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Massive Attack & Tom Waits - a surprising collaboration - released the music video for Boots On The Ground.… Read More Massive Attack + Tom Waits – ‘Boots on the Ground’View the full article

Slate Digital is running a Spring Sale with the coupon code SPRING26, which knocks $25 off your order in the shop. A handful of paid plugins are currently priced at $24.50 each during the sale, so the discount covers the full price and brings them down to zero. The crazy part is that the code [...] View post: Get premium Slate Digital plugin(s) for FREE with the SPRING26 coupon code View the full article

From @synthandsoftware - Knobula introduces new drum voice design with Drum Farm performance-focused Eurorack module. PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT Drum Farm Eurorack module merges synthesis, sampling, and real-time effects into a single, hands-on instrument built for fast, intuitive sound design, empowering users to relentlessly sculpt, process, sample, and re-sample sounds grown from its wide range of virtual analogue and physically modelled drum and effects […] The post New Drum Farm Eurorack Module appeared first on Synth and Software. View the full article

Arplus combines a quantizer, arpeggiator, and string synthesizer into one module.… Read More Zlosynth Instruments Arplus Quantized Arpeggiated Karplus-Strong Eurorack ModuleView the full article

Cre8Audio today introduced PROGRAMM, a step sequencer for Eurorack modular systems. … Read More Cre8Audio Intros PROGRAMM Step SequencerView the full article

Plugin Boutique has Soundtoys FilterFreak on sale for $39, which is 73% off the regular price of $149. The deal runs until April 28th. FilterFreak is still one of my favorite filter plugins for sound design. There are plenty of newer filter modulation plugins around, but I keep coming back to this one. I love [...] View post: Soundtoys FilterFreak is 73% OFF (plus SuperPlate and Softube Transient Shaper deals) View the full article

DLP Audio (Dean’s List Plugins) has released Smoke Mono 1, a free monophonic analog modeling synthesizer developed by Grammy-winning producer Mike Dean. Please note that it’s currently only available on macOS. Mike Dean has shaped the sound of modern hip-hop for over four decades, with credits including Kanye West, Travis Scott, and The Weeknd. I’ve [...] View post: DLP Audio releases Smoke Mono 1, a FREE macOS monosynth from Mike Dean View the full article

Developer Tuğrul Akyüz has released TugPhonon, a free vintage rotating tape-delay plugin. We’ve covered a few very interesting delay plugins recently, including Timerift Audio’s Oh My Grain and TiagoLr’s Sirial. When plugins like those two come up, I often refer to them as something a little bit different, and that’s true. This time, we might [...] View post: Tuğrul Akyüz releases TugPhonon, a FREE vintage rotating tape delay plugin View the full article

Zebra 3 has been "rebuilt from scratch with state-of-the-art technologies spanning analogue modelling, physical modelling and purely digital synthesis."… Read More u-he Zebra 3 Now Available, Here’s What’s NewView the full article

DAWJunkie, the developer behind Padness 2 Jr, LeadOff Jr, and various other quirky but awesome freebies, is back with another freebie – the DT-600 Mini. DT-600 Mini is based on the 1980s Casio MT-600 keyboard. The Casiotone MT-600 is one of those keyboards many musicians had as a kid, without realizing the sounds are actually [...] View post: DAWJunkie releases DT-600 Mini, a FREE Casio MT-600 emulation plugin View the full article

Arponaut is a free pattern-based arpeggiator for macOS and Windows from Groove Music Industries. The plugin is available in VST3 format for macOS and Windows. Arponaut takes the typical piano-roll workflow found in a common DAW and provides a quick, easy way to generate simple or complex arpeggiated patterns. The thing that makes Arponaut more [...] View post: Groove Music Industries releases Arponaut, a FREE pattern-based arpeggiator for macOS and Windows View the full article

It's intended to be no-compromise, full-size reissue. … Read More PPG Wave 2.3 Reissue Sneak PreviewView the full article

Featured in the magazine “Electronic & Music Maker,” the E&MM SPECTRUM SYNTHESISER was sold as a kit in 1981 and 1982: all electronic and hardware components, including the front panel… Read More The post E&MM SPECTRUM – vintage DIY-synth with cult status appeared first on GreatSynthesizers. View the full article

Cyma Forma shared this overview of ALT version 2.0, a major firmware update… Read More Cyma Forma ALT Synthesizer Gets Major UpdateView the full article

Behringer today shared this video intro for the JT-2, a new Euro-format rack monosynth, based on the voice and look of the Roland Jupiter-8.… Read More Behringer JT-2 Synthesizer Sound DemoView the full article

fedDSP has released fedZEP, a new guitar amp plugin built around two original amp designs, three preamp pedals, a dual-cab section, and a full FX rack. fedDSP is a small team from Sheffield, UK, led by producer and engineer Federico Telesca. Over the past few weeks, we’ve covered their first three plugin releases: the MORSO [...] View post: fedDSP releases fedZEP guitar amp plugin with two original amps, three pedals, and a full FX rack View the full article

Intermod is a new audio plugin from Phantom Sounds, the developer behind Orbit (spatial reverb) and 56K (digital decay). We covered Orbit earlier this year, and if you missed it the first time around, it’s worth checking out. Intermod offers something a little different; it’s a self-intermodulation effect that multiplies the strongest components in your [...] View post: Phantom Sounds releases Intermod, a FREE spectral modulation effect View the full article

Filament is a new MIDI orchestration plugin from Forma Labs Audio, and it’s currently in the free public beta stage. If you sign up to be one of the beta testers, you’ll get to play a part in shaping the final product, and you’ll receive the full v1.0 release at launch. There are limited beta-tester [...] View post: Forma Labs Audio releases Filament, a real-time MIDI orchestration plugin (free public beta) View the full article

Scottish electronic duo Boards Of Canada shared this music video, teasing their first new music in more than a decade, Tape 05. … Read More New Music From Boards Of Canada – ‘Tape 05’View the full article

Synapse Audio Software has updated The Legend HZ, their software synth created in collaboration with Hans Zimmer & Kevin Schroeder. Here's what's new! … Read More Synapse Audio Legend HZ v2.1 Adds New Equalizer, Microtuning SupportView the full article

The Alkove is a stereo multitimbral hybrid synthesizer, that combines analog VCA dynamics, formant and subtractive synthesis with real-time DSP.… Read More Pylobolus Debuts Unique Alkove 12-Voice Binaural Hybrid SynthesizerView the full article

The collection includes six standalone instruments, CZ, FZ, VZ, HZ, CTK, and RZ, each with its own character and history.… Read More UVI Vintage Casio Legacy Features 6 Virtual InstrumentsView the full article

The developers say that the PPG Modular 300 is a faithful recreation of the original, developed by Wolfgang Palm in Hamburg starting in 1975.… Read More PPG Modular System 300 Reissue Debuts At SynthFest FranceView the full article

The New England Synthesizer Festival returns Saturday, May 2, 2026, Noon – 6 PM at Northeastern University, Boston, MA.… Read More New England Synth Fest Set Coming To Northeastern University, Saturday, May 2 2026View the full article

Elementary Sounds has released TSUD, a free sample-based kalimba instrument for macOS and Windows. This is Elementary Sounds’ first free release and their first new product after roughly a year of silence. I was a bit surprised I hadn’t heard of them before, since their paid stuff looks pretty cool. They have a handful of [...] View post: Elementary Sounds releases TSUD, a FREE sample-based kalimba instrument View the full article

Universal Audio has launched UAD Explore FREE, a bundle of eight UAD plugins and the LUNA DAW available at no cost and with no UA hardware required. If you’ve been following UA’s promotional giveaways in our news section over the past few years, most of these plugins will look familiar. The 1176 was free for [...] View post: Universal Audio launches UAD Explore FREE plugin bundle with 8 plugins and the LUNA DAW View the full article

Moog Music has introduced the Minimoog Model D Bob Moog Tribute Edition, a limited-edition version of the classic Minimoog reissue that not only honors synth pioneer Bob Moog, but supports The Bob Moog Foundation. … Read More Moog Intros Minimoog Model D Bob Moog Tribute EditionView the full article

The Slim 21 Continuum offers the full engine and capabilities of their flagship Continuum expressive instrument, but with a smaller 21-note range.… Read More Haken Continuum Intros Slim 21 Compact Continuum SynthesizerView the full article

From @synthandsoftware - The 2026 date will mark the ten year anniversary of the SUPERBOOTH as an independent festival and trade fair for electronic musical instrument. PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT Reflecting back on this year’s SUPERBOOTH25, the SUPERBOOTH is happy to report that this year’s edition was again a big success overall that brought together more guests and exhibitors than […] The post Happy 10th! SUPERBOOTH26, May 7th to the 9th in Berlin appeared first on Synth and Software. View the full article

From @synthandsoftware - Armada empowers your favorite plug-ins to creatively handle multichannel audio with ease. PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT Fiedler Audio unveiled armada, a powerful new plug-in wrapper that brings full VST3 processing to Dolby Atmos and other immersive audio formats. Designed for modern mixing and mastering workflows, armada enables audio professionals to utilize their favorite VST3 plug-ins across virtually […] The post Fiedler Audio Armada Wraps VST3 Plug-Ins for any Immersive Format appeared first on Synth and Software. View the full article