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Bedroom Producers Blog releases BPB Saturator Plus, an upgraded version of our free analog-style saturation plugin for Windows & macOS. BPB Saturator Plus is the refreshed and expanded follow-up to our original BPB Saturator plugin. It keeps everything people loved about the first version, including tube drive, tape-style saturation, transparent filters, and low CPU use. But it also introduces several long-requested features and a brand new saturation flavor. It’s still lightweight, still easy to use, and still completely free. What’s new in BPB Saturator Plus? The headline addition is Diode Saturation, a third drive mode developed by the same DSP…
The BPB Community discovered an epic Black Friday deal that lets you grab three premium plugins for FREE with code WRUBF25. United Plugins, W.A. Production, and MeldaProduction have a fantastic Black Friday surprise: you can pick up three paid plugins for free just by using the code WRUBF25 at checkout. There are no hoops to jump through. Simply apply the code on each developer’s site and enjoy the freebies. ElectrumCore The highlight for me is United Plugins ElectrumCore, which is essentially a stripped-down version of their flagship Electrum guitar suite. I’ve always liked the sound of Electrum, but the full…
Introduction — The Art of Moving a Mic Every great recording starts long before plugins, EQ curves, or mixing tricks. It starts with where you put the microphone. Move it an inch and the tone changes. Twist it slightly and the brightness shifts. Pull back and suddenly the recording breathes. These ten rules are universal — they work on vocals, drums, guitars, amps, percussion, pianos, and anything that makes sound. They keep things simple, repeatable, and musical. Quick Summary 👉 Mic placement shapes tone far more than EQ. Small moves, angles, and distance control low end, brightness, clarity, bleed, and…
Audio Plugin Deals is offering the Black Friday Bundle, a collection of seven instruments and sample packs worth $211, completely free for a limited time. This one is pretty straightforward. The Black Friday Bundle normally costs over two hundred bucks, and there are no hidden tricks beyond adding it to your cart and checking out. If you want to bulk up your Kontakt arsenal this Black Friday or just add some new textures to your sample folder, this is an easy win. The bundle covers a wide range of sounds. You get vintage drum machine content, cinematic atmospheres, modern synth…
Kushview releases DuckDuck and GOOSE, two free one-knob dynamics plugins for Windows, macOS, and Linux Kushview has released two new dynamics tools, DuckDuck and GOOSE, and you can grab both for free until December 1st. They’re simple one-knob plugins, but each targets a different mixing job: rhythmic ducking and upward compression. Both plugins share a deliberately silly but charming design style. On the GUI, you get a cartoon duck (and a goose), and its pupil is the control you turn. So yes, these are effectively one-knob plugins… or duck-eye plugins, depending on how you want to look at it. It’s…
AudioDeluxe is running an exclusive limited-time deal on SSL’s X-Saturator, bringing the price down from $49 to just $7.99 until December 4th. If you’ve used any SSL Native plugins before, you already know why they’re still some of the best around. Clean interfaces, fantastic sound, and intuitive controls. X-Saturator hits that formula just as well as the rest of the SSL plugin lineup. It’s a distortion/saturation effect that lets you blend between tube-style even-order harmonics and transistor-style odd-order harmonics. I’ve always liked saturation plugins that don’t focus on a single type of harmonic distortion (case in point being our free…
Altar is a newly released, open-source guitar amp simulator that offers a surprisingly deep feature set for a free plugin. The amp suite is currently in beta (v0.2b) and available exclusively for Windows. Altar features three amp channels. Two of them are native to Altar (a clean channel and a high-gain channel), offering everything from glassy cleans to aggressive distortion. The third channel supports NAM (Neural Amp Modeler) files, allowing you to load your own custom neural amp models directly within the plugin. That said, Altar’s standout feature is its modular design. You can freely drag and reorder amp, cab,…
Image Image Credit Mason Poole/Parkwood Media / Contributor via Getty Images and Emma McIntyre / Staff via Getty Images Image Alt Beyoncé attends the Atlantis The Royal Grand Reveal Weekend, a new ultra-luxury resort on January 21, 2023 in Dubai and Solange Knowles attends as USC Thornton School of Music appoints Solange Knowles “Scholar-In-Residence” in collaboration with Saint Heron at USC Thornton School of Music Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: A rare backstage moment brought together Beyoncé, Solange, Monica, and Patti LaBelle at the Newark stop of “The Boy Is Mine Tour.” Monica publicly thanked Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and Solange…
Image Image Credit Johnny Nunez / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt A$AP Ferg, A$AP Rocky and Kendrick Lamar attend 2013 BET Awards Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: A$AP Ferg compares the tension between Drake, Kendrick Lamar and A$AP Rocky to a sibling rivalry rooted in growth. He attributes their current distance to creative evolution and the desire to step out of each other’s shadows. The “Work” rapper’s insights come from touring with all three artists and witnessing their bond firsthand. A$AP Ferg has had the privilege of witnessing the rise of rappers A$AP Rocky, Kendrick Lamar and Drake firsthand.…
Image Image Credit Astrida Valigorsky / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Tems performs during the 2025 Dreamville Music Festival Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: Love Is A Kingdom blends stripped-down production with Tems’ signature falsetto to create an intimate listening experience. The EP arrives with no features, letting her vocals and storytelling take center stage. Songs like “Lagos Love” reflect personal experiences rooted in her Nigerian identity. Being a global superstar doesn’t shield you from wanting to feel seen, loved and understood — something Tems knows well. On Friday (Nov. 21), the “Burning” singer surprised fans with the release…