FREE Plugins Report – September 2nd, 2022

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Every week or two we will let you know the latest news about free plugins. Follow @newplugindeals on Twitter, join the Plugin Deals and Freebies Facebook Group, or check out r/newplugindeals on Reddit if you want to find out about the latest deals and freebies as they happen.

Quoir Mixed Vocal Choir virtual instrument by New Nation is available as a free download (reg. $14)

Until September 4th – Discuss this Freebie

Quoir is a Sampled Vocal Instrument with added Waveform Generator. We recorded and sampled 25 different Vocalists (15 Women & 10 Men). Containing 4 total Sampler Engines, you can blend 4 different Vocals at a time. By blending these 4 Vocals together, we bring you some Unique Choir Combinations! Slap on the Waveform Generator for some added artifacts and you have some crazy choirs & textures!

APD Free Gift of the Month: Smartsound Cloud 6-month Full Access Subscription (Personal) – free with any deal purchase

Until September 30th

Smartsound Cloud is the only solution that perfectly matches our music and sound effects to your content. Simply change the length of the music tracks with one click in our browser application and it will automatically adjust and stay fully coherent. Upgrade your video with 45,000+ sound effects and 4,000+ adaptive music tracks written by professional composers. The Personal Smartsound Cloud 6-month subscription is normally valued at $90.00, but now available FREE if you purchase any active APD deal.

Get either Karanyi Sounds Space or MNTRA Instruments Huracan for free with any purchase from Plugin Boutique

Until September 30th

Huracan (A.K.A; U Kʼux Kaj, Heart of Sky) is a Kʼicheʼ Maya god of wind, storm, and fire. Here MNTRA imagined a hidden cenote deep in the jungle where a lone traveller stumbles upon the ancient deity, incidentally awakening it from a deep slumber and activating a portal into an alternate timeline where pre-hispanic cultures continued to thrive unaffected by colonisation. Over time they developed their own distinctive version of synthesisers and electronic instruments.

Get DiscoDSP OPL FM synth free with any purchase from ADSR

Until September 30th

OPL from discoDSP, a software synth that emulates a digital sound synthesis chip developed by Yamaha in the mid 1980s that was used in sound cards for PC, including the Ad Lib card and early Sound Blaster series.

Spitfire Audio has released the latest title in the LABS series of free instrument libraries: LABS Foghorn dark brass instrument

Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie

From guttural low-end brass tones to otherworldly echoes created by caverns of rock, and even a mechanical kit created from the sounds of whirring machinery — LABS Foghorn blows ordinary instruments out of the water. Originally built in 1905 to guide ships through dangerous fog, the Sumburgh Foghorn has since gained a reputation for its uniquely terrifying sound, leading to a prominent feature in Robert Eggers’ Academy Award-nominated film ‘The Lighthouse’.

Surge XT free open-source synthesizer plugin (VST3, AU, CLAP, LV2, standalone) for Windows, Mac and Linux has been updated to v1.1.

Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie

Surge was in the spotlight of OSC #122, #138 and most recently, #159. A talented group of musicians created all these tracks using Surge as the only sound generating device. Or – in some exceptional cases – only Surge Effects plugin was used, much to our awe and amazement!

ProjectSAM has updated The Free Orchestra 1 library for Kontakt Player to version 2.0

Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie

A 100% free taste of what our extensive catalog has to offer! Packing sounds from our entire product line, this diverse collection of instruments is a unique and cinematic introduction to the world of ProjectSAM. Now fully updated.

Dotec-Audio has released DeeMute free stutter effect plugin for Mac and Windows

Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie

• It can mute (or invert) audio triggered by MIDI notes.
• It can use this function for gate effects such as stutters.
• The Flip button can be used to reverse the mute operation when triggered.
• Attack and Release can be adjusted for ducking effects.
• It can use it for a wide range of applications other than stutter and ducking.

Lese has released Codec, a free degradation plugin for Mac and Windows

Forever Free

Unlike other plugins that simulate degradation in “old school” ways like vinyl, tape or cassette, Codec degrades sound in the most common way we hear today, through internet compression algorithms! Codec is essentially a container that holds an audio compressor (not that kind of compressor) so you can compress and then decompress your sound, in real time, in your DAW of choice.

Karp from nthnblair is a free plugin for synthesizing perfect plucks

Forever Free

• A plucked string synthesizer based on the classic Karplus-Strong algorithm.
• Compatible with MPE pitch bend when supported by the DAW.
• Built for performance. Graphics runs smoothly on the GPU, freeing up the CPU for audio processing.
• Free. Please consider paying $20 for Karp if you’re able. A lot of time and money goes into releasing a VST plugin, especially as an independent developer.

Thomas Mundt has updated LUveler, a free loudness and dynamics modification plugin for Windows and Linux

Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie

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.

ZAK Sound has set the Azure Lake instrument (rompler) plugin free from now on (previously reg. $19)

Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie

Azure Lake is a collection of 28 inspirational sounds to create emotional, sentimental, and soft melodies. The sounds were inspired by the serenity and tranquility of nature’s lakes and the environment that surrounds them.

HoRNet has updated HATEFISh RhyGenerator One, a free euclidean step sequencer plugin

Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie

RhyGenerator One is the simplified version of RhyGenerator, an Euclidean step sequencer made by HoRNet Plugins together with the electronic music artist HATEFISh. The sequencer is designed to distribute as evenly as possible a certain number of “beats” in given number of “steps”.

Oi, Grandad!, a free open-source granular synthesizer plugin for Mac, has been released by HISE developers

Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie

• 4 independent granular voices with extensive controls
• 12 Modulation Sequencers
• Tracking modulation
• Drone button for sustained playback
• Delay per voice

Asper is a free experimental synth plugin for Windows, which combines wavetable/subtractive synthesis with phase distortion and physical modeling

Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie

Experimental synth combining wave table, subtractive, phase distortion and physical modeling for sound generation. Idea was to add humanization to the sound on oscillator level in order to simulate behavior of real world instrument where each hit is different. It is not trying to simulate sound behavior like in analog synth, but rather to simulate Round Robin.

Full Bucket Music has released free Frequency Shifter v2.0.0 plugin for Windows and Mac

Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie

The Frequency Shifter shifts the spectrum of the input signal up or down along the frequency axis. This effect is also know as “Bode Frequency Shifting” or “Single Sideband Modulation”; IMHO one of the most underrated and ignored effects ever.

OneCluckChords has released Nano Dynamics free multi-band compressor and maximizer plugin for Windows

Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie

Nano Dynamics is a powerful stylized multiband Compressor, allowing you to add color to your sound like never before. Nano Dynamics splits your sound into 3 different bands, auto detecting attack and release times before sending your audio into our Maximizer algorithm. Using simple design and a highly visual UI, this tool is very beginner friendly, but also provides experts a real game changer.

Thomas Mundt has updated LoudMax free loudness maximizer plugin for Mac, Windows and Linux to version 1.42

Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie

x 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.

Homegrown Sounds releases Input Monitor, a free program that soft monitors soundcard inputs on a Mac

Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie

Input Monitor is a free Mac application that simply passes a selected input pair to an output acting as software monitoring. If you find yourself needing to open a DAW to listen to audio plugged into your soundcard inputs, the ‘Input Monitor’ is a lightweight alternative.

W.A. Production has released Free Orchestral & Cinematic Sounds collection of loops and samples

Forever Free

Free Orchestral & Cinematic Sounds from W. A. Production contains a brilliant collection of Loops, MIDI, and Orchestral FX to add life and character into your music. And at the price of FREE, what’s not to like! Download it today and get to work!

Alonso Synthwave Dojo has released 80’s Drum Machines free collection of drum samples

Forever Free

Our first-ever sample pack contains over 400 samples from a collection of the most iconic 80’s drum machines. It’s completely FREE!

Past To Future Samples has released the free sample pack Psychedelic Lo-Fi Drums, a collection of drum one-shots. Available as PWYW, including free.

Forever Free

We are back with another cool sample library, free for all our customers!

Loops de la Crème has released Mini Lascaux Kit, a selection of 39 drum samples created using the still unreleased Prehistoric Drumkit library for Kontakt.

Forever Free

A collection of percussive, melodic and atmospheric instruments inspired by Prehistory: unique and breathtaking!

Devious Machines Retrowave Arps & Pads is a collection of free samples for members of the DM community

Forever Free

Inspired by the lush, evocative synthesizer sounds of the 80s, Richard Gale has created a stunning selection of nostalgia-inducing samples for you to enjoy. Help yourself to these 49 loops and one-shots which are royalty-free for you to use in your own music productions.

Tracktion has released Waveform Free version 12 free DAW for Mac, Windows 6 Linux. Waveform free is now expandable with paid extensions

Forever Free

As your musical journey progresses, Waveform Free can now grow with you. Simply add the features specific to your needs with a variety of expansion packs. Unlock your full potential and go create!

Sixth Sample has released Cramit free OTT multiband compressor plugin

Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie

Together with Integraudio, we are happy to announce yet another free plugin for you. Combining the endless use-cases of multiband compression and high-quality distortion, Cramit might become one of your most used plugins. We all know and love the legendary OTT effect, and adding some harmonics before or after can make the results even better. Cramit is here to wrap this functionality under one plugin. With its dead-simple interface and insightful visuals, Cramit is ready to cram some energy into your music.

Doom Plugs has released free Bratwurst Fuzz plugin in the new CLAP format for Windows

Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie

• free for Windows and Mac
• 16x internal oversampling and mono / stereo compatibility
• resizeable UI
• handy arrow button for mini mode
• paint splat for good measure

Nakst has released Fluctus free FM synthesizer plugin for Windows

Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie

• Completely free. No copy protection, DRM or mailing list signups.
• 3 operators each with variable brightness control, arranged in a loop: Op 3 modulates Op 2, Op 2 modulates Op 1, and Op 1 modulates Op 3. There’s some really interesting sounds you can create with feedback. Op 3 can also modulate Op 1.
• Various effects: soft and hard saturators, multi-mode filter (lowpass and highpass), ping-pong delay and phaser.
• Streamlined single page user interface with scaling ranging from 100% to 200%.
• Very simple design, perfect for those new to FM synthesis.
• Over 60 builtin patches in the factory ROM bank, accessible from the patch browser.
• Full support for the new CLAP plugin API.
• Optional 2x oversampling

Sonixinema has released Contemporary Bass: Freebie, a free upright bass library for Kontakt Player

Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie

Contemporary Soloists series is a culmination of everything we’ve learned throughout our sampling adventure, and it truly represents Sonixinema’s ideals and taste. After being introduced to Seth and hearing him play, we knew we had to get together in the studio and start with one of our favourite instruments, the Cello.

Overloud has released free Blackstar Studio IR Collection

Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie

The Blackstar Recording Studio is a studio equipped with lots of Vintage gear and located in Milan.
The main recording room as well as all the studio rooms have been carefully sampled by Valerio Mina with several microphone setups, in order to capture all the nuances and sound perspectives, for a total of 40 IRs.

ZAK Sound has released Infinite Space Piano 2 free virtual instrument plugin for Windows and Mac

Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie

Infinite Space Piano 2 is a piano plugin combined with ambient textures to fill the space. The new version contains seven different acoustic and electronic piano presets, which are combined with three ambient textures.

Cool WAV has released Power Surge V3 free presets pack for Surge XT

Forever Free

Power Surge Volume 3 contains 15 Presets for the powerful open source Synthesizer Surge XT. Please make sure you have downloaded the latest 1.1 update. A how to install video is included for the Presets.

Black Rooster Audio has released RO-GOLD free vintage reverb plugin

Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie

The RO-GOLD was faithfully modeled after an iconic hardware classic, and upgraded with a 24k gold plate, for the most luxurious vintage reverberation experience. Our plate simulation approach allows us to authentically capture the analog unit’s sound and feel as closely as possible while still including a few unexpected twists – all in the beautifully designed, easy-to-use package that is the RO-GOLD.

Orchestral Tools has released Roads free electric pianos library for the free Sine Player

Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie

Great sounds, totally free. Subscribe to SINEfactory and get a steady stream of exclusive free instruments delivered straight to your mailbox.

Analog Obsession has released a new version of the TRAX free transient designer plugin

Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie

• ATTACK: Will amplifies or attenuates the initial part of transients
• SUSTAIN: Will amplifies or attenuates the tail-end of transients
• OUTPUT: Clean +/-15dB output
• ANALOG OBSESSION (Label) will engage 4x Oversampling

Spitfire Audio has released the latest Free Labs library – Vintage Drums

Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie

Add an authentic edge to your music with this essential collection of vintage drum sounds captured at one of the few remaining analogue recording studios: KERWAX. Discover two stunning kits — a 1975 Ludwig with 26” bass drum (as made famous by Jon Bonham of Led Zeppelin), and a 1940s Slingerland kit fitted with original calfskin heads for a warm, rounded tone.

ML Sound Lab as released ML Drums modular drum sampler platform for Mac && Win which comes with a free drum kit (the sampler plugin is also free)

Forever Free – Discuss this Freebie

ML Drums is a modular drum sampler platform where the initial release comes with a free drum kit. Continue expanding the kit to your liking by purchasing the add-ons you are interested in. You can start expanding the kit with ML Drums Essentials.

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!