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.
Many people consider 8DIO to be the masters of deep sampling, and that reputation has led to collaborations with iconic manufacturers like Sequential (Prophet…
You can now save 89% on IK Multimedia’s TOTAL Guitar MAX as part of a limited-time deal at Plugin Boutique. It’s been quite a…
MAGDA is a free and open-source DAW built on JUCE and Tracktion Engine, and Conceptual Machines has just released version 0.4.0. It’s very early…
When it comes to soft synths, very few developers do it as well as u-he. Now, their Zebra 3 edges closer to official status…
Developer JonET has released the beta version of MonkSynth, a free Delay-Lama-inspired vocal synth for macOS, Windows, and Linux. AudioNerdz released the original Delay…
Developer Renger Koning has released Felt & Fog cinematic piano for Kontakt, along with a free version. We’re almost spoiled for choice when it…
Artists in DSP have updated the free Amorph text-to-DSP plugin, which now lets you create custom user interfaces. We looked at Amorph earlier this…
Developer Mr Jefferson has released Stepista, a free AI-assisted MIDI pattern generator. Chord and Pattern generators have been around for a long time, and…
April is Vocal Month at Minimal Audio, and the developer behind Ripple Phaser, Poly Flanger, and the free Formant plugin is kicking off proceedings…
Developer Urban Kits has released Plural, which is a free pitch-shifting sequencer plugin for macOS and Windows. Urban Kits is known to provide tools…
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.…