Flame Sound is running its Black Friday sale from November 6 through December 1, 2026. First, thank you to everyone who has tried VATRA and shared such kind feedback. If you missed the intro sale, the plugin is now $39 again, down from $69. VATRA lets you add loudness with Ignite, warm things up with Heat,…
Polyend offers Patch modular effects sample pack for FREE
Polyend is offering Patch, a sample pack featuring 101 experimental Eurorack effects, for free with the code PROMOPATCH at checkout. Simply add the pack to your cart and apply the code before completing checkout. Thanks to BPB reader Stan for the info! The collection is great for a bit of weekend inspiration if you like…
ILIO adds 2,000 more FREE Low End Theory 2 licenses for BPB readers
ILIO has added 2,000 more free licenses for Low End Theory 2, giving BPB readers another chance to grab Sean Divine’s 100-preset sound pack with the free AAS Player. The first batch from our giveaway earlier this week went quickly, and I’ve received quite a few emails from readers who missed out. I’m very sorry…
Krotos offers Simple Monsters and 10.5 GB Starter Library FREE until November 11
Krotos is giving away Dehumaniser Simple Monsters and the Krotos Starter Sound Effects Library, a voice-processing plugin and sound effects collection normally priced at $298 combined. The Free Sound Design Kit offer ends on November 11, 2026, at 23:59 GMT. You need to complete checkout before that deadline, but both products are yours to keep…
Meet NOMN, the Tokyo studio making bubble synths and unusual spatial effects
NOMN is a Tokyo-based software studio whose range includes a bubble synthesizer, an evolving MIDI composer, spatial effects, and a remote listening service. NOMN develops tools rooted in the developer’s own music, research, and client work. The interfaces have an original, minimal look, with subtle colors, fine lines, and visualizations of what’s happening to the…
Green Oak Software updates the classic FREE soft synth Crystal to v2.6.0
Developer Green Oak Software has updated their classic free soft synth Crystal to version 2.6.0. Crystal has been around since the early 2000s, and, as it seems, it is not going anywhere. The 2.6.0 update brings support for VST3, Apple Silicon, and a resizable GUI. Crystal is now available in AU and VST3 formats for…
OXO Synth2 is a FREE Synth1 recreation for modern Macs and iPad
OXO Music has released OXO Synth2, a free, open-source virtual analog synthesizer that recreates Synth1 for macOS and iPad. Ichiro Toda’s Synth1 has been part of the freeware synth scene for years. It’s probably the free synth most people my age started with. I was never really impressed by its sound character or the GUI…
Vibe Together turns music-making into a multiplayer game you can try for FREE
Vibe Together is a free-to-start browser music sandbox where up to eight people can build a song together on a shared grid. A Steam edition is coming later, and you can wishlist Vibe Together on Steam. Developed by The Music Unc, Vibe Together has been four years in the making. The idea behind the project…