FREE Plugins Report – July 4th, 2023

Splash Sound Big Summer Sale – Old School Keys library for Kontakt (full version) is available for free

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OLD SCHOOL KEYS library is 5 keyboards whose sound is time-tested. Classic Electric Piano, FM Electric Piano, Hammond Jazz Organ, Kawai Funk Organ and Acoustic Upright Piano. This library is not designed to replace the classical pianos and organs of the past century. But it is a simple and affordable solution for those who need a compact old school instrument in their home studio or at a concert. If you can’t imagine your music without retro sounds, Funk solos and Jazz harmonies or you’re just fond of experiments with the sound, this library was created exactly for you! 5 keyboard instruments, 8 classic effects are included to the interface. Also there are 9 patches for quick access to the required sound, more than 3000 recorded samples for your comfortable playing. All of this is Old School Keys!

MeldaProduction will be offering MDynamicEq plugin as a free gift with the occasion of their 15th Anniversary

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Equalizing is probably the most important task when mixing, so you should get the best tool available! MDynamicEq, the little brother of MAutoDynamicEq, is an unbelievably transparent and musical sounding equalizer with a gorgeous interface stuffed with amazing features. It pushes the technology forward by introducing dynamic processing!

Get Baby Audio Comeback Kid delay plugin free with any purchase from Plugin Boutique throughout July

Until July 31st

Comeback Kid is one of Baby Audio’s most popular plugins and the big brother of the free Baby Comeback. Comeback Kid is a delay plugin, and like other Baby Audio plugins, part of its appeal is that it’s incredibly easy to use. The interface, which looks like an old VHS recorder, has five sections; Delay, Shaper, Stereo, Flavor, and Output. The Delay section sets the foundations of the effect, and you can choose from Straight, Dotted, Triplet, or Free feels. It has knob controls for Time and Feedback and a Ping Pong Switch.

Spitfire Audio has released BBC Symphony Orchestra Piano library. A basic version is included in the free BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover

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Our most detailed and versatile piano to date, BBCSO Piano faithfully captures the live concert sound of a stunning Steinway Model D grand, recorded at the iconic home of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Maida Vale Studios — also host to The Beatles, Hendrix, Bowie, and countless film scores. Whether paired with the orchestra or played as a standalone instrument, BBCSO Piano promises to provide a rich, authentic piano sound suited to any genre. Presented in our award-winning, dedicated plugin — with three fully interchangeable editions to choose from — BBCSO offers a universal starting point for music creators of every level – from those just starting out, to professional composers.

8dio has released Free Home library for the free Soundpaint Engine, recently updated to v.2.5

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Free Home is the culmination of a remarkable collaboration between our dedicated community and our tireless team. Building upon the ideas of Free ASMR, Free Angels, and Free Radicals, which were all crafted in partnership with our incredible community, Free Home is a new chapter of collaborative sound. The concept behind Free Home was to create an instrument using sounds recorded within our own homes, so we invited our community members to capture or design five or more sounds, whether percussive, melodic, or atonal, resulting in an inspiring collection.

Westwood Instruments has updated the Upright Felt Piano library for Kontakt and renamed it Alt Piano Lite Edition. It is available as a free download

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Alt Piano Lite Edition provides you with the soft and intimate felted piano from the full version. The included ASH texture layer is amazing for creating an atmospheric underscore. Includes our favourite STUDIO reverb and the detailed CLOSE mics, recorded using Coles 4038s and Neve pre-amps. Perfect for all kinds of music from alternative film scores to folk, hip-hop and beyond.

Ronan Fed has updated the free RF-Bassline bass synth plugin for Windows to v1.1.2

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A single oscillator monophonic synth with a Lowpass Filter, Distortion and Slide which provides a simulation of the Roland TB-303 vintage analogue bass synthesizer. Allows an easy step programming in your DAW. Making possible to create complex acid patterns common in classic Acid House, Techno and Trance music.

Ronan Fed has updated the free RF-Pads drum machine plugin for Windows to v1.1, adding a new GUI, 38 new drum kits and some other features

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Ronan Fed has released an update to his free RF-Pads drum machine plugin for Windows. The update adds a new GUI, 38 new drum kits, and several other features. The plugin now features 50 drum kits, 16 pads, 16 output audio channels for each pad, MIDI note assignments to pads, main reverb, filter (LP and HP), compression and volume, volume, panning, tune, distortion, saturation, stereo, amplitude ADSR, filter (LP and HP), and EQ for each pad. Users can also load their own samples in WAV format and save presets and banks.

Daniel Gergely has released Diffuse modulated reverb plugin for Win & Mac. The plugin is available as a free or PWYW download

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Daniel Gergely made waves with the release of his granular processor, Emergence, while Diffuse is his latest and looks like a grab bag of creative widgets to get those creative juices flowing. At its heart, Diffuse isn’t just a simple reverb or delay, but it certainly can act as both. Calling Diffuse something simple would greatly undersell its potential. The developer himself claims it is a fusion of delay, reverb, shimmer, octaver, tremolo, modulation, freezing, and filtering.

Audio Fusion Bureau has released ReCONSTRUCT:Neural Synth, a free virtual instrument plugin for Mac & Win

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If you’re a music enthusiast searching for innovative tools to enhance your creative process, look no further than ReCONSTRUCT. This virtual instrument harnesses the power of neural networks to generate unique instruments and timbres, providing a gateway to new sonic experiences for musicians and producers alike. ReCONSTRUCT utilizes advanced neural networks to generate new instruments and unparalleled timbres. With just a few initial parameters, you can unlock a world of sonic possibilities, allowing the neural network to take creative control and produce astonishing sound variations.

Full Bucket Music has released Bucket ONE, a free synth plugin for Mac & Win simulating the classic Crumar BIT 01/99 synthesizers from 1985

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The Bucket ONE is a software synthesizer plug-in for Microsoft Windows (VST2/VST3/CLAP) and Apple macOS (VST2/VST3/AU/CLAP) simulating the classic Crumar BIT 01/99 synthesizers from 1985. It is written in native C++ code for high performance even on “lighter” systems.

Soundiron has updated the free Desk Bell library which is now compatible with Kontakt 7 Player

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The Desk Bell, occasionally known as a call bell or table bell, is a simple and quite old device, designed to command attention at the push of a button. For at least the last couple of centuries, classic push-button desk bell have been used widely in classrooms, hotel desks, shops and homes. It’s a simple tool, with a small brass bell affixed to a base or flat pedestal. Centered on top is a mechanical button mounted to the top of the bell, which when pressed will actuate a small pewter, lead, bronze, or brass clapper into the bell to produce a simple yet loud “ding!”. While not exactly a musical instrument in the strictly classical sense, we think it counts.

SampleScience has released Sitar Renaissance v2. It is also available for Kontakt (full version) and DecentSampler

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Sitar Renaissance is a virtual instrument based on a damaged plucked sitar recording that has been restored. A combination of audio engineering techniques has been used to make these sitar samples great: spectral repair, adaptative noise removal, and manual retuning. The result is a unique instrument that has a sound of its own, is easy to use, and will cut through your mixes.

New Nation has recently released Sterfreeo free audio effect plugin for Mac & Win

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Create a spacious and immersive soundstage that will captivate your listeners. Take your mixes from narrow and confined to wide and expansive, breathing new life into your music. Sterfreeo combines ease of use with exceptional performance. The single knob design ensures a streamlined workflow, allowing you to achieve incredible width enhancements with minimal effort. No need for complex settings or multiple controls—simply adjust the knob and let the magic unfold.

New Nation has recently released FreQ free audio effect plugins for Mac & Win

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The draggable panel revolutionizes the way you shape your sound. Easily add and manipulate EQ bands with a simple click and drag motion, empowering you to achieve precise and dynamic control over your mix. Add as many bands as you desire and effortlessly manipulate them to achieve the perfect sound. No more limitations on your creativity—simply click and drag your EQ bands with speed and precision. Improve your workflow as well as your mix.

New Nation has recently released Freeverb free audio effect plugins for Mac & Win

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Immerse your tracks in a world of captivating spaces and rich sonic environments. Embark on a journey of sound exploration, where the boundaries of creativity are expanded, and your music is transformed into a breathtaking auditory experience. Effortlessly dial in the perfect reverb settings. No complex configurations or steep learning curves—just pure simplicity and instant gratification. Grab this plugin for free and breathe air into your tracks.

New Nation has recently released Freelay free audio effect plugins for Mac & Win

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Effortlessly dial in the perfect delay settings. With just a few adjustments, you can add depth, texture, and rhythmic movement to your tracks. Create dynamic guitar solos, add depth to vocals, or transform your synth lines into a swirling vortex of sound. From subtle echoes to intricate rhythmic patterns, you have complete control over the delay effect. Adjust parameters such as Left & Right Delay Time, Left & Right Feedback (Space), and Intensity with precision and hear your sounds come to life.

Thomas Mundt has updated LUveler, a free loudness and dynamics modification plugin for Win & Linux, to v1.11

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LUveler is a loudness and dynamics modification plugin compatible with the ITU-R BS.1770 specification. It provides a precise reduction of the dynamics and works as transparently as possible to maintain the sound quality even under heavy use of its compressors and limiters. This allows a wide range of applications, such as matching dynamic material produced according to the EBU R 128 to a much louder platform. Or the automatic leveling of a podcast. Or simply increasing or decreasing loudness without changing the dynamic range. High-quality true peak limiters avoid exceeding the maximum level.

Thomas Mundt has updated LoudMax, a free brickwall loudness maximizer plugin for Mac, Win & Linux, to v1.44

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LoudMax is a Look-Ahead Brickwall Loudness Maximizer Plugin with a clean transparent sound. It is designed to retain the original character of the music as much as possible even at high compression levels.

SuperflyDSP has released Flying-Reverb free reverb plugin for Win, Mac & Linux

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Flying-reverb allows you to simulate the spatial reflections of both a small room and a large concert hall.The shimmer reverb mode will allow you to create ethereal and celestial atmospheres.Lost mode is a Shimmer mode with artefact with added artifacts. Early Reflection can be adjusted in amplitude and duration. It also offers two filters lowpass and highpass (12dB/Octave) and a wet signal tape modulation and overdrive. As usual with the Flying series it is possible to synchronize pre-delay time to the host tempo.

Rose Hill Tribe has released BabyDrummer, a free pattern-based drum sequencer plugin for Windows

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BabyDrummer is a free audio processing software which is provided without warranty and no responsibility is accepted for loss or damage arising from its use. By downloading this software you are agreeing to these terms of use. BabyDrummer is free to use for both personal and commercial projects.

Audiolatry has updated Upright Piano free virtual instrument for Win & Mac to v2.0, adding some enhancements and new effects

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Upright Piano is a free virtual piano instrument plugin (ROMpler) for digital audio workstations on Windows and macOS. The samples were recorded in 44.1kHz 16bit audio quality. With 2 velocity layers per sampled note, Upright Piano is ideal for simple piano lines. It has a sharp and fuzzy sound that fits well in dark and sad melodies, in genres such as Trap, Hip Hop & RnB. Upright Piano comes with an easy-to-use GUI and typical controls such as reverb, chorus, and delay, but also a lo-fi effects unit. There’s also an ADSR envelope and gain controls for the main sound and key clicks.

Zrythm has released a new beta of their DAW Zrythm. The basic version with up to 25 tracks and basic plugins is free. Paid options start from $13

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Easily select, move, resize, clone, link, loop, delete and cut objects with a single tool or extend its functionality with additional specialized tools, and enjoy adaptive snapping in every arranger. Automate almost anything with automation events using straight lines, ramps and curves, or with LFOs and envelopes. In-context listening, signal groups, FX tracks, MIDI effect and insert slots, pre and post-fader aux sends and anywhere-to-anywhere routing. Generate chords from scales in the chord pad, audition and invert chords or save your own chord presets, manage your chord progression in the chord track and enjoy chord highlighting in the piano roll. Organize your work into multiple layers in the same track using track lanes, quickly bounce anything to audio, import/export a wide variety of audio and MIDI formats, stretch or loop any region and select from an array of track types for every purpose.

2RULE has recently released TugMultiEffect, a free modular multi-effect plugin for Win & Mac

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TugMultiEffect is a versatile audio plugin designed to enhance the sound of audio recordings. it features 11 different effects, which are represented by boxes on the main window of the plugin. These effects include tools such as delay, chorus, reverb, distortion, and more. One of the standout features of TugMultiEffect is its ability to route and connect these effects in various ways. This means that users can experiment with different combinations of effects and create unique soundscapes that suit their needs.

Ghosthack has released a new free sound pack – Free Hi-Hats 2023

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This free sound pack includes 30 hi-hats to spice up your next drum rhythm. These one-shots are perfect to build your own unique hi-hat pattern with quality sounds. All hi-hats are royalty free and can be used for commercial projects.

MNTRA Instruments has updated Mndala, a free sampler plugin for Mac & Win, to v2.2.1, introducing some new additions and fixes

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The first of its kind, MNDALA is built to use our ultrasonic samples recorded at 32bit/384Khz and play at an industry-leading 24bit/96Khz within all VST3/AU compatible DAW’s. This allows for extreme pitching and manipulation of the sounds while retaining a resolution never before available in this form. MNDALA’s complex sound design possibilities combined with our pristinely recorded samples open up entirely new worlds of sonic expression. Taking from over a decade of experience working at the vanguard of interactive sound and music, we’ve designed MNDALA to be the audio engine we always wanted.

SampleScience has updated the free Resonance, Toy Keyboard and Synthetic Vortices instrument plugins for Win & Mac

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Resonance v2 is a piano plugin designed by combining short acoustic piano attack samples and a piano’s body resonance physical model. Inspired by the music of Nils Frahm, Resonance is perfect for fast arpeggios and emotional riffs. Full of beautiful imperfections, rich tones, and subtleties, Resonance will be an essential part of your arsenal.

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