Author: William Frady

Liam is a producer, mixing engineer, and compressor aficionado. When not mixing, he can be found pretending to play guitar, as he has been doing for the last 20 years.
Atomic Amps released the Tonocracy amp simulator as a free download for Windows and macOS. I figured it was only a matter of time…
Plugin Boutique launched a 95% OFF deal on the Electronic Music Bundle by Universal Audio. If you’re new to music production, there’s quite a…
Plugin Boutique offers the SubLab virtual instrument by Future Audio Workshop for only $10 until February 11th. Who doesn’t love a little grit to…
Vox Samples released Pixel Rabbit, a freeware bit crusher plugin for Windows and macOS. I suppose that the spirit of old digital gear never…
Outobugi released Refire, a free drum effect plugin for digital audio workstations on Windows. I love a one-stop shop when it comes to effects…
Will Vance released Natural Cadence Volume 1 and Sounds of the Heart Volume 1, two free drum sample packs (a Spotify follow is required…
Sjoerdvankreel released Firefly, a freeware semi-modular synthesizer plugin for Windows and Linux I’m a big fan of modular and out-there systems when it comes…
Audio Plugin Deals offers the MixBox SE multi-effect plugin by IK Multimedia for free. As we march steadily into February, there is still space…
Audio Plugin Deals offers an 80% discount on the Synth Modular 2 virtual instrument by KarmaFX. There is something to be said about the…
Steve Ack, the developer behind Neural Amp Modeler, released ParametricOD, a freeware guitar distortion pedal plugin for Windows and macOS. Neural Amp Modeler has…
Axart Software released AutoBeat, a free drum sequencer plugin for Windows and macOS (paid version also available). AI seems to be all the rage…
Sampleson offers the Wursy electric piano plugin for FREE to everyone who subscribes to their YouTube channel. It always feels like the post-holiday rush…
ViatorDSP released Duplex Comp Lite, a freeware serial compressor plugin for Windows and macOS. Serial compression is nothing new in the world of audio…
Korneff Audio released an open beta of El Jual Limiter, an upcoming limiter plugin for Windows and macOS. Korneff Audio is an interesting developer.…
Ronan Fed releases Pneuma Pro, a freeware polyphonic synthesizer plugin for Windows. Happy New Year to you and yours, dear readers! Hopefully, you’re recovering…
Mercuriall Audio updated the Ampbox guitar suite, offering everyone FREE access to the included guitar pedals. Firstly, I hope you and yours had a…
Retornz released Tonez 2, an updated version of the Tonez freeware synthesizer plugin for Windows, macOS, and Linux. As the big holidays finally come…
Baby Audio released Beat Slammer, a free compressor plugin for Windows and macOS. We’re back again today with another enticing freebie for your mixing…
2B Played Music offers the SlimVerb reverb plugin as a free download for a limited time. It isn’t quite the holiday season without some…
Geonkick is a free drum synthesizer plugin for VST3 and LV2 plugin hosts on Windows and Linux. We’ve talked a fair bit about synths…
UVI and Venus Theory released Noctua, a freeware sample-based virtual instrument for the UVI Workstation plugin. We’re getting closer to the holidays, my dear…
Fracture Sounds released Festive Bells, a free Christmas bells sound library for the freeware Kontakt Player plugin. I do admit I love a good…
XiiixxiQ is a FREE non-linear polyrhythmic step sequencer plugin for macOS. After much fiddling with VCV Rack and my own hardware, I have something…
Japanese developer Suzumushi released SpeakerObjects, a freeware plugin for emulating a pair of stereo speakers while using headphones. If you’re looking to replicate the…