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Saint Mike DSP has released PitchCure, a free vocal pitch correction plugin for macOS and Windows. It’s a solid free autotune alternative, and while it doesn’t reinvent the category, it gives you a bit more hands-on control than some of the more minimal free options out there. Honestly, there’s already a decent crop of free [...] View post: Saint Mike DSP releases PitchCure, a FREE vocal pitch correction plugin View the full article

Westwood Instruments has released Tempest Brass, the fourth installment in their Roots series of free Kontakt Player libraries. Tempest Brass is built from a collection of solo brass samples that have been time-stretched and overdriven into something you wouldn’t normally expect from a brass library. I love how they did it, honestly, and I think [...] View post: Westwood Instruments releases Tempest Brass, a FREE cinematic brass library for Kontakt Player View the full article

Claude – the AI assistant and chatbot from Anthropic – can now be directly plugged into Ableton, as well as a raft of other creative platforms, including Blender and Photoshop. The move follows the launch of Claude Design, a new product by Anthropic Labs that lets you collaborate with Claude to create “polished visual work” like designs, one-pagers and more... The post Claude can now be plugged into Ableton to assist with your music projects appeared first on MusicTech. View the full article

The video offers an intro to FM synthesis, an overview of the DX7 and a look at its role in music history. … Read More Vintage Synth Review: The Yamaha DX7View the full article

From @synthandsoftware - It’s been 16 years since Absynth 5 launched. Was it worth the wait? Absynth is the brainchild of Brian Clevinger, a musician and self-taught programmer who started his own company, Rhizomatic Software, and released Absynth version 1 for both the Mac and Windows way back in 2000. It quickly earned attention as one the most […] The post Native Instruments Absynth 6: the Synth and Software Review appeared first on Synth and Software. View the full article

From @synthandsoftware - UJAM introduces symphonic elements CHOOIR: Orchestral Plugin for cinematic choral sounds created from Hans Zimmer’s personal library. PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT UJAM introduces Symphonic Elements CHOOIR, a dedicated choir instrument built using samples from the orchestral library of film composer Hans Zimmer. CHOOIR is now available for preorder ahead of its full release on May 13, 2026. The […] The post Sounds Created from Hans Zimmer’s Personal Library appeared first on Synth and Software. View the full article

From @synthandsoftware - ParaDyn EQ plugin pushes the production envelope with each of the sections featuring a parametric EQ derived from its BIG FrEQ™ plug-in. PRESS ANNOUCEMENT (ELI) announces its four-section ParaDyn™ plug-in — pushing the production envelope with each of those sections featuring a parametric EQ derived from its BIG FrEQ™ plug-in (including support for distinctive flat-top […] The post ELI Announces Four-Section ParaDyn™ Parametric EQ Plug-in appeared first on Synth and Software. View the full article

Chaos Tones has released Deviant Drums FREE II, a free acoustic drum instrument for Kontakt Player 8.1 and up. It’s the sequel to the Deviant Drums FREE Edition we covered last July, and it builds on the same concept. You get one kit pulled from the paid version, served in a 2GB download. The thing [...] View post: Chaos Tones releases Deviant Drums FREE II, a FREE acoustic drum kit for Kontakt Player View the full article

You can now get HoRNet Plugins’ Graffio multi-band distortion for free for a limited time. You might get a strong sense of déjà vu from this offer because we’ve seen it before, and more than once. But it’s always worth sharing a freebie, no matter how many times it’s been available, because there are always [...] View post: Get HoRNet Plugins Graffio multi-band distortion FREE for a limited time View the full article

The software features three main components: a four track portastudio-like cassette recorder with effects; and two modular synths, inspired by classic modular instruments of the 70s.… Read More Giorgio Sancristoforo Intros Homework Experimental Modular Workstation For macOSView the full article

The HUM 2 features six built-in sensors: Distance, Light, Tilt X/Y and Touch 1/2, which are mappable to any knob for interactive modulation.… Read More Nyström HUM 2 Sensory Synth Sneak PreviewView the full article

Seattle free rock group Hound Dog Taylor’s Hand and MIT modular synthesizer pioneer Joe Paradiso have released a new album, The Structure And Dynamics Of Disordered Systems. … Read More ound Dog Taylor’s Hand & Joe Paradiso – The Structure And Dynamics Of Disordered SystemsView the full article

The Layrnx features a unique vocal sound architecture, a premium 37-key keybed and deep analog modulation options.… Read More AnalogFX Intros Larynx Semi-Modular Keyboard SynthesizerView the full article

The Music Thing Modular Workshop Computer, a multi-function module which can be instantly changed with hot-swappable program cards, is available as a DIY kit via Thonk.… Read More Music Thing Modular Workshop Computer Available As A DIY ProjectView the full article

Saelin Audio has released Shine, a free adaptive clarity plugin built for vocals and acoustic guitar. I love plugins that speed up my workflow, and this one fits that description perfectly. You drop Shine on your recording track, and it adjusts presence and air in real time based on how you’re performing, without any presets [...] View post: Saelin Audio releases Shine, a FREE adaptive clarity plugin for vocals and acoustic guitar View the full article

Flame Sound has released Free Human Voices, a free collection of non-verbal human character sounds. Upfront disclosure: Flame Sound is my premium sound design label, so this is basically me writing about my own release. :) Human Voices is a new library of 1,400 non-verbal vocal sound effects performed by four professional voice actors (two [...] View post: Flame Sound releases Free Human Voices, a collection of non-verbal vocal sounds View the full article

The Bob Moog Foundation has announced another unique addition to their Archive - Bob Moog’s earliest known keyboard instrument design, the Rensitron.… Read More The Bob Moog Foundation Expands Their Archive With Unique Rensitron KeyboardView the full article

Techivation has released Tilt EQ, a free linear phase tilt equalizer for macOS and Windows. Before we check out the plugin, a quick look at the download process. To get this into your DAW, you’ll need to create a free Techivation account (email and password), which also unlocks the rest of the developer’s freebies in [...] View post: Techivation releases Tilt EQ, a FREE linear phase tilt equalizer with a Drive saturation control View the full article

Drum Farm features 16 drum models, 16 effects, and a 16-slot sample buffer.… Read More Knobula Intros Drum Farm Eurorack Percussion InstrumentView the full article

Ahead of Superbooth 2026, SYNTH-WERK has announced an official reissue of the SW 735 MK2 BODE FREQUENCY SHIFTER, a rare design by the late Harald Bode. The Bode Frequency Shifter was iconically used by Kraftwerk, and was also licensed for production by Moog. The Bode Frequency Shifter complements modern pitch shifters by affecting sound in… Read More Synth-Werk Reissues ‘Kraftwerk’ Bode Frequency ShifterView the full article

The video offers a thorough introduction to the 3rd Wave, starting with unboxing, and moving on to cover its sound engine, analog filters, modulation capabilities, and factory presets.… Read More Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave Synth Unboxing & DemoView the full article

MNTRA has released FLTRS-LE, a free filter plugin based on the Roland Jupiter-6 filter circuit. FLTRS-LE is a trimmed-down version of the developer’s full FLTRS plugin, which costs $49 during the launch sale (regular price $79) and packs 37 analog circuits and experimental physics engines. The filter we get in the freebie is called EUROPA-6, [...] View post: MNTRA releases FLTRS-LE, a FREE Roland Jupiter-6 filter plugin View the full article

Düsseldorf-based synth maker Making Sound Machines shared this video demo of their new Plinky 12 Chords.… Read More Making Sound Machines Plinky 12 First LookView the full article

Retro Radio from Stone Voices is a free plugin for macOS and Windows that emulates the sound of vintage AM radios. The sound of AM radio is generally characterised by low fidelity and numerous flaws. But, if there’s one thing that we all share as music makers, it’s that we strive for imperfection! Joking aside, [...] View post: Stone Voices releases Retro Radio, a FREE AM radio simulator plugin View the full article

Developer Venus Theory has released forms:tongues, a free tongue drum library for Decent Sampler. Venus Theory has given us so many awesome Decent Sampler freebies, like forms:piano and auras:lichen. This latest release is forms:tongues, a free library based on the tongue drum. The sound of the tongue drum is easily described as tranquil and hypnotic, [...] View post: Venus Theory releases forms:tongues, a FREE tongue drum library for Decent Sampler View the full article

Wide is a free spatial enhancement tool for macOS and Windows, and the second plugin we’ve featured from Shadaloo Audio DSP over the last month or so. If you missed the first one, go back and check out H, a free tone and loudness enhancer. If you’ve already tried H, you’ll know that it’s straightforward [...] View post: Shadaloo Audio DSP releases Wide, a FREE spatial enhancement plugin View the full article

The Bree6 features a fully analog signal path, stereo digital effects, a semi-weighted keyboard with aftertouch, and a knob-per-function interface. … Read More GS Music Bree6 Keyboard Features 6 Analog Voices + Digital EffectsView the full article

Temecula DSP is offering two classic Alesis reverb unit emulations (MDV-II & MCV-I) for macOS and Windows for free! It was just around a month ago when we covered MDV-II by Temecula DSP. MDV-II is a faithful emulation of the classic Alesis Midiverb II, one of the most iconic budget-friendly pieces of hardware ever made. [...] View post: Temecula DSP now emulates the classic Alesis Microverb reverb unit View the full article

Filtre by Cloudy Samples is a contour filter and modulation engine for macOS and Windows, and you can download it for free now. I’m not certain Filtre will always be free, so it’s best to grab it quickly, just in case. In short, Filtre is a hub for shaping sound, creating texture, and adding movement. [...] View post: Cloudy Samples releases Filtre, a FREE filter and modulation plugin View the full article

For fans that have been waiting for new music from BOC, it looks like Inferno will deliver, with 18 tracks, totaling over an hour. … Read More New Album From Boards of Canada, ‘Inferno’View the full article