Decomposer has released Dert, a free distortion plugin with one knob and four increasingly mangled flavors of dirt. If the developer name sounds familiar, Decomposer is the team behind Sitala. I love Sitala; it is one of my go-to tools when I want to load and play drum samples quickly without firing up a more…
SSL Native X-Echo tape delay is only $15 until August 31 (84% OFF)
Plugin Boutique is offering SSL Native X-Echo for only $15 until August 31, 2026. The vintage-style tape delay typically costs $99, so the current deal knocks 84% off the regular price. X-Echo takes inspiration from classic 1960s tape echo hardware such as the Echoplex, but it adds several convenient add-ons that would probably be difficult…
Get one Orchestral Tools premium instrument FREE until October 31
Orchestral Tools and Mastering.com are giving away one premium SINEplayer instrument of your choice until October 31, 2026. There are five instruments to choose from, with regular prices ranging from €20 to €50. Use the voucher code ot-x-masteringcom-2026 during checkout to reduce your selected instrument to €0. Unlike Orchestral Tools’ permanently free SINEfactory catalog, these…
Decomposer Releases Dert – Free One-Knob Distortion Plugin
Decomposer has released Dert, a free distortion plugin built around a single control. Turning the knob takes the signal through overdrive, distortion, bitcrush and ring mod, with the four stages crossfaded into one another rather than switched between, so there are no modes to choose and nothing to configure. It was built for drums and…
Parallel Minds updates Reverie Ambient Soundscape Generator to v1.14
Parallel Minds Studio has updated Reverie, the standalone ambient soundscape generator, to v1.14. The application is now also available for Linux, alongside macOS, Windows and iPadOS. Reverie turns any audio file, whether a song, a vocal take, a field recording or a short sample, into long-form ambient music in one click. Sample Region Selection The…
DAWJunkie Releases VinylSynth (VST, AU, AAX)
DAWJunkie has announced the release of VinylSynth, a new virtual instrument designed around the warm, dusty and imperfect character of sounds inspired by vinyl. VinylSynth combines a collection of actual vinyl sound sources, delivering warm keys, hazy pads, lo-fi leads, plucks and atmospheric sounds. A built-in vinyl crackle layer adds instant age and character to…
Box of Bass is a FREE complete bass rig plugin for macOS, Windows, and Linux
Box of Rules has released Box of Bass, a free multi-channel bass processing rig for macOS, Windows, and Linux. We recently featured the developer’s Picking Fingers plugin, which changes the character of a bass recording between picked and fingerstyle playing. Box of Bass is a much larger project, designed to turn a single DI signal…
Dreamtonics launches Instrument X neural orchestral instrument platform
Dreamtonics has released Instrument X, a new orchestral instrument platform that uses neural acoustic modeling instead of conventional sample playback. The Tokyo-based developer is best known for Synthesizer V Studio 2 Pro and the Vocoflex voice transformation plugin. Instrument X extends the idea of editable performances beyond vocals to orchestral strings, woodwinds, and brass. Rather…