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WaveShaper has released Nya8 (Not Yet Another 808), an 808 sample pack with a heavily character-driven approach to the classic drum machine we all know and love. The full pack costs $5.90, and a free version containing 25 samples is available on the product page. It’s 2026, and I’m covering the second free WAV sample pack today, ha (here’s the first one)! Seeing WaveShaper release something is worth noting for anyone who’s been around long enough to remember when indie sound designers like him were more active. Back when I was starting BPB, WaveShaper was a familiar name on forums…

SampleScience is offering Da Vinyl Box for free for a limited time. The pack normally costs $10, but you can grab it for free using the code 10THANNIVERSARY at checkout on Gumroad. At the time of writing, the offer expires in under two days, so you’ll need to act fast. Da Vinyl Box is a 186 MB collection of 263 royalty-free samples sourced from the public domain. If you’re into the sound of artists like DJ Shadow, DJ Krush, UNKLE, and Cut Chemist, this one should feel right at home. The pack includes 74 percussion samples, 52 breakbeats (in both…

If you’ve been refreshing your feed for “BRIT Awards highlights” or “who won Album of the Year”, you’re not alone. The 2026 BRIT Awards delivered major wins, cinematic performances, and some clear signals about where the music industry is heading, especially for artists who write their own songs and deliver them live. And if watching all that has you thinking about the ‘best music production courses‘ or ‘careers in the music industry‘, that’s exactly where pointblank music school can help you level up. With that in mind, here are 5 of the biggest BRIT Awards takeaways for aspiring vocalists and…

Plugin Boutique’s monthly free gifts have provided some of my favorite deals over the last few years, and they are now back with their March Gifts available with any purchase at Plugin Boutique. This month, we have a choice of three plugins: Diginoiz Distiller Audiomodern Riffer Celemony Melodyne 5 Essential There’s been a change to the process since I last covered Plugin Boutique’s Monthly Gifts. I’m sure most of you are already aware of it from a previous article, but here’s a quick reminder. Although we have three plugins to choose from, we have to meet spending requirements to unlock…

You can now get Excite Audio’s Evolve Air Lite for less than $1 at Plugin Boutique by entering the code a64dbdiq at checkout. This deal is a no-brainer for a couple of reasons. Firstly, Evolve Air Lite, priced under a dollar, is already an absolute steal. Secondly, you’ll also get Distiller by Diginoize as a free gift (usually £49.96). So, you’re getting two plugins for less than a dollar, and it’s hard to argue with that. You can unlock Audiomodern’s Riffer and Melodyne 5 Essential as free gift options by spending $49 or $99, respectively. Evolve Air Lite is a…

You can now get W.A. Production’s Zqueezer adaptive filter/frequency shifter for free! Zqueezer is one of those plugins that has more going on than meets the eye. The plugin has just three controls: Gain, Overtone, and Dry/Wet, with Overtone being the foundation of the effect. W.A. Production suggests it’s best to forget about the science behind the effect and just listen to what Zqueezer can do. In short, when used on a monophonic source, Zqueezer acts like an adaptive filter of sorts, adding harmonics and a kind of formant-shifting effect. With polyphonic material, the effect produces “a complex network of…

If you’ve ever struggled to make a vocal sit cleanly on top of a busy instrumental, you’ve probably wished for a smarter alternative to sidechain compression. That’s exactly the problem spectral ducking solves, and for years, Wavesfactory’s TrackSpacer has been the go-to tool for the job. But TrackSpacer costs $59. And until recently, there wasn’t a serious free alternative. That’s changed. Two completely independent projects (one from a solo developer, the other from a university lab) have released free plugins that bring spectral ducking to anyone with a DAW. Let’s talk about what this technique actually does and whether these…

Developer Sugoi Audio has released AirCheck, a utility plugin for routing your DAW’s audio to AirPods and other devices without changing your DAW settings, along with BlindCard, a free blind A/B testing plugin. BPB readers can get 20% off AirCheck with the coupon code bpb20 at checkout, valid until April 5th, 2026. AirCheck I’ve been there hundreds of times. A mix sounds fantastic on my monitors, so I export the mixdown to take a listen on my AirPods. I transfer the audio to the phone, press play, and can’t believe how bad it sounds. AirCheck won’t fix a crappy mix,…

Plugin Boutique is offering the Roland TB-303 synth plugin at 67% off its regular price, bringing it down to $49 from $149. The deal runs until March 8th in celebration of 303 Day. The TB-303 hardware was released by Roland in 1981 as a substitute for the bass guitar. We all know the rest of the story. It failed at its original purpose but found its real audience years later when producers discovered it on the secondhand market and started using it in ways Roland never intended. It became one of the most iconic hardware synths and led to the…

The DAW Question Everyone Asks At some point, every producer asks the same question: “Should I learn Pro Tools or Ableton Live?” Both are powerful. Both are professional. Both can make great music. But they were built for different worlds, with different priorities, and different types of creators in mind. The right choice depends less on features — and more on how you think about music.   Quick Summary 👉 Pro Tools is the king of recording, editing, and mixing audio — especially for live music and studios. Ableton Live is the king of electronic music production, fast song ideas,…