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W.A. Production Christmas Gift – Puncher 2 multi-band compressor plugin is available as a FREE download
Until December 22nd – Discuss this Freebie
Puncher 2 is a Multi-FX plug-in that will add instant power and punch to your tracks.
In terms of compression, this is the all in one tool you’ve been dreaming of. Packed into its compact design you will find 3 different effects. A Transient Shaper, Multiband Compressor and Parallel Compressor. It allows you to combine the power of these 3 amazing tools to create a brand new, unique and powerful sound. Puncher 2 not only allows you to to control the amount of the applied effect, it also allows you to control the effect itself. Offering advanced options for each effect you can fine tune every aspect as much as you like. Inside Puncher 2 you will also find 48 configured presets made for various genres and instruments.
Puncher 2 is designed to give you absolute tonal control of transient energy so that you can customize and shape those sounds.
Rather than have 3 separate units, Puncher 2 has the 3 elements you need to give your mix that clear extra punch, all in one compact plugin.
Ghosthack has launched their traditional Advent Calendar, with freebies, giveaways, deals & more
Until December 25th – Discuss this Freebie
We’d like to thank you for your continuing support this year!
With your help we were able to expand our sample catalogue with inspiring projects like the Producer Bundle 2022, Tesseract 2, Origin and many more. Lots of new producers joined the Ghosthack community thanks to your reviews on Trustpilot where we reached the 1000 mark this year. We just relaunched our shop where we implemented lots of your ideas, and we hope you like what we came up with!
For our lovely, ever-growing community at Discord we hosted a big contest with hundreds of entries. We cannot thank you enough. This year has been very eventful and we couldn’t be here without your support! And because this has been a long-lasting Ghosthack tradition around the holiday time, we will be doing an ADVENT CALENDAR this year, too! Come back every day leading up till Christmas for lots of freebies, giveaways, deals, gift cards and perhaps a brand-new plugin. Christoph, Katrin, Alex, Monika and the whole Ghosthack team wishes you a very happy holiday season and an inspiring and healthy 2023!
Dah Vocal Chops sound pack by Audiovat is free at VST Alarm
Until December 26th
If you’re after some extreme and catchy vocal chops loops this one comes with 120 of those. Create by vocal phrases that were chopped and put together making them a perfect match for a pop, EDM drop. Produced at 120 bpm this Loops can be easily stretched down to 110 or up to 130 covering a huge genre and production style window.
Numb – Dark Acoustic Guitar virtual instrument plugin by New Nation is free at VST Alarm
Until December 30th – Discuss this Freebie
Numb is a Sampled Acoustic Guitar Instrument. We recorded and sampled 14 different Acoustic Guitars + Fret Noises. Containing 4 total Sampler Engines, you can blend 4 different Guitar Tones at a time. By blending these 4 Guitar Tones together, we bring you some Unique Acoustic Guitar Combinations!
With Numbs light & easy-to-use interface, you will have no problems finding a preset or creating your own sounds altogether. With streamlining your productions in mind, we kept everything, well, simple! Minimal FX allows you to use the FX you’re already familiar with (let’s face it, we all do anyway), quickly have full control over each Flute & easily browse presets!
2B Played is offering the recently updated 2B Delayed Classic plugin for Mac & Win as a free download.
Use the coupon: 2BFREE
Until December 31st – Discuss this Freebie
2B Delayed Classic is a so-called “Creative Stereo Delay” with advanced creative manipulation capabilities. The signal flow is built to extensively manipulate audible delay with the advanced filter, reverb and distortion technologies we developed for our plug-in series. You can set the delay time independently for the left and right channels, set the feedback strength, use the low-pass or high-pass filter to pass exactly the part of the sound you want, apply distortion and create atmosphere by adding luscious reverb.
Arturia has released Filter MS-20 plugin and it’s free for a limited time.
Expires January 2nd
Punchy Sound Energizer
Filter MS-20 is a stereo filter and distortion effect modeled on the infamously abrasive MS-20 synthesizer. Pump destructive crunch, roaring filter sweeps, and ultra-fat stereo depth into your mixes with an audio plugin that’ll make anything sound massive.
Native Instruments Holiday gifts are here: Hypha for Kontakt Player, and a €25 voucher, a 50% off coupon for iZotope and a music competition
Until January 16th
Reignite your creative spark with 156 carefully curated presets of blossoming, acoustic-electric hybrids, all inspired by nature and designed to keep you creating well into the new year. Each sound is fully tweakable and enhanced with eight of KONTAKT 7’s studio-grade effects. You also get full access to a range of tuning systems, randomization options, and a unique mod wheel–based performance mode for creating full, lush chord progressions from single keypresses.
Native Instruments has released Hypha, an acoustic-electric hybrid instrument for Kontakt Player. Hypha is available as a free NI Holiday gift
Until January 16th – Discuss this Freebie
Reignite your creative spark with 156 carefully curated presets of blossoming, acoustic-electric hybrids, all inspired by nature and designed to keep you creating well into the new year. Each sound is fully tweakable and enhanced with eight of KONTAKT 7’s studio-grade effects. You also get full access to a range of tuning systems, randomization options, and a unique mod wheel–based performance mode for creating full, lush chord progressions from single keypresses.
OSC Audio has released Oscilloscope, a stereo oscilloscope plugin and standalone for Mac & Win. Oscilloscope is free for a limited time
Until April 10th
Oscilloscope is a Mac/PC compatible stereo capable oscilloscope tool for audio nerds. Complete with RMS/Peak meter and controllable Vertical and Horizontal Offset. As well as separate Voltage and Gain controls, coupled with visual controls like Line Thickness and Rotation for a complete experience. This tool is great for checking your custom built oscillators, plug-ins, or just visualizing your audio.
VST3, AU, & Stand-alone compatible.
Baby Audio has released Pitch Drift, a free effect plugin which introduces pitch fluctuations to make your tracks feel more organic and natural
Forever Free
Pitch Drift introduces pitch fluctuations to make your tracks feel more organic and natural. The effect ranges from subtle instabilities that make your instruments sound less sterile – to intense pitch drifting that will make your tracks clearly out of tune. The effect is inspired by acoustic instruments, which are never 100% in tune 100% of the time. These subtle pitch instabilities compound when you bring multiple instruments together in a mix and make the music sound richer. Use Pitch Drift to break the spell of digital pitch perfection – and get your tracks to vibrate a little more.
Strezov Sampling 10th Anniversary Gift – The Creative ToolboX: Drums and Percussion, a newly released FREE library for Kontakt Player
Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie
To commemorate 10 years of Strezov Sampling we have created the “Creative ToolboX”. The primary focus of this series is to serve all aspiring songwriters and producers as a sort of “one-stop VI shop”, giving everyone the sonic variety and freedom they’re in need of. The drums and percussion are just the first part of the COMPLETELY FREE VIRTUAL BAND we’re aiming at giving all of you who read this! So, join us and rise to the top of the charts with the help of The Creative ToolboX! We’re thankful to have had you on our side for these 10 years, and here’s to many more to come.
Bitwig has released Orchestral Woodwinds, a free sound pack for anyone with an active Bitwig Studio Upgrade Plan
Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie
Orchestral Woodwinds is our second collaboration with Orchestral Tools, and it works in perfect harmony with the previously released Orchestral Strings sound package. Both sound packages can be found in the “Partner Collection” of the Bitwig Studio Package Manager.
Caelum Audio Free Christmas Foley Sample Pack
Forever Free
Enjoy these intricate foley recordings to bring a Christmassy atmosphere to your tracks. Use 5x Doorbells, 6x Fireplaces, 5x Glass Chinks, 5x Ripping Papers, 5x Snow Footsteps, 5x Tambourines, 10x Wood Logs & 5x Wrapping Paper. Total: 41x .wavs
Merry Christmas!
Goldbaby has released free sample pack Xmas 2022 Digital Drums, featuring 129 samples of the LXR-02 drum synthesizer
Forever Free
Drum sounds from the fantastic LXR-02 recorded with tasty hardware in the Goldbaby studio. 129 x 24-bit wav.
Sleigh Bells is a FREE festive library by Fracture Sounds
Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie
We are delighted to offer our new Christmas freebie, Sleigh Bells. It includes six types of sleigh bells, deep sampled with up to 38 round robins. The interface allows for control over the tightness (how much of the sample start is trimmed off), damping (how quicky each sample fades out, allowing you to reduce post-ringing), stereo width and reverb.
Igorski has released Rechoir, a free tempo aligned harmonizing delay plugin for Win, Mac and Linux
Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie
Rechoir is a delay effect where all the echoes can either harmonize with the source signal or be pitch shifted manually. Harmonic changes can be synced to the tempo and time signature of your sequencer, keeping both the echoes as well as their pitch modulations strictly timed to your composition. All of Rechoirs parameters can be automated or linked to hardware controllers for maximum control and flexibility when used in realtime during a performance.
SampleCartel released a couple of new free sample packs
Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie
Karoyfer has released Sneakybass, a free double bass library in WAV and SFZ formats
Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie
The same bass sampled in Vengeful Bass, Meatbass and a few other times besides, this time played pizzicato at sneaky late night practice volume. The resulting sound is about as warm as double bass gets. WAV samples, SFZ mappings and Sforzando GUI.
Vicious Antelope Xmas first gift. “Bass Edge” soundbank contains 24 free presets for DIVA
Forever Free
Bass Edge soundbank for U-He Diva synth contains 24 free bass synth presets with similar edged character.
The presets were designed having in mind some music production situations when a really cut the mix hard bass plucked line is the goal. Sonically they keep the vintage character of this great synth while trying to be a bit sharp and harsh.
NoiseAsh has updated the free Sweetcase EP electric piano plugin for Win & Mac to v1.4.0
Forever Free
Sweetcase is a free virtual instrument plug-in that takes your electric piano parts to very easy level and real analog feelings right in your computer, with warm, professional vintage sound quality! It’s the thousands of user’s choice for Electric Piano recordings. The attractive sound of Sweetcase will take your record to another world and it will add it’s magical touch to it.
ToneBoosters has released TB Goniometer, a free stereo image analysis and visualization plugin for Win & Mac
Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie
Visualize the spatial sound field, stereo balance, left/right balance spectrum and correlation spectrum in real time. GonioMeter is completely free and included in our software installer. The perfect tool to ensure that content you create is of high quality and mono down-mix compatible, an absolute must for mobile entertainment.
Cinesamples has released ToyXylo, a free instrument library for Kontakt Player
Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie
Cinesamples is proud to present the Create Series. A collection of small, yet pristinely recorded, instruments for adding color and depth to your music. We hope that the Create Series of free instruments inspires new songs, fresh ideas and saves you from setting up a session every time you need a melody from that little toy laying around the studio. No more setup, just PLAY.
Vicious Antelope “Pure” contains 30 free presets for Sylenth
Forever Free
Pure soundbank for Lennar Digital Sylenth synth contains 30 free old school presets with vintage character. It includes mainly synths and keys that fit both in retro or contemporary experimental electronic music productions.
Nembrini Audio has released Wah Pedal, a free plugin for Mac & Win
Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie
Nembrini Audio Wah is modeled on the Wah pedal created by Thomas Organ* Company and manufactured by JEN in Italy. This is the unmistakable wah tone heard on Hendrix classics like “Up From the Sky,” “Voodoo Child (Slight Return),” “Little Miss Lover” and “Still Raining, Still Dreaming.” The Nembrini Audio Wah reproduces these timbres.
Meat Beats has released Micro Keys free rompler plugin for Mac & Win
Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie
Micro Keys is light on CPU so layering multiple instances for thick sounds is a breeze. Compatibility: VST/VST3/AU for Mac 10.14/10.15/11/12 and VST/VST3 for Windows 8.1/10/11.
Spitfire Audio has released a new free instrument from Labs series – Cassette Synth
Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie
Sounds from a 1980s Yamaha CS-80 played through a unique installation of 100 cassette players. Unstable, noisy and lush, these emotionally-coded pads will bring instant depth to your scores.
Fanan has released Bonnie, a free drum slots sampler for Windows
Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie
Bonnie is Zoe’s little sister, a slot driven drum sampler with lightning speed drum-kits loading and fast one stage control, fitted for live usage, with better control, both mp3 and wav. format support, fast workflow and only 0.5 sec. loading times for new core kit.
Larry Taylor has updated StandaloneHost, a free standalone utility for Mac that can automatically host one AU soft synth, to v1.8.1
Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie
StandaloneHost is a simple utility that can automatically host one Audio Unit soft synth. This is useful for playing soft synths that do not provide a standalone program, without starting up a DAW or other hosting app. It is essentially the Mac equivalent of the popular SAVIHost program for Windows.
Vicious Antelope Black Friday Gift. Pelagial contains 150 free presets for Omnisphere 2
Forever Free
Pelagial contains 150 free presets for Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2. Inspired by the legendary pioneer Vangelis here you could find classic synth sounds with cinematic character perfect for genres like electronic, new age, film music, game audio and progressive rock. The synths are based on Omnisphere’s Soundsources of some classic synths like CS-80, Juno, Prophet 5 and other.
Soundiron has released free Rainsong sample library for Kontakt (full version)
Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie
Rainsong is a free instrument library for Kontakt, created from a variety of natural rain ambiences and raindrop sound effects, crafted into playable sound-designed synths, pads, atmospheric soundscapes and percussive sfx. It’s full of playable muscial elements, as well as useful sonic elements and foley for videogames, animation, film and songwriting.
Decent Samples has released free Chord Organ sample library for Decent Sampler (also free)
Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie
The warm, charming sound of a vintage chord organ, lovingly sampled and made available for Decent Sampler.
XPERIMENTA Audio has launched Minima 2, a new free collection of acoustic and electronic instruments for Kontakt (full version)
Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie
Minima 2 is a self-sufficient tool for modern composers and producers, that includes Strings, Percussion, Prepared Pianos, Flutes, Vintage Synths, Basses and much more. Minima 2 deeply represent our philosophical approach to sampling: a continuum balance between modern sound design and classic recording techniques.
TAL Software has updated TAL-Reverb-4, a free plate reverb plugin for Mac & Win to v4.0.2
Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie
TAL-Reverb-4 is a high quality plate reverb with a vintage 80’s character.
Sonuscore’s special gift for their customers – the newly released Pipe Organ, a free library for Kontakt Player
Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie
We are excited to present to you our FREE Sonuscore PIPE ORGAN. An expressive keyboard instrument with custom mixing for three settings: Pedal, Toccata, and Principal.
ZAK Sound has released Skydrones Pads, a free atmospheric pad library for Kontakt (full version)
Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie
Skydrones Pads is a double-layered ambient pad library for generating atmospheric sounds. It was designed to produce soft textures that fill the entire space.
Valhalla DSP has updated Valhalla Supermassive free reverb/delay plugin for Win & Mac to v2.5.0
Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie
ValhallaSupermassive has been designed from the ground up for MASSIVE delays and reverbs. Get ready for luscious clouds of reverb, otherworldly delays, and swelling waves of feedback unlike any you’ve heard before.
Capella-Software has launched Tonica Web App, a free online composition application that runs in your browser without any purchase or license
Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie
Welcome to the Tonica world! This app creates four-part compositions in a selected musical style for a melody.
The software tonica has the unique ability to compose and analyze music pieces. This ability was learned by tonica from music examples (e. g. chorales composed by Johann Sebastian Bach) using Artificial Intelligence (neural networks and symbolic algorithms). You can use this feature to playfully learn the basics of composition and music analysis and use tonica as a tool to create your own compositions.
Get 100% off “Simple And Plain 2” – 60 midi melodies pack from OCTO8R
Forever Free
Everything is simple as this pack. Another 60 key labeled tunes for free
Analog Obsession has released Comper, a free serial compressor plugin for Win & Mac
Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie
Basically, COMPER has two compressor in series. Top side compressor is first and bottom side is second compressor. As you can see, top side labeled as “INTERNAL” and bottom side labeled as “INTERNAL / EXTERNAL”. This means top compressor has no external side-chain feature. But bottom one has both internal and external side-chain feature. This is “Serial Compressor”. Great for coloring and also, taming peaks at the same time. Lots of scenarios! Simple…
Xynth Audio has released Le Phonk, a free distortion plugin for Windows and Mac
Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie
With its built-in 6 distortion types, OTT and a soft clipper, make sounds!
WARNING: Le Phonk may make your music sound too good!
Full Bucket Music has released PECS, a free virtual instrument plugin for Win and Mac based on KORG PE-2000 Poly-Ensemble S string machine from 1976
Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie
PECS is a software instrument for Microsoft Windows (VST2/VST3/CLAP) and Apple macOS (VST2/VST3/CLAP/AU) based on the classic KORG PE-2000 Poly-Ensemble S string machine from 1976. It is written in native C++ code for high performance and low CPU consumption.
Pelennor DSP has released ComPressure, a free Mid/Side compressor plugin for Win & Mac
Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie
ComPressure is a dual channel compressor plugin with mid/side and sidechain support, gain reduction limits, and a safety clipper. ComPressure is available in 64 bit for Windows (VST3 and CLAP) and MacOS (VST3 and AU).
GAS Therapy has released AASamplerPlayer, a free sample player for Win & Mac that turns any sound file into a playable instrument
Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie
AASamplePlayer turns any sound file into a playable instrument suuuuuper efficiently and universally, just load it up with your favorite DAW and have fun~
Get Vibe Mechanic lo-fi and vibe effect plugin by Viator DSP for free
Forever Free
Hey everyone, here’s my latest plugin called Vibe Mechanic. Designed to give you different vibe-shaping flavors, the plugin has a distortion, tone, and reverb module. Create all the way from super lush to super dry and lofi vibes in your tracks.
U-he has released Zebra Legacy. Includes Zebra 2, The Dark Zebra and all u-he Zebra2 soundsets. Zebra2 owners get Zebra Legacy free
Forever Free
Our workhorse synthesizer Zebra2 has always been a firm favorite in sound design circles, especially in Hollywood. Many new features have been added over the years, with recent versions including native support for Apple Silicon and VST3. This latest round doesn’t add any new features, however, but actually offers a whole lot more…
Thanks for reading. Hopefully you found something cool!
Check out previous FREE Plugins Reports for even more freebies! And remember… there is always a range of free effects, free instruments, and free studio tools available from our partner Plugin Boutique, so check those out too.
See you next time!