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Best Free Plugins of 2025: Freeware Picks of the Year

It's been a great year for free plugins! We check out the best free plugins of 2025 – from creative software synths to unique effects!

My Highlights of 2025: My Software, Music, and Media Picks of the Year

A look back through some of my key gear releases, acquisitions, and my favourite music picks of the year. Here are my highlights of 2025!

Highlights of the Year: My Favorite Gear of 2025

Happy Holidays, everyone! Before we get ready for the new year, it's time to look back at my personal highlights of 2025. Spoiler alert: no synths this time!

Guitar Journal: John Mayer’s Virtual Rig & More

Neural DSP John Mayer virtual rig, Höfner's official statement about it's future, and Line 6 Helix Stadium 1.2 firmware update

Avalon 737 Alternatives: Recording Ultra Clean

We check out some of the best Avalon 737 Alternatives and look at why the 737 remains such a popular preamp choice in pro studios worldwide.

Fonoflow Console Remote Control: Touch Control for Your UA Apollo

With Fonoflow Console Remote Control, you can control all the basic features of your UA Apollo interface from a tablet or smartphone device.

Reflexive EQ, KonvIR Lite, Lil’ Miss Doubler: Free Plugins of the Week

Reflexive EQ is a free dynamic EQ, KonvIR Lite simulates virtual acoustic spaces, and Lil’ Miss Doubler is, well, a little doubler: Free Plugins of the Week!

Fors Junior: A Game Boy-style 4-bit Wavetable Synth

Fors Junior is a 4-bit wavetable synth plugin inspired by the sound engine from the Nintendo Game Boy, and there's even a free version.

Serato Sample 2.2.0 Update: SLAB Support and Added Stem Flexibility

The Serato Sample 2.2.0 Update brings enhanced hardware integration and deeper control over Stem processing and automation within your DAW.

Arturia Pigments 7 – Magnificent and Deadly: Review

Arturia's flagship software synth gets yet another major update. Can Pigments 7 deliver noteworthy improvements?

FL Studio Web: Browser-based Beatmaking

As you may have heard, FL Studio Web brings the popular DAW into your browser. Is this the future of music production unfolding before our eyes?

Mesa Lite, KLYP, XMTape&Clip: Free Plugins of the Week

This week’s round-up brings you not one, but three useful free clipper plugins: Mesa Lite, KLYP, and XMTape&Clip. Free plugins of the week!

u-he Zebralette 3 Is Officially Out: The Free Software Synth Gets a Major Update

u-he has officially released Zebralette 3! After what felt like an eternity of beta testing, the latest version of the free software synth is now out in the wild.

The Best Channel Strip Plugins: Get That Console Experience in Your DAW

We look at some of the best channel strip plugins that combine EQ, dynamics, and more for shaping each and every element in your mixes.

Steinberg VST Live 3 Adds Synths, Streaming, and Lighting Features

The stage production platform Steinberg VST Live 3 introduces a range of new features, including video processing and live streaming functions.

u-he Zebra 3 – Now in Public Beta: “Like Photoshop for Synthesis”

It’s out now in Public Beta but u-he Zebra 3 is already shaping up to be a sound design playground with vector synthesis and other new modules.

SSL SpringVerb: Vintage-style Spring Reverb with Modern Controls

The SSL SpringVerb is a new take on spring reverb processing, a plugin that gives you plenty of sonic control to shape sounds in your mixes.

FB-02, ZL Equalizer 2, FerricTDS mkIII: Free Plugins of the Week

This week, Full Bucket Music serves up ‘80s nostalgia with FB-02, an emulation of the classic Yamaha FB-01 FM sound module. Free plugins of the week!

The Best Plugins of 2025: Innovative Audio Processing

We look back at some of the best plugins designed for music production, mixing, and mastering released over the course of this year.

Sentinel, Drox II, PSP Spector: Free Plugins of the Week

This week’s round-up brings you MIDI-controlled distortion, stutter effects, and an awesome spectrum analyzer. Check out Sentinel, Drox II, and PSP Spector!

New Native Instruments Deals with 50% off Software

Until 8 December, you can save up to 50% on selected music production and DJ software with these awesome Native Instruments offers.

Why do we still use Leveling Amplifiers in the Recording Process?

We check out the different types, formats, and applications of leveling amplifiers and how they are used in the recording process.

Reverb Pre-Delay Techniques: Learn to Play with Space

We explore a range of different reverb pre-delay techniques for adding clarity and depth to instruments in your mixes in any style of music.

FL Studio 2025.2 Update Brings 2 New Plugins and More

The free FL Studio 2025.2 Update has arrived with the new Fruity Slicer 2 and Empasizer plugins, an upgraded Loop Starter, and more.