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Elektron has updated Tonverk OS to version 1.3.0, adding Wavefinder, a wavetable synthesis Machine that greatly expands Tonverk’s sonic possibilities.… Read More Free Elektron Tonverk Update Adds Wavetable SynthesisView the full article

Shadaloo Audio DSP has released H, a free tone and loudness enhancer plugin for macOS and Windows. H was built by Fabio “Shadaloo” Caterino, an Italian multi-platinum certified mix and mastering engineer. He originally designed the plugin for his own mixes and then decided to release it publicly as a pay-what-you-want download. First of all, [...] View post: Shadaloo Audio DSP releases H, a FREE tone and loudness enhancer plugin View the full article

Impact Soundworks has introduced Shreddage 3 Electro Sitar, a new virtual instrument that they say offers "the signature sound of the psychedelic era".… Read More Impact Soundworks Intros Psychedelic Shreddage 3 Electro Sitar Virtual InstrumentView the full article

Strange Audio is giving away two free copies of maniFold Omega FULL (worth €29 each) to BPB readers. We featured the free maniFold Σ experimental microlooper from the same developer last year, and it was included in our popular roundup of unusual free plugins released in 2025. maniFold Omega is a hybrid real-time effect processor [...] View post: Win a FREE copy of maniFold Omega FULL by Strange Audio View the full article

Cross The Bridge is a new free guitar amp suite by Marco Dodin, featuring ten vintage-style amplifier emulations and a treble booster in a single VST3 plugin. This is Marco Dodin’s first release, and I’m happy to feature it here. Indie developers are responsible for many of the best freeware plugins we’ve covered over the [...] View post: Marco Dodin releases Cross The Bridge, a FREE guitar amp suite plugin View the full article

Audio Plugin Deals is offering the Singularis piano by SampleTekk for free for the next two weeks. The plugin normally costs $49. Singularis is a virtual piano instrument designed to recreate the sound of recordings from the late 1950s and early 1960s. Back then, studios worked with a few microphones, limited tape tracks, and most [...] View post: SampleTekk Singularis vintage piano plugin is FREE for two weeks ($49 value) View the full article

Kenton has introduced the USB Solo mk2, a new MIDI-to-CV converter and USB MIDI interface, designed to let you control vintage analog monosynths via MIDI.… Read More Kenton Intros USB Solo mk2 High-Specification MID-To-CV ConverterView the full article

Ronald Klarenbeek has released WetReverb and WetDelay, two free and open-source VST3 plugins with an 80s rack unit aesthetic. Both are part of the WET VST project, which is a growing line of plugins built directly on the Steinberg VST3 SDK without JUCE or any third-party framework. In a recent email conversation, Ronald told me [...] View post: WET VST releases WetReverb and WetDelay, two FREE open-source 80s-style effect plugins View the full article

A Sound Effect is giving away the Krypton sound effects library by SmartsoundFX for free to all current and new subscribers of its Audio Jobs newsletter. The offer launched today and expires in 72 hours, so act fast if you need some free cinematic sounds. The Audio Jobs newsletter has been running for seven years, [...] View post: Get the Krypton cinematic SFX library ($65 value) FREE for the next 72 hours View the full article

W.A. Production is celebrating its 12th anniversary with a site-wide 60% discount, a free bundle of 12 products, and an exclusive discount for BPB readers on the BeatQuake plugin. Let’s start with the exclusive deal. BeatQuake is a multi-FX plugin designed by award-winning sound engineer Emrah Celik, who mixes over 300 productions per year. It’s [...] View post: W.A. Production offers FREE plugin bundle + exclusive BPB deal on BeatQuake View the full article

Reverie lets you transform any audio file into long-form ambient soundscapes.… Read More Parallel Minds Intros Reverie Ambient Soundscape GeneratorView the full article

Wide Blue Sound has released Tracer, a beat-synced oscilloscope plugin that is free for a limited time. After the promo period, it will cost $39. There is no clear information about when the free offer ends, so if this sounds interesting, download it as soon as you can. To get it, you can simply enter [...] View post: Wide Blue Sound releases Tracer, a free beat-synced oscilloscope plugin View the full article

You can use the coupon code amacam8 to drop the price of Excite Audio’s Bloom Ensemble Strings Lite to under $1 at Plugin Boutique. Bloom Ensemble Strings Lite normally costs $29 and is already on sale for $19, but applying the code amacam8 at checkout brings it down to around $0.66 (the exact amount may [...] View post: Get Bloom Ensemble Strings Lite for under $1 at Plugin Boutique and claim a FREE gift View the full article

Aurora DSP is celebrating six years with a $15 voucher that works on anything in their store and even lets you get some of their plugins for free. To get the discount, you can simply use the code 6YEARS at checkout. The offer ends in less than 24 hours, though, so act fast if you [...] View post: Aurora DSP is giving away $15 in store credit with FREE stuff available (ends soon) View the full article

The collection is designed to "significantly expand the Modwave's capabilities, blending Ocean Swift's signature sound design directly into the heart of this incredibly deep wavetable and sampler hybrid engine."… Read More Massive Expansion For The Korg Modwave, Ocean WaveView the full article

With 11 million disposable vapes sold per month, spent hardware should be easy to come by at no cost. … Read More How To Make A Electronic Wind Instrument From A Disposable VapeView the full article

Beat, the German music production magazine, has released Sound of Berlin, a free sample pack containing 4GB of field recordings captured around Berlin. The pack was created in collaboration with Zoom using the Zoom H5 field recorder. The cool thing is that sign-up isn’t required in any shape or form. Just click the download link [...] View post: Beat Magazine releases Sound of Berlin, a FREE 4GB field recording sample pack View the full article

fedDSP has released SHI, a frequency-dependent saturation plugin designed in the developer’s signature guitar stompbox format. Like the previous entries in the series (Snapper, Morso, and Elegante), SHI is free during the launch period. You can grab it for free until March 31st, after which the price goes up to £30. SHI is basically a [...] View post: fedDSP releases SHI, a FREE frequency-focused saturation plugin in stompbox format View the full article

Karanyi Sounds is offering an exclusive deal on Wavesurfer for Bedroom Producers Blog readers. The plugin normally costs $59, but you can pick it up for $14 until March 27th by entering the coupon code SURFERBPB14 at checkout. I always liked working with multi-processors. It feels more convenient than slapping multiple plugins on a channel [...] View post: BPB Deal: Karanyi Sounds Wavesurfer multi-FX plugin is $14 until March 27 View the full article

Ivory is a web-based AI transcription tool designed for composers, arrangers, and pianists who want to turn piano performances into usable digital files without spending hours writing everything out by hand. The basic idea is that you upload a piano recording and Ivory converts it into editable MIDI and readable sheet music. Ivory supports MP3, [...] View post: Ivory turns piano audio into MIDI, PDF sheet music, and MusicXML View the full article

Audio Damage has released Evil Otto, a free OTT-style multiband compressor for desktop. The iOS version is a separate $2.99 purchase in the App Store. To download the desktop version, you just need to join the Audio Damage mailing list (or log in if you are already a member), and you will receive a download [...] View post: Audio Damage releases Evil Otto, a free OTT multiband compressor plugin View the full article

TurboAlexis, the Alesis MidiVerb/MidiFex emulation for Windows and Linux, is the latest free release by the developer ArtV. It’s funny how things come around in our community; we were looking at an Alesis MidiVerb emulation just days ago (MDV-II), and now we have another one to discuss. TurboAlexis by ArtV is a free plugin emulating [...] View post: ArtV releases TurboAlexis, a FREE Alesis MidiVerb/MidiFex emulation View the full article

Developer Subhankardas has released Nebula De-Esser, a free de-esser plugin for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Nebula De-Esser is a replacement, of sorts, for the previous Subhankardas release, De-Esser NXT. If you tried (or wanted to try) De-Esser NXT, you are aware that it presented a few potential setbacks for some users. The first is that [...] View post: Subhankardas releases Nebula De-Esser, a FREE de-esser plugin View the full article

Solid State Logic’s SSL Native X-Comp stereo compressor is now available for just $14.99, down from $99, in an 84% off deal exclusively available at Plugin Boutique. The deal expires on March 31, 2026. SSLNative X-Comp is a 64-bit-only release for macOS (AU, VST2, VST3, AAX Native) and Windows (VST2, VST3, AAX Native). SSL describes [...] View post: Solid State Logic’s SSL Native X-Comp Now Just $14.99 (84% Off) + Free Gift View the full article

The review includes an overview of the MPC Sample's capabilities, demonstrates the workstation's workflow and shares a variety of audio demos.… Read More MPC Sample In-Depth ReviewView the full article

With 16 velocity?sensitive MPC pads, a classic MPC sequencer, Instant Sample Chop Mode, real?time Time?Stretch and RePitch, and four onboard FX engines, the MPC Sample is less a 'stripped down' MPC than a 'scaled down' one. … Read More Akai Pro MPC Sample Now Available For $399View the full article

INTERSECT is a free, open-source sample slicer plugin for Windows, Linux, and macOS. It has been steadily improving over the past several releases. BPB reader bmovie suggested I give it another try in our community section (thank you!), and I have to say I am impressed with how polished it has become. If you need [...] View post: INTERSECT is a free open-source sample slicer plugin View the full article

UVI’s Sparkverb algorithmic reverb is available for free on KVR Audio for a limited time. The plugin normally costs €79, and the giveaway runs until April 12th. Unsurprisingly, to claim your copy, you need a free KVR account. I made my first steps in the world of music production there, so if you ask me, [...] View post: UVI Sparkverb algorithmic reverb plugin is FREE on KVR until April 12th View the full article

Audio Plugin Deals is offering the Guitar Series Direct SG by Sound Props for free for a limited time. This Kontakt-powered guitar library normally costs $115, so it is worth a look if you need a playable electric guitar instrument and already own the full version of Kontakt. Guitar Series Direct SG is based on [...] View post: Sound Props Guitar Series Direct SG is FREE for a limited time at Audio Plugin Deals View the full article

We’re giving away five copies of BuzzCut by LusiD Music, a clipper plugin that takes a different approach to loudness. Also, for a limited time, BPB readers can use the code “BPB30” for a 30% discount. To enter the giveaway, submit your email address in the Giveaway Form. This will subscribe you to the BPB [...] View post: BPB Giveaway: Win a FREE copy of BuzzCut erosion clipper by LusiD Music View the full article