Audio Modelinghas released PolySWAM, a fully polyphonic orchestral instrument designed for composition, production, and live performance. Audio Modeling’s established SWAM instruments are deliberately monophonic, allowing each instrument to focus on the detailed behavior, phrasing, and expression of an individual player. PolySWAM was created as a separate instrument designed specifically for polyphonic performance. Powered by the…

Dreeemwave has brought back its exclusive BPB reader discount on Bassliner, a MIDI bassline generator for macOS and Windows. Use the coupon BPB25 at checkout to get Bassliner for €19, down from the regular €24. The code from our June offer is active again, so there’s another chance to grab it if you missed it…

Våld Labs has released Ravik, an eight-channel drum synthesizer with generative sequencing, as a free public beta for macOS, Windows, and iOS. It’s still in beta, and I don’t think the final version will be free, but the current version is already fun for experimenting with drum synthesis. It’s definitely worth a look if you’re…

Big Man Labs is offering BPB readers a 20% discount on Bigulator, an analog-modeled mastering clipper for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Use the coupon code BPB20 at checkout to get Bigulator for $33.60 instead of $42. The code works across the store, including the already discounted Big Bundle, bringing its $85 price down to $68….

PhotonDSP has released TapeEngine, a free tape emulation plugin for Windows with twenty individually adjustable processing modules. TapeEngine is surprisingly deep for a freebie. I still don’t think it’s a match for something like ChowTape, but it definitely offers more customization options than your average free tape emulation. I like that it covers both the…

Kuusoutoshi Audio, an independent developer from Japan, has released DrumUnveil, a drum separation and drum-to-MIDI plugin for Windows and macOS. Drop a stereo drum loop or drum stem onto DrumUnveil and it splits the material into six lanes – kick, snare, toms, hi-hat, ride and crash – while turning detected hits into MIDI notes with…

Vitric Audio has released version 1.3.0 of Bevel EQ, its 24-band dynamic EQ for macOS and Windows. Any dynamic bell or shelf band can now be keyed from an external sidechain: choose Dynamic source > External sidechain on the band and route another track into Bevel’s sidechain input. A typical use is dipping the low…

Reverential has announced the release of version 0.1.0-alpha.2026-09-15 of Boethius, a free polyphonic synthesizer for macOS. I’m Daniel, and I’m building Boethius in public, one feature at a time. Each voice has eight oscillator slots, and every slot has its own waveform, gain, pan and ADSR envelope, so one note can change character as it…