Music Production Forum

Discreet Signals has released 8TT, a free multiband compressor plugin for Windows and macOS that takes the popular OTT compression concept into new territory. If you’re familiar with Xfer Records’ classic OTT plugin, you already know the appeal: upward and downward compression in a multiband format that makes flat sounds punchier, louder, and more in-your-face. [...] View post: Discreet Signals releases 8TT, a free 8-band OTT-style multiband compressor View the full article

The latest video from synthesist and music educator Sarah Belle Reid takes an in-depth look at the Buchla 200 Series modular system, aka The Electric Music Box.… Read More Exploring The Buchla 200 System, aka The Electric Music BoxView the full article

Sleep Piano is a new ambient piano virtual instrument, created in collaboration with composer Max Richter.… Read More New Virtual Instrument From Max Richter, Sleep PianoView the full article

The RBN-1 is fine-tuned to work with their instruments, featuring an intelligent pitch expression method, bending only the currently held note or notes, without affecting sustained sounds or reverb tails.… Read More UDO Audio Ribbon Controllers Now AvailableView the full article

This 'lost' video captures a once-in-a-lifetime panel discussion featuring Bob Moog, Tom Oberheim, Dave Smith, Marcus Ryle and Roger Linn. … Read More Moog Foundation Shares ‘Lost’ Synth Legends Panel DiscussionView the full article

iZotope recently announced the launch of FXEQ, the latest addition to its Catalyst Series. FXEQ is a unique, intuitive multi-effect plugin that lets you give any sound more weight, life, and character with 5 creative effects – Saturate, Reverb, Delay, Modulate, and Lo-Fi – all through its familiar EQ-style interface. FXEQ introduces a new approach, letting artists “paint” these five colorful effects onto chosen frequency regions, unlocking creative flexibility and sidestepping tedious routing and mix overhead.… Read More iZotope Adds Multi-Effect Plugin, FXEQ, To Catalyst SeriesView the full article

Audiomovers has announced a significant update to its standalone LISTENTO application, available now as a free download for all current and new LISTENTO Basic and Pro subscribers. This latest release introduces a suite of powerful new features designed to enhance professional remote audio workflows. LISTENTO Pro users can now transmit up to 128 channels of lossless audio — upgraded from the previous limit of 16 — making it the ideal solution for high-channel-count sessions including immersive audio, scoring, and large-scale productions.… Read More Audiomovers’ LISTENTO Remote Collaboration Tool Gets Major UpdatesView the full article

Electric Nashville, an evening of electronic music produced by The Penn Jones Conspiracy and Nashville Electronic Music and Synthesizer Group, will benefit the Bob Moog Foundation. The concert takes place on October 9, 2025, at 7 pm at the Eighth Room in Nashville, TN. The evening features musical performances by Saylor Twift, Digyphus, and The Penn Jones Conspiracy.… Read More Electric Nashville Concert to Benefit the Bob Moog FoundationView the full article

The 2025 Northeast Electro-Music Festival (NEEM Fest) is returning September 12th, 13th, and 14th, 2025, to the Center for the Arts of Homer, 72 South Main Street, Homer, NY. NEEM Fest 2025 will feature over 30 electronic musicians and several Visual Artists with three days of live performances and workshops.… Read More Northeast Electro-Music Festival (NEEM Fest) Coming September 12-14View the full article

Death By Audio have announced three new product releases: the Crossover Fuzz in standard black, a limited Reverb-exclusive white edition (only 150 units worldwide), and the Photo Modulator, a light-sensitive expression controller.… Read More Death By Audio Announces Triple Release: Crossover Fuzz In Black & Limited White, Plus the Photo ModulatorView the full article

Florian Mrugalla has released Absorbiere, a free sidechain ring modulation plugin available in VST3 format for Windows and macOS. Absorbiere takes an intelligent approach to solving one of the most persistent problems in mixing: uncontrolled peak levels that result from stacking multiple tracks. Rather than using traditional compression or volume ducking, Absorbiere uses sidechain-based ring [...] View post: Florian Mrugalla releases Absorbiere, a free sidechain ring modulation plugin View the full article

Ablaze has released Screamer, a vocal effects plugin designed specifically for extreme metal vocals. Screamer is priced at 69 euros. Use the discount code SCREAMERLAUNCH25OFF for a 25% discount during the plugin’s launch until the end of September. Available in VST, AU, and AAX formats, Screamer offers a streamlined approach to shaping, thickening, and enhancing [...] View post: Ablaze releases Screamer, a vocal processing plugin for extreme metal vocals (INTRO SALE) View the full article

DiBiQuadro has released Mars800Free, a free amp sim plugin that emulates the classic Marshall JCM800 guitar amplifier. It’s available for Windows and macOS in VST3, AU, and AAX formats. If you’re after that gritty and bright British, Mars800Free is an excellent free option. This freeware single-channel amp simulates the EL34 power tubes with a precise [...] View post: DiBiQuadro releases Mars800Free, a FREE Marshall JCM800-style amp sim View the full article

The Romagnetics Midynamite is a compact, battery-powered MIDI multi-effects pedal. … Read More Romagnetics Midynamite Open-Source MIDI Effects ProcessorView the full article

All SuperRack systems now feature 5.1.4, 7.1.4, and 9.1.4 immersive channel configurations.… Read More Waves SuperRack V15 Update Adds Immersive Audio SupportView the full article

In his latest loopop video, host Ziv Eliraz shares a hands-on review of the new Suonobuono Polyvera synthesizer. The Polyvera is Suonobuono’s first synthesizer. It’s described as “a modern homage to the iconic wavetable synths and samplers of the early 80s”. It’s designed to combine the characteristic digital artifacts of that era with true analog… Read More Suonobuono Polyvera Synthesizer Hands-On ReviewView the full article

This new interview with Tom Oberheim is a must-see video for fans of Oberheim's work. … Read More New Interview With Tom Oberheim, “The Genius Behind The Greatest Sounding Synthesizers”View the full article

Track Notes integrates with Apple Music so you can create notes for the currently playing song or any track in your library.… Read More New iOS App, Track Notes, Lets You Annotate Songs And Moments Within A SongView the full article

If you’ve been looking for a new delay plugin, there’s been no shortage of options over the past week or so as Witch Pig releases Starscraper, a free pitch-shifting reverse delay plugin for macOS and Windows. We’ve had Harrison 3D Delay (free from Harrison Audio), a BPB exclusive offering 35% off Raccoon Audio’s EchoSnack Delay, [...] View post: Witch Pig releases Starscraper, a FREE pitch-shifting reverse delay plugin View the full article

The MEMS Mic makes it easy to bring outside sounds into your system, with a tiny omni mic component hidden behind the panel.… Read More Intellijel Intros 2HP MEMS Microphone ModuleView the full article

Moog Music has released a free firmware update for the Moog One, addressing bugs and improving its MIDI support. … Read More Moog One Firmware Update Fixes Bugs & Improves MIDI SupportView the full article

Sampleson has introduced Twinkle, a virtual instrument for Mac & Windows that turns gestures into short, orchestrated musical phrases.… Read More New Virtual Instrument Turns Gestures Into Orchestrated Musical PhrasesView the full article

The library features 64 custom patches for Moog Muse, inspired by classic sounds from Vangelis, Jean-Michel Jarre, Boards of Canada, Jon Hopkins, Klaus Schulze, William Orbit and others.… Read More Shut Up & Play: Sounds Of The Moog MuseView the full article

The utilities let you create empty FZ-1 disk images, store files onto an image, convert a .wav file to .fzv and more. … Read More Free Utilities For The Casio FZ-1View the full article

From @synthandsoftware - Dream Theater’s pioneer of keyboards and music software uses AI Jordan Rudess is celebrated as one of the most technical – and certainly one of the fastest – keyboard players out there. While best known for his role in the progressive metal band Dream Theater, he also contributes to scores of other band projects, in […] The post Jordan Rudess – the Synth and Software Interview appeared first on Synth and Software. View the full article

Safari Pedals offers the Gorilla Drive ($49) warm analog-style saturation plugin for free via Bedroom Producers Blog until August 24th. Gorilla Drive is typically priced at $49, but BPB readers can claim a free license this week. To get your free copy, register with your email address via the link at the end of this [...] View post: Safari Pedals Gorilla Drive is FREE at BPB this week View the full article

Wunderkammer has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund production of the WoO.1 Portable Looper & Sampler.… Read More Wunderkammer WoO.1 Sampler Now Available To Pre-OrderView the full article

Kilohearts has announced the addition of its latest plugin, Compactor, to the free Kilohearts Essentials range. Compactor joins existing freebies like Clipper and Shaper in the Kilohearts Essentials catalogue. If you aren’t familiar with Kilohearts Essentials, each addition is available as a regular (AU, VST2, VST3, AAX) plugin or as a Kilohearts Snapin, and completely [...] View post: Kilohearts releases Compactor, a FREE loudness maximizing plugin View the full article

Harrison Audio has released four new plugins, including 3D Delay. You can download one of them for free by subscribing to the developer’s newsletter. The four new plugins are Stunning Phaser, Dyno Mite, Spectral Gate, and 3D Delay. The freebie on offer is 3D Delay, a versatile delay plugin that delivers sounds inspired by classic [...] View post: Harrison 3D Delay plugin is FREE for Harrison Audio newsletter subscribers View the full article

From @synthandsoftware - Free pro-grade FX plug-in is released alongside 3 new Harrison plug-ins giving producers, engineers, and musicians even more music creation and mixing tools with that ‘Nashville sound’. PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT Harrison Audio introduces pro-grade Delay FX within everyone’s reach. ​ Artists, producers, and engineers can download the 3D Delay plug-in — derived from Harrison’s digital console technology — […] The post Harrison Audio Announces Free 3D Delay Plug-in appeared first on Synth and Software. View the full article