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…
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…
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…
Get UVI Tape Suite or Evolve Elastic Lite FREE with any Plugin Boutique purchase
Plugin Boutique is offering UVI Tape Suite or Excite Audio Evolve Elastic Lite free with any paid purchase until November 12th. In addition to those two options, if you spend at least £49 / €49 / $49 / ¥7780, you can also get IK Multimedia’s ReSing SE vocal modeling software. You still choose one gift…
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…
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…
Why Your DJ Mixes Sound Muddy (And 2 Easy Ways To Fix It)
You’ve got the beats lined up, the tracks are a good match and your transition should sound fine. But it doesn’t. It sounds muddy, messy and dirty, and people are noticing. It’s one of the most common complaints from DJs who are just getting the hang of mixing, and it’s easy to fix. In the…