May is usually not a very busy month when it comes to music production software offers and discounts. But the situation is a bit different this year, as there are quite a few exclusive sales and freebie offers going on right now.
The first week of May is almost behind us, so let’s summarize the best software and soundware deals of the month so far. We also included the latest freebies, some of which are available for a limited time only (so be sure to act fast).
To help you save some time while browsing the list, the hottest deals are highlighted in red. Our favorite deals and smart savings are highlighted in yellow.
As always, you are welcome to post more deals and freebie offers in the comments section below. The best deals will be added to the article. Thanks for your support!
Software Deals
- Plugin Boutique offers multiple no-brainer deals and a FREE bonus plugin with any purchase (choose between DriveShaper and Dubstation 2):
- iZotope BreakTweaker Expanded Sale (🔥 94% OFF)
- Arturia Pigments 3 Sale (50% OFF)
- iZotope Reverb Flash Sale (🔥 90% OFF)
- Softube Mastering Sale (60% OFF)
- Output Spring Sale (30% OFF)
- Zynaptiq ADAPTIVERB Sale (💡 61% OFF)
- Softube Guitar Month Sale (40% OFF)
- Serato Sample Sale (50% OFF)
- Fundamental Bass & Puncher 2 Sale (🔥 92% OFF)
- United Plugins Expanse 3D Introductory Sale (67% OFF)
- KHORDS + 2 Free Expansions (💡 40% OFF + FREE bonus)
- Diginoiz 11th Anniversary Sale (50% OFF)
- Tone Empire Analog Power Bundle (58% OFF)
- SONiVOX Spring Sale (95% OFF)
- Pitch Innovations Fluid Pitch Introductory Sale (48% OFF)
- UJAM Groovemate ONE Introductory Sale (💡 52% OFF)
- Evabeat Melody Sauce Introductory Sale (20% OFF)
- Signum Audio BUTE Loudness Analyser 2 Sale (🔥 80% OFF)
- Sound Particles Spring Sale (43% OFF)
- United Plugins 2nd Anniversary Bundle Sale (🔥 88% OFF)
- BeatSkillz RetroVOLT Sale (70% OFF)
- Tokyo Dawn Labs TDR Channel Strip Bundle Sale (💡 45% OFF)
- Boz Digital Labs May Sale (71% OFF)
- Cherry Audio DCO-106 Spring Sale (50% OFF)
- Eventide Clockworks Bundle Sale (72% OFF)
- Signum Audio BUTE Loudness Analyser 2 Sale (🔥 80% OFF)
- Soundtoys Spring Sale (🔥 78% OFF)
- ⌚ NEW! iZotope Community Bundle (🔥 96% OFF)
- VSTBuzz offers a couple of software deals this month:
- “Syntorial” by Audible Genius (50% OFF)
- “Virtual Instrument Player 3” by AKAI (70% OFF)
- PluginFox offers several epic software deals in May (thanks to BPB reader Corti.Son for the info):
- Exponential Audio Sale (🔥 92% OFF)
- AIR Xpand2 & The Riser (🔥 $9.99 each)
- Newfangled Audio Sale (75% OFF)
- Boz Digital Labs Sale (💡 3 plugins for $29 each)
- PreSonus Studio One & Notion Sale (25% OFF)
- United Plugins 2nd Anniversary Bundle (78% OFF)
- PSP Xenon Sale (🔥 85% OFF)
- United Plugins Expanse 3D Sale (68% OFF)
- Zynaptiq Adaptiverb Sale (58% OFF)
- ProducerSpot is also running several software deals this month:
- Diginoiz Hattricks (57% OFF)
- Blue Cat MB-7 Mixer (23% OFF)
- Baby Audio Smooth Operator (43% OFF)
- Studio Trap 808 Machine (70% OFF)
- Audio Plugin Deals runs a couple of software deals in May:
- smart:EQ 3 by Sonible (💡 30% OFF)
- InstaChord + Expansions (86% OFF)
- 🔥HOT! IK Multimedia launched the 25th Anniversary T-RackS Processors Krazy Deal. Get up to 88% OFF the entire T-RackS product lineup. Grab as many T-RackS Processors as you like, most of which are priced at just $/€25 each. The offer ends on May 11th.
- Baby Audio is running a 44% OFF intro sale on the newly launched Smooth Operator plugin.
- Bedroom Producers Blog (hey, that’s us!) offers an exclusive 30% OFF deal on SonEQ2 by Sonimus. Hooray!
- Black Rooster Audio offers a 20% OFF intro deal on the brand new KH-EQ1 plugin.
- Nembrini Audio offers up to 70% OFF all products until May 31, 2021. Thanks to BPB reader Christian for the info about this deal.
- ⌚ NEW! 2B Played Music launched a 1 EUR deal on 2B Delayed Classic. The offer is valid until May 20th with the coupon code EURODEAL applied at checkout. Thanks to BPB readers Gatis and Michal for the info!
- ⌚ NEW! Humble Bundle launched the Mega Sound Designer Loop Crate vol. 2 bundle which includes software from Cherry Audio, Acoustica, and others. Thanks to BPB reader Andrea for the info.
- ⌚ NEW! Waldorf offers a 70% OFF discount on the award-winning wavetable synth plugin NAVE. Valid for 48 hours only!
Soundware Deals
- Plugin Boutique has a few soundware deals in their arsenal, too:
- Divergent Audio Group Sale GAS and Helios Sale (80% OFF)
- Rigid Audio Complete Loop Bundle Sale (🔥 98% OFF)
- Karanyi Sounds May Sale (50% OFF)
- Heavyocity Mosaic Pluck Introductory Sale (15% OFF)
- Glitchmachines Hybrid Impact Sound FX Bundle Sale (💡 85% OFF)
- Strix Instruments Introductory Sale (84% OFF)
- ⌚ NEW! Wave Alchemy Kontakt Synth Bundle (💡 73% OFF)
- Loopmasters is running a massive bundle blowout sale in May:
- Techno MEGAPACK Bundle 2 (80% OFF)
- Berlin House Collection Bundle (60% OFF)
- Thick Sounds – Drum & Bass Bundle 2 (80% OFF)
- IQ Samples – Vocals & Chops Bundle (80% OFF)
- Apollo Sound – LoFi Hip-Hop Bundle (70% OFF)
- House of Loop – Minimal Bundle (85% OFF)
- ProducerSpot has an interesting soundware deals lineup this month:
- Diginoiz The Starter Pack (50% OFF)
- Diginoiz FX Collection 2 (50% OFF)
- Red Sounds 1800 Synth Presets Bundle (🔥 88% OFF)
- Studio Trap 50 Kits Bundle (🔥 89% OFF)
- Sonics Empire 808 Renaissance (50% OFF)
- VSTBuzz launched a variety of soundware deals in May:
- “Hybrid Elements CORE” by Master Sampling (🔥 91% OFF)
- “Collision FX” by Sound Yeti (💡 70% OFF)
- “Cthulhu Premiere Bundle” by New Nation LLC (90% OFF)
- Audio Plugin Deals runs several soundware discounts this month:
- OMNIDRUMS by Have Instruments (76% OFF)
- Abstract Mallets by Karanyi Sounds (71% OFF)
- Drum Fury 2 by Sample Logic (46% OFF)
- Extended Guitar Bundle by Edu Prado Sounds (81% OFF)
- ⌚ NEW! Krotos offers a 50% OFF deal on the Krotos Starter SFX Library. Or, get it for free with any purchase over $199 by entering the coupon code FREESTARTER at checkout!
Freebies
- Dubstation 2 (€29) by Audio Damage is FREE with any purchase at Plugin Boutique in May.
- DriveShaper (£32.95) by Cableguys is FREE with any purchase at Plugin Boutique this month.
- entropy:EQ+ (€99) equalizer by Sonible is FREE with a Loopcloud trial.
- Beat Magazine #185 includes MPC Beat with expansions worth €96, Fundamental Bass by W.A. Production, and a 2.4 GB Korg MS-20 soundbank (the magazine costs €7.49). Thanks to BPB reader Numanoid for the info (and Jalu Kaba X for the correction)!
- Computer Music Magazine includes a FREE copy of Kilohearts Carve EQ (the magazine costs £3.99).
- Waves R-Bass is FREE for Bitwig users who have a license for Bitwig Studio, Bitwig Studio EDU, or Bitwig Studio 16-Track (thanks to BPB readers Numanoid and Michal Ochedowski for the info).
- MTurboEQ by MeldaProduction is FREE free with any purchase at ADSR in May. Also, one lucky ADSR visitor will get the chance to win an Arturia KeyStep Pro controller. Thanks to BPB readers Aris and Christian for the info!
- Cinematique Instruments offers the Klang of the Month: Berlin Signal Tone as this month’s freebie.
- Axsens offers the Deep House Sample Pack as a free download this month.
- ⌚ NEW! The Tyrell Collection Freebie is a FREE sound library for Diva by U-He. The library, designed by Echotailor, emulating the vintage synthesizers sounds heard in the Blade Runner (1982) original soundtrack.
- ⌚ NEW! Loot Audio is running a competition with over $2500 in prizes, including the S49 keyboard from Native Instruments. The content is still open to new entries, so hurry up. Loot Audio was also offering free gifts to all entrants, but they’re all gone (I was too late to add this to the page, sorry about that!). :(
- ⌚ NEW! Blind Audio offers a selection of free analog sounds to everyone who signs up to their mailing list.
We will keep adding new deals to this page on an hourly basis. Stay tuned for more epic freebies throughout May 2021. BPB will release a couple of exclusive freebies by the end of this month, too!
Feel free to suggest your favorite deals in the comments section below.
51 Comments
Numanoid
onI recommend checking out the free VST3 Genesyn, I searched couldn’t find it posted about on BPB before.
It is a 3xOSC/Wave synth, features resizable GUI, 70 included presets, easy on the CPU. The GUI may not suit everybody straight out of the box, but it is perfect for those with touchscreens, easy to use a finger to slide the controls.
musictop69.wixsite.com/orchestools/news
Junting
onHey, the plugins looks cool, I checked it out and messed around with it. But after resizing the plugin to 200% you cannot change it back because the plugin is so big the option to change it back is literally outside of the screen (in the newest FL Studio). Again, looks cool, and love that it doesn’t use that much CPU! But I don’t think was tested AT ALL on a PC. With this huge flaw, Helm is probably still the better options IMO.
Numanoid
onIn Fl Studio can’t you go to the menu in the wrapper that holds Genesyn, and select “Detached” ?
This is usually how I have been able to work with large size GUIs on small laptop screens in the past
ilirbajri
onHello Junting, thanks for trying Genesyn.
You need to edit the SCALE_FACTOR=”2.0″ to SCALE_FACTOR=”1.0″ on the “General Settings” file that you can find at this location “C:\Users\”UserName”\AppData\Roaming\3VSTUDIO\OT GENESYN 2” (“UserName” – has to be your current windows name)
This way the plugin will return to its default zoom scale setting.
ilirbajri
onthanks for your comments and support… Genesyn ver 2 is out and has more tools, bettter UI and arpeggiator, you ca ncheck it out at https://musictop69.wixsite.com/orchestools/news
Numanoid
onNOTE that the Beat issue is number 185. And that the MPC 2 included with the magazine is a special Beat version, it doesn’t feature all the included plugs unfortunately, but Tubesynth at least. And they have thrown in the Vegas Festival expansion (which cost $25 to buy) so that is something to be cheerful about.
Tomislav Zlatic
onFixed, thanks Numanoid!
Jalu Kaba X
onCommenting on the section regarding Beat Magazine # 184.
I am one of Beat Magazine customer. FYI, you are wrong in explaining the edition. The edition that includes the MPC package is Beat Magazine #185 not #184.
And the MPC referred to in the magazine is MPC Beat accompanied by 2 free Expansions, namely Vegas Festival (worth $29.99) and The Vault (worth $79.99). So it’s not MPC 2 but MPC Beat.
Thanks
Numanoid
onAs far as I understand the Beat edition of MPC comes with Tubesynth. Tubesynth is not included in the free version of MPC is it?
Jalu Kaba X
onIn the latest free MPC Beat edition (2.8.3) Tubesynth is included.
Tomislav Zlatic
onFixed, thanks for the suggestions.
Numanoid
onGood to have it corrected, so it doesn’t confuse. My main interest in buying Beat is nevertheless per usual to get the Zampler library, and the Model 1978 doesn’t disappoint, 64 multisampled patches from the Korg MS-20, very nice :-)
jef
onvery cool!
ML sound lab just released a new cab pack for 50% off intro price for any guitarists that might be interested
Jalu Kaba X
onYou are welcome
Numanoid
onAlso note that the price for the ISO download with the PDF magazine is €4,99 (€7,49 is for those buying the printed issue)
denny7794
onIf you buy Beat Magazine issue #184 (2021-05), you get access to zipped archive with all issues for 2020 year in download area.
Santiago Perez
onFor anyone that have Loopademy downloaded they are giving a pack each month for free
This time is Future Bass Stellar, a really good pack
Tomislav Zlatic
onThanks for the tip, I’ll check it out!
Satyabrata
onHow to get that
Numanoid
onTAL Audio has today updated all their free FX plugs: TAL-Filter-2, TAL-Chorus-LX and TAL-Reverb-4
tal-software.com/
Michal Ochedowski
onThanks for the info NUMANOID. These new graphics are certainly better. It’s a welcomed refresh, especially for rather stale looking Filter 2.
Shebil Zaveri
onSoundtoys are having a 80% sale. I really don’t know how often this happens but looks like a good deal.
Shebil Zaveri
on*upto 80% it looks like 😅
Tomislav Zlatic
onAdded to the list, thanks!
Shebil Zaveri
onhttps://www.waves.com/plugins/reverbs-delays
Only for 24 hrs
Tomislav Zlatic
onThat’s a nice deal, thanks for the info!
Michal Ochedowski
onIt’s not a plugin deal, but I thought it deserved some attention. D16 Frontier has been updated in February this year. I haven’t read anything about it on BPB, so I’m letting you know here :)
Interface has been slightly changed. Now it can be resized. Oh and finally, after so many years there is manual available :) Sure, whoever got it until now, probably can operate every control with no problem. Anyway it’s good to know that guys from D16 got around to writing one. Frontier sounds just as good as before, so why not grab the latest release.
Tomislav Zlatic
onHey Michal, thanks for the info! Frontier is such a great tool and you’re right, the update deserves coverage on BPB. We’ll feature it in the news section this week. Thanks again!
Michal Ochedowski
onI did not expect to ignite a coverage :) That’s great news!
Peter Dillon-Parkin
onHi Tomislav – just like to say thanks for all the work you put in on the blog. It’s really appreciated!
Tomislav Zlatic
onYou’re very welcome! :)
Michal Ochedowski
onToday we can see first signs of iZotope and Native Instruments collaboration. Although the website is in japanese, it can be translated when open in Google Chrome. Two products are being offered free: Ozone Elements 9 and NI Hybrid Keys. The whole process seems very straightforward. Here is the link: https://www.izotope.jp/news/izotopexnativeinstruments/
Tomislav Zlatic
onHey Michal, thanks for the info! Here’s the article on BPB: https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2021/05/18/izotope-native-instruments/
Numanoid
onTurbo Play (reg value $15.99) can be worthwhile to check out, it is free for a couple of days via Shareware on Sale: sharewareonsale.com/s/free-turbo-play-100-discount
It is sort of like a DAW, they call it an audio, image, animation and video sequencer, see the audio specs here: turbo-play.com/features.htm
Numanoid
onI am seeing this offer at iZotope called iZotope Community Appreciation Bundle, for $49 (reg value $1600) a user gets 11 plugins: Ozone Elements, RX Elements, Nectar Elements, Neutron Elements, Stutter Edit 2, Trash 2, BreakTweaker Expanded, Iris 2, Phoenix Verb, R2, and Excalibur!
Indus
onA Magix soundware bundle at -96% is available from Fanatical including 6 “Song Collection Scrore” (Construction loops) and 2 coupons to choose 2 “Detroit Chop Shop” (SFX Soundbanks) among the 10 available.
https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/fanatical-royalty-free-game-music-bundle-magix
Tomislav Zlatic
onInteresting, thanks for the info! :)
Numanoid
onThe new issue of Computer Music is out today, and it comes with Tone 2 Filterbank 3
The plugin hasn’t been updated since 2015, but still a nice one to to have.
Numanoid
onWaldorf Nave is 70% off until May 25. Use Coupon Code: “WA-0521-70N” at checkout
waldorfmusic.com/en/nave-plugin-en/product/66-nave-plugin
SAF
onspitfire audio is doing their spring sale https://www.spitfireaudio.com/
amazing orchestral and cinematic sample libraries and plugins that can get quite pricey, but the sale bumped them down a few
Numanoid
onKilohearts celebrate 2 years of Phase Plant with a $99 sale. Those who already bought it can download a new free collaborative soundbank
kilohearts.com/blog/phase_plant_2nd_anniversary
Tomislav Zlatic
onNice one!
Numanoid
on£4 for various “classic” samples and soundpacks for 5 days. Old they may be, but IMO anybody should have Analog 2 Digital Vol 1 & 2 in their arsenal to get a feeling of how sampling of old synths was done in the 90’s (the golden area of techno/trance music). Chemical Synths is also a steal at just £4, a total of 1000 patches and REX files for Reason. Loyalty points can be used to shave off the price even further, as long as the basket total is over 0
timespace.com/collections/zero-g-4-for-5-days
Numanoid
onKawaii Dreams by Samples From Mars: 15 multisampled patches from various late 80’s machines, free to grab!
samplesfrommars.com/products/kawaii-dreams-from-mars
Numanoid
onnu.wav (NYC-based sound design house) created 100MB worth of loops (23 WAV’s in all), using BABY Audio plugins for all processing. Free to grab, but need to sign up to Baby Audio newsletter
babyaud.io/freebies
Tomislav Zlatic
onIt will be featured on BPB this week, thanks for the tip!
Numanoid
onBeat WorkZone #20 (No 02/21) will shortly be published, costing €10 to buy. It will include IK Multimedia Syntronik J-60 Roland Juno-60 Emulation (reg value $50)
Numanoid
onIt seems even the new issue of Beat (186) will include J-60. And that issue cost just €5 to download! It will appear for sale sometime next week I believe:
falkemedia-shop.de/sound/beat/beat-07/2021
Tomislav Zlatic
onAwesome, looking forward to that!
Numanoid
onI bought the ISO download today for €4.99 I got the PDF magazine, and via that I got the serial to authorize J-60 at IK Multimedia. So worked fine, just like I expected :-)
Michal Ochedowski
onNUMANOID, thanks for keeping us up to date with best offer regarding J-60.