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.
Wave Alchemy recently debuted Triaz Player, a free drum plugin and sample player for macOS and Windows. The plugin is available in VST3, AU,…
Kitik just launched Chop Chop!, which is a free sampler for macOS and Windows in AU and VST3 formats. The plugin is available via…
ToneLib recently updated the free TL TubeWarmth overdrive plugin to Version 2.0.1. TL TubeWarmth is a 64-bit-only release for Windows, macOS, and Ubuntu. It…
Modalics’ new Plugin Buddy is a free plugin host that can help with many tasks, such as running a VST3 in Pro Tools, chaining…
Minimal Audio’s Morph EQ is available for just $10 at Audio Plugin Deals, down from a list price of $49. The deal represents a…
IK Multimedia is giving away four free guitar pedal effects to AmpliTube 5 CS users throughout September. AmpliTube 5 CS is a free guitar…
KVR Audio and IK Multimedia have teamed up to give away a free copy of the latter’s AmpliTube SVX (usually €100) bass amp collection. …
Fracture Sounds just released Blueprint: Drum Kit, a free versatile percussion instrument for the free Kontakt Player. The Native Kontrol Standard instrument has a…
Zak Sound recently launched the Orange Dreams 2 synth and sampler suite and the free Lite plugin version. Orange Dreams 2 is a macOS…
Revolt DSP recently launched EVOampLite, a free guitar amp sim for Windows and macOS. The plugin is the developer’s first amp release, and it’s…
Izotope’s Creative FX Bundle is now available for $49 at Plugin Boutique, in a deal that wipes 90% off the list price of $497.…
Overloud has made the Studio Sessions Free reverb collection available as a freebie. All you need to get it up and running is the…
Izotope’s Neutron 4 Elements channel strip is now available for free at Plugin Boutique for a limited time, instead of the list price of…
Ewan Bristow recently released the EB-Resonator, a free melodic resonator that runs in the Plugdata programming environment. Plugdata is also free and runs as…
Currently, Plugin Boutique is offering Universal Audio’s 1176 Classic Limiter Collection for $39, a whopping 87% off the list price of $299. This means…
Ally Audio has launched the Z-Verb reverb plugin as an exclusive macOS release in VST3 and AU formats. The indie developer describes Z-Verb as…
Chiqui-Audio’s new Tiki Instruments ($235) is a Hawaiian instrument library for Kontakt, and the company has also released a free version called Ka’eke’eke. Both…
Dreamtonics has made its new Vocoflex voice transformation plugin available for just $159.20, which is 20% off the list price of $199. We are…
IK Multimedia is giving away free copies of its Orange OR120 amp and matching cab sim to AmpliTube 5 CS users during August. The…
Plugin Boutique has made its DriveMod distortion and modulation plugin available for $1 until August 10, 2024. The Windows and macOS plugin usually costs…
Ujam has made its Finisher Micro multi-effect available for free until September 4, 2024. After September 4, the plugin will transition to a paid…
Soundspear has updated Formula and made more than 50 audio effects available for free for the audio effects integrated development tool. Formula is a free…
Sonic Skunk released DuckingSpace, a free reverb plugin with built-in sidechaining. The open-source plugin is available “for now” only in a 64-bit VST3 format…
Audio engineer Jhonatan López recently released the free CCMkI: Classic Compressor, which he made available via his website. The CCMkI is available for VST3…