Finishing a song feels like the finish line. It is not. The gap between “the mix is done” and “this is actually ready to release” is where a lot of good tracks quietly lose – they come out quiet, distorted, mislabeled, or impossible to remix later. None of the fixes are hard. They just get…
Rust Romance releases BigBlockPre LE, a FREE API-style preamp plugin
Rust Romance has released BigBlockPre LE, a free discrete console preamp plugin for macOS and Windows. BigBlockPre LE is inspired by the classic API 312-style signal path, combining an input transformer, a 2520-style discrete op-amp gain stage, and an output transformer. It does not emulate one particular hardware unit. Instead, this is a custom channel…
Get PSP 2445 EMT vintage digital reverb for only $29 (81% OFF)
AudioDeluxe is offering PSP 2445 EMT for only $29, down from its regular price of $149. That is a huge 81% discount and a $120 saving on PSP Audioware’s vintage digital reverb plugin. At the time of writing (August 24), there are just over seven days remaining, so there is still time to pick it…
Steve Duda ports The Pink Trombone speech synthesizer into a plugin
The legendary Pink Trombone speech synthesiser has been ported by Steve Duda for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Steve Duda needs no introduction around here; the Xfer Records founder has reached hero status for many, largely thanks to successful releases like Serum and OTT. We can maybe say something similar about The Pink Trombone. The Pink…
SvalaC-Audio offers its LA-2A emulation for FREE for until August 26
SvalaC-Audio is offering Es-A2, its $45 analog-modeled optical compressor plugin for macOS and Windows, as a free download for a very limited time. The Payhip product page currently says the sale ends in two days, so I would claim this one quickly if you’re interested. Es-A2 is the flagship release in SvalaC-Audio’s new Es-Series and…
Darkpalace Studio updates FREE Parrot multi-modal delay plugin to v1.1
Darkpalace Studio has updated Parrot, its free multi-modal delay plugin for macOS, Windows, and Linux, to version 1.1. Parrot originally entered the KVR Developer Challenge 2026, where it finished in third place. We didn’t cover it individually on BPB at the time, but definitely check out our mini review of Sweet Audio’s Scintillate, the KVR…
Carbonated Audio releases TALLBOY – Pitch-tracking chiptune resynthesiser and bitcrusher
Carbonated Audio has announced the release of TALLBOY, a pitch-tracking re-synthesiser that replays incoming audio through a four-channel console sound chip. Rather than filtering or degrading the source, it follows the pitch and envelope of the input and rebuilds the performance on modeled hardware channels: two pulse channels with four duty cycles, a 32-sample 4-bit…
Best Service releases Arabic E-Oud for Engine Player
Best Service has announced that Arabic E-Oud is now available for Engine Player. Arabic E-Oud brings the direct, expressive sound of an electric oud to any DAW. Recorded by oud virtuoso Bassam Ayoub, it combines authentic playing techniques with the focused sound of its built-in pickup. The result is an instrument that feels equally at…