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GForce Software Novation Bass Station – Ol’ Bluey Returns!

The original Novation Bass Station sought to fill the shoes of the rare and expensive TB-303 at a time when squelchy bass was all the rage. Now it's back, bigger & better than ever.

The Best Free DAWs: Freeware For Music Production

With the best free DAWs, you don't have to spend hundreds of dollars just to edit audio or record some of your song ideas.

RdPiano, MixComp, Crunchrr: Free Plugins of the Week

Let RdPiano take you back in time! This free plugin emulates the iconic Roland MKS-20 piano module and other digital pianos of the 80s.

Korg multi/poly native: Korg’s Excellent Virtual Analog Hardware Synth in Your Computer

Korg multi/poly native puts the multi/poly hardware synth inside your DAW.

Hardware or Software? Why Not Both? – Sounds and Presets

This week, we have presets that work on both the hardware or software versions of two great synths. Everyone's a winner!

Soft Drums Lite, LS-1173, Honest Overdrive: Free Plugins of the Week

Looking for mellow drum sounds? Soft Drums Lite is just what you need! Other freebies include an API-inspired EQ and preamp and a versatile distortion plugin.

Just a Sample, BP-909, Tubeshifter: Free Plugins of the Week

Let's kick off 2025 with three awesome free plugins! Just a Sample is an open-source sampler, BP-909 packs a punch, and Tubeshifter delivers tasty saturation.

Best Software Synths of 2024: Five Synth Plugins That Floated Our Boat This Year

With 2024 delivering a bumper crop of software synths, it's been tough to pick the cream of the crop, but here are my choices for Best Software Synths of 2024, along with others worthy of a mention.

Best Free Plugins of 2024: Freeware Picks of the Year

It’s been a good year for free plugins! From unique effects to creative software synths, there were heaps of great freeware to discover. We check out the best free plugins of 2024!

OctoWah Stew, Resonator, Subtle Spaces: Free Plugins of the Week

OctoWah Stew fattens up your tracks with a tasty blend of octaves, overdrive, and auto wah. Check it out in this week’s round-up of the best free plugins.

Free Thing! Acustica Audio Releases Free Version of its Gorgeous Synthesizer The Thing

Yes, Acustica Audio is giving us a free Thing, a version of its Jupiter-8 emulation.

Augmented Mallets Play – A Lovely Xmas Gift from Arturia

Joyeux Noël et bonne année from those lovely folks in Grenoble! A rather lovely free instrument can be yours right now in the shape of Augmented Mallets Play, compliments of Arturia!

Arturia MiniFreak v3.0 Update – Now With Added Granular

Arturia update their brilliant MiniFreak hybrid synthesizer to version 3.0 and give us regular and granular sampling in both the hardware and software versions.

Waldorf Blofeld Goes Soft: The Waldorf Wavetable Baddie Is Back, This Time in Software Form

First the Microwave, now the Blofeld. The Waldorf Blofeld makes the jump to software - and you can even control the hardware with it.

GForce Software IconDrum – Another GForce Drum Machine, Another Classic Reimagined

IconDrum is GForce Software's second dedicated drum machine plugin that recreates what many consider to be the greatest drum machine of all time. Have they hit that perfect beat?

PSP Chamber, e::Pi Lite, Rasp: Free Plugins of the Week

PSP Chamber is a chamber reverb, e::Pi Lite is modeled after the famous Big Muff Pi, and Rasp is “not a conventional distortion effect”: Freebies of the week!

Behringer Pro VS Mini – UPDATE: 2.0 Firmware with New Features!

Behringer's Pro VS Mini receives a v2.0 firmware update that brings a collection of useful updates, including an extra voice of polyphony!

Software Deals from Universal Audio, IK Multimedia, AKAI & More

The UAD Ultimate 13 Bundle is the biggest collection of Universal Audio plugins to date – and it’s now 85% off! Check out the best software deals of the week.

Softube Echoes: 6 Delay Types in One Plugin!

Delays are one of the most important effects, and Softube Echoes offers no less than six different types in a single plugin.

Drumtastic, Alton Limiter, Seaquake Techno Rumble: Free Plugins of the Week

This week’s round-up of free plugins brings you three useful tools for your DAW: Drumtastic, Alton Limiter, and Seaquake Techno Rumble.

Kiviak Instruments Texturer, Win a $20k Eurorack Rig, ALM/Busy Circuits MCO (mk II), a Synth for Squirrels?!: Synth Journal

Kiviak Instruments Texturer is the granular effects engine from the WoFi Sampler turned into a plugin. That plus much more!

Acustica Audio The Thing: The First Synth From Acustica Is a JP-8 Emulation and it Sounds GORGEOUS

Does the world need another Jupiter-8 plugin emulation? If it’s Acustica Audio The Thing, the answer may be a resounding yes. However…

SQUASH, Bassaturator, Organic Padscapes: Free Plugins of the Week

On Black Friday, Minimal Audio released SQUASH – a free OTT compressor that couldn’t be any easier to use. Check it out in this week's roundup of free plugins!

Chord Generators, Weird Synths, Kendrick Lamar – Tops & Flops!

This week brought us another batch of chord generators, weird VSTs, and a surprise release from Kendrick Lamar - Tops and Flops!