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This new interview with Tom Oberheim is a must-see video for fans of Oberheim's work. … Read More New Interview With Tom Oberheim, “The Genius Behind The Greatest Sounding Synthesizers”View the full article

Track Notes integrates with Apple Music so you can create notes for the currently playing song or any track in your library.… Read More New iOS App, Track Notes, Lets You Annotate Songs And Moments Within A SongView the full article

If you’ve been looking for a new delay plugin, there’s been no shortage of options over the past week or so as Witch Pig releases Starscraper, a free pitch-shifting reverse delay plugin for macOS and Windows. We’ve had Harrison 3D Delay (free from Harrison Audio), a BPB exclusive offering 35% off Raccoon Audio’s EchoSnack Delay, [...] View post: Witch Pig releases Starscraper, a FREE pitch-shifting reverse delay plugin View the full article

The MEMS Mic makes it easy to bring outside sounds into your system, with a tiny omni mic component hidden behind the panel.… Read More Intellijel Intros 2HP MEMS Microphone ModuleView the full article

Moog Music has released a free firmware update for the Moog One, addressing bugs and improving its MIDI support. … Read More Moog One Firmware Update Fixes Bugs & Improves MIDI SupportView the full article

Sampleson has introduced Twinkle, a virtual instrument for Mac & Windows that turns gestures into short, orchestrated musical phrases.… Read More New Virtual Instrument Turns Gestures Into Orchestrated Musical PhrasesView the full article

The library features 64 custom patches for Moog Muse, inspired by classic sounds from Vangelis, Jean-Michel Jarre, Boards of Canada, Jon Hopkins, Klaus Schulze, William Orbit and others.… Read More Shut Up & Play: Sounds Of The Moog MuseView the full article

The utilities let you create empty FZ-1 disk images, store files onto an image, convert a .wav file to .fzv and more. … Read More Free Utilities For The Casio FZ-1View the full article

From @synthandsoftware - Dream Theater’s pioneer of keyboards and music software uses AI Jordan Rudess is celebrated as one of the most technical – and certainly one of the fastest – keyboard players out there. While best known for his role in the progressive metal band Dream Theater, he also contributes to scores of other band projects, in […] The post Jordan Rudess – the Synth and Software Interview appeared first on Synth and Software. View the full article

Safari Pedals offers the Gorilla Drive ($49) warm analog-style saturation plugin for free via Bedroom Producers Blog until August 24th. Gorilla Drive is typically priced at $49, but BPB readers can claim a free license this week. To get your free copy, register with your email address via the link at the end of this [...] View post: Safari Pedals Gorilla Drive is FREE at BPB this week View the full article

Wunderkammer has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund production of the WoO.1 Portable Looper & Sampler.… Read More Wunderkammer WoO.1 Sampler Now Available To Pre-OrderView the full article

Kilohearts has announced the addition of its latest plugin, Compactor, to the free Kilohearts Essentials range. Compactor joins existing freebies like Clipper and Shaper in the Kilohearts Essentials catalogue. If you aren’t familiar with Kilohearts Essentials, each addition is available as a regular (AU, VST2, VST3, AAX) plugin or as a Kilohearts Snapin, and completely [...] View post: Kilohearts releases Compactor, a FREE loudness maximizing plugin View the full article

Harrison Audio has released four new plugins, including 3D Delay. You can download one of them for free by subscribing to the developer’s newsletter. The four new plugins are Stunning Phaser, Dyno Mite, Spectral Gate, and 3D Delay. The freebie on offer is 3D Delay, a versatile delay plugin that delivers sounds inspired by classic [...] View post: Harrison 3D Delay plugin is FREE for Harrison Audio newsletter subscribers View the full article

From @synthandsoftware - Free pro-grade FX plug-in is released alongside 3 new Harrison plug-ins giving producers, engineers, and musicians even more music creation and mixing tools with that ‘Nashville sound’. PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT Harrison Audio introduces pro-grade Delay FX within everyone’s reach. ​ Artists, producers, and engineers can download the 3D Delay plug-in — derived from Harrison’s digital console technology — […] The post Harrison Audio Announces Free 3D Delay Plug-in appeared first on Synth and Software. View the full article

From @synthandsoftware - The livestream will take place on the Foundation’s YouTube channel at 8 pm (EDT) on August 21st, the 20th anniversary of Moog’s passing. PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT The Bob Moog Foundation is excited to announce its upcoming livestream of the Synth Legends symposium, which originally took place in Los Angeles on April 19, 2005, and was organized by Russ Jones of […] The post Bob Moog Foundation Announces Synth Legends Livestream appeared first on Synth and Software. View the full article

Axart Labs has released AutoBeat 2 (€29.95), an AI-powered MIDI beat generator plugin for macOS (AU/VST3) and Windows (VST3). AutoBeat 2 is a creative tool built around a 12-track step sequencer and an on-device AI engine. The plugin’s key strength is its ability to instantly generate beats in a wide range of styles, from hip-hop [...] View post: Axart Labs releases AutoBeat 2, an AI-powered MIDI beat generator for macOS and Windows View the full article

SoundMorph is running a surprise deal that lets you get $99 off any product on their site using the code SoundMorphCash99. There’s no minimum required, so you can use the code to grab one of their premium sound design tools completely free of charge. The deal’s end date isn’t officially announced, and it could end [...] View post: Get $99 OFF any SoundMorph Product, get DUST, Wave Warper 2, or TimeFlux for FREE! View the full article

BeatConnect has released PlaygroundFX, a multi-effects plugin that lets you build and explore complex effect chains in a fun, hands-on way. PlaygroundFX probably isn’t the kind of plugin you’ll load for a simple reverb or delay. But if you want to twist and reshape your audio into something completely new, this could become your new [...] View post: BeatConnect releases PlaygroundFX, a creative multi-effects plugin for macOS and Windows View the full article

Cherry Audio as introduced Crumar Spirit, a virtual instrument based on the classic hardware synth of the same name from 1983. … Read More Cherry Audio | Crumar SpiritView the full article

Developer Jonathan Higgins has released SoundThread, a free cross-platform node-based UI for the Composers Desktop Project (CDP), one of the most powerful (and previously most intimidating) free sound design toolkits around. CDP has been a hidden weapon for experimental sound design since the 1980s, famously used by artists like Aphex Twin. The problem is, though, [...] View post: SoundThread UI for CDP – Aphex Twin’s favorite tool just got a free modular GUI View the full article

Red Sounds has released deFORM 2, a free pitch modulation plugin for macOS and Windows. It is available for free for a limited time via VST Alarm. DeFORM 2 is a simple pitch modulator designed as a quick tool for achieving a lo-fi vibe. You get two LFOs: one sine wave and one irregular shape, [...] View post: Red Sounds releases deFORM 2 pitch modulation plugin FREE for a limited time View the full article

Riffline is a four-voice, single-oscillator supersaw type synthesizer plugin in Logue SDK 2.0 format.… Read More New Plugin Adds 4-Voice Supersaw Synth To Korg DrumlogueView the full article

ALM has introduced Stem Ripper, a compact 8-channel audio recorder that's designed to let you do 'full patch recording', without the need for external hardware.… Read More New Module, Stem Ripper, Puts 8-Track Audio Recorder Into Your Modular SynthView the full article

Knobcon organizers let us know that this year's Guest of Honor will be Cameron Jones, co-inventor of one of the most important synths ever created, the New England Digital Synclavier.… Read More Knobcon Guest Of Honor To Be Synclavier Co-Inventor Cameron JonesView the full article

e-instruments releases Desolate Guitars Fragment, a FREE vintage chime guitar instrument for Kontakt Player Desolate Guitars Fragment is the lite version of the premium Desolate Guitars library (€149), and it’s available to download for free. You’ll need Kontakt Player 7.6.1 or higher, which is also free. The primary difference between the two versions is that [...] View post: e-instruments releases FREE Desolate Guitars Fragment for Kontakt Player View the full article

Dystopian Waves has released Drox, a free Max for Live device for glitchy, real-time audio manipulation in Ableton Live. If you’re into creative sound mangling, this one’s worth checking out. I don’t personally use Ableton Live, so I haven’t tested Drox, but it looks like a really fun tool for anyone who enjoys glitch processing, [...] View post: Dystopian Waves releases Drox, a FREE glitch effect for Ableton Live View the full article

Safari Pedals has released Falcon Air EQ, a sleek high-end enhancer and de-esser plugin for Windows and macOS, currently available for an introductory price of $49 (regularly $79). Falcon Air EQ focuses on taming harshness while lifting your mix with top-end sparkle. It can help you achieve that polished vocal sheen, brighten up a dark [...] View post: Safari Pedals releases Falcon Air EQ with $49 intro price View the full article

Raccoon Audio has released EchoSnack Delay, a creative stereo delay plugin for macOS and Windows. EchoSnack is the indie developer’s first commercial release after their popular freeware, OctoWah Stew. It instantly got my attention because it looks like a retro 8-bit video game. Not exactly what you’d expect from a typical delay plugin. But behind [...] View post: Raccoon Audio releases EchoSnack Delay + Exclusive 35% BPB Discount View the full article

Sonnox has slashed the price of Oxford Inflator to just $19 at Plugin Boutique, down from a whopping $200, but the offer ends today. If you’ve been curious about this well-loved loudness enhancer from Sonnox, now is the perfect time to check it out. I stumbled onto the Oxford Inflator many years ago while searching [...] View post: Sonnox Oxford Inflator is just $19 but the offer ends TODAY! View the full article

Isivisi Audio has released SLURP, a free spatial rotation synthesizer for macOS, Windows, and Linux. SLURP blends FM synthesis with a novel approach to oscillator movement. Instead of traditional waveform-based sound generation, it creates sound from three rotating oscillators in 3D space. At first glance, I thought the SLURP was going to be hard to [...] View post: Isivisi Audio releases SLURP, a FREE spatial rotation FM synth plugin View the full article