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Developer Tone2 has updated its Windows-only plugin BiFilter to version 2.5, making it now freeware. BPB covered BiFilter way back in 2012, when Computer Music Magazine featured it as a giveaway for readers. Back then, if you didn’t pick up BiFilter through the giveaway, it would cost you around $39.99. Now, in version 2.5, BiFilter [...] View post: Tone2 has updated BiFilter to version 2.5, and it’s now freeware (Windows-only) View the full article

President Trump announced Wed that he's increasing tariffs on Vietnamese-made goods - a move that's likely to result in higher costs for the many musicians that use Apple devices. … Read More Trump Raises Import Taxes On Goods Made In Vietnam by 500%, Including Macs, iPads & AirpodsView the full article

AIR Music Tech has released Channel Strip as a standalone plugin for the first time (previously available as part of a bundle), and it’s free throughout July 2025. If you want a streamlined, mixing-oriented channel strip with all the essentials in one place, this freebie is well worth grabbing. Previously bundled with other AIR products, [...] View post: Get the AIR Music Tech Channel Strip plugin for FREE this July View the full article

Caelum Audio has launched a 50% site-wide sale and released the free Toyphonic Micraliser. It’s that time of year again, International Joke Day, which can only mean one thing! Corey Feldman is releasing a sequel to his 2016 two-disc studio album, Angelic 2 the Core. If you haven’t heard Angelic 2 the Core yet, what [...] View post: Caelum Audio releases Toyphonic Micraliser: take your sound from bad to worse for FREE! View the full article

Sequential today introduced the Take 5 Desktop Module, a new variant of the Take 5 synthesizer that drops the keyboard.… Read More Sequential Take 5 Desktop Module Now AvailableView the full article

Oberheim today introduced the Teo 5 Desktop Module, a new variation on the Teo 5 that drops the keyboard.… Read More Oberheim TEO-5 Desktop Module Now AvailableView the full article

Waldorf has introduced Streichfett for iOS, bringing the string machine sound of the Streichfett hardware to iPad & iPhone. … Read More Waldorf Streichfett String Synthesizer Comes To iOSView the full article

From @synthandsoftware - It’s a compact version of the Take 5 keyboard Guess how many voices the Take 5 analog polysynth has? Two hints: 1. what’s in a name, and 2. the answer is between 4 and 6. Sequential tells us that it uses the same technology platform developed under the late Dave Smith for Sequential’s Take 5 […] The post Sequential Take 5 Desktop Module Is Here appeared first on Synth and Software. View the full article

From @synthandsoftware - Bringing the TEO-5 keyboard to the desk If this sounds vaguely similar to another 5-voice desktop analog module released today, it isn’t – there’s nothing vague about the similarity. But it warrants both versions, in this case because it uses the Oberheim SEM filters among other things. This is the desktop module version of their […] The post Oberheim Announces the TEO-5 Desktop Module appeared first on Synth and Software. View the full article

Vienna Symphonic Library is a developer known for creating exceptional orchestral libraries, whether single instruments like the Studio Bösendorfer Imperial or sections like Synchron Special Woodwinds. Their latest release is the Synchron Stage Reverb Lite for macOS and Windows. A fundamental element of VSL libraries’ success is the use of the Vienna Synchron Stage, one [...] View post: Vienna Symphonic Library releases Synchron Stage Reverb Lite for macOS and Windows View the full article

Sonixinema has released Ethereal Pads, a free ambient library for Kontakt Player and the fourth and latest addition to its Origins series. Ethereal Pads runs in the free Kontakt Player 8. The Origins series has been exceptional so far, and if you missed the earlier releases, I recommend getting them all. Previous releases include Delicate Strings, [...] View post: Sonixinema releases Ethereal Pads, a FREE ambient library for Kontakt Player View the full article

Pubbas has released Sheepadoodle Phaser, a free phaser plugin for Windows and macOS. Sheepadoodle Phaser is available in VST3 and AU formats. It combines vintage-style phasing with a couple of clever modern twists like modulated distortion and filter adjustment. These additions make it a more versatile utility for sound design than I’d expect from a [...] View post: Pubbas releases Sheepadoodle Phaser, a FREE phaser plugin for Windows and macOS View the full article

Welcome to the BPB Community Weekly Freebie Thread for July 2025! 😊 Read the Thread Guidelines 💬 This section of our community is where BPB readers can share links to the latest freeware news and deals with fellow music producers in the comments. Thank you for contributing! To keep the discussion helpful and relevant, please follow [...] View post: 💬🔥 Monthly Deals & Freebies Thread – July 2025 View the full article

Welcome to the BPB Community Weekly Production Thread for July 2025! 😊 This month’s topic is: Who are your favorite indie VST plugin developers? I will invite the developer(s) with the most mentions for an AMA session with the BPB community. Thank you! Last month’s topic was Tips on Finishing Your Projects. Read the Thread Guidelines 💬 [...] View post: 💬 🎹 Monthly Production Thread – Your Favorite Indie Developers View the full article

It's based around a piezo contact microphone and a box, and demonstrates how basically any old junk - springs, wires, bits of metal - can be used to create interesting sound effects.… Read More How To Make A Horror Sound Design Noise BoxView the full article

UVI has introduced Bloom, a new audio effect plugin for Mac & Windows designed for creating reverb with with rich, blooming tails that naturally evolve over time. … Read More UVI Intros Bloom Creative Reverb EffectView the full article

Mr. LoFi is designed to infuse any sound with the character of vintage media.… Read More New iOS Audio Effect, Mr LoFi, Recreates Imperfections Of Four Classic Audio FormatsView the full article

This video captures a live performance by Grégoire Blanc and Thomas Pellerin of Olivier Messiaen's Trois Mélodies, … Read More Theremin & Organ Performance Of Olivier Messiaen’s Trois MélodiesView the full article

Polymoog? No, no, no .. out of the question … never-ever! That’s what I thought for years. Until Uncle Sigi called. He had fulfilled a late childhood dream and bought… Read More The post Moog Polymoog Synthesizer – an auralesque miracle appeared first on GreatSynthesizers. View the full article

Supercritical Synthesizers has released a firmware update for their Redshift 6 synthesizer that adds 6-part multitimbrality and multitimbral presets.… Read More Supercritical Synthesizers Updates Redshift 6 With 6-Part Multitimbral SynthesisView the full article

The Synth-Werk SW 995-Contact Keyboard is a programmable 8-channel CV control keyboard, designed for Moog format modular synthesizers. … Read More Synth-Werk SW 995-Contact Keyboard For Modular SynthsView the full article

Details are to come, but some of the sounds and visuals in the teaser video suggest that it's related to the Waldorf Streichfett. … Read More Waldorf Teases New iPad SynthesizerView the full article

Korg has introduced Gadget for PlayStation 5, a 3D virtual music studio. … Read More Korg Gadget For PlayStation 5 An Immersive 3D Virtual Music StudioView the full article

Developer Ryo Togawa has released VAPolyTZFM, a new FM software synth for iOS & MacOS. … Read More VAPolyTZFM Through-Zero FM Synthesizer For iOS & MacView the full article

Walls is designed to let you shape the room your sound belongs in, including both realistic and abstract geometric spaces. … Read More Klevgrand Intros Walls Algorithmic Space EffectView the full article

Sampleson has introduced Tactile, a new software synthesizer for Mac & Windows that lets you play sampled sounds through an X/Y grid interface. … Read More New Software Synth, Tactile, Turns Your Trackpad Or Mouse Into An InstrumentView the full article

Gforce Software has introduced Halogen FM, a new software synthesizer for Mac & Windows that they say turns FM synth programming into play. … Read More New Software Synth, Halogen FM, Promises To Turn FM Synth Programming Into PlayView the full article

From @synthandsoftware - It’s a remarkably responsive MIDI wind and breath controller, as well as a portable practice instrument We saw the Odiseimusic Travel Sax 2 and their new Travel Clarinet at the NAMM Show in January. These instruments are ostensibly designed for practicing wherever you are – they have an internal synth and speaker (and headphone jack), […] The post Odiseimusic Travel Sax 2 – the Synth and Software Review appeared first on Synth and Software. View the full article

Humanizer Midi by Audiowavez is a Windows-only plugin that makes your MIDI tracks less static by subtly changing the velocity and timing of the notes. If you’ve felt like your MIDI-generated melodies, chords, and rhythms sound clunky, hard, and robotic, you’re probably not alone. Think of how a real piano sounds when you play it. [...] View post: Humanizer Midi is a FREE Humanizer Plugin for Windows View the full article

Pitch Innovations has released Fluid Chords 2, an improved version of its award-winning MIDI FX plugin for bending chords in expressive new ways. Fluid Chords 2 introduces a suite of new features, including a hybrid sound engine, real-time chord bending, and enhanced creative tools for crafting harmonically rich progressions. The original Fluid Chords made waves [...] View post: Pitch Innovations releases Fluid Chords 2 MIDI FX plugin for Windows & macOS View the full article