2025 has been an incredible year for free orchestral instruments. Whatever the reason you have to use orchestral plugins (producing music in a bedroom studio, writing cinematic scores, working on game audio, or designing experimental textures), this year was fantastic for building an orchestral toolkit without spending a cent. We’ve seen everything from full symphony…
Soundtoys is giving away Little Plate for FREE until December 18
Soundtoys offers the Little Plate plate reverb plugin for free until December 18th as part of the 12 Days of Soundtoys promotion. The free offer on Little MicroShift (my absolutely favorite Soundtoys plugin from the Little lineup) just expired, but the next freebie is equally sweet. If you’ve ever wanted the lush sound of a…
Maesic interview – French superstar DJ and producer
Who is Maesic? The 30 second intro Hey, my name is Emeric Boxall, also known as Maesic. I’m 26 years-old, born in London, and grew up in a small village in the south of France. I’ve been producing music for 13 years and DJing for three-four years now. I recently put out a new single…
Free Video Manual For The Rane One MkII
Whether you own a Rane One MkII, you’re thinking of buying one, you’ve ordered one and you’re waiting for it to arrive, or you’re just curious about what a state-of-the-art modern DJ controller can do, this training tutorial has the answers. It’s over an hour and a half long, and it talks about every feature,…
Arturia releases Pigments 7
Arturia has announced the release of Pigments 7, a major new version of the all-in-one software synthesizer for music makers who want to craft their own sounds, combining six powerful synthesis types, deep modulation, studio-grade effects, and a generative sequencer in an intuitive, color-coded interface — striking the perfect balance between deep sound design and…
Klevgrand releases “Parrot” Audio Repeater Plugin (VST, AU & AAX)
Klevgrand has announced the release of Parrot, an audio repeater plugin for macOS and Windows. From subtle beat variation or harmonic accents to glitchy mayhem, Parrot adds something unique and interesting to anything that you feed it with. This effect will help ignite your next dance-floor hit or add that extra je ne sais quoi…
quietformat releases Cassette LT-1 Cassette Tape Simulator Plugin (VST3/AU)
quietformat has released Cassette LT-1, an analog-style cassette tape simulator designed to recreate the texture, pitch movement, and softened high-frequency response associated with cassette tape, using a fast and intuitive workflow. Cassette LT-1 is built around four predefined tape conditions, ranging from clean to damaged. Each condition has its own tonal behavior and pitch movement,…
Reason Studios updates Reason to v13.4
Reason Studios has updated Reason to v13.4. Reason 13.4.0 Release Notes Improvements: Deprecated OpenGL (used for rendering Reason’s graphics) in favor of Metal on macOS and ANGLE with Direct3D(D3D11) on Windows. There are several improvements related to these changes: Better invalidation logic, meaning only changed areas are rendered—not areas in between. Drawing of waveforms improved….


