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.
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 ÂŁ30, 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…
From Variety of Sound comes epicVerb mkII, a free early-reflection-based reverb plugin for Windows. When Variety of Sound releases a new plugin or update,…
Aethis, a new project from Agastya Jindal and billed as the “end-all, be-all guitar plugin,” is now in free alpha for macOS and Windows. …
Fundamental Bass from W.A. Production is an easy-to-use plugin that tackles the often tricky task of balancing your bass in a mix and is…
And now for something completely different, as Abbey Road Studios and Charles Jeffrey Loverboy release The Big Nessie, a free multi-instrument library for Kontakt…
Inear Display has made its creative audio tools now available via pay-what-you-want (meaning they can be yours for free). If the Complete Monkwind Effect…
Developer Aqua Node has released a collection of 20 free and open-source plugins for Windows. The plugins are free to download in VST3 format…
The Complete Monkwind Effect Bundle from Monkwind DSP features thirteen plugins, including pitch shifters, drum processors, compressors, stereo width enhancers, and more – all…
Ewan Bristow has released ANINA, a free spectral shaping plugin for macOS and Windows. A new plugin from Ewan Bristow is always good news,…
The SSL discounts continue at AudioDeluxe, and now you can get 90% off the SSL X-EQ 2 plugin for a limited time. This latest…
Developer DAWJunkie has released Padness 2 Jr, a free lush pad synth for macOS and Windows. We checked out DAWJunkie’s Padness Jr in September…