Amplimood has launched with Gazer FX, its first release and a free multi-effect plugin for macOS and Windows. I love using simple multi-effects that let you get some interesting combos quickly without building a long chain. This one definitely fits my workflow; it’s very easy to use and is surprisingly good on synths. Gazer FX [...]

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From Luftrum comes the Symbiotic Volume 2 preset collection for Omnisphere 3. Symbiotic is a new collaborative series from Danish sound designer Luftrum (Søren). The series offers custom Omnisphere 3 presets crafted by Luftrum and guest artists (Omnisphere 3 required). Luftrum recently released Symbiotic Volume 1, a collaboration with Swedish artist Plughugger. Symbiotic Volume 2 [...]

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Joey Sturgis Tones is giving away Gemini Twin, a dual-mode virtual synthesizer for macOS and Windows, for a limited time. Gemini Twin normally costs $129, and JST has not announced an end date for the giveaway, so I wouldn’t leave this one sitting in an open browser tab for too long. Gemini Twin was created [...]

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AudioNodes LLC offers AudioNodes, a free modular synthesizer and digital audio workstation for macOS, Windows, Linux, and compatible web browsers. The current version is 0.14.3, released on September 8th with another round of VST hosting fixes and workflow improvements. AudioNodes is still officially labeled as alpha software, but the feature list is already pretty epic. [...]

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Dubspot has relaunched as an online music school, and its first release is Dubspot Groove, a free drum machine that runs in your browser. You can open Dubspot Groove and start programming immediately, with no software to install, without opening an account. It is pretty handy for sketching a beat on a computer or tablet [...]

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Indie developer and musician Naman Soni has released Infinite, a free and open-source modular audiovisual workstation for macOS and Windows. Infinite is a standalone application that combines a node-based sound-design environment with real-time 2D video compositing and procedural 3D tools. All of these components are connected through the same modulation system. On the audio side, [...]

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Fruitless Research has launched Clew, a free spring reverb plugin for macOS and Windows. Clew is based on the long two-spring tank found in many guitar amplifiers, but it is not a convolution reverb playing back a recorded impulse response. Instead, it uses physical modeling to emulate how a signal travels through the spring itself. [...]

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Developer Polarity Music releases Polarity-Recorder, a free background audio recorder for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Polarity Music is an expert on all things Bitwig, a champion of open-source projects, and a fantastic musician/producer with lots of interesting content on his YouTube channel. Polarity-Recorder is a ring recorder that sits in the background, capturing audio so [...]

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Matari Audio has released BUFFR 1.0, a retrospective audio and MIDI recorder for macOS, Windows, and Linux. BUFFR is available for $49 until September 22nd at 17:00 UTC (normally $89). Enter the coupon code BPB at checkout to reduce the launch price by another $5, bringing it down to $44. We featured BUFFR during its [...]

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Atropa from developer SoundRave is a free virtual analogue synth for macOS and Windows. We don’t all have the space or budget to own every analogue synth on our wishlists (making the list is easy; the space and money are always harder to work out). Whether emulating a specific hardware synth or recreating the general [...]

View post: SoundRave’s Atropa is a FREE virtual analogue synth for macOS and Windows

From developer Witch Pig comes Geminate, a free doubler/mimic effect plugin for macOS and Windows. Over the last few years, we’ve come to expect a few things from Witch Pig plugins, like quirky names and interesting interfaces. Prime examples include Bangkok Ping Pong Delay, Black Mirror Reverb, and Apocalypsis. Another thing these plugins often share [...]

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Developer Initial Audio has released Difro Melody AI, a free AI MIDI generator for macOS and Windows. MIDI chord and pattern generators have been around for a while, and with AI’s emergence in music, it’s no surprise we keep seeing more on the scene. Earlier this year, we had the Stepista MIDI pattern generator by [...]

View post: Initial Audio releases Difro Melody AI, a FREE AI MIDI generator