Freqport has released FreqTube FT1-EMU, a tube saturation and harmonics plugin built on a SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis) reference model derived from the company’s FreqTube FT1 hardware unit. The plugin runs as a standalone software emulation and can switch to real analogue processing when the FT1 hardware is connected. The SPICE-based approach…
MidiStickers introduces Guided Practice for scales, chords and progressions in MidiStickers Pro v1.1
MidiStickers has released version v1.1 of its music education software, MidiStickers Pro, introducing a new Guided Practice mode for scales, chords and progressions. MidiStickers Pro is a desktop music education software for MIDI visualization, chord analysis and interactive music theory learning. It is available for Windows and macOS as a $59 one-time-purchase. A free demo…
InnerMono releases a collection of FREE FX racks for Ableton Live
InnerMono has released a collection of almost 30 free racks for Ableton Live. Like a hardware FX rack or a software rack that hosts multiple effects in a single plugin, Ableton Live racks provide a streamlined workflow for manipulating multiple effects from a single device (rack). From what I understand, Ableton Live has various rack…
Evenant Engine cinematic instrument for NI Kontakt is FREE for a Limited Time
Evenant is currently offering its Evenant Engine, a cinematic library comprising 50 custom patches, for free as a limited-time offer. I didn’t manage to figure out how long this offer lasts, so my tip would be to get it asap. And please note that running Evenant Engine requires Kontakt by Native Instruments (paid). According to…
Relab Development LX480 Essentials reverb is on sale for $29 (70% OFF)
You can now snap up Relab Development’s LX480 Essentials verb plugin for $29, down from $99, in a 70% off deal at Plugin Boutique. The deal expires on March 31, 2026. LX480 Essentials is a 64-bit only release for macOS (VST, VST3, AU, AAX) and Windows (VST, VST3, AAX). LX480 Essentials offers four reverb sounds…
Analog Obsession releases LAEA, a FREE vintage optical compressor emulation
Developer Analog Obsession has released LAEA, a free vintage optical compressor emulation. There are a few names in the freeware community whose plugins enter our must-try category by default, and Analog Obsession is one of them. It feels pretty lucky to be talking about another new release just now, since we got RazorClip, a free…
Get the Leviathan Anthology Bundle by Black Octopus Sound for $49.99 (83% OFF)
Black Octopus Sound is offering BPB readers an exclusive 83% discount on the Leviathan Anthology Bundle I-IV. Leviathan Anthology Bundle I-IV normally costs $299 and is available for $49.99 with the coupon code BPDLevAnthology49 until April 10th. This is a big one! The bundle brings together all four volumes of the Leviathan series into a…
rncbc.org updates Qtractor to v1.5.12 and Vee One Suite to v1.4.1 for Linux
rncbc.org has announced the Early-Spring’26 release of Qtractor version 1.5.12, and the Vee One Suite version 1.4.1 of old-school software instruments, for GNU/Linux. Changes for this Qtractor release: New audio clip capture/recording latency compensation options are now in effect (cf. View/Options…/Audio/Capture/Latency). Filter out zero-duration note events when importing MIDI files. Fixed step input on offsetted…




