Author: James Nugent
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.
Xfer Records Serum has been around forever and remains one of the most popular soft synths of the last decade. Now, they have released…
The DynamicX Standard Version (stereo) for macOS and Windows from Sound Magic is now free to download. Sound Magic is a company that has…
Dog Paw Music is a music technology company out of Oakland, California, and they are set to release the world’s first grid instrument with…
Planet of the Cubs is a lite version of Safari Pedals Planet of the Amps vintage guitar amp sim pack and it is free…
WideFire from the developer JMG Sound is now free for a limited time at United Plugins. Some of you may be familiar with the…
TeMuFra’s Colours is a new polyphonic synth plugin aimed at producers of all levels. Unfortunately, I’ve been unable to download Colours; I’m running into…
Unplugred has released multiple well-received plugins over the past couple of years, and the popular developer is back with another typically quirky offering -…
Now and then, we’re fortunate enough to have a Kontakt library come along that ticks every box; it’s free, incredible quality, and compatible with…
Noizebreaker is a new Kontakt library from Sick Noise Instruments, and you can download it free for a limited time. You should note that…
Mix Locker is a newly-released, free mixing suite from Audio Assault, the developer behind Amp Locker, Bass Locker, and freebies like BassTR. Mix Locker…
Developer Audiomodern has released Spectra Ambient Electronic Bliss, a free instrument for Soundbox. Audiomodern released the Soundbox platform toward the end of 2024, along…
Sonokinetic recently added Noir 2: Breathe and Colours String Septet to its already stellar lineup of Kontakt libraries, and I’ve had the pleasure of…
The Crow Hill Company has added Solo Bodhrán to its free Vaults series. The Crow Hill Company’s Vaults series has been a source of…
Jog on Janice is a brand-new service offering expertly crafted custom websites that display everything a fan, booking agent, management team, and A&R exec…
The RipplerX synth, in its various stages, began life as a research project studying physically modeled drums. The first iteration used the open-source Sai’ke…
Dreamwave has released Tarantula, a free chorus plugin inspired by classic chorus effect boxes. The plugin offers four chorus modes, plus a standard triangle…
You can now get the 1176 Classic FET Compressor plugin for free as part of Universal Audio’s Valentine’s Day Giveaway. After all these years,…
Sampleson’s rePEDAL is an experiment in machine learning; the project is currently in beta, and feedback is welcome. In short, rePEDAL is an AI-powered…
Reverb Machine has released the free Yamaha DX100 Factory Set collection for Arturia’s DX7 V. Although the DX7 typically grabs the headlines, Yamaha released…
XRL Records has released the SVE vocal enhancer, one of two free plugins from the developer (including KSNXRL Reverb). SVE is a plugin that…
Developer Boz Digital Labs has released Bark of Dog 3, a free bass enhancer plugin for macOS and Windows. Bark of Dog is one of…
23DSP has released four new FREE audio plugins (open beta stage) for macOS and Windows. 23DSP is a new developer from Italy with four…
Developer Klevgrand has released the SyndtSphere v2.0.0 Sound Surfer Synth, which is free to download for macOS and Windows. Syndtsphere, the Sound Surfer Synth…
Unstable from Morphoice is a free polyphonic synthesizer inspired by the legendary Yamaha CS-80 analogue synthesizer. The developer, Morphoice, describes Unstable as “in no…