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Mastering dot com subscribers receive free Safari Pedals Gorilla Drive plugin for Mac and Windows with code masteringtheape
Expiry: February 28th
Mastering.com subscribers can receive the Safari Pedals Gorilla Drive plugin for Mac and Windows at no cost by applying the code “masteringtheape” at checkout.
Gorilla Drive is a preamp and overdrive plugin modeled on germanium-style circuits. It provides harmonic saturation with a global “Tone Tilt” control that shifts the overall frequency balance, enabling quick tonal moves from bass-emphasized settings to brighter voicings.
Key features:
- Germanium-style overdrive for harmonic saturation
- Tone Tilt control to adjust overall frequency balance with a single knob
- Input Drive and Output Trim for precise gain staging
- Blend control for parallel processing
- Auto Gain to help maintain consistent perceived loudness
Formats and system requirements:
- Mac: VST3, AU, AAX (macOS 10.15+; 11+ recommended)
- Windows: 64-bit VST3, AAX (Windows 8 and above)
- Processor: 1 GHz Intel dual-core or AMD equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM minimum
Installation and activation:
- After checkout, a download link is sent by email, followed by a personal serial number.
- On macOS, run the installer; on Windows, place the plugin files in the appropriate VST3 and/or AAX folders.
- Open your DAW, load the plugin, enter the serial number when prompted, and confirm.
- Serial emails can take several minutes to arrive; check spam or junk folders if needed.
Licensing:
- Each license can be activated on up to three computers.
Use cases include adding controlled saturation to individual tracks or mix buses, parallel processing via the Blend control, and broad tonal shaping with the Tone Tilt, while maintaining level consistency with Auto Gain.
Get The Freq by Gooey Audio for free (reg. $29)
Expiry: March 5th
The Freq by Gooey Audio is a frequency shifter plug-in for macOS and Windows, available as a free download for a limited time. The regular price is $29. It is offered in VST3, AU, and AAX formats.
The processor uses a Hilbert transform to perform continuous-time frequency shifting with zero reported latency. Unlike pitch shifters, which preserve harmonic relationships, a frequency shifter moves all components by the same offset in hertz, enabling metallic, dissonant, or formant-like colors, as well as subtle motion. Modulation is continuous, supporting smooth parameter changes.
The interface is minimalist, centered on a frequency control and a mix control. The plug-in supports automation and is designed to run with low CPU overhead. It offers native compatibility with Apple Silicon and Intel processors and uses serial number activation without a hardware dongle.
Typical uses include adding slight movement to pads and drones, creating tension with automated sweeps, shaping vocals with formant-like shifts, and altering drum and percussion timbre by moving frequencies without time-stretch artifacts. Automating the shift amount can generate custom risers and transitions, while steady offsets can turn static sources into evolving textures.
- Continuous-time frequency shifting via a Hilbert transform algorithm
- Zero-latency processing and continuous modulation
- Fixed-frequency offset (Hz) distinct from pitch shifting
- Two main controls: Frequency and Mix
- Useful for metallic and dissonant textures or subtle motion
- Applications include custom risers, tension builds, and percussive timbre changes
- Low CPU usage design
- Native Apple Silicon and Intel support
- Serial number activation; no dongle required
- Formats: VST3, AU, AAX; Platforms: macOS, Windows
- Free for a limited time; regularly priced at $29
Analog Obsession releases RazorClip free clipper plugin for Mac and Windows
Expiry: None
Analog Obsession has released RazorClip, a free analog-modeled clipper plugin for macOS and Windows. Version 1.0 was issued on February 24, 2026.
RazorClip provides five selectable clipping models designed to represent different circuit behaviors. The plugin includes gain staging, output control, a wet/dry blend, and bypass.
- Model: Five models representing different clipping circuit types. Models are described as ideal analog simulations and are not based on specific hardware.
- Gain: 24 dB gain-compensated input for setting clipping intensity.
- Output: ±24 dB clean output level control.
- Blend: Mixes processed and unprocessed signal.
- I/O: Bypass control.
Formats and system requirements:
- macOS: VST3, AU, AAX Native (Audiosuite); macOS 10.11 or higher; Intel and Apple Silicon; requires a GPU with Metal support.
- Windows: VST3, AAX Native (Audiosuite); Windows 10 or 11; requires a GPU with OpenGL support.
Downloads are available as a macOS installer, a Windows installer, and a Windows ZIP package.
LucidHarmony launches pay what you think its worth pricing
Expiry: None
LucidHarmony announced a “pay what you think it’s worth” pricing option.
LucidMusician is an AI-driven songwriting companion built to help musicians and composers generate chord progressions quickly and creatively. Instead of staring at a blank DAW screen, users can leverage its intelligent engine to explore harmonies that fit different moods and styles, speeding up the music creation process and sparking fresh ideas.
The platform emphasizes musicality and accessibility, making it useful for producers, songwriters, and anyone looking to break through blocks in composition. Whether you’re sketching rough ideas or refining arrangements, LucidMusician acts as a tool to expand your harmonic vocabulary without complex theory work.
Not currently available for Windows but support is planned.
VoidDSP makes Echo1 delay plugin free
Expiry: None
VoidDSP has made Echo1, a stereo delay plugin, available as a free download. The plugin is built around two independent delay lines that can run separately or be locked together with a Sync control for coordinated timing.
Echo1 includes a tempo-synced auto-panner with four speed options and adjustable width to create stereo movement. A modulation section adds phaser and chorus effects, and an integrated reverb provides additional space. High-cut and low-cut filters shape the delay tone, while a feedback control ranges from short repeats to extended, evolving echoes.
The interface provides a stereo field visualizer and an output section with dry/wet controls and a master bypass. Each module can be bypassed individually. Slider values appear on click, and button states display on hover. Processing modules affect only the wet signal. Four presets are included.
Key features:
- Two delay lines with independent speed controls
- Sync button to lock both lines to the left delay value
- Feedback control
- Stereo field visualizer
- Tempo-synced auto-panner with four speeds and width (amount) control
- Modulation section with phaser and chorus
- Integrated reverb
- High-cut and low-cut filters
- Output with dry/wet controls and master bypass
- Individual module bypass buttons
- On-click slider value readouts and on-hover button state display
- All processing modules affect only the wet signal
- Four built-in presets
Specifications:
- Plugin formats: VST3, AU (AAX support planned)
- Operating systems: Windows 10 down to Windows 8; macOS 26 down to macOS 13
- PC: x64-compatible CPU
- Mac: Intel or Apple Silicon
Availability:
- Windows installer v1.0.0 (6.8 MB)
- macOS installer v1.0.0 (8.9 MB)
Sonible launches free Puffer Fish saturation plugin for Mac and Windows
Expiry: None
Sonible has released PUFFER:FISH, a free saturation plug-in for macOS and Windows. The processor offers three distinct saturation characters and provides visual feedback that responds to drive levels.
The plug-in’s modes are designed for quick tone-shaping across a range of sources:
- Tinyfin: Applies subtle saturation that adds warmth, depth, and gentle harmonic content without overt coloration. Suitable for vocals, pads, guitars, keys, and buses where cohesion and a slight lift in perceived loudness are desired.
- Spikeskin: Pushes saturation into heavier distortion with fast-building harmonics and sharpened transients. Intended for drums, basses, and synths that need a more aggressive, cutting character.
- Twitchgill: Introduces dynamically reactive harmonics that become increasingly unstable as drive increases. At lower settings it adds presence and movement; at higher settings it produces buzzing, textured results useful for drums, basses, synths, loops, and sound design.
PUFFER:FISH is designed for tasks ranging from gentle thickening and cohesion on buses to pronounced distortion and creative sound shaping on individual tracks. The visual element reflects intensity as processing increases, aiding quick adjustments by ear and eye.
Specifications
- Formats (macOS): VST, VST3, AU, AAX
- Formats (Windows): VST, VST3, AAX
- Supported sample rates: 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz
- Authorization: machine-based
- Latest version: 1.0
- Apple Silicon support: native
System requirements
- Windows: Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Mac: macOS 10.14 or later
- RAM: 4 GB
- CPU: Intel Core i5 or Apple Silicon
- GPU: OpenGL Version 3.2 or higher
- DAW: Hosts supporting VST, VST3, AU, or AAX
PUFFER:FISH is available as a free download for Mac and Windows users.
Monkwind DSP offers free download of Complete Monkwind Effect Bundle for Windows and Mac
Expiry: None
Monkwind DSP has released the Complete Monkwind Effect Bundle as a free download for Windows and macOS.
The Complete Monkwind Effect Bundle is a collection of thirteen creative audio plugins available as AU and VST3 for macOS and Windows. It brings together tools for modulation, saturation, pitch manipulation, drum processing, dynamics control and stereo shaping, giving producers a varied palette of effects from arpeggiators and compressors to pitch shifters and spatial tools.
Every plugin in the bundle embraces bold, playful interfaces and straightforward controls, making them accessible for experimental sound design and mix enhancement alike. The full suite is offered as a free download with an optional donation to support the developer, making it a low-risk way to expand an effects toolkit.
Aqua Node releases Aqua Node Plugin Suite with twenty free open source Windows plugins
Expiry: None
Aqua Node has released the Aqua Node Plugin Suite, a collection of twenty free, open-source plugins for Microsoft Windows.
Aquanode offers a collection of free, open-source audio plugins and tools aimed at sound designers and music producers, all available for Windows in VST3 format. The suite spans roughly 20 utilities including synthesizers, effects and utility modules, such as aliasing-style synths, granular and sample manipulators, spectral processors, spring-type reverbs, sidechain FM and morphing EQs. These tools lean into experimental sound design and come with source code for anyone who wants to modify or compile them for other platforms.
Artists in DSP releases Amorph free text to DSP plugin in open beta for Windows and Mac
Expiry: None
Artists in DSP has released Amorph, a free “text to DSP” audio plugin now available in open beta for Windows and macOS.
Amorph centers on a text-driven control interface for digital signal processing. Users type instructions, and the plugin interprets the text to create or adjust processing operations and parameters inside the plugin. The approach is intended to let users set up and refine processing without navigating extensive menus or manual mappings.
The plugin is designed for use inside a DAW as a standard effect, enabling text-based configuration of processing chains or individual modules. Typical applications include sketching processing ideas, iterating on effect settings, and exploring alternative signal paths using concise text prompts rather than conventional knob-by-knob editing.
The open beta indicates the software is still in active development. Features and behavior may change during the testing period, and the current build is being offered at no cost while development continues.
Amorph is available for Windows and Mac systems. The release targets users who want to experiment with text-guided control of DSP in music production, sound design, or other audio workflows.
DragOn Sampler launches DragOn Player free sampler plugin and standalone for Windows and Mac
Expiry: None
DragOn Sampler has released DragOn Player, a free sampler available as a standalone application for Windows and macOS and as AU and VST3 plug-ins for use in DAWs. It provides access to DragOn sound libraries as well as compatible third-party libraries, and includes the Core DragOn Library. New free sounds are added weekly.
Users can browse and load content through a Library Menu, with patches organized into categories to streamline navigation. The Player supports modifying factory patches and saving them as User Presets.
Sound-shaping tools include ADSR envelope controls, modulation vibrato, and multiple effects modules. The effects rack offers six filter types, three modulation effects, three delays, and four reverbs, with filter and delay parameters that can synchronize to the host DAW. Global controls and modulation functions are accessible within the Player.
MIDI integration includes right-click CC automation for most parameters, enabling hardware controller mapping and performance control. Assignable MIDI CCs cover the majority of knobs and controls.
DragOn Player operates without a DAW in standalone mode and supports AU and VST3 formats for use within compatible hosts on macOS and Windows. It is available at no cost and is designed to load libraries from DragOn and third parties, edit sounds, and store custom presets.
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