Author: Stephen Charlton

Stephen is a musician and journalist who hails from Melbourne, Australia. He learned everything he knows about production from Google and used that vast knowledge to create a series of records you definitely haven’t heard of.
Astriid released the Ami Sampler, a free 8-bit sampler inspired by the sound of the Commodore Amiga personal computer from 1985. The sampler is…
Bansaw Crown Music recently released Band Saturator, a freeware saturation effect that is also the developer’s debut plugin. The Band Saturator is available for…
Zero-G just launched its Shadow Strings cello Kontakt library at the introductory price of $55.95, which is 20% off the list price of $69.95. The…
Earlier this month, Atlas Audio released the free Auraleak vocal compressor, which is a Windows-exclusive VST release. The plugin is completely free, although to…
Today, Denise Audio launched the Motion Filter digital filter plugin at an introductory price of $39 – 43% off the list price of $69. Motion…
On Monday, Nakst released the free ExtraBold synth plugin (CLAP and AU formats) for Windows, macOS, and Linux. The developer said the synth “uses…
Vain Audio released Orange Gate, a free gating plugin for Windows only. Vain Audio describes Orange Gate as a “straightforward gating plugin that lets…
Soundevice Digital’s new Randomachine randomizer plugin, normally priced at €49, is currently available for free until April 21, 2024. The Windows and Mac plugin…
Westwood Instruments released Untold Strings, a free viola sample library for Kontakt Player. The library runs in both Kontakt and the free Kontakt Player,…
VZTec just debuted the beta release of the free Malibu plugin, a digital replication of the Singletone Malibu reverb and tremolo pedal. The plugin…
Soroosh Mohassesi recently released the free Rain Choir sample library, which he describes as “a rainy day at a bus stop, transformed into a…
Aviary Audio’s Hamburger is a delicious distortion plugin that is currently available as a free alpha for Windows, Linux, and MacOS. Hamburger is available…
Pulsar Audio released the Primavera 6-in-1 spring reverb plugin. It’s currently available for $59, which is 40% off the list price of $99. This…
Behringer launched Vintage, a free analog modeling synth, and the German company’s first synth plugin. However, there’s a twist – the plugin isn’t available…
Ginger Audio released the Authentic Audio remote music collaboration plugin for Mac and Windows. We are taking a closer look at the software and…
United Plugins is running an intro sale on the new FrontDAW 3 plugin, which is currently available for €15 (69% off the usual price…
ZL Audio launched the ZL Equalizer, a freeware 16-band dynamic equalizer plugin for Linux, macOS, and Windows. You can install the open-source plugin by…
Splash Sound’s Epic Percussion 2 library, which has 14 cinematic percussion instruments, is free until April 9 for Kontakt users. Note that this library…
BABY Audio’s BA-1 analog-modelled synth plugin is currently available for $49, which is a 51% saving from the list price of $99. The BA-1…
dvCompTools launched a 65% OFF sale on the HALion Bundle, which includes Hybrid Hit and Transverse virtual instruments for Steinberg HALion. The HALion Bundle…
Katistix Studios launched Passo, a freeware minimal 3-band EQ plugin for Windows and macOS. Passo is available via a ‘name your price’ model, and…
Kiive Audio released the NFuse Bus Processor, and the plugin is now available at an introductory price of $100, a solid 50% off the…
RipX DAW is an innovative DAW from Hit’n’Mix, the company behind DeepRemix and DeepAudio. We’re taking a closer look at the software and offering…
Variety of Sound unveils FREE TesslaPro Mk IV analog coloration plugin for Windows The new TesslaPro Mk IV is available in VST and VST3…