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Welcome to the BPB Community Weekly Production Thread for May 5-12, 2025! 😊 This week’s topic is: Your favorite saturation plugin. Let’s share our favorite saturator and hopefully help other BPB readers find software that flew under their radar. Thank you! Last week’s topic was your favorite EQ plugins. Read the Thread Guidelines 💬 This section [...] View post: 💬 🎹 Weekly Production Thread: Your Favorite Saturation Plugin View the full article

This month, Audio Deluxe offers either Softube Bad Speaker ($59) or UVI Digital Synsations Vol. 1 ($149) with any paid purchase for free. Audio Deluxe offers this free-with-any-purchase deal until the end of May. Softube Bad Speaker is a macOS and Windows release for AU, VST, VST3, and AAX. The lo-fi distortion plugin requires an iLok [...] View post: Get Softube Bad Speaker or UVI Digital Synsations Vol. 1 for FREE with any Audio Deluxe purchase View the full article

Sample Logic recently released GrainScaper, an innovative granular soft synth for macOS and Windows, and it’s available at a special introductory price for a limited time. GrainScaper is available for $69 until Wednesday, 7 May 2025, when it will return to the regular price of $99. GrainScaper takes any audio source and splits it into [...] View post: Get $30 off Sample Logic’s GrainScaper granular soft synth for a limited time View the full article

From now until May 31, 2025, Plugin Boutique is offering a free copy of Bitwig Studio 8-Track with any paid purchase. Bitwig Studio 8-Track is an entry-level digital audio workstation for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Bitwig describes the DAW as a sketch pad for musical ideas that features the workflow from its big bro Bitwig [...] View post: Get a Free Copy of Bitwig Studio 8-Track with any Plugin Boutique Purchase View the full article

You might remember when Lofi Girl hit the internet. It was a landmark cultural moment. Perhaps in a time when things felt chaotic, we needed this kind of music to slow ourselves down. Whatever it was that was so compelling about Lofi Girl, it was part of a movement that made lo-fi hip hop one of the most iconic and laid-back genres for beatmakers. Dusty textures, mellow vibes, and a nostalgic feel are the foundational elements that make lo-fi hip hop what it is. With a sound that’s both soothing and raw, the genre works perfectly as a background listen and is somewhat of a 21st-century answer to 20th-century ambient music. In this guide, we’ll go through how to make a lo-…

Dorico 6 adds a new Proofreading panel, Cutaways, enhanced chord symbol support, OpenType features, new sound and more. … Read More Steinberg Dorico 6 Updated With Automatic Proofreading & MoreView the full article

Sinevibes let us know that they've released updated versions of their Isomer and Stator effects for Korg Multi-Engine devices, adding support for the NTS-1 mkII synthesizer & NTS-3 kaoss pad.… Read More Sinevibes Updates Isomer Delay & Stator Tape Simulator For KORG NTS-1 mkII Synth & NTS-3 kaoss padView the full article

The project has already reached 10,000 supporters, which means that the idea will move on to the next stage.… Read More Awesome LEGO Minimoog Project Moving On To Next StageView the full article

Full Bucket Music Fury-68 is a free emulation of the KORG Poly-61 analog polysynth from the ‘80s! This week’s round-up of the best free plugins also features Hammer & Meißel, a fascinating modal filter by Florian Mrugalla, and RoomLite, a high-quality room reverb... The post Fury-68, Hammer & Meißel, RoomLite: Free Plugins of the Week appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

Is this the coolest new synth of the year? … Read More Frap Tools Intros Magnolia 8-Voice Analog FM SynthesizerView the full article

Error Instruments has announced the Cinematic Tape System 9 - a powerful tape-based system designed for ambient, soundscape, and experimental music.… Read More Error Instruments Intro Cinematic Tape System 9 At Superbooth 2025View the full article

Superbooth is almost here! The world’s biggest synth event is still a few days away, but the first highlights of this year’s show are already pouring in. Also: Soundtoys releases a freebie you won’t want to miss, and Future Retro discontinues the Vectra. Tops & Flops of the Week! ... The post Superbooth, an Awesome Freebie, and a Farewell to Vectra: Tops & Flops of the Week appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

Bastl Instruments has introduced Kastle 2 Wave Bard, an experimental patchable sample player.… Read More Bastl Intros Kastle 2 Wave Bard Experimental Patchable Sampler PlayerView the full article

The Matrix VCF may be the most versatile VCF ever, offering an unparalleled degree of sonic flexibility in a single 14 HP analog Eurorack module.… Read More AJH Synth Intros Matrix VCF, “The Most Versatile Eurorack Filter Ever’View the full article

Anukari is a new software synthesizer based on the idea of creating a network of small masses (like little ball bearings, or marbles) connected by springs.… Read More Anukari 3D Physics Synthesizer Now Available As Public BetaView the full article

Melbourne Instruments and Bitwig are pleased to announce that Roto-Control's deep integration with Bitwig Studio is now available as a public beta.… Read More Melbourne Instruments and Bitwig Announce Integration for Roto-ControlView the full article

Organic house music has been gaining traction in the electronic music scene. The blend of natural elements and electronic soundscapes feels singular to this subgenre of house music. It is this particular blend of acoustic textures and groove-based energy that has made this genre popular in the festival scene today. In this article, we’ll explore what organic house music is, how it differs from other house genres, and give you a guide on creating your own organic house tracks… The post Organic house music: exploring the genre and how to make it first appeared on Native Instruments Blog. View the full article

Can’t afford a vintage synthesizer or don’t want to bother with endless maintenance? These five synth clones sit at the centre of the synthesizer Venn diagram between authenticity, reliability and affordability. What a time to be alive. It used to be that if you wanted a classic synthesizer, you had to trawl the back pages of music mags, scanning the classifieds with a magnifying glass for something good for sale. These days, enterprising companies of all sizes are giving the people what they want, with all manner of re-releases, updates and upgrades, and outright clones now just a Buy It Now button click away... The post 5 of the Best Modern Synth Clones: Affordable Clas…

Software-based instruments like VSTs and samplers offer modern producers access to an expansive range of sounds. However, this digital flexibility can lead to endless tweaking and the loss of the human touch that traditional instruments provide. AFFKT bridges this gap by recording himself in real-time as he automates and manipulates high-power samplers like Kontakt... The post AFFKT on resampling Kontakt: Real-time recording and mixing advice first appeared on Native Instruments Blog. View the full article

You can now get Signalbash, a time tracking utility plugin for Windows, macOS, and Linux, for free! Ever wondered how much time you’ve spent rotting in front of the computer, justifying it with an unimpressive amount of subpar DAW projects? Alternatively, have you ever wanted to track your “ingame” DAW time and see how you [...] View post: Track your DAW time and challenge your friends with Signalbash, a FREE Time Tracking VST Plugin View the full article

H90 Harmonizer is the name of the new effects pedal from hardware and software developer Eventide. The name is, of course, a reference to one of the company’s most famous effects units, the H8000 and H9000. And now it comes in the form of a stompbox. The smaller version, the H9, is also popular and can be upgraded with new effects via a paid software update (or the plug-in versions). The latest update gives the pedal a major upgrade focused on vocal and harmonization processing. The new features come directly from the legendary H910 Harmonizer, a 1975 studio classic known for its characteristic pitch-shifting sound... The post Eventide’s H90 Harmonizer Features Legendary …

TBProAudio has released TBPAVolume, a free volume control utility plugin for macOS and Windows built for precision gain staging and volume automation inside your DAW. Obviously, all modern DAWs already offer basic volume controls. However, TBPAVolume is one of those tools you don’t even know you need until you see them. It is a dedicated [...] View post: TBProAudio Releases TBPAVolume, a FREE Precision Gain Plugin for macOS and Windows View the full article

Developer Fracture Sounds has released the free Blueprint: Textural Cello for Kontakt Player. As some of you will already know and are probably sick of hearing, I love a good orchestral library. Nothing beats having the best players in the world and an incredible sound stage, but unless you’re scoring a AAA movie or video [...] View post: Fracture Sounds release the FREE Blueprint Textural Cello for Kontakt Player View the full article

When it comes to vintage synth emulations, Full Bucket Music has given us some absolute gems. Their latest release, Fury-68, is a reimagining of Korg’s 80s classic. We’ve had the Six-Traq (Sequential Circuits Six Trak), Paralogy (Crumar Trilogy/Stratus), and the slightly bonkers but brilliant Broken Mini (Minimoog). And let’s not forget the Fury-800, which emulates the [...] View post: Full Bucket Music releases Fury-68, a reimagining of Korg’s 80s classic View the full article

Audible Genius just updated their Primer synth VST to version 2.0.019, and is now offering the software for free. Primer works on both macOS and Windows, and comes in AU, VST, and VST3 formats. The new update includes 400 factory presets and introduces the Famous Sounds Preset Library, where a slew of iconic synth sounds [...] View post: Get the Primer Synthesizer by Audible Genius for FREE View the full article

SpaceBlender is designed to create massive waves of lush, organic, and evolving spatial effects.… Read More Soundtoys Intros SpaceBlender ‘Experimental Reverb’ And It’s Free Through May 22View the full article

Datamind Audio released the Concatenator, an AI-powered audio mosaicing tool that turns any sound into a playable instrument. Distinctly different from sampling, the Concatenator can use any microphone, instrument or audio file as real-time input to create complex and idiosyncratic sounds and textures. Using proprietary machine learning techniques that analyze live audio input in real-time,… Read More Datamind Audio Releases Concatenator, AI-powered Audio Mosaic ToolView the full article

Soundtoys offers the SpaceBender reverb plugin for free until May 22, 2025. Soundtoys is one of the most generous non-indie developers on the market. I recall them offering the Soundtoys Effect Rack for free during the pandemic. And they provided various premium plugins for free on different occasions. Our reader Wiseman summed it up nicely [...] View post: Soundtoys SpaceBender is FREE until May 22 View the full article

Erica Synths has introduced the Pikocore, a lo-fi music mangler developed by Zack Scholl that's available as a DIY kit. … Read More Erica Synths Intros Pikocore XL ‘Lo-Fi Music Mangler’View the full article