneratorView the full article

Wide Blue Sound has released Tracer, a beat-synced oscilloscope plugin that is free for a limited time. After the promo period, it will cost $39. There is no clear information about when the free offer ends, so if this sounds interesting, download it as soon as you can. To get it, you can simply enter [...] View post: Wide Blue Sound releases Tracer, a free beat-synced oscilloscope plugin View the full article

You can use the coupon code amacam8 to drop the price of Excite Audio’s Bloom Ensemble Strings Lite to under $1 at Plugin Boutique. Bloom Ensemble Strings Lite normally costs $29 and is already on sale for $19, but applying the code amacam8 at checkout brings it down to around $0.66 (the exact amount may [...] View post: Get Bloom Ensemble Strings Lite for under $1 at Plugin Boutique and claim a FREE gift View the full article

Aurora DSP is celebrating six years with a $15 voucher that works on anything in their store and even lets you get some of their plugins for free. To get the discount, you can simply use the code 6YEARS at checkout. The offer ends in less than 24 hours, though, so act fast if you [...] View post: Aurora DSP is giving away $15 in store credit with FREE stuff available (ends soon) View the full article

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