MonsterDAW releases Monster Toys, a FREE toy instrument plugin for macOS and Windows. MonsterDAW is the brand behind previous releases like Monster Synth, Monster Strings, and generally, all things monster-related around here. Agus Hardiman is the mastermind behind MonsterDAW, and it’s fair to say that his latest development is his most serious work to date….

Plugin Boutique offers the pure:limit intelligent limiter plugin by Sonible as a free add-on with any purchase this month. Who doesn’t love a good dynamics processor? If you’ve been waiting with bated breath at what the next Plugin Boutique freebie might be, your wait is over. This month brings Sonible’s pure:limit, which is free with…

Bitwig and PreSonus announce DAWproject, an easier way to share projects between DAW programs. Many of the frustrations of any music software, whether it is a specific format, a plugin, or a DAW, come from workflow-related issues. Anything that requires us to spend more time on a simple task than is seemingly necessary becomes a…

Producer-Secrets is a new messenger channel for music producers, powered by Beat Magazine. Join now to get Xils 3 BE and DDMF’s TheStrip for free. Who doesn’t love multiple freebies? The fine folks at Beat Magazine have launched Producer-Secrets, a social media outlet for users to discuss recording and production and get fun samples and…

APU Software describes its new mastering plugin as a long overdue upgrade to compression technology. We explore their new approach and put it to the test. Out of all the different skills that music producers have to acquire on our journeys, compression is always seen as one of the most challenging. The same is true…