Safari Audio is giving away Camel Strip, its $49 vintage-inspired channel strip plugin, exclusively to BPB readers. Add Camel Strip to your cart on the official product page and enter the code BPB100OFF at checkout. It will reduce the price from $49 to $0. The promo ends on October 5th. A big thanks to Safari…
M Media Audio Releases Northstar Mastering Console Plugin (VST3 & AU)
M Media Audio has released Northstar, a flagship plugin that brings tonal shaping, dynamics, color, stereo control and final loudness into one window for Windows, macOS and Linux. Put it last on your mix bus, bring in the tools your record needs and hear the result as you work. Three EQ banks shape the full…
Spongefork updates ShadowTag to v2.2.1 – Spots Audio Straight onto Pro Tools, Logic Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere Timelines
Spongefork has released ShadowTag v2.2.1, an update to the free audio metadata editor for macOS that adds Spot to Timeline, which sends files from a ShadowTag playlist directly onto the timeline of Pro Tools, Logic Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, or Adobe Premiere; FCPXML export and copy for Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, and…
The KVR Readers’ Choice Awards 2026 Voting is Live
The KVR Audio Readers’ Choice Awards 2026 are now open, giving KVR members the chance to vote for their favourite audio and MIDI software across 29 categories. Voting remains open until October 31st, 2026. The awards begin with a nomination stage, followed by the main voting stage, when the top five nominated products in each…
Bitlantis updates Kveik MIDI Step Sequencer to v1.4 with CC sequencing, per-parameter loops and a standalone app
Bitlantis has updated Kveik, a MIDI step sequencer plugin for drums, bass and melodies, to version 1.4. Kveik makes no sound itself and sends MIDI to drum instruments, synths or hardware inside the DAW. New in 1.4: CC sequencing: A new CC track mode sends MIDI controller values instead of notes, with up to three…
Sojus Records updates Ensoniq SD-1/ 32 VST3/AU emulation to v1.0.2
Sojus Records has released a new version of the free software emulation of the Ensoniq SD-1 32-Voice, bringing one of the most distinctive digital synthesizers of the early 1990s into modern DAWs. The project uses MAME-based cycle-accurate hardware level emulation rather than simply sampling the original instrument, recreating the SD-1 architecture, synthesis engine, effects, internal…
Libelula Audio releases Ultiverb, a feature-packed FREE reverb for Windows
Libelula Audio has released Ultiverb, a free algorithmic reverb plugin for Windows. Free reverb plugins are hardly rare these days, and our free reverb roundup already lists the best ones. Ultiverb is still worth covering, though, because it packs an unusually broad range of sound-shaping tools into a single reverb plugin. The reverb engine provides…
NoiseAsh Heater V2 ($129 value) is FREE for a limited time
Audio Plugin Deals is offering NoiseAsh Heater V2, an analog-style saturation and tone-shaping plugin for macOS and Windows, as a free download for a limited time. Heater V2 normally has a $129 list price, although NoiseAsh currently sells it for $39.90. The Audio Plugin Deals giveaway reduces the price to $0 and is advertised to…