BABY Audio has released Grainferno, an advanced granular instrument built around a new way of synthesizing sound from existing audio. Its next-gen grain engine breaks your samples into microscopic fragments and rebuilds them into entirely new textures. From pristine tonal clouds to experimental digital noise, Grainferno turns your sample library into an endless source of…
Overloud releases Gem Comp160 – Three Classic VCA Compressors in One Plugin
ILIO and Overloud have announced the release of Gem Comp160. Bringing together three distinct versions inspired by the legendary dbx 160 VCA compressor and its later variants, Comp160 faithfully captures the tone, response, and character that made these units a staple in professional studios. From punchy drum tracks to tight bass lines and cohesive mix…
Aspen Instruments releases Black Diamond Distortion, a FREE plugin that can emulate any distortion
Aspen Instruments has released Black Diamond Distortion, a free distortion plugin with a wild concept. It can basically simulate any other distortion, whether it’s software or hardware. This is the developer’s first release, and it comes with a companion plugin called Black Diamond Probe that can reverse-engineer the distortion character of almost any hardware or…
discoDSP releases Retromulator, a free ROM-based hardware synthesizer emulation
Developer discoDSP just released Retromulator, a hardware synthesizer emulation plugin featuring seven classic synths for that retro goodness. But there’s a twist! Retromulator uses cycle-accurate emulation. It’s not a soft synth programmed to sound like these classic units; it runs the actual machines’ firmware while emulating the chips and bits to get as close to…
SSL Mixing Bundle Available for $59.99 in 85% Off Plugin Boutique Deal
Solid State Logic’s SSL Mixing Bundle is now available for $59.99, offering $396 in value, in a 85% off deal that’s exclusively available at Plugin Boutique. The deal expires on March 15, 2026. SSL Mixing Bundle features four products: SSL Native X-EQ 2 ($149), X-ValveComp ($49), SSL X-Gate ($49), and SSL Native FlexVerb ($149). Picking…
Sunbunny just released Tentacles, a FREE creative tremolo and spatial effect
According to the developer, Sunbunny, Tentacles is a quadruple-stereo vibrato with spatio-spectral panning, available for free. That is a lot of interesting words in one sentence! The aptly named plugin splits your signal into four parallel processing chains, each with its own band-pass filtering, saturation, vibrato, and stereo-position controls that can be adjusted separately. It…
Pig Room Podcast EP 11 – Rufy Ghazi
In this episode of the Attack Mag podcast, Attack Editor Eric Brünjes is joined by Rufy Ghazi, a music business professional whose work sits at the intersection of product development, research, and the evolving economics of the music industry. Rufy Ghazi is a product consultant for music tech companies, helping organisations navigate digital transformation and build tools…
VirtualDJ CloudDrive: Access Your DJ Library On Any Computer – For Free!
Using VirtualDJ software on more than one computer? There’s a built-in feature worth knowing about. It’s called CloudDrive, it’s completely free, and it works with whatever cloud storage you’re already paying for. What is CloudDrive? CloudDrive lets you sync playlists and music from VirtualDJ directly to Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud, or OneDrive. Once connected, those…