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Pythagoras was an ancient Greek philosopher in Ionia, modern-day Turkey. He spent 22 years in Egypt and 12 years in Babylon, modern-day Iraq, and his 34 years spent abroad in his early adulthood were the time in which he learned geography and music. No Pythagorean writings survived antiquity, if there ever were any, as he was primarily an oral teacher, so everything we know about him today comes to us via different writers with first- and second-hand accounts. Writers of the Middle Ages and Renaissance credited Pythagoras with having “discovered” or at least first characterized perfect intervals. As the story…
Reecer Synthesizer is the first soft synth from Kreuzberg Audio, and you can download the public beta version now. The public beta version is free to download, of course, with an added bonus: anyone who submits a preset that gets added to the final release will get a full copy for free! From free to almost free; don’t forget you have until March 1, 2026, to grab UJAM’s Usynth Euphoria for $1 with our exclusive BPB coupon code. Kreuzberg Audio is a Berlin-based company founded by Frank Hahn. Frank Hahn is a very popular and well-respected name in the German…
Developer Sonora Cinematic has released Dark Veil Essentials, a free cinematic Soundbox library. If you’re new to Soundbox, it’s a free and highly customizable MPE sampler developed by Audiomodern. There are some excellent free Soundbox libraries from Audiomodern and third-party developers, including Ptone (Kymátika Sounds), Spectra (Audiomodern), and Drift (Sonora Cinematic). Now, Edinburgh-based Sonora Cinematic has released another freebie to add to the Soundbox collection, Dark Veil Essentials. You’ll need Audiomodern’s Soundbox v1.1.1 or later, which you can download for free in AU, AUv3, VST, VST3, AAX, and standalone formats for macOS, Windows, Linux, and iPad. Dark Veils Essentials is…
Transitions are what make a track feel fluid and intentional. While traditional builds and risers work well, reverse effects add a different kind of energy. They pull the listener into the next section rather than pushing them toward it, creating tension and surprise along the way. Reversed sounds feel unusual because they go against how we expect audio to behave. That unnatural movement catches the ear and signals that something is about to change. Used at the right moment, a reverse effect can make a drop hit harder, a chorus feel bigger, or a breakdown arrive more smoothly. You’ll hear…
The First True Analog Prophet Most synthesizers of the ’70s gave you two choices: monophonic power or polyphonic compromise. The Sequential Prophet-5 changed that in a single moment. Warm. Fat. Polyphonic. Programmable. It was the first synthesizer to combine: true analog oscillators lush polyphony patch memory modern workflow The Prophet-5 didn’t just enter the synth world — it reset the standard. Quick Summary: 👉 Released in 1978, the Sequential Prophet-5 is a 5-voice analog polyphonic synthesizer with patch memory and Curtis analog chips. It defined the sound of ’80s pop, film…
You can now get the Moonwave FX Parallax multi-FX plugin for free at AudioPluginDeals. We covered a few of the Moonwave FX one-knob plugins last year, including Illume, Ripple, and Aperture. Now, we’ve got something more substantial with Parallax, a morphing, dual-engine multi-FX plugin. Parallax is available in AU, VST3, and AAX formats for macOS and Windows. The real news here is that Parallax usually costs $129.80, but thanks to AudioPluginDeals, you can own it for free in a limited-time offer. The promotion isn’t likely to last long, so get it while you can. Despite offering many parameters to play…
Flame Sound offers Heatwave, a cinematic soundscape library, for free until February 15 as a Valentine’s Day gift. As many BPB readers already know, Flame Sound is my cinematic sound design label. I publish premium sounds for movie production, trailers, game development, and music production while keeping the prices accessible for beginners and indie creators. Heatwave usually costs $29, but I decided to give it away for two days as a little Valentine’s Day gift, so you can grab it today or tomorrow at no cost. Heatwave is a collection of 100 royalty-free cinematic soundscapes designed to add depth, movement,…
Plugin Boutique offers BPB readers an exclusive deal on UJAM’s Usynth Euphoria, a streamlined EDM-focused software synthesizer for macOS and Windows. You also choose a FREE gift with your purchase. So, for a limited time, you can get Usynth Euphoria for just $1 using the coupon code BPB-ph34 at checkout. The offer runs until March 1st. Considering Euphoria’s regular price is $49, this is pretty much a no-brainer deal if you need an EDM synth. But what’s perhaps even better is that this deal qualifies for Plugin Boutique’s gift offer. That means you can choose a free bonus plugin with…
For a limited time, Plugin Boutique is offering massive discounts (80%) on two premium reverb plugins: FlexVerb and ShimmerVerb. These offers end on February 28, 2026. I picked up SSL Native FlexVerb a few years ago, during another promotion, and I’m glad that I did. It’s one of a select few SSL plugins I’ve purchased outside a previous subscription plan, and although expensive, it’s worth buying if you can get the right discount. Right now, Plugin Boutique is offering 88% off, which means you can buy FlexVerb for £15, rather than £133, which is an absolute steal. As the name…
It’s 2026, and free DAWs are better than ever. So I spent last week testing four of them to see which one I’d actually use for real projects. One clearly stood out. Waveform Free is my top pick for anyone who wants a real, full-featured DAW without spending money.Here’s why it beat the competition. What I Tested I put four of the strongest free DAWs through the same workflow: recording audio, programming MIDI, loading third-party plugins, mixing a simple track, and exporting. I also checked for deal-breakers like track limits, offline functionality, and platform support. The contenders: Waveform Free (Windows,…