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[21 November 2024] Got those OP-XY too expensive blues? Soothe your malaise with the Yamaha SEQTRAK, now discounted to €299 for Black Friday. Teenage Engineering’s OP-XY looks like a lot of fun – but it all costs a lot of moneys! Do you have that kind of cash on hand? I certainly don’t. That doesn’t have to mean that all is lost though, as Yamaha‘s also gorgeously designed and fun compact instrument SEQTRACK is now discounted to €299 down from €399. Had your eye on one? Now is the time to commit. I like the orange but if you’ve got OP-XY envy, the Yamaha SEQTRAK also comes in black... The post Yamaha SEQTRAK Is €299! SEQ and Ye Shall Find appeared first on …

The Model 285t combines two functions in one module, frequency shifting and ring modulation. It's the latest in Tiptop Audio's Euro format reissues of classic Buchla 200 Series modules.… Read More Tiptop Audio & Buchla Frequency Shifter Model 285t Now AvailableView the full article

On Monday, Signal Perspective released the Grindbox Mk2 distortion, a free plugin for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Grindbox is a VST3 and AU release with several tricks up its sleeve. You can run the plugin as an amp sim for bass or guitar, as a saturator that adds slight coloration, as an exciter, or just [...] View post: Signal Perspective releases FREE Grindbox Mk2 Distortion Plugin View the full article

Plugin Boutique is currently offering IK Multimedia’s flagship Total Studio 4 MAX bundle for $149.99. Total Studio 4 MAX is a massive collection of FX plugins, synthesizers, sampled instruments, and more. Essentially, you’ll get most of what IK Multimedia has to offer in software form. You’ll get everything from over 670GB of high-quality instruments to a [...] View post: IK Multimedia’s Total Studio 4 MAX collection is available for $149.99 View the full article

Modalics has a massive Black Friday sale with up to 60% off all individual products and over 60% off the Modalics Bundle. We are taking a closer look at Modalics products and offering a free copy of the Modalics Bundle to one lucky BPB reader (more info below). The Modalics Bundle usually costs $345, but [...] View post: Modalics launch 60% OFF Black Friday Sale (ENTER TO WIN MODALICS BUNDLE) View the full article

AudioThing & Hainbach have introduced Arguments, a vintage-style test equipment plugin for tone generation and dual audio processing.… Read More AudioThing & Hainbach Intro Arguments Vintage-Style Test Equipment Plugin

Bastl Instruments has introduced the Kastle 2 FX Wizard - a compact, patchable stereo multi-effects unit.… Read More Bastl Instruments Kastle 2 FX Wizard ‘Mini Modular Effect’View the full article

The synth is a mini-modular Eurorack synthesizer that you can build-on and use with other compatible Eurorack modules and systems.… Read More Build Your Own Modular SynthesizerView the full article

From @synthandsoftware - Press Announcement This Holiday season Korg is bringing the savings on two of its most popular synthesizers, the modwave mkII and the KingKORG NEO. Until the end of the year (12/31/24) users can take advantage of $100 off the modwaveMKII, making it $699.99, and $200 off the KingKORG NEO, making it $799.99. Visit korgusshop.com/ for […] The post KORG Celebrates the Holiday Season with Savings appeared first on Synth and Software. View the full article

Black Friday is getting closer and the deal season is already in full swing! Discover the best offers from Antares, iZotope, Native Instruments, Sonnox, and Universal Audio in this week’s edition of Software Deals! ... The post Software Deals: iZotope, Native Instruments, Universal Audio & More appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

Boz Digital Labs offers the New York L 1926 Lite, the magical sound of a 1926 Steinway Model L, for free (usually $19). I’m not sure when this limited-time offer will expire, so get it while you can. It’s not the first time we’ve had the chance to download the New York L 1926 Lite [...] View post: New York L 1926 Lite Piano by Boz Digital Labs is FREE for a limited time View the full article

Last week, Full Bucket Music launched the 2.0.0 release of the free Ragnarök analog synth emulation, which simulates a custom-made analog synth from 1980. This is a major update for the synth, which is available for macOS (VST2, VST3, CLAP, AU, AAX) and Windows (VST2, VST3, CLAP, AAX). Ragnarök certainly wins the most formats for [...] View post: Full Bucket Music releases FREE Ragnarök 2.0 analog synth emulation View the full article

Venus Theory has released auras:volts, the newest addition to the Auras series for Decent Sampler. Like Polyscape, the previous Auras release, Volts offers some beautiful ambient and cinematic synth sounds. This release is nothing but good news: Decent Sampler is free, Volts is free, and it brings us sounds curated from over $200,000 worth of [...] View post: Venus Theory releases the FREE auras:volts library for Decent Sampler View the full article

Full Bucket Music has introduced Ragnarök 2.0, a free virtual analog software synth for Mac & Windows.… Read More Full Bucket Intros Ragnarok 2, A Free Virtual Analog SynthesizerView the full article

Flame Sound launched the Pyro SFX ($49) cinematic sound design starter kit with a limited-time intro price of $9 and a bonus of 50 FREE cinematic tension builders. If you’ve been reading BPB for some time, you probably know about Flame Sound, my cinematic sound design label. It just released Pyro SFX, the entry-level cinematic [...] View post: Flame Sound offers Sound Design Starter Kit for $9 + 50 FREE Tension Builders View the full article

Last month, Simple Plugins launched Simple Shaper, a volume-shaping plugin for macOS (AU, VST3) and Windows (VST3). As you might have guessed from the name, Simple Shaper has a no-frills control layout, with just four parameters to work with on the main panel. These parameters are a choice of envelope curves, sync, Attack, and Mix. [...] View post: Simple Plugins Simple Shaper is a FREE Volume Shaping Plugin View the full article

Universal Audio is currently running a promotion on its site. You can get their Pultec Passive EQ Collection for free with any purchase. We’ve seen other plugin retailers, like Plugin Boutique, do this kind of promotion before, but this time, it’s from UAD itself. This time, there doesn’t seem to be any restriction on what [...] View post: Universal Audio Pultec Passive EQ Collection is FREE with any purchase View the full article

This video compares a vintage Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer to two software emulations: Arturia CS-80V and Cherry GX-80.… Read More Yamaha CS-80 vs Software Emulations (Arturia CS-80V & Cherry GX-80)View the full article

Shmøergh has introduced the Hog synthesizer, a fully analog two-voice monophonic synth that they say features is "designed for musicians who need a simple but fat synth in live situations."… Read More Shmøergh Hog Synthesizer Is ‘Simple, But Fat’View the full article

UsefulSynthCircuits has introduced a mod for the classic Oberheim SEM Synthesizer Expander Module that expands its synthesis capabilities with two octaves of sub bass.… Read More Mod Adds Sub Oscillator To The Oberheim SEMView the full article

A short detour to the Polymoog. After its release in 1975, it was every keyboardist’s dream. Maximum polyphony at 71 voices (!), a well-weighted and velocity-sensitive keyboard … the instrument… Read More The post Polymoog – it doesn’t get any more VINTAGE than this appeared first on GreatSynthesizers. View the full article

Ocean Swift has introduced Wavetable Creator, a powerful tool that's designed to make it easy to create custom wavetables for synthesizers, modular environments, and audio production tools.… Read More Ocean Swift Wavetable Creator Lets You Create Custom Wavetables For Your SynthView the full article

Our friends over at Audio Plugin Deals are currently offering the Mixbox SE effects suite from IK Multimedia, for absolutely free for the next few days. They have actually done this giveaway before, I’ve personally got Mixbox SE through them for free. But if you’ve missed it before, now is a great time to grab [...] View post: Get IK Multimedia Mixbox SE multi-effect suite for FREE View the full article

On Thursday, Ewan Bristow launched the Florah (LITE) plugin, a dynamic processor he describes as a free alternative to Wavesfactory’s Trackspacer. Like Bristow’s other plugins, Florah (LITE) runs in the free Plugdata programming environment, Plugdata is a standalone app or plugin for Windows, macOS, Linux, and more, and Florah (LITE) is available for VST3, LV2, [...] View post: Florah (Lite) Plugin is a FREE Wavesfactory Trackspacer Alternative View the full article

The Juno-106 ACB Expansion is now free for all owners of Roland FANTOM EX synths and FANTOM EX upgrade. With all of the free synths and offers coming fast and furious this Black Friday season, here’s one you maybe weren’t expecting. Roland has just ported the Juno-106 ACB Expansion over to the FANTOM EX range of synths – and it’s free to download for all FANTOM EX synth and upgrade owners... The post Roland FANTOM EX Free Expansion: Get Your Juno-106 ACB Now! appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article Juno-106 ACB Expansion running on FANTOM EX · Source: Roland

Synthesist and sound designer Ian Dixon has released another in his series of free sound libraries, Atmospheric Vocals for the Korg Modwave line of synthesizers.… Read More Free Atmospheric Vocal Sound Library For The Korg Modwave SynthesizerView the full article

The mid-‘80s saw the release of the Korg DW-8000, a unique digital/analog hybrid that sounds like nothing else on the planet. This is its story. Korg DW-8000 For every Roland Juno-106 and Prophet-5, there are plenty of mid-tier synths that never broke through into the big time. Not for lack of features or sound quality either; with so many excellent instruments released between the late-‘70s and early ‘90s, not every synth could be a runaway hit... The post Korg DW-8000: The Best Hybrid Classic Synth You’ve Never Heard appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article Korg DW-8000 above a Casio CZ-5000 · Source: Adam

Exp DSP released the Exp Filtertable plugin, plus the free Lite version, for Windows only. Both versions of the plugin are 64-bit only releases available in CLAP and VST3 formats. The full version is currently available for $36.75, which is a 25% off Black Friday deal down from the list price of $49. This deal [...] View post: Exp DSP releases FREE Exp Filtertable Lite for Windows View the full article

The Flux Studio ePu (electronic processing unit) is the result of a collaboration between Producersources and Grammy-winning producers S1Λ0. S1Λ0 is the collective name for the award-winning production duo of S1 (Symbolyc One) and Jameil Aossey. Between them, the chart-topping duo has worked with some of the biggest names in music, including Eminem and Madonna. [...] View post: Producersources releases The Flux Studio ePu multi-effect (INTRO PRICE) View the full article

Dawesome announces ZYKLØP, a FREE synth powered by machine learning for macOS and Windows that will be released on November 22nd. If the title of this article sounds familiar, it’s because ZYKLØP is the little sister of Myth, Dawesome’s flagship synth. ZYKLØP shares many character-defining elements with Myth, like its non-linear approach, the re-synthesis engine [...] View post: Dawesome will release FREE ZYKLØP machine-learning synth on November 22 View the full article