Ablaze Audio has released Ablaze Toolkit, a bundle of five free plugins for Windows, macOS, and Linux, designed to simplify common mixing and sound design tasks in modern metal production. Oh, and there’s a fun easter egg for BPB readers. Ablaze Audio is run by the same developer who created our BPB Dirty Filter plugin….
Baton is a free iOS app designed to help producers organize unreleased music, collaborate remotely, and explore new opportunities around their existing projects. For a limited time, BPB readers can claim one month of Baton Pro for FREE. Before we dig a bit deeper into the app itself, here’s more info about the special offer…
Armory, the developer name of Daphne Wilkerson, a Computer Science (Human Computer Interaction) graduate based in San Diego, has released two free plugins: TurnTableSaw and LaunchCodes for macOS and Windows. As technical as that sounds, Daphne is very much a creative, with a passion for art, design, and, of course, making music. That blend of…
As the famed music instrument show marked its 125th birthday, we hit the Anaheim show floor once again to find out what’s hot, what’s not, and whether it’s possible to escape the constant AI chatter. Korg Phase8 Announced in fall of 2025, the Phase8 captured the imagination of synth enthusiasts worldwide. Korg finally unveiled this…
There’s a view online that keeps coming back: if you need DJ lessons, you probably shouldn’t bother DJing at all. The skills are simple enough to figure out yourself, and anyone with real potential will pick it up after a couple of YouTube videos and some time messing about with software. If it hasn’t “clicked”…
Viator DSP has announced the release of Ripper, a distortion plugin designed as a free, sonically-rich alternative to popular analog-style distortion tools. It combines multiple distortion models with flexible tone shaping and dynamic control, allowing anything from subtle harmonic enhancement to aggressive saturation and sound design. At its core, Ripper provides a Drive control to…
Bela D Media has announced the release of Vocal Tools Scipio, a new Kontakt library featuring a baritone soloist inspired by gospel tradition and shaped by themes of historical struggle. Scipio offers a collection of sung words that can be played as-is or combined in innovative ways. The enhanced legato feature ensures that these sung…
Aqeel Aadam Sound has updated Outgrowth to v1.0.4 for Windows, macOS and iOS. This version includes double the number of presets and samples by BlankFor.ms, including a number of presets with a focus on multi-sample playback. This version also adds: An all-new Loop option for Stem, for simply looping sections of the sample with a…
