Author: Tomislav Zlatic
Tomislav Zlatic is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Bedroom Producers Blog (BPB). As a professional sound designer and music producer, Tomislav has personally tested and reviewed thousands of VST plugins and music software tools since launching BPB in 2009. His mission is to make music production accessible to everyone by highlighting the best software tools for beginners and professionals alike.
Codemusicians has released LoopJam, a simple free (open source) loop slicer application for Windows and Mac.
Elements Audio and Sink Electronica (aka sinkmusic) have released MaxxSonixx, a freeware sonic maximizer effect for Windows and Mac.
AIR Music Technology has released Ignite, a completely free music creation application which is designed for easy integration with M-Audio keyboards.
YummyBeats has released Massive Evolutions Free, a free collection of NI Kontakt instruments and NI Massive patches.
Nick Crow and Thomas Mundt have released updated versions of ther LoudMax and TubeDriver audio effect plugins.
Dargalon Instruments Studio has released Zvenigorod, a free NI Kontakt instrument featuring an old toy piano from USSR.
Berklee College Of Music and Coursera have announced Introduction to Music Production, a free-to-enter music production online course.
Producertech is giving away Mastering Now – The Complete Guide (a brand new online mastering course by Zeitgeit Mastering) to one lucky BPB reader!
Chokehold has released Tiny Metal Impact, a free percussion sample library which is also available as an instrument plugins for Windows and Mac.
Zinio has launched Stuff Your Stocking, an offer during which they are giving away $50 worth of magazines to anyone who signs up.
Synthescience has released a collection of 18 free VST plugins for Windows, ranging from EQs and filters to compressors and delays.
Instant Drum Tracks has released a free sample pack featuring the sounds of the Pearl Sensitone Elite Brass snare drum.
Danny Herbert has released Point Blank Stereo Distortion, a free multi-band distortion effect created with Max for Live.
BigTone has released BigTone Synth1 Presets, a free collection of presets for Ichiro Toda’s freeware Synth1 synthesizer.
Alessandro Saccoia has released a collection of free drum samples captured from the Roland TR-727 drum machine.
Alex Medina has released Alex Medina’s Drums Vol. 1, a set of free hip hop drum samples which he created and used in his own…
Monocasual has released an updated version of Giada, a free VST host application developed for use in live performances.
PITCHEDSenses has released Xmas 2012 Ebro Vocal Kit, a free collection of vocal samples performed by Madelyn Gelpi.
Philipp Bulling (aka phi-L Audio) has released a 64-bit version of Tube Preamp, a freeware amplifier VST plugin for Windows.
AQUEST has released AquesTone 2, an improved version of their freeware vocal synthesizer VSTi plugin for Windows.
LVC-Audio has released v1.1 of Clip Shifter, a free clipper/saturator effect in VST plugin format for Windows.
Adobe is giving away the complete Creative Suite 2 (released in April 2005), which includes the Adobe Audition 3.0 audio editor.
Tokyo Dawn Labs has released a beta version of Feedback Compressor II, a forthcoming freeware mastering compressor.
Mastering music is something of a misunderstood art form by many, yet it is often the crucial step between the somewhat rough sound of…







