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.
The recently released freeware AI-based plugin Neutone aims to bridge the gap between research and creativity. The use of AI in everyday life attracts starkly…
Cymatics released Deja Vu, a freeware time-warping effect plugin for digital audio workstation software on Windows and macOS. Deja Vu is a time-warping plugin…
Right off the bat, I apologize for choosing a headline that could describe a terrible gameshow that the network should have canceled 499 episodes…
Minimal Audio releases Current, a subscription-based flagship virtual synthesizer (starting at $15 monthly). It seems the Minimal Audio team has been very busy over…
Plugin Boutique’s Mixing & Mastering Bundle is a collection of three plugins that will make your mixing life easier at no cost. The bundle is…
Universal Audio offersthe Teletronix LA-2A Tube Compressor as a FREE download until October 31st! It’s been a rare period for Universal Audio plugins! First,…
Mensla releases FMD, a FREE FM distortion plugin for Windows Angelo Fazari is a developer and musician working out of Toronto, Canada. Using the…
BFD Audio releases BFD Player, a free drum VST plugin featuring 5GB of acoustic drum sounds. BFD Player delivers the performance of the multi-award-winning…
Wrongtools releases Spin Carousel Music Boxes, a FREE instrument for the full version of Native Instruments Kontakt. Spin delivers and expands the sound of…
Djaminn is a free music collaboration app created by keyboardist Marc Kubbinga. The app is a free download for iOS and Android. According to…
MonsterDAW releases Monster Toys, a FREE toy instrument plugin for macOS and Windows. MonsterDAW is the brand behind previous releases like Monster Synth, Monster…
Bitwig and PreSonus announce DAWproject, an easier way to share projects between DAW programs. Many of the frustrations of any music software, whether it…
ADSR Sounds offers the Spread Light stereo enhancer plugin as a free add-in with any purchase this month. Spread Light by Yum Audio is…
Adastra Ambiences is a new FREE cinematic soundscape library for Soundpaint. 8dio released Soundpaint around two years ago, launching it with a free Vintage…
Fracture Sounds release Electric Keys, a FREE Rhodes Mk1 library for Kontakt Player. Electric Keys is the first release by Fracture Sounds from the…
Vaporizer2 is the flagship hybrid wavetable additive/subtractive synth/sampler workstation from Vast Dynamics, and it’s now open-source. The move to open-source came with the release…
Plugin Boutique is running a flash sale on some of Universal Audio’s best-rated plugins ($39 sale price), offering up to 88% discounts. The sale…
SocaLabs releases Wavetable, a FREE virtual synth plugin for macOS, Windows, and Linux. SocaLabs is a developer we last discussed in 2018 when we…
Pro Tools Sketch brings a new non-linear workflow to your Pro Tools desktop and is also available as a free iPad app (iPadOS 16.0…
Much to everyone’s delight, Variety of Sound has been on a roll with updated releases and has now released epicPLATE mkII, a FREE classic…
Toybox Audio releases Thump One, a FREE glitchy wavetable synth plugin for macOS and Windows. Thump One is a synth plugin with a glitchy…
Sound Magic is the developer behind Neo Orchestra CE, a fantastic orchestral collection with some incredible sounds and clever features. And now, Sound Magic…
Antares offers the Mutator vocal character design plugin as a free add-on with the Auto-Tune Unlimited trial. Auto-Tune Unlimited provides the entire collection of…
Orchestral Tools (Berlin) and Berklee College of Music (Boston) joined forces to create a YouTube series called Virtual Orchestration. Their latest YouTube video also…