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multiDelay, CircuitMix, Shoeless Drive 2.0: Free Plugins of the Week

This week’s collection of free plugins features a versatile delay, a vintage console emulator, and a hard-hitting metal overdrive.

Arturia Mix DRUMS: Shape Your Drums to Perfection

12 Jun in Studio

The new Arturia Mix DRUMS plugin is a specialized processor for sculpting drum sounds in your DAW with saturation, reverb, and distortion.

Must Have Beginner Guitar Pedals: 5 Essential Effects

30 May in Guitar

Are you tired of hearing the same old sounds? This list of must have beginner guitar pedals will help you totally transform your sound!

AJH Synth Matrix VCF: The Most Versatile Eurorack Filter Ever?

01 May in Synths

AJH Synth will unveil the Matrix VCF analog filter at Superbooth. Based on the Oberheim Matrix-12 design, Matrix VCF has a couple of cool tricks up its sleeve!

Fortin and Meshuggah Unite on new Signature Pedal

Fortin Amps Launches Meshuggah Pedal

22 Apr in Guitar

Fortin Amps Meshuggah Pedal: US-made, active 3-band EQ, and Zuul noise gate.

The Best Distortion Pedals in Every Price Range – Budget to Boutique

14 Apr in Guitar

Is your guitar sound not evil enough? Does it need more bite or crunch? Then one of the best distortion pedals for every budget might help!

Orange Gate, Akira Tube, Magic Carpet: Free Plugins of the Week

16 Mar in Studio

Vain Audio has updated the free Orange Gate plugin with powerful new features. This week’s roundup also brings you a free tube saturator and a trippy delay.

Crazy Tube Circuits Venus: A Real Tube Overdrive Pedal with Options

14 Mar in Guitar

Boutique overdrive coming in! The Crazy Tube Circuits Venus is modeled after one of the most legendary drives - at more compact form factor.

Dawesome HATE: Extraordinary Wavetable Distortion That Pushes Audio to the Limit

13 Mar in Studio, Deals

Dawesome HATE lets producers break sonic boundaries with wavetable-based distortion and 29 unique effects for total sound transformation.

The Big Tubescreamer Shootout: 22 Originals and Clones Head-to-Head

18 Feb in Guitar

Budget clone for $30 or boutique version for $350 - the big Tubescreamer shootout by Thomann shows the truth.

Bark of Dog 3, Cactus, 23DSP: Free Plugins of the Week

16 Feb in Studio

Boz Digital Labs has released a new version of the classic Bark of Dog low-frequency enhancer! Check out the best free plugins of the week here.

Poortec, BasiQ 2, Carnage Distortion: Free Plugins of the Week

26 Jan in Studio

This week's collection of freebies features Poortec – the poor man's Pultec –, BasiQ 3, and Carnage Distortion: 3 free plugins for your DAW!

Darkglass Kaamos: Distortion and Octaver for Taylor Swift’s Bassist

24 Jan in Guitar

Taylor Swift's bassist Amos Heller is a fan of the new Darkglass Kaamos effects pedal and was also involved in its development.

RdPiano, MixComp, Crunchrr: Free Plugins of the Week

19 Jan in Studio, Synths

Let RdPiano take you back in time! This free plugin emulates the iconic Roland MKS-20 piano module and other digital pianos of the 80s.

Soft Drums Lite, LS-1173, Honest Overdrive: Free Plugins of the Week

12 Jan in Studio

Looking for mellow drum sounds? Soft Drums Lite is just what you need! Other freebies include an API-inspired EQ and preamp and a versatile distortion plugin.

Soma Labs Harvezi Hazze: Versatile Distortion Pedal for Weird Sounds

08 Jan in Guitar

Soma Labs Harvezi Hazze is a new distortion pedal that works for drums, synths, bass, and guitar. Quite a versatile beast!

Best Free Plugins of 2024: Freeware Picks of the Year

29 Dec 2024 in Studio, Synths

It’s been a good year for free plugins! From unique effects to creative software synths, there were heaps of great freeware to discover. We check out the best free plugins of 2024!

PSP Chamber, e::Pi Lite, Rasp: Free Plugins of the Week

15 Dec 2024 in Studio, Guitar

PSP Chamber is a chamber reverb, e::Pi Lite is modeled after the famous Big Muff Pi, and Rasp is “not a conventional distortion effect”: Freebies of the week!

Behringer SWORDS: Sharp as Blades?

05 Dec 2024 in Synths

Behringer SWORDS is yet another copy of a Mutable Instruments module. Like Blades, SWORDS is a dual analog filter with flexible routing and distortion.