Dortran is a new transient designer plugin that allows music producers and mix engineers to shape the attack and sustain of their audio with clarity and precision — without relying on traditional compression. Designed by an independent developer who is also an active music maker, Dortran focuses on real-time response, musical transparency, and workflow efficiency….
SOUNDRAW launches “Beat the Future” contest with $2,500 in prizes and free access
SOUNDRAW has launched Beat the Future, a global beatmaking contest with a $2,500 prize pool and a free trial for its AI-powered music creation platform. The Tokyo-based developer describes SOUNDRAW as an ethical, artist-first AI music generator, built entirely on original, in-house content. There’s no scraped data. With this contest, they’re inviting beatmakers, vocalists, and…
Get the Lifeline Lite Bundle FREE at Plugin Boutique (Limited Time Offer)
Excite Audio has recently released the Lifeline Lite Bundle, which includes a pair of creative multi-effect plugins: Lifeline Console Lite and Lifeline Expanse Lite. You can get the bundle for free for a limited time at Plugin Boutique. We recently featured the Lifeline Format Multiband Bitcrusher, which is also free on Plugin Boutique (when you register a…
KV331 Audio releases New Loops Cinematic, Synthwave and Psytrance expansions for SynthMaster 3
KV331 Audio has announced three new preset expansion banks for their SynthMaster 3 software synthesizer: New Loops Cinematic Sounds Volume 1 Created by New Loops, this bank features 50 presets for cinematic, filmscore and electronica genres. The bank is available for purchase at the intro price of $9 on KV331 Audio web site. It is…
Ryu Yabana releases Taped Drum Kits, a FREE analog drum sample pack
Ryu Yabana has released Taped Drum Kits, a free collection of analog drum samples processed through cassette tape. It’s been a while since we’ve covered a simple WAV drum pack on BPB, but this one grabbed my attention right away. I’m a massive fan of retro drums and cassette tape saturation, so any combination of…
Audiolatry RetroSynth is FREE for a limited time
Audiolatry offers RetroSynth (€28), the full version of their retro-inspired sample-based instrument plugin, as a free download for a limited time. Previously, we took a look at RetroSynth Lite, a slimmed-down free edition of the instrument. Now, Audiolatry is offering the complete RetroSynth at no cost for anyone interested in adding retro synth tones to…
Oblivion Sound Lab – Paradiso – Soundbank for u-he Diva
Oblivion Sound Lab is a small audio software company specialising in producing plugins and synth soundsets. Run by developer and sound designer Jonathan Nicol, they have been on my radar for some time and consistently impress with both the sound quality and aesthetic of their products. This new collection of 100 sounds for u-he’s Diva is no…
Lese releases Hikari Generative Reverberator Plugin
Lese has announced the release of Hikari, a new plugin based on a number of weird digital reverberators from the 1990s and 2000s that they were able to get their hands on and reconstruct digitally (with a lot of new twists). Some of Hikari’s interesting features include: Navigation: Hikari has a 2D XY pad which…