TapeLite adds a warm magnetic vibe to your music
Free from HoRNet, TapeLite emulates the subtle effects of recordings made on the Otari MX-80 tape machine.
Make dense, dreamy sound design with Lunacy’s free Haze
Lunacy makes "sonic playgrounds for music makers," with several popular plugins like granular synth engine Grains and the Beam effects rack. This year they dropped a couple freebies, the best of which is Haze.
Random Acts of Acid with Sting 2
Click the eyes for a big surprise! From the maker of the popular Max for Live device Sting comes a device akin to an acid randomizer built on top of an emulated TB-303.
Emulating the classic Rhodes sound with Magic Tines
If you don't already have a favorite plugin (or a real Rhodes), GSi has a unique take on the timeless sound of the electric piano.
Egyptian Lover test drives the new Roland TR-1000
Beatmaking legend The Egyptian Lover demos Roland's new "beast," the TR-1000 Rhythm Creator.
A Moog for the Masses?
With Messenger, Moog brings a legendary sound down to a price where mere mortals can experience it.
Granular synthesis made beautiful with Motion: Fractal
Add motion to your music productions via granular synthesis and an amazing rhythmic toolbox with Excite Audio’s dreamy new plugin.
Gamma: a mini synth that anyone can play right out of the box
this.is.NOISE make a simple but extraordinary claim for Gamma: you can’t make their new mini-synth play a bad note.
RANE introduces new RANE ONE MKII DJ controller
The motorized DJ controller is packed with options for adventurous DJs.
Synth Strings: AudioThing RES-09 emulates the warm strings of the Roland RS-09
An innovative new plugin recreates the sound of Roland's classic analog string and organ synth from the early 1980s.
Hands-on looping with Audio Damage’s Circa
The six-track Circa is a gnarly pedal looper plugin with an open environment that inspires creativity.
Download ReCycle and sample like it’s 1994 again
The app that refuses to die, Propellerhead's sample-flipping tool ReCycle is back and available for free.
Lo-Fi & downtempo by design: adventures with Orange Dreams
ZAK Sound's revised plugin packs a bundle of creative power inside a small package.
Roger Linn on Behringer and the Nostalgia-Industrial Complex
The inventor of the MPC takes Behringer's dupe of his iconic LinnDrum for a test drive.
Adding space, texture and ambiance to your music with Airspace
Mode Audio's first VST is a reverb & delay plug-in that creates huge sounds out of very ordinary source material.
Funding Yourself To Death: The Strange Story of Aodyo
After several successful crowdsourcing campaigns, French synth maker Aodyo crashed into bankruptcy. What went wrong?
Waldorf compacts the classic Blofeld synth into a plugin
Hot on the heals of the Microwave, Waldorf offers a bit-by-bit emulation of another classic synth: the Waldorf Blofeld.
Orchid: The Good, the Bad & the Twee
Created by Tame Impala's Kevin Parker, the Orchid is either the dopest or the dopiest hardware synth launched this year.
CyDrums is a new drum machine with a unique flair
From Sonicware and the makers of the colorful LIVEN line of synths comes CyDrums, a compact, "neo-hyperactive" drum machine with a unique visual style.
Introducing Flite, a powerful and (mostly) free new creation tool from Wavea
Flite is a multi-sampler and synth workstation aimed at music producers from Sharooz Raoofi aka Principleasure's new company.
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