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Composer & synthesist Marius Leicht shared this live performance of Nachtblau, featuring the sound of the Oberheim Matrix 1000 synthesizer.… Read More Marius Leicht – Nachtblau (Matrix 1000 version)View the full article

The Open Reel Ensemble, a Japanese band known for their use of open-reel recordings to create music, performs with bowed audio tape.… Read More Open Reel Ensemble Performs With Bowed Magnetic TapeView the full article

The new Stylophone Gen X-2 expands on the classic stylus keyboard design, adding modular connectivity and more. … Read More Stylophone Gen X-2 Now AvailableView the full article

The Erica Synths Elektor Formant is available as both a full kit, and as a partial kit for hardcore DIYers. … Read More Erica Synths Elektor Formant Synthesizer Now Available To OrderView the full article

The event, now in its thirteenth year, features performances, workshops and vendors.… Read More Knobcon Number Thirteen Coming To Chicagoland Sept 5-7, 2025View the full article

Melino features six "vintage style" virtual instruments: Melloflute, Melloviolin, Xylophone, Vintage EP, W-200, and Home Piano.… Read More New Soft Synth, Melino, Features 6 ‘Vintage’ Virtual InstrumentsView the full article

TapeFi is a brand-new developer celebrating the launch of its debut plugin, Fail. Fail is a cassette tape emulator that recreates the much sought-after imperfections of analog tape machines. TapeFi spent months refining the nostalgic and unpredictable character of tape to package it in a straightforward, easy-to-use interface. If you can’t get enough cassette tape [...] View post: TapeFi releases Fail, a FREE cassette tape emulator for macOS and Windows View the full article

CODA is the creation of Kyle Stemberger, the name behind Haven Audio. In addition to developing CODA, Kyle creates sample packs, and if you’re into beatmaking, you might want to check out some of his loops and phrases. Haven Audio labels CODA as a Dynamic Phase Smasher, which sounds pretty aggressive. But, on the contrary, the [...] View post: Haven Audio releases CODA, a FREE mix enhancer plugin for macOS and Windows View the full article

The update adds deeper DAW integration and enhanced accessibility for blind and visually impaired users.… Read More Native Instruments Updates Kontrol S-Series MK3 KeyboardsView the full article

The BM-11M Low Pass Filter is an affordable knockoff of the Moog Moogerfooger MF-101S Lowpass Filter.… Read More Behringer BM-11M Low Pass Filter Now Available To Pre-OrderView the full article

AIR Music Tech offers the Pitch Shifter, a pitch modulation plugin for macOS and Windows, for free for a limited time. Pitch Shifter is part of the AIR Creative FX Collection 2, a bundle that usually sells for $199. While the whole collection isn’t free, AIR is currently offering Pitch Shifter as a standalone freebie [...] View post: AIR Music Tech offers Pitch Shifter plugin for FREE for a limited time View the full article

IK Multimedia’s Mic Room is currently available for just $22 (70% off) at Plugin Boutique until August 31st. As a bonus, any purchase this month also gets you a free copy of Hertz Instruments GainStage Pro. Mic Room is a mic modeling plugin designed to reshape the tonal character of recorded audio by simulating over [...] View post: IK Multimedia Mic Room is 70% OFF At Plugin Boutique + FREE GainStage Pro Plugin View the full article

Sonimus has released DelaySon, a free analog-style delay plugin for macOS and Windows. If you’ve been producing music for a while, the name Sonimus might bring back memories. I first discovered them fifteen years ago when they released SonEQ, a rare kind of freebie back then. With its sleek (especially for 2010) GUI, analog-style saturation, [...] View post: Sonimus releases DelaySon, a FREE analog-style delay plugin for Windows and macOS View the full article

Minor Drama has released SendBlender, a free utility plugin designed to simplify parallel processing in your DAW. It’s a streamlined mixing tool with a sleek, high-contrast black interface. It makes mixing easier if you’re juggling multiple parallel effects. If you’ve ever built a complex FX bus and struggled to dial in just the right blend [...] View post: Minor Drama releases free SendBlender mix knob plugin, with Pro version also available View the full article

The Crow Hill Company has just released the Lo-Fi Strings as part of their free vaults series. The Crow Hill Company’s Vaults series has long been a source of excellent free instruments. Since the recent overhaul, we’ve seen Bridge Guitar added to the collection, along with the option to recover older Vaults as donationware. The [...] View post: The Crow Hill Company releases Lo-Fi Strings as part of the FREE vaults series View the full article

In his latest video, synthesist Starsky Carr shares a head-to-head comparison between the original Moog MoogerFooger MF-103 12-Stage Phaser and the Behringer knockoff, the BM-13 Phaser.… Read More Moog Moogerfooger MF-103 Phaser vs Behringer Boogerfooger BM-13 PhaserView the full article

The Osmose expands on the capabilities of standard piano-style keyboards, by providing new expressive options for individual note expression. … Read More 12 Ways To Play More Expressively On The Osmose, With Jordan RudessView the full article

Synth-Werk has announced that the Bode Barberpole Phaser, a reissue of the rare design by Harald Bode, is now available as a 5U module for MU systems. … Read More Synth-Werk Brings The Bode Barberpole Phaser And ‘Infinity Phasing’ To Moog Format Modular SystemsView the full article

Gooey Audio has released Control, a feedback-based diffusion plugin for macOS and Windows. BPB readers can get it for just $6.99 (regular price $19.99) using the coupon code BEDROOMGOOEYCONTROL at checkout. Control isn’t your typical reverb plugin. It’s based on a feedback delay network (FDN), and while the results can sound reverb-like at low settings, [...] View post: Get Gooey Audio’s new Control Plugin for just $6.99 with BPB discount View the full article

Daybreak Audio has released Omega Knob, a free version of the developer’s flagship product, Omega Comp. Omega Knob features the default Omega Comp preset and a taster of the premium version, which is currently on sale for $57 (usually $119). You can hear the paid version in action in Daybreak Audio’s short demo video. A [...] View post: Daybreak Audio releases Omega Knob, a FREE one-knob compressor plugin View the full article

Focusrite has teamed up with Swedish developer Klevgrand to offer Degrader as a free download for all registered Focusrite and Novation product owners. Here’s the thing, though. You don’t need to own any hardware to qualify. Software works, too. Even if you only have the free FAST bundle from a past promotion (which you probably [...] View post: Get Klevgrand Degrader for FREE if you own any Focusrite product View the full article

Organizers of Superbooth - the Berlin-based international synth expo - have announced dates for the 2026 show. … Read More Superbooth 26 Returns To Berlin May 7 – 9, 2026View the full article

The X-2044 is an original 8-voice bi-timbral analog synthesizer design, with a voice architecture that combines a DCO section inspired by Roland JX-8P with a 2044 filter.… Read More New JX2044 Analog Polysynth Sneak PreviewView the full article

PWM has released Mantis v2, a free firmware update for the four-voice hybrid polysynth that adds the original OSCar wavetables. … Read More PWM Mantis Synthesizer Updated With Original OSCar WavetablesView the full article

Synthesist Starsky Carr shared this head-to-head comparison between the Behringer BM-15 MURF Box and the device it copies, the classic MoogerFooger MIDI MuRF.… Read More Behringer BM-15 MURF Box & MoogerFooger MIDI MuRF Head-To-Head ComparisonView the full article

From @synthandsoftware - PERRCS – carefully selected samples from the orchestral library of Oscar-winning film composer Hans Zimmer. PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT Complementing its low-end counterpart, DRUMS, PERRCS focuses on top-end percussive sounds — sticks, shakers, tambourines, rimshots, rotos, frottoirs, boobams, and more — adding symphonic sparkle and subtle groove to any production. Whether used on its own or alongside other […] The post UJAM Launches PERRCS: Cinematic Percussion from Hans Zimmer’s Orchestral Library appeared first on Synth and Software. View the full article

We’ve seen quite a few freebies from Lotus Sound Audio over the last couple of years, including the Teletronix-inspired LA2-FOX Compressor plugin. This time, the Swiss-based developer is back with an update to another compressor plugin, Silver Fox. Silver Fox MK2 is a VCA-style compressor plugin that you can download for free right now. Additionally, [...] View post: Lotus Sound Audio releases Silver Fox MK2, a FREE VCA-style compressor plugin View the full article

ModMan is a free Perlin noise modulation plugin by UnplugRed, a developer we’ve covered multiple times on BPB. If you’re new to UnplugRed, consider checking out Diet Audio and Magic Carpet, two plugins that provide a good indication of the developer’s style and approach. Like previous UnplugRed releases, ModMan doesn’t follow the most traditional path. ModMan [...] View post: UnplugRed releases ModMan, a FREE Perlin noise modulation plugin View the full article

Dimethoxy Audio has released Disflux, a free and open-source transient-shaping plugin for Windows, macOS, and Linux. At its core, Disflux is a transient designer, but it’s not your typical “attack up, sustain down” affair. Instead, it uses a chain of all-pass filters to smear high-energy transients over time, creating a laser-like sweep effect that’s part [...] View post: Dimethoxy Audio releases Disflux, a FREE transient shaper with a twist View the full article

„If you wanna start, start big!“ is what Groppioni Paolo (GrP) must have told me in 2008. We were sitting in front of a huge proxy of a synthesizer panel.… Read More The post GRP A8 – analog studio synthesizer appeared first on GreatSynthesizers. View the full article