W.A. Production is celebrating its 12th anniversary with a site-wide 60% discount, a free bundle of 12 products, and an exclusive discount for BPB readers on the BeatQuake plugin. Let’s start with the exclusive deal. BeatQuake is a multi-FX plugin designed by award-winning sound engineer Emrah Celik, who mixes over 300 productions per year. It’s…
Attack Editor, Eric Brünjes, caught up with Brian D’Oliveira, composer, sound designer, and founder of MNTRA Instruments, to explore an approach to music and music software making that prioritises texture, emotion, and narrative. Best known for his work in film and game scoring, Brian has built MNTRA Instruments around the idea that sound should feel alive –…
UJAM has announced the release of LATIGO, a dedicated Latin American percussion instrument for its Virtual Percussionist series. Designed to provide authentic rhythms and grooves, the instrument features a comprehensive collection of performances played by professional percussionists, focused specifically on the nuance and timing found in South American and Caribbean music traditions. Unlike static MIDI…
ZAK Sound has updated its hybrid sampling and wavetable platform, Raizes Player, to version 1.3.5. With this update, the player is now available as a free download for everyone, removing the previous requirement of a product purchase to access the software. The free version of Raizes Player now includes a built-in factory library featuring 58…
Audio Damage has released Evil Otto, a free multiband OTT (Over-The-Top) compressor that applies simultaneous upward and downward compression across three frequency bands. The result is dense, hyper-detailed audio where peaks are controlled and quiet details are pushed forward – a sound heard across modern electronic music, pop, and hip-hop production. Features Three-Band OTT Compression:…
PSPaudioware has updated PSP Metra to v1.2.0. New: Added RMS Values View with numerical Peak and RMS readouts, Short Term and Integrated RMS measurements, Overall Energy, and related controls. Added a Loudness Gating indicator in the Integrated readout. Added global multi-instance configuration button for selecting priority display mode (Max or Current) for Loudness Momentary and…
Lunacy has released Bismuth, an effect designed in collaboration with Virtual Riot. Bismuth is an iridescent color resonator which can transform raw sound into something tonal, melodic, and alive. By introducing resonant filters to any incoming sound, Bismuth generates lush harmonic layers tuned to specific chords and scales. Like light passing through a prism, what…
Wide Blue Sound has released Tracer, a beat-synced oscilloscope plugin that is free for a limited time. After the promo period, it will cost $39. There is no clear information about when the free offer ends, so if this sounds interesting, download it as soon as you can. To get it, you can simply enter…