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The library features the sounds of clay flutes, conch trumpets, wooden drums, ocarinas, and ritual whistles.… Read More New Virtual Instrument, Nagual, Offers Sounds Of Pre-Hispanic Mexican CulturesView the full article

If you're an American hoping to get back some of the estimated $1,700 you've paid because of the Trump Tariffs, don't hold your breath.… Read More Supreme Court Rules Trump Tariffs Illegal, But Don’t Hold Your Breath On Getting Your Money BackView the full article

The new album captures Phaedra's magic, and makes the case that - even after more than 50 years - there's still a place for Tangerine Dream. … Read More Tangerine Dream – 50 Years of Phaedra: At The Barbican ReviewView the full article

Here's a head-to-head comparison between the classic Roland TR-909 and the new TR-1000 drum machine.… Read More Roland TR-909 vs TR-1000 Head-To-Head ComparisonView the full article

The free collection was recreates all 100 original Memorymoog factory presets.… Read More Memorymoog Presets Now Available For Moog MuseView the full article

Forget clones, it’s time for the original manufacturers to step up and give the people what they want: official synthesizer reissues. These are the five synths that need a remake right now. Clones are all well and good but there’s something special about an official reissue. KORG showed everyone how it’s done back in 2013 with the MS-20 Mini. Yes, it was slightly smaller, but that didn’t have any bearing on the sound. The company then followed the Mini up with the FS model (that’s Full Size to you and me), with miniKORG 700S and PS-3300 models soon following. Excellent and amazing all around, but we need more. Here then are five synths that need a remake, like, yesterday.…

Ewan Bristow has released ANINA, a free spectral shaping plugin for macOS and Windows. A new plugin from Ewan Bristow is always good news, like UZU and LOCD, released toward the end of 2025. But ANINA might be a particularly pleasant surprise for some. While ANINA is a new plugin, it is not a new [...] View post: Ewan Bristow releases ANINA, a FREE spectral shaping plugin View the full article

Gingoduino is a free, open source music theory engine for Arduino and other embedded systems.… Read More Free Music Theory Engine For Arduino & Other Embedded Music Platforms, GingoduinoView the full article

Sunbunny has released Panoramatone, a free analog-style vibrato plugin for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Panoramatone is a true stereo vibrato effect that adds movement and gentle pitch changes with a vintage feel. The workflow is super simple, and it sounds nice. You can use it to quickly get smooth pitch shifts, a bit of warmth, [...] View post: Sunbunny releases Panoramatone FREE vintage-style vibrato plugin View the full article

Big Man Labs has released Big Max Zero, a free brickwall limiter plugin for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Big Max Zero is a low-latency lookahead limiter for when you need to keep the monitoring delay as low as possible. You can choose lookahead settings of 0.5 ms, 1 ms, or 2 ms, so it’s a [...] View post: Big Man Labs releases Big Max Zero free brickwall limiter plugin View the full article

The SSL discounts continue at AudioDeluxe, and now you can get 90% off the SSL X-EQ 2 plugin for a limited time. This latest promo comes shortly after huge discounts on SSL X-ValveComp and Drumstrip. The two plugins above are now back to full price, but you can now save 90% on the SSL X-EQ [...] View post: Get 90% off the SSL X-EQ 2 plugin at AudioDeluxe for a limited time View the full article

Laureano Studios has released AURA, a free one-knob-style enhancement plugin for macOS and Windows. AURA was created by New York producer and mixing engineer Justin Laureano. It’s mainly for master bus processing, but you can also use it on drum buses, guitar buses, or even single tracks. The plugin uses a spectral EQ curve and [...] View post: Laureano Studios releases AURA, a free master bus enhancement plugin View the full article

Arturia has unveiled FX Collection 6, an all-in-one suite of 39 tools and effects designed to help you “transform, enhance and finish” your projects. Serving as the sixth instalment in Arturia’s FX Collection series, this package promises to “bridge the gap” between more classic and modern audio processing set ups. All 39 tools and effects in the kit are designed to work seamlessly with your DAW, with 34 tools previously included in FX Collection 5 with a few new additions... The post Arturia releases FX Collection 6, the latest installment in its all-in-one FX Collection series appeared first on MusicTech. View the full article

Arturia has introduced FX Collection 6, the latest version of their all-in-one suite of 39 effects for music production.… Read More Arturia FX Collection 6 Adds 5 New EffectsView the full article

The Case of Steel features integrated power, black powder-coat paint, passive mults to save space and fixed rails. … Read More Noise Engineering Case Of Steel Eurorack Case Is ‘Built Like A Tank’ & $225View the full article

Mars Attack features 50 cinematic patches designed for sci-fi scoring, dark ambient, and deep sound design.… Read More New Cinematic Sound Library For Waldorf Iridium & Quantum Synths, Mars AttackView the full article

Registration for MusicPro ’26 - described as an "artists’ career development conference" - is now open.… Read More Registration For MusicPro ’26 Independent Artists Conference Now OpenView the full article

The Gleeman Pentaphonic features three oscillators per voice, giving it a richer sound than many of the poly synths of its era.… Read More Gleeman Pentaphonic Vintage Synth DemoView the full article

Combustor ($29.90) is a character compressor plugin for Windows and macOS. W. A. Production offers 10,000 free licenses available exclusively for Bedroom Producers Blog readers. If you’re quick, you can grab your free copy of Combustor by signing up below. After signing up, you’ll receive a redemption key and a link to the instructions page. [...] View post: W. A. Production Combustor is FREE for BPB readers (10,000 licenses available) View the full article

Is 'vibe coding' the future of audio plugins?… Read More New AI-Based Plugin, Amorph, Lets You Create New Effects & Instruments Right In Your DAWView the full article

LA-based composer & synthesist Josh Lucan demonstrates how he created an original song, in the style of '70s Tangerine Dream.… Read More How To Make Original Music In The Style Of Classic Tangerine DreamView the full article

The work is painstaking and lovingly done, and the result is a keyboard that plays like new, but retains the vintage instrument's patina and character. … Read More Restoring The Stranglers’ Hohner Cembalet KeyboardView the full article

Synthesist Ian Nieman shared this overview and demo of his ARP 2500 Concert Wing - a portable modular synth system, originally released in the early '70s.… Read More ARP 2500 Synthesizer Overview & DemoView the full article

CRB Labs has introduced Drummer-1, a new drum pattern generator plugin for macOS (VST3/AU) that's designed to create genre-specific drum patterns in a single click. … Read More New Plugin, Drummer-1, Streamlines Beat Making On The MacView the full article

Sound designer Larry Poulton let us know that he's shared several patch libraries for Arturia synths, with 'pay what you want' pricing. … Read More Free Arturia Patch Libraries (Pay What You Want)View the full article

This set of videos, via synthesist Panu M Savolainen, offers 'shut up and play' style demos of the Prologue, showcasing the range of the instruments' native synth engine. … Read More Shut Up & Play: Sounds Of The Korg PrologueView the full article

VNL Works has introduced YeetzSynth, a new software synth for Mac & Windows that's designed to streamline patch creation. … Read More New Software Synthesizer, YeetzSynth, Streamlines Patch GenerationView the full article

Entanglement is a new software synthesizer that uses quantum mechanics to produce evolving waveforms for use in a dual polyphonic wavetable synthesizer.… Read More New Synthesizer, Entanglement, Uses Quantum Mechanics To Generate SoundsView the full article

Developer DAWJunkie has released Padness 2 Jr, a free lush pad synth for macOS and Windows. We checked out DAWJunkie’s Padness Jr in September 2025, and by all accounts, it’s a simple freebie that packs a bigger punch than expected, which is the DAWJunkie way. Now, the developer is back with a bigger and better [...] View post: DAWJunkie releases Padness 2 Jr, a FREE lush pad synth for macOS and Windows View the full article

Total VI Max 2 is a comprehensive collection of IK Multimedia’s virtual instruments, both old and new. You can now get it for 95% off at Plugin Boutique for a limited time! The collection usually sells for $1499.99 at Plugin Boutique, but you can buy it for $69.99 until March 1, 2026. Total VI MAX [...] View post: Get 95% off IK Multimedia Total VI Max 2 at Plugin Boutique for a limited time View the full article