Jesus Oyola has released The Bass Particle, a free bass saturation and sub-resonator plugin for Windows, macOS, and Linux. This is a cool little plugin for saturating and thickening bass frequencies. To some extent, it reminds me of our own free BPB Bassaturator plugin, although the control setup is very different. The Bass Particle is…
Steinberg re-releases five classic VST plugins for FREE
Steinberg has re-released five of its classic VST plugins in the free Steinberg Classic Collection, available now at Plugin Boutique. The bundle includes Neon, CS-40, Karlette, VB-1, and LM7. These are some of the plugins that helped define the early days of computer-based music production, going back to the time after Steinberg introduced VST in…
Mastering The Mix launches MIXVAULT immersive EQ plugin
Mastering The Mix has released MIXVAULT, a new immersive EQ plugin for macOS and Windows. The launch follows several recent Mastering The Mix releases we covered on BPB, including REFERENCE 3 and STEREOVAULT. MIXVAULT is the ultimate upgrade to the developer’s earlier EQ tools, especially MIXROOM and BASSROOM. The idea behind MIXVAULT is to make EQ moves…
Musicians, You Are Not the Talent – You Are the Customer
A booking offer landed in my inbox last month. It reads like a favor. After I did the arithmetic, it’s actually an invoice… The post Musicians, You Are Not the Talent – You Are the Customer appeared first on FutureMusic the latest news on future music technology DJ gear producing dance music edm and everything…
Universal Audio Releases Native EMT 140 and EMT 250 Reverb Plugins – No Apollo Hardware Required
Two of UAD’s most established reverb plugins, the EMT 140 Classic Plate Reverberator and the EMT 250 Classic Electronic Reverb, are now available in native format for macOS and Windows, running on CPU without an Apollo audio interface or UAD-2 accelerator. The plugins have existed as DSP-only titles for close to two decades, restricted to…
Freqport Releases Dual FreqInOut FO1-2RK – 1U Rack Unit With Eight I/O and FreqSoft v1.10.0 Support
Freqport has released the Dual FreqInOut FO1-2RK, a 1U rack-mount hardware integration system that houses two FreqInOut FO1 units to provide eight inputs and eight outputs. The release arrives alongside FreqSoft v1.10.0, the software installer that makes multi-unit operation possible, and both became available on July 13. The premise is straightforward: make outboard gear behave…
RAWL Releases Phoalis – Loudness Curve Matching Engine Plugin (VST3 & AU)
RAWL has released Phoalis, a new mastering and balance correction plugin for macOS and Windows. Phoalis analyzes source material and calculates the gap between its tonal profile and an ISO 226-based ideal equal-loudness curve, allowing users to bridge that gap both by ear and by eye. In addition to curve matching, the plugin features MAGIC…
Arvital Audio updates AudioRoute to v0.5.0 – adds an in-plugin recorder with drag-and-drop
Arvital Audio has updated AudioRoute to v0.5.0, adding a recorder right inside the plugin so you can grab whatever your computer is playing and drop it onto a track with no routing or export step. You now pick one of two modes per instance: Record: hit record, capture whatever is playing (a browser tab, a…



