Sonnet announces Solo5G USB-C to 5 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

Sonnet Technologies has announced the Solo5G USB-C to 5 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter, a new budget-friendly addition to Sonnet’s comprehensive array of Ethernet network adapters. Featuring NBASE-T (multi-Gigabit) Ethernet technology, the Solo5G adapter adds 5GbE, 2.5GbE, and Gigabit (GbE) network connectivity to a broad array of computers, enabling superfast data transfers over the existing Ethernet network…

Mensla releases Stereo Tool, a FREE two-in-one stereo effect plugin

The newly released Stereo Tool from Mensla combines a customizable vectorscope and stereo shaper in a single free plugin. Mensla (Angelo Fazari) is the developer behind previous freebies, including FMD (FM distortion) and MS-3 (waveshaper synth). Stereo Tool is available in AU and VST formats for macOS, Windows, and Linux. I’m on macOS Sonoma 14.5,…

Dart Spark Plateau 2 is a New FREE Dual Tank Plate Reverb Plugin

Yesterday, developer Dart Spark released Plateau 2, a free plate reverb plugin with dual verb tanks. The plugin is available for macOS (VST3, AU) and Windows (VST3). Plateau 2’s two reverb instances (tanks) can interact via sends to create highly customizable and spacious verbs.  The tanks both have their own sets of controls, and each…

💬 🔥 Weekly Deals & Freebies Thread

Welcome to the BPB Community Weekly Freebie Thread for April 21-27, 2025! 😊 Read the Thread Guidelines 💬 This section of our community is where BPB readers can share links to the latest freeware news and deals with fellow music producers in the comments. Thank you for contributing! To keep the discussion helpful and relevant, please…

💬 🎹 Weekly Production Thread: Your Favorite EQ Plugin

Welcome to the BPB Community Weekly Production Thread for April 21-27, 2025! 😊 This week’s topic is: Your favorite EQ plugin. Let’s share our favorite equalizer and hopefully help other BPB readers find software that flew under their radar. Thank you! Last week’s topic were your favorite digital audio workstations. Read the Thread Guidelines 💬 This…

Noiseworks Audio announces ARA integration for DynAssist in Pro Tools

NoiseWorks Audio has announced that its vocal and dialogue processing tool, DynAssist, now features full ARA compatibility within Pro Tools. This integration enhances workflow efficiency by allowing dynamics processing without requiring real-time playback. With ARA support, DynAssist interacts directly with the Pro Tools timeline, enabling immediate analysis and processing of audio clips. This eliminates the…

Waves Releases Free Plugin Pack

Waves has released the Waves Free Plugin Pack, a collection of seven plugins including effects and instruments. The pack includes analog saturation, EQ, compression, reverb, a channel strip, amp sims and an FM synth. Future updates to the included plugins will also be free. Waves also includes custom mixing chains within their StudioVerse plugin chain…

BlepFX releases filtrr -Free nonlinear ladder filter plugin

BlepFX has announced the release of filtrr, a nonlinear audio-rate modulatable 4-pole ladder filter. filtrr is not just a filter! filtrr is a nonlinear ladder filter that is capable of producing a large variety of sounds. It can be modulated at audio rate, either with internal modulators or by using an external CV signal. It’s…