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Sonicware has introduced CyDrums - a new instrument that they describe as a "neo-hyperactive drum machine". … Read More Sonicware Intros CyDrumsView the full article

Stylophone shared this in-depth series of tutorials on how to use their new Stylophone Theremin.… Read More Stylophone Theremin In-Depth TutorialView the full article

It's modular 'Synthception' all over again.… Read More DIY Project Puts VCV Rack Virtual Eurorack Modular Into Your Hardware Eurorack SystemView the full article

This article features the best free music production software of the year, based on votes from Bedroom Producers Blog readers. If you’re following our newsletter, you already know that 2024 was an incredible year for music producers on a budget. We’ve seen hundreds of new freeware plugins and tools, and the quality on offer was, [...] View post: BPB Readers’ Choice Awards 2024 – Top 30 FREE Music Production Software of the Year! View the full article

Analoguesque Sound Designs has released a free collection of patches for the ASM Hydrasynth, Analoguesque Esoteric II.… Read More Free Sound Library For The ASM HydrasynthView the full article

ScratchBud is a new FX app for iOS and Mac that lets you 'scratch' audio files.… Read More ScratchBud For iOS & MacView the full article

Developer Christophe Duquesne let us know that he's released Loris Synth, a new analysis and resynthesis tool for the EaganMatrix.… Read More Loris Synth Resynthesis Tool For Eaganmatrix Now Available For macOSView the full article

Organizers of Soundmit have announced that the event will return to Turin, after a 1-year break, July 4 to 6, 2025.… Read More Soundmit Returns To Turin July 4-6View the full article

Binyamin Friedman released Just a Sample, a free and open-source audio sampler. The plugin is a macOS, Windows, and Linux release for VST3 and AU formats. Friedman describes Just a Sample as a modern sampler focused on simplicity and ease of use. Just a Sample integrates an effects chain with verb, chorus, distortion, and EQ [...] View post: Just a Sample is a FREE Sampler Made for Ease of Use View the full article

Crocus Soundware has introduced Liminal: HandPan Explorations - a library of a deeply sampled steel Handpan instrument, also known as a Hang or Hang Drum.… Read More New HandPan Virtual Instrument, Liminal, For KontaktView the full article

With 2024 delivering a bumper crop of software synths, it’s been tough to pick the cream of the crop, but here are my choices for Best Software Synths of 2024, along with others worthy of a mention... The post Best Software Synths of 2024: Five Synth Plugins That Floated Our Boat This Year appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

On Monday, BlepFX released the free Crunchrr digital degrader plugin for macOS, Windows, and Linux. This VST3 and CLAP plugin has a simple interface that allows you to add digital artifacts to an audio source. Crunchrr modulates a small fractional delay line at an audio rate at high frequency, providing a bitcrush, erosion, and sample [...] View post: BlepFX Drops FREE Crunchrr Digital Degrader Plugin View the full article

On Friday, Ewan Bristow released the free EB-Diøne sampler, which is capable of some radical audio manipulation techniques. As we’ve come to expect from Bristow’s work, EB-Diøne runs in the free Plugdata programming environment. You can run Plugdata on macOS, Windows, Linux, and more, either as a standalone app or plugin (VST3, LV2, CLAP, AU). [...] View post: Ewan Bristow Releases FREE EB-Diøne Creative Sampler for Audio Manipulation via Plugdata View the full article

Here's a look at sequencing using the Pitch Lane on the Korg modWave, wavestate, and the new multi/poly.… Read More Understanding Sequencing On The Korg modWave, Wavestate & Multi/PolyView the full article

This ambient synth performance features a minimal setup of a Moog Subharmonicon & Mother-32 Eurorack synths.… Read More Ambient Synth Performance With Moog Subharmonicon & Mother-32View the full article

Here's a review of the Beanie Bunnie Moo Moo, a dual oscillator in Eurorack format. … Read More Beanie Bunnie Moo Moo Dual Oscillator Review & DemoView the full article

Here's a cover of 'Reincarnation', from Kitaro's new age album, 'Silk Road 2'.… Read More Kitaro’s Reincarnation, From Silk Road 2View the full article

Over the last few months, we’ve seen many limited-time offers from Karanyi Sounds, including a massive 80% off Black Friday sale. Now, they have released Cloudmax Breeze, an AI-assisted vocal chain plugin that is available at a limited-time discount. If you missed the Black Friday sale, it’s not too late for discounts; Karanyi Sounds still has over [...] View post: Karanyi Sounds releases Cloudmax Breeze, an AI-assisted vocal chain plugin (limited-time discount) View the full article

We’re a few days past Christmas now, but there are still some gifts left unopened for some of you as Audio Assault offers their Xmas extreme vintage amp for free. Audio Assault dropped a new vintage guitar amp sim as part of their Amp Locker lineup, and it’s absolutely free. There is a pay-what-you-want option, [...] View post: Audio Assault’s Xmas extreme vintage amp is available for FREE View the full article

Chris Johnson, the man behind Airwindows, did his best Santa Claus impression this year by gifting us all ConsoleX on Christmas Day. Despite dropping on the typically hectic Christmas Day, I’m sure many of you immediately downloaded the highly-anticipated mixing console plugin and hid away in blissful ignorance of everything else the day brought. In [...] View post: Airwindows releases ConsoleX for macOS, Windows, and Linux View the full article

It’s been a good year for free plugins! From unique effects to creative software synths, there were heaps of great freeware to discover. As the year draws to a close, we check out the best free plugins of 2024! With so many great free plugins, it’s impossible to name all of them. Off the top of my head, I can think of at least ten more freebies that absolutely would’ve deserved a spot on the list of the best free plugins of the year. But I’ve only got so much space to work with here… So please don’t be mad if your favorite free plugin didn’t make the list – you’ll probably find it in our archive of our weekly freeware columns! Here are our picks for the best free plu…

Synthesist and sound designer Matt Johnson (Jamiroquai) shared this video, demoing his new collection of patches for the Oberheim OB-X8 synthesizer.… Read More Oberheim OB-X8 Binaural & Double+ PresetsView the full article

Frankfurt's Museum Of Modern Electronic Music has announced that Tangerine Dream: Zeitraffer, an exhibit that tells the story of the pioneering synth group, will open in April. … Read More Tangerine Dream: Zeitraffer Exhibit Coming To Frankfurt April 7, 2025View the full article

Here's a review of the Black Corporation ISE-NIN synthesizer, and a comparison to the synth it's inspired by, the Roland Jupiter-8.… Read More Black Corporation ISE-NIN Synthesizer Review & Comparison To Roland Jupiter-8View the full article

Over the last few months, I’ve had the pleasure of working with BPB as a writer (EDITOR’S NOTE: Glad to have you on board, Soroosh!). I’ve written articles on a wide range of products from various developers. Today’s article is different, though, because I get to introduce you to a new, free sample library made [...] View post: Telephone Guitar is a FREE guitar library for Decent Sampler View the full article

Here's a review of the Body Synths Metal Fetishist - an "unhinged noise box" and percussion synthesizer.… Read More Body Synths Metal Fetishist Percussion Synthesizer ReviewView the full article

Inspired by the earliest polysynths of the 1970s, the Polygene is fully polyphonic, can be tuned to any scale or tuning, is multi-timbral and completely touch sensitive:… Read More Polygene Synthesizer Hands-On DemoView the full article

On Friday, Mensla launched the MS-3, a single oscillator waveshaper synthesizer with an envelope and filter section and integrated effects. The free plugin is a macOS (AU) and Windows (VST3) release. The synth is split into four sections, which, from left to right, are the waveshaper, envelopes and filter, effects, and graphical display. The waveshaper [...] View post: Mensla launches FREE MS-3 waveshaper synthesizer with integrated effects View the full article

In the second half of 2024, Rigid Audio began moving former flagship products into the freeware category, continuing with their release of the free Kontakt instrument Ion Storm. This news was particularly pleasing for media composers as it included the Interference drum and loop sequencer, Cinematrix, and Synferno (all for Kontakt Full). These libraries are [...] View post: Rigid Audio Ion Storm Kontakt instrument is FREE for a limited time View the full article

Lotus Sound Audio dropped the new LS-1173 analog-style EQ and preamp plugin. The LS-1173 is a macOS (VST3, AU) and Windows (VST3) release. Lotus Sound Audio says the plugin is based on the “legendary API model”, and judging by the appearance of the interface and control scheme, they seem to be referring to the API [...] View post: Lotus Sound Audio releases FREE LS-1173 Analog EQ and Preamp Plugin View the full article