Author: James Nugent

James is a musician and writer from Scotland. An avid synth fan, sound designer, and coffee drinker. Sometimes found wandering around Europe with an MPC in hand.
Sound Magic is the developer behind Neo Orchestra CE, a fantastic orchestral collection with some incredible sounds and clever features. And now, Sound Magic…
Antares offers the Mutator vocal character design plugin as a free add-on with the Auto-Tune Unlimited trial. Auto-Tune Unlimited provides the entire collection of…
Orchestral Tools (Berlin) and Berklee College of Music (Boston) joined forces to create a YouTube series called Virtual Orchestration. Their latest YouTube video also…
You can grab a free copy of Usynth CORE ($79 value) by UJAM for a limited time when you sign up for a Loopcloud…
LALAL.AI Vocal Remover tool is now available as a FREE iOS app (with the Android version coming soon). Previewing the stem separation for free…
Davisynth Audio has released Spiral Delay, a creative delay effect for macOS and Windows, and you can download it for free now. Spiral Delay…
Soonth Blocks, the FREE modular synth plugin, is back with a redesigned UI. Soonth released Blocks around two years ago, and when we initially…
Plugin Boutique offers two free add-on choices with any purchase in September. I hope some of you picked up the August gift at Plugin…
Plugin Boutique offers the 1176 Classic Limiter Collection by Universal Audio for only £39 for a limited time. There’s nothing new about a good…
Variety of Sound releases NastyDLA mkIII, a freeware delay plugin for Windows. Variety of Sound is a favorite developer for many people in the…
Project Sam offers monthly cinematic freebies with The Free Orchestra 2 for the free Kontakt Player. We last covered The Free Orchestra by Project…
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ETI releases ETI Roads, a free Rhodes electric piano sound library for Kontakt (requires full version). ETI Roads is a free Kontakt library delivering…
BABY Audio releases Transit, a multi-effect for designing transitions. We’re taking a closer look at the plugin and giving away one FREE copy to…
Arthelion releases MOLOSS II, a free synth plugin for Windows. MOLOSS II is a reworking of the original MOLOSS I hybrid synth. Some of…
JD Factory, a French development team led by mixing engineer Joël Dollié (CEO and founder), released UltimUtility, a FREE stereo signal control plugin for…
Bertom Audio releases the updated EQ Curve Analyzer v2.0.0, a freeware plugin analysis tool. Bertom Audio, if you don’t know them, are the developers…
NN Audio releases Game Boi, a freeware retro-inspired virtual instrument for Windows and macOS. The developer describes Game Boi as the true lo-fi experience,…
I doubt I’ve ever covered anything here with a name that more accurately and succinctly describes the software’s primary function than Audio Plugin Uninstaller…
MNTRA Instruments releases Mirage, the FREE cinematic instrument for macOS and Windows. It’s difficult to summarize Mirage in a headline; a cinematic instrument is…
Heavyocity releases Foundations Staccato Brass, a free orchestral brass sound library for Kontakt Player. I absolutely love the Foundations collection from Heavyocity! It offers…
It’s time for another one of Plugin Boutique’s get a free plugin with any purchase promotions! And this time, you have a choice of…
Belles Ondes has released EQ1979, a FREE vintage-inspired channel strip plugin for macOS and Windows.
OTT plugin by Xfer Records is one of the most popular free VST plugins and has been for some time. It’s particularly popular with…