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On Friday, December 20, Arturia launched the Augmented Mallets Play virtual instrument and made it available for free download until January 2, 2025. The Christmas freebie is a macOS and Windows plugin for VST, AAX, AU, NKS (64-bit only), and standalone formats. Arturia states that the free license is valid until January 2. After that [...] View post: Arturia offers Augmented Mallets Play for FREE until January 2 View the full article

On Wednesday, Cradle launched State Machine Playtime, a free synth that makes toy and playful sounds. The instrument requires the free Cradle Hub app. State Machine Playtime is a macOS (AU, VST3, AAX) and Windows (VST3, AAX) release. Cradle requires creating an account on its website to download Playtime and installing its free Cradle Hub [...] View post: Cradle State Machine Playtime is a FREE Toy Synth plugin View the full article

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The update brings performance improvements and optimized functionality across the board, and introduces new interfaces for three classic Waves plugins: Doubler, SuperTap, and Enigma.… Read More Waves V15 Plugins Now ShippingView the full article

Audio Plugin Deals is currently offering Boom Library’s LiftFX beat drop generator plugin for just $25, which is 74% off the list price of $95. LiftFX is a 64-bit-only macOS and Windows release that delivers risers, breaks, build-ups, swells, sweeps, falls, and downlifters to help you craft the perfect beat drop. Note that the $25 [...] View post: Boom Library LiftFX Beat Drop Generator is Just $25 at Audio Plugin Deals View the full article

Universal Audio is giving away the lovely Pure Plate Reverb plugin until December 24, 2024. This holiday season freebie is the developer’s way of saying thank you to customers, new and old. You can download Pure Plate for free until Christmas Eve (December 24, 2024), when it will return to its regular price. The regular price is actually [...] View post: Universal Audio Pure Plate Reverb plugin is FREE for a limited time View the full article

Sinevibes has introduced Cache, a new effect plugin for real-time audio manipulation, designed specifically for the KORG NTS-3 Kaoss Pad.… Read More Sinevibes Cache Real-Time Audio Manipulator Effect For The Korg NTS-3 Kaoss PadView the full article

Cherry Audio has introduced Filtomika Effect Plugin and the Cherry Audio/MRB Filtomika Module Collection for Voltage Modular.… Read More Cherry Audio Releases Filtomika Plugin & Module CollectionView the full article

Transient processing is one of the simplest and quickest ways to improve the sound of your drums, and multiband transient processing in particular affords you the ability to both make your beats hit harder and sound snappier. In this tutorial we’ll show you how to use a single transient shaper plugin, iZotope Neutron 5 Transient Shaper, to transform the dynamics, texture and stereo image of a drum loop to help it sound better in the mix... The post Enhance your drum beats with Neutron 5 Transient Shaper first appeared on Native Instruments Blog. View the full article

Joyeux Noël et bonne année from those lovely folks in Grenoble! A rather lovely free instrument can be yours right now in the shape of Augmented Mallets Play, compliments of Arturia! Arturia’s Augmented series of instruments has delivered some fascinating sounds that blur the line between acoustic and synthetic. By blending samples with their powerful synthesis software, the Augmented series delivers a pleasant change from more “traditional” acoustic libraries... The post Augmented Mallets Play – A Lovely Xmas Gift from Arturia appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article Augmented Mallets Play · Source: Arturia

Here's an in-depth look at the Moog Muse, the latest flagship synthesizer from Moog Music.… Read More Moog Muse Review And DemoView the full article

Arturia has introduced Tape J-37, a software emulation of the Studer J37 tape machine that can be used to add tape coloration to a master track or drive the input of a bus or insert with harmonic distortion.… Read More Arturia Tape J-37 Brings Classic Analog Tape Sound To Your DAWView the full article

Mystrix is an open source smart grid controller.… Read More Introducing Mystrix, An Open-Source Smart Grid ControllerView the full article

Sonora Cinematic released Panorama Hybrid, which is a post-rock guitar Kontakt Player instrument that you can get for free with the purchase of any eligible Sonora Cinematic NKS product ($45 minimum). Panorama Hybrid runs on the free Kontakt Player 8.1+. Sonora Cinematic does not specify whether the instrument runs on the paid version of Kontakt [...] View post: Get Sonora Cinematic Panorama Hybrid for FREE with any $45+ Purchase View the full article

2024 has been a strange year for studio gear, with few completely new products hitting the shelves, and many popular existing product lines received updates and overhauls. But we don’t mind this so much, especially when said updates focus on the features users are asking for. Here, then, is a rundown of the mics, monitors, controllers and interfaces that have most impressed us in 2024... The post The best studio gear released in 2024, according to MusicTech’s reviewers appeared first on MusicTech. View the full article

Every December, when we look back on the synths released over the past year, we come away thinking: ‘Surely a pinnacle has been reached? Surely there’s no way to out-innovate the innovations we’d been treated to that year?’ Then, inevitably, come January during The NAMM Show, a new, innovative synth will be launched and we’ll be blown away all over again. So let’s check out the synths and instruments from 2024 that 2025’s crop of releases will have to beat... The post These are the 10 best synthesizers of 2024, according to MusicTech’s reviewers appeared first on MusicTech. View the full article

Perfect Room 2 is Denise Audio’s latest release and another sign of things to come in the Baby Audio era (Baby Audio acquired Denise Audio in September 2023 – the brands will remain separate entities). Perfect Room 2 is available at the special intro price of $39 while the sale lasts. We don’t have an [...] View post: Denise Audio releases Perfect Room 2 with special introductory pricing View the full article

With Christmas coming up, we’ve featured many great new products for you here on BPB, and the latest is the IK Multimedia’s Pro Sound Suite. There have been many great offers and even freebies from popular developers such as Waves, iZotope, UAD, IK Multimedia, and more. Speaking of IK Multimedia, we’ll look at a deal [...] View post: IK Multimedia Pro Sound Suite $1 deals are back on HumbleBundle! View the full article

Native Instruments is embracing the season of goodwill with an impressive Holiday Season Sale. The Native Instruments Holiday Season Sale is packed with huge discounts, a free expansion pack, and even a $25 voucher to spend on anything you like. The developer’s deal of the year is a whopping 50% discount on full versions of [...] View post: Get 50% OFF NI Komplete and a FREE Leap expansion of choice View the full article

Warp Records and Aphex Twin have released 'Music From The Merch Desk (2016 - 2023)', a new album that compiles tracks that were previously made available as singles at his live shows.… Read More Aphex Twin – Music From The Merch Desk (2016 – 2023)View the full article

Synthesist and author Chris Meyer (Learning Modular, Patch & Tweak) has created a series of videos, demonstrating the prize in The Bob Moog Foundation's latest fundraising raffle, a $20,000 Eurorack monster synth.… Read More You Could Win This $20,000 Eurorack Monster Synth – But First, Check Out What It Can Do!View the full article

Owners of the Erica Synth PERKONS HD-01 can look forward to a firmware update! Among other things, the new version 1.2 allows you to import your own samples into the hybrid drum machine’s Rompler engine. The Erica Synths PERKONS HD-01 gets even more versatile with the firmware update 1.2. The most important new feature: for the first time it is possible to replace the factory samples of the Rompler engine with your own samples. The samples must be stored as WAV files in mono and 48 kHz / 16 bit on an SD card and named according to a specific scheme. The total size must not exceed 256 kB. When booting, the PERKONS loads the samples into the 3rd algorithm of VOICE 4. It is …

Which new stage pianos and arranger keyboards impressed us the most in 2024? From entry-level home keyboards to professional stage pianos, there was something for everyone this year. Let’s take a look at the best new stage pianos and keyboards of the year... The post Best Stage Pianos and Arranger Keyboards of 2024 appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

Modern production tools can create almost any sound, but sometimes the old ones are the best. Despite being around for centuries, the piano hasn’t lost its power to charm us. Fortunately, harnessing this timeless sound no longer means finding space for an enormous instrument in your home or studio. The best piano plugins offer extraordinarily lifelike pianos in software form, letting you play on legendary concert grands, idiosyncratic uprights, vintage electric keyboards, and virtually any other piano you can imagine. So which piano is right for you? In this article, we’ll run through twelve of the best piano VSTs available from Native Instruments, with …

Arturia today introduced Minifreak firmware 3.0, a massive free update that adds 8 new synthesis engines, granular-focused samples, an expanded factory bank, and more.… Read More Arturia MiniFreak 3.0 Update Adds 8 New Synthesis Engines & MoreView the full article

Chris SD knows what an effective studio setup entails. After working on albums for the likes of Bryan Adams and Kris Kristofferson, before being recruited as the in-house producer for roots rock band Blue Rodeo, the award-winning Canadian producer gives us insight into the gear that has shaped his career and has developed his talents as an engineer. The multi-talented producer sits down with MusicTech to digest all of the expertise he has collected over his nearly three decades in the industry, and how it has shaped him in the studio... The post “I haven’t met anyone who heard the hardware equivalent of a plugin and didn’t wonder what they’ve been missing” Chris SD on the…

Waldorf today officially introduced the Blofeld Plugin, a software version of their classic Blofeld hardware synthesizer.… Read More Waldorf Blofeld Plugin & Patch Editor Now AvailableView the full article

Moog Music has released firmware update v1.3.0 for Muse, an update that delivers system-wide optimizations to improve latency, Diffusion Delay audio fidelity, velocity response, and Mod Map behavior.… Read More Moog Muse Update Brings Reduced Latency, Improved Delay & MoreView the full article

It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas, and you know what that means: Three more free AmpliTube 5 CS gear giveaways to close out the year! For December, IK Multimedia is giving away the Leslie 122A amp and matching cab, Chorus-1 stomp (based on the Boss CE-1), and Phazer 10 stomp (based on the [...] View post: IK Multimedia offers 3 FREE Vintage AmpliTube 5 CS Effects View the full article

Ruismaker (Bram Bos) has introduced Solderbox, a ompact semimodular synthesizer for iOS, made in collaboration with synthesist and mobile music making guru Jakob Haq.… Read More Bram Bos Intros Solderbox Compact Semi-Modular Synthesizer For iOSView the full article