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2B Played Offers SlimVerb 2 for Free With NEWSLIM2 Code
Expiry: October 4th
2B Played is offering its SlimVerb 2 reverb plugin for free with the code NEWSLIM2.
2B Played Music has released SlimVerb 2, an updated stereo reverb designed for everything from tight rooms and vocal ambience to wide halls and evolving atmospheric tails. It adds Bloom for denser late reflections, Motion for subtle movement, expanded tone and drive controls, flexible stereo shaping, and a new Enhanced engine for smoother modulation and more polished reverb tails. It also includes 30 presets and a resizable interface. 2B Played Music – Creative Audio Plugins
SlimVerb 2 is available for Windows and macOS in VST3, AU and AAX formats, with native Apple Silicon support.
Safari Audio Offers Camel Strip Plugin for Free
Expiry: October 5th
Safari Audio is offering The Camel Strip – Wildin Channel Strip for free. The plugin is a channel strip combining compression, equalisation, gating, drive and reverb.
It includes three compressor types and three vintage-inspired EQs, alongside a dynamic gate for noise control and an input drive section for adding saturation. Spring and plate reverb are also included, with switchable sections for adjusting the signal path.
The plugin is available in AU, VST3 and AAX formats for macOS, and VST3 and AAX formats for 64-bit Windows. It requires macOS 10.15 or later, or Windows 8 or later, and works with compatible digital audio workstations.
NoiseAsh Heater v2 Goes Free from Its Usual $129 Price
Expiry: October 9th
NoiseAsh is offering Heater v2, its saturation and tone-shaping plugin, as a free download for a limited two-week period. The plugin normally lists for $129. Claiming it also unlocks $5 off a Palmary Collection v2 offer.
Heater v2 combines two saturation circuits with automatic output gain compensation in Drive mode. Its tube-style harmonic engine can add subtle warmth or stronger distortion, while a dry/wet control allows users to blend processed and unprocessed audio.
The plugin includes two analog EQ models, Solid State (Type I) and EQP1A (Type II), along with low-pass and high-pass filters. A built-in stereo widener provides control over spatial width.
Heater v2 can be used on individual tracks or buses, including vocals, drums, bass and master channels. Its resizable interface is designed for use in digital audio workstations.
The 64-bit plugin is available in VST3, AU and AAX formats for Windows 10 and later, and macOS 11 and later. It supports Apple Silicon and does not require iLok or a dongle. No sample library is included, and the plugin requires 2 GB of free disk space.
YBK Audio Releases Free Standalone VST3 Instrument Player for Windows
Expiry: October 19th
YBK Audio has released Instrument Player, a standalone Windows application for running installed VST3 instruments without opening a digital audio workstation (DAW). It supports Windows 10 and 11, and is available free during its launch month. The company lists its regular price as a one-time payment of $10, with no subscription.
The application scans a computer for VST3 instruments and displays them in a searchable list. Users can mark instruments as favourites, load them at the size of the plugin’s own interface and play them using connected MIDI controllers or the computer keyboard. A built-in instrument called Starter Synth is included.
Instrument Player can also host VST3 audio effects, which users can arrange in a processing chain after an instrument. Audio output is supported through WASAPI shared or exclusive mode and DirectSound. The application displays CPU use and latency; YBK Audio says WASAPI exclusive mode can run at around 5–10 milliseconds, depending on the setup.
A MIDI Replay feature keeps the previous five minutes of playing in memory, without requiring users to start recording. Captured notes can be edited in a piano-roll interface using tools such as quantise, copy, paste and duplicate, then exported as a standard MIDI file. The app exports MIDI data, not audio, and does not provide audio recording or export.
Instrument Player accepts MIDI devices connected while the app is running. Users without a controller can press M to play notes from the computer keyboard, with one or two rows of keys and controls for changing octaves. The app remembers the last instrument and patch, audio device and output volume.
Licenses claimed during the free launch period remain valid, but include only versions released during that period. YBK Audio says versions released from October 20 will require the paid app; free launch licenses will continue to run the last version released before then.
A license can be used on one computer at a time and moved to another computer once every 30 days. The company says the installer is not yet code-signed, so Windows may display a SmartScreen warning when it is first run.
SampleScience Offers Free RC909 Pro Drum Machine Plugin Download
Expiry: October 31st
SampleScience is offering its RC909 Pro drum machine plugin as a free download with code FREE909DRUMS.
SampleScience RC909 Pro is a TR-909-inspired drum machine plugin featuring the original 909 kit alongside 19 processed variations created using tubes, amps, cassette equipment and digital processing. Users can adjust individual drum parameters and decay, route sounds separately for mixing, and further shape kits with filters, multi-LFO modulation, a sub-generator, distortion, delay and reverb.
Additional vinyl crackle and tape hiss generators provide extra vintage character. RC909 Pro is available for Windows and macOS in VST, VST3 and AU formats, including native Apple Silicon support.
Use the code: FREE909DRUMS.
Pine DSP Blox Delay Offered Free as Gift of the Month
Expiry: October 31st
Pine DSP’s Blox Delay is available as a free Gift of the Month, listed at a value of $19. The offer runs through October 31 and requires adding any current Deal to the cart, then claiming the gift on the cart page.
The delay plugin has Normal, Ping Pong and Diffuse modes. Normal provides stereo repeats, while Ping Pong alternates repeats across the stereo field. Diffuse mode turns distinct echoes into smoother, continuous tails.
Delay times range from 1 to 8,000 milliseconds, with independent settings for each channel. The plugin can run freely or sync repeats to the host DAW tempo. High-pass and low-pass filters in the feedback loop shape the repeats, and a Wash control adjusts the density of Diffuse-mode tails.
An integrated ducker includes Depth, Threshold, Attack and Release controls. It reduces the wet delay signal while the dry input is playing, allowing the delay to rise between phrases.
Blox Delay is available in VST3, AU and AAX formats for macOS and Windows. Pine DSP lists vocals, guitars, synthesizers and drums among its possible uses.
Applied Acoustic Systems releases free AAS Player version two with more than 650 sounds for Windows and Mac
Expiry: None
Applied Acoustic Systems has released version 2 of AAS Player, a free application for Windows and Mac.
The player includes access to more than 650 sounds, including hundreds of starter presets. It can also play AAS sound packs without requiring a separate synthesizer.
Arturia launches free Pigments Play synth for Mac and Windows
Expiry: None
Arturia has released Pigments Play, a free software synthesizer for Mac and Windows, based on the company’s Pigments instrument. It can run as a standalone application or as a VST, AAX or Audio Unit plug-in.
The synthesizer includes 100 presets and six synthesis methods: modal, granular, wavetable, sample, harmonic and virtual analog. Users can also access more than 50 filter modes and 20 effect algorithms.
Pigments Play’s interface includes an audio-reactive play view and four macro controls for brightness, timbre, time and movement. Its effects section provides two modulation effects, delay and reverb. Parameter control is limited compared with the full Pigments instrument, while modulation controls and an in-app tutorial are included.
A sound browser allows presets to be filtered by type and instrument. The software also provides access to a sound store with more than 200 artist- and genre-based sound banks. Arturia says new free and paid content will be added to the store.
MIDI parameters are mapped automatically for Arturia keyboards. Other MIDI controllers can be mapped manually.
On Windows, Pigments Play requires 64-bit Windows 10 or later, 4 GB of RAM, a four-core CPU, 4 GB of available storage and an OpenGL 2.0-compatible GPU. Windows ARM processors are not supported.
On Mac, it requires macOS 11 or later, 4 GB of RAM, a four-core CPU or M1 processor, 4 GB of available storage and an OpenGL 2.0-compatible GPU.
Holistic DSP Launches FORMBREAKER RND RADIO Loop Generator
Expiry: None
Holistic DSP has launched FORMBREAKER RND RADIO, a loop generator built with the FORMBREAKER plugin engine. It combines BEAT, BASS and SLICE sequences with built-in effects and randomisation to create audio loops.
RND RADIO is a browser-based introduction to the FORMBREAKER engine. Press PLAY to hear the current loop, press RND to generate another, and choose TAME, WILD or CURSED to set the level of variation. The engine combines BEAT, BASS and SLICE sequences with built-in effects and randomisation.
Generated loops can be downloaded as 16-bar WAV files. Users can also export a patch as a WAV file or share it.
There is no account or email gate for trying RND RADIO. Visitors who want to follow the development of the full FORMBREAKER product can join the mailing list at formbreaker.com. People who join before the FORMBREAKER launch will receive a $20 USD discount coupon for the $49 perpetual v1 licence.
Mad House Audio Offers Free TB 303 Style Acid Bass Synth
Expiry: None
Mad House Audio has released ACID-O, a free, monophonic TB-303-style bass synthesizer plugin for macOS and Windows. The VST3 instrument is designed for acid basslines and rhythmic low-end parts.
Its sound engine includes two oscillators with saw, square, sine and triangle waveforms, plus a dedicated sub oscillator. Two parallel filters can be routed independently for each oscillator, or bypassed. Filter features include cutoff inertia, resonance that changes with cutoff, slow drift and output-stage saturation.
A built-in randomizer offers five profiles: Acid House, Tech House, Afro House, Techno and Deep House. It generates key- and scale-aware patterns, and users can lock individual panels to preserve settings while randomizing others.
The 64-step sequencer is arranged across four pages. Each step can include note, octave, gate, accent, slide and tie settings. The sequencer also supports swing and host tempo synchronization.
Modulation options include two LFOs and two envelopes, which can be assigned to most controls by dragging and dropping. A custom LFO editor supports up to 16 breakpoints. The plugin also includes a limiter with metering, animated waveforms, factory presets organized by genre and a resizable interface.
ACID-O is available for macOS 11 or later on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, and for 64-bit Windows 10 or later. It runs in VST3-compatible digital audio workstations, including Ableton Live, FL Studio, Cubase, Reaper, Studio One and Bitwig.
The plugin is free to download and use, including for commercial music. ACID-O is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Roland Corporation. TB-303 is a trademark of Roland Corporation.
M Media Audio Launches Free Fifth Order Dual Channel Class A Tube Preamp Plugin
Expiry: None
M Media Audio has released Fifth Order, a free dual-channel Class A tube preamp plugin.
Each channel has Input, Output, Bass and Treble controls. The plugin also includes a hidden coloring stage and 20 factory presets.
Fifth Order is available in VST3 format for Windows, macOS and Linux, with AU support for macOS.
AURORA by 13x Audio Debuts as Free 24 Band Dynamic EQ for Windows macOS and Linux
Expiry: None
13x Audio has introduced AURORA, a free equalizer plug-in for Windows, macOS and Linux. It supports up to 24 bands, with a live spectrum display and static or dynamic EQ controls for each band.
AURORA’s Smart Ops functions can match a reference, detect resonances, de-ess, apply high- or low-cut suggestions, and help unmask one track against another. The plug-in displays proposed changes on the EQ graph before they are applied. Suggestions are written as editable bands, and Revert can undo Smart Ops changes without removing subsequent manual edits.
Other features include mid/side and left/right processing, per-band solo and bypass, A/B comparisons, undo and redo, and a Delta mode that isolates the difference made by the EQ. Auto gain is available to keep comparisons at similar loudness. The analyzer supports frequency precision up to an 8192-point FFT.
Three processing modes are listed: zero-latency, Natural and linear phase. The linear-phase mode reports its latency to the host for delay compensation. The plug-in also includes 41 factory presets and a window for viewing and comparing multiple AURORA instances in a project.
Version 1.5.1, published September 30, adds a modifier-drag gesture for locking a band node to frequency or gain, and a hold-to-solo option for auditioning a band. The release also adds fades to the Listen function and fixes issues with node dragging and band deletion. The update is compatible with projects and presets from version 1.5.
AURORA supports VST3 and CLAP on Windows; VST3, AU and CLAP on macOS; and VST3, CLAP and LV2 on Linux. Listed minimum requirements include Windows 10 or 11, macOS 11 or later, or Linux with glibc 2.35 or later. The plug-in requires a 64-bit host and supports sample rates from 44.1 to 192 kHz.
The product is listed as free, with no account or license key required, and is designed to work offline. At the time of the announcement, the download page said the builds were not yet live.
Drum Spice by CELEST DSP and Audio Spices Is Free for a Limited Time
Expiry: Unknown
Drum Spice, a drum-processing plugin developed through a collaboration between CELEST DSP and Audio Spices, is available with a free license for a limited time. A payment card is not required to claim the license. Users can claim it on a phone and install the plugin on a Mac or Windows computer later.
The plugin combines CELEST DSP’s equalization, compression and tone-shaping tools with Audio Spices’ doubler, slap delay, room and drive effects. These tools can be used to shape transients, add width and space, and introduce grit to drum sounds.
Drum Spice is available in VST3, AAX and AU formats. The product materials include three walkthroughs covering drum-kit processing and common mixing challenges, as well as comparisons between unprocessed and processed performances. The demonstrations offer acoustic and electronic drum performances.
AV Ylänne Releases Free Finnish Forest Percussion for Decent Sampler
Expiry: None
AV Ylänne has released Finnish Forest Percussion, a free instrument for Decent Sampler. The available information does not specify its included sounds, features or technical requirements.
8Dio Releases Free Soundpaint Engine Five Point Zero for Windows and Mac
Expiry: None
8Dio has released Soundpaint 5.0, a free sound engine for Windows and macOS. It can run as a standalone application or within compatible digital audio workstations, including Ableton Live, FL Studio, Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Studio One, Reason and Bitwig.
The engine includes a collection of free instruments, among them a Vintage Steinway grand piano.
Soundpaint 5.0 also includes a sample editor that lets users import their own samples. Users can layer up to 127 samples per key or use the editor to morph samples.
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