Free and discounted music content to keep you inspired in isolation

Keep happy and inspired making music with free and discounted products  ·  Source: Shutterstock / Author: PrinceOfLove/ gearnews.com

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So here we are. In the age of coronavirus and Covid-19. Needless to say, it’s having a monumental impact on musicians and creatives everywhere, in all sorts of ways. A lot of us are at home 24/7 right now. To help wile away the days and keep our spirits up, makers of music gear and artists have rolled out free music-making content, including plug-ins, loops and samples. Here’s a list of some tasty freebies and special Corona discounts that have just been announced. Keep happy, keep inspired! 

Also: Check out our archive of free effect and instrument plug-ins that won’t cost you a thing!

Best free plug-ins this week: Pedalboard, Brandulator 2.0 and Blumlein Haas

18 Apr in Studio

This weeks collection of free plug-ins includes a free pedalboard, a complex sound processor and a fun stereo tool. Here’s Pedalboard, Brandulator 2.0 and Blumlein Haas.

Best free plug-ins this week: SPACEXPANDER, Mackity and Reverse Delay

11 Apr in Studio

In this week’s collection of the best free plug-ins: a spring reverb for Reason, an emulation of a classic Mackie mixer and a reverse delay.

Best free plug-ins this week: PajSoil EiS, Bjorn and Galactic

04 Apr in Studio

This Sunday, join us for an easter egg hunt for new free plug-ins! We've got an awesome "limitless" compressor, a performance filter and a reverb from outer space.

Best free plug-ins this week: SpikeQ, Puppy Snuggles and MTB

28 Mar in Studio

In this week's collection of free plug-ins, Low Wave Studios is back with a transient shaper, Owl O'Lantern releases a cuddly tremolo and Matthieu Brucher adapts the Metal Zone for bass.

Best free plug-ins this week: Music Pattern Generator, MAutoPitch and FAZU

21 Mar in Studio

This week's collection features an awesome Pattern Generator that can break any creative block. We've also got a couple of great, free pitch correction and distortion plug-ins.

Best free plug-ins this week: Verbity, SawPluck and FIVER v3

14 Mar in Studio

To quench your thirst for free plug-ins this week, we've got a reverb, a synth and a 5-band EQ. Here's Verbity, SawPluck and FIVER v3.

Best free plug-ins this week: MGATE-MULTI, Performer Free and MT2

07 Mar in Studio

This week, we've got a free multiband gate, a string machine synth for Linux and an emulation of a famous guitar pedal. Here's MGATE-MULTI, Performer Free and MT2.

Best free plug-ins this week: HUM808, Yoin Reverberator and Rare

28 Feb in Studio

Check out these awesome freebies: 808-style sub basses, an experimental reverb and an update for one of the best free Pultec emulations. Here's HUM808, Yoin Reverberator and Rare.

Best free plug-ins this week: HY-ESG, MacPack and Crush

21 Feb in Synths

This week's collection of the best free plug-ins features a very cool Euclidian gate sequencer, a bundle of 13 effect plug-ins for Mac and a bit crusher with a few extras.

Best free plug-ins this week: Chorus GAS, HarmonicBoost and BritBundle

14 Feb in Studio

This week's collection features a cool 4-voice chorus effect, a harmonic booster and a suite of British-style channel strip plug-ins. Here's Chorus GAS, HarmonicBoost and BritBundle!

Best free plug-ins this week: Flux Mini, Cymbal Killer and Basic Filters

07 Feb in Studio

This week's collection of the best free plug-ins includes a versatile modulation tool, a 2-band gate for drum shaping and a modulated filter. Here's Flux Mini, Cymbal Killer and Basic Filters.

Best free plug-ins this week: Tiny Dist, WarmApp and 3x Deluxe

24 Jan in Studio

This week’s collection of free plug-ins features a distortion pedal, a one-knob plug-in for adding warmth and a 3-oscillator synth. Here’s Tiny Dist, WarmApp and 3x Deluxe.

Best free plug-ins this week: AutoTremWahLight, fircomp and Tiny F

17 Jan in Studio

Our favorite free plug-ins of the week: a modulated filter, a no-nonsense compressor and a guitar amp simulation. Check out AutoTremWahLight, fircomp and Tiny F!

Best free plug-ins this week: Flying Delay, Giant Verb and Saturator

10 Jan in Studio

2021 is off to a good start thanks to this trio of great free plug-ins for your DAW. Get creative with Flying Delay, Giant Verb and Saturator!

Best free plug-ins this year: Top 10 free effects and synths of 2020

27 Dec 2020 in Studio

It’s time to look back at the best freeware plug-ins of the year! We’ve gone through all of our Sunday freeware posts and hand-picked ten effects and synths that stood out from the rest.

Best free plug-ins this week: Oldigy, Wave Observer and Freqs

20 Dec 2020 in Studio

This Sunday, we've got three early X-mas presents for you: low-res digital goodness and not one, but two free analysers for mixing and mastering.

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