Author: Stephen Charlton

Stephen is a musician and journalist who hails from Melbourne, Australia. He learned everything he knows about production from Google and used that vast knowledge to create a series of records you definitely haven’t heard of.
Binyamin Friedman released Just a Sample, a free and open-source audio sampler. The plugin is a macOS, Windows, and Linux release for VST3 and…
On Monday, BlepFX released the free Crunchrr digital degrader plugin for macOS, Windows, and Linux. This VST3 and CLAP plugin has a simple interface…
On Friday, Ewan Bristow released the free EB-Diøne sampler, which is capable of some radical audio manipulation techniques. As we’ve come to expect from…
On Friday, Mensla launched the MS-3, a single oscillator waveshaper synthesizer with an envelope and filter section and integrated effects. The free plugin is…
Lotus Sound Audio dropped the new LS-1173 analog-style EQ and preamp plugin. The LS-1173 is a macOS (VST3, AU) and Windows (VST3) release. Lotus…
Minimal Audio has made its Static deep dubstep elements samples and loops pack available for free for a limited time. The pack is normally…
Excite Audio’s Lifeline Dirt distortion and saturation plugin is available for free on Plugin Boutique until 23:59 PST on January 2, 2025. The plugin,…
Before Christmas, Somerville Sounds released Soft Drums Lite, a free drum library for macOS and Windows. The holiday plugin drop is a 64-bit-only release…
Every day is Christmas at Wire Grind Audio! The indie dev delivered the goods yet again for the holiday season, this time with a…
On Friday, December 20, Arturia launched the Augmented Mallets Play virtual instrument and made it available for free download until January 2, 2025. The…
On Wednesday, Cradle launched State Machine Playtime, a free synth that makes toy and playful sounds. The instrument requires the free Cradle Hub app.…
Audio Plugin Deals is currently offering Boom Library’s LiftFX beat drop generator plugin for just $25, which is 74% off the list price of…
Sonora Cinematic released Panorama Hybrid, which is a post-rock guitar Kontakt Player instrument that you can get for free with the purchase of any…
It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas, and you know what that means: Three more free AmpliTube 5 CS gear giveaways to close…
Loopcloud has kicked off the holiday season with a $48 deal that allows you to score 11 free plugins worth a total of $471…
KV331 Audio’s SynthMaster 2 Player, a rompler with 2000 factory presets, is now available for free throughout December 2024 instead of the usual asking…
Over the weekend Wire Grind Audio dropped Rasp, a Windows-exclusive plugin that can add grit, noise and a raspy sound to tracks. Now you…
PSP Audioware released PSP Chamber, a freeware reverb plugin for Windows and macOS (Intel and Silicon). The plugin is inspired by classic hardware verbs…
Codwaves’ Seaquake Techno Rumble is a free tool to help bring your kicks to the next level. The plugin is available for macOS and…
KVR Audio and Izotope have teamed up to give away Izotope’s new Neutron 5 Elements intelligent mixing suite for free until December 31, 2024. …
Carp Audio has made its automatic reverb automation tool Reeferb available for free on macOS (VST3, AU) and Windows (VST3). The product page doesn’t…
By making any purchase on Plugin Boutique this December, you can nab yourself a free copy of either UAD’s Oxide Tape Recorder ($149), Karanyi…
Air Music Tech launched its new Multiband Filterbank plugin on Friday and is offering it for free from now until December 2, 2024, saving…
On Friday Newfangled Audio launched the Obliterate Distortion Filter, which is available for free permanently. The digital distortion filter is a 64-bit-only release for…