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.
Developer dBdone has released Glas, a free spectral chaos engine for macOS and Windows. dBdone has been a fairly busy developer early in 2026.…
From developer Wayhan comes Naked EQ, a free stripped-back EQ plugin for Windows. It sometimes seems like we can’t move without falling over another…
1986 is the latest addition to The Crow Hill Company’s Vaults series, and it’s available in AU, VST, VST3, and AAX formats for macOS…
TurboAlexis, the Alesis MidiVerb/MidiFex emulation for Windows and Linux, is the latest free release by the developer ArtV. It’s funny how things come around…
Developer Subhankardas has released Nebula De-Esser, a free de-esser plugin for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Nebula De-Esser is a replacement, of sorts, for the…
The Triad is a three-way distortion plugin from developer Carbon Fiber, billed as “the triangle of destruction” due to its triangular X/Y pad at its…
The free XM Series Mastering Bundle from Xilentch has received a fresh look and significant updates. We’ve covered some of the XM Series plugins…
InnerMono has released a collection of almost 30 free racks for Ableton Live. Like a hardware FX rack or a software rack that hosts…
Developer Analog Obsession has released LAEA, a free vintage optical compressor emulation. There are a few names in the freeware community whose plugins enter…
Spectaverb is the second plugin by Plea Tech we’re looking at in one day, and it seems just as interesting as the first, Pure…
Pure Amber is a spectral-shaping and resonance-control plugin for Windows made by Plea Tech, usually priced at $9.99, but is now available for free…
Temecula DSP has released MDV-II, a free Alesis Midiverb II emulation for macOS and Windows. When it comes to sought-after studio gear, Alesis isn’t…
HoRNet’s TrackUtility has been around for over a decade, with various updates since its release. The plugin that HoRNet calls the “Swiss army knife…
Developer SaschArt has released DynamicEchoFree, a free dynamic delay plugin for macOS and Windows. It’s been a busy couple of days for delay plugins.…
From developer Overload Audio comes Echodude BBD-150, a free vintage delay plugin for macOS and Windows. Overload Audio is taking us back to the…
From developer Subhankarda comes De-Esser NXT, a native Windows 11 VST3 plugin that aims to remove sibilance, leaving you with the cleanest audio possible.…
LiquidTrail is a new delay plugin from Sonicora Audio, priced at $79. However, as a special launch promotion, you can download it for free…
fy_niceworld releases fy_nicetape (beta), a FREE tape deck/delay and reverb plugin for Windows. fy_nicetape is a new plugin that brings a classic lo-fi vibe…
You can now get Gait Runner, a rhythmic gate galloper for macOS from the planet Symphagos, for free! Using a noise gate to create…
Elegante is a new plugin by FedDSP, and you can grab it for free for a limited time. The plugin usually costs £30, but…
Baby Audio is one of my favourite developers, in large part because they have a knack for creating quirky, fun tools that deliver serious…
Plugin Boutique’s monthly free gifts have provided some of my favorite deals over the last few years, and they are now back with their…
You can now get W.A. Production’s Zqueezer adaptive filter/frequency shifter for free! Zqueezer is one of those plugins that has more going on than…
You can now get Excite Audio’s Evolve Air Lite for less than $1 at Plugin Boutique by entering the code a64dbdiq at checkout. This…