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.
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…
Total VI Max 2 is a comprehensive collection of IK Multimedia’s virtual instruments, both old and new. You can now get it for 95%…
Sand is the latest release from Hvoya Audio, a sound design tool for macOS and Windows that compands the derivative of the original signal.…
Dumumub offers Orbit Granular Synth and other freebies for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Dumumub has released three plugins, including Orbit Granular Synth, and you…
Developer Sonora Cinematic has released Dark Veil Essentials, a free cinematic Soundbox library. If you’re new to Soundbox, it’s a free and highly customizable…
Reecer Synthesizer is the first soft synth from Kreuzberg Audio, and you can download the public beta version now. The public beta version is…
You can now get the Moonwave FX Parallax multi-FX plugin for free at AudioPluginDeals. We covered a few of the Moonwave FX one-knob plugins…
For a limited time, Plugin Boutique is offering massive discounts (80%) on two premium reverb plugins: FlexVerb and ShimmerVerb. These offers end on February…
Artists in DSP released Amorph (open beta), their free AI-prompt-driven app, for macOS and Windows. AI has been a relatively hot topic around here…
Blueprint: Wurli from Fracture Sounds is the 26th and latest addition to the stellar series, and it’s something of a return to the project’s…
Stacks Audio has released its free eleven-product NAMM 2026 Bundle. For anyone lucky enough to visit the NAMM show in Anaheim earlier this year,…
Audio Plugin Coder is a free and open-source AI-powered plugin creation tool from developer Noizefield. The plugin is still in active development, is subject…
AudioDeluxe is a regular source of exclusive discounts, and this time, it’s a massive 80% off two SSL favorites, SSL X-ValveComp and SSL Drumstrip.…
Mammoth from Aurora DSP, a bass plugin that I’m sure any metalheads among us are already familiar with, is free for a limited time via…
Field Control is a new plugin for macOS and Windows from Half Light Audio, and you can download it for free now. The plugin…
Polarity has released Polarity-MD, a free multiband dynamics processor for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Bitwig fans will be very familiar with the name Polarity…