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United Plugins has launched the UnitedFreeBundle, a collection of professional audio plugins, and it’s free! The one caveat with the free collection is that the plugins feature an ad banner that displays United Plugins deals or products. The advertisements don’t restrict your view of any plugin or its controls. I know we see ads everywhere, and ideally, our DAW would be an ad-free zone, but it’s better than demo versions with time limits or intrusive noise. These plugins are fully functional, and if the ads are too distracting, you can pay £43 for the ad-free bundle (92% off the combined…

Access vs Ownership “The beginner collects tools. The professional chooses them.” Plugin subscriptions are everywhere now. Instead of buying one plugin at a time, you get access to entire ecosystems. Two of the biggest players: Plugin Alliance Universal Audio (UAD) Both offer powerful tools. Both offer subscription models. But they approach things differently.   Quick Summary 👉 Plugin Alliance and UAD both offer subscription bundles that give access to high-end audio plugins. Plugin Alliance focuses on a wide range of third-party-style tools, while UAD focuses on premium analog emulations. Subscriptions are ideal for beginners; ownership becomes more important over…

Okay Synthesizer has released Okay Distortion, a free distortion plugin with six layered engines in a single reorderable signal chain. I’m all for fun and creative distortion plugins (check out our free BPB Dirty Filter if you like this kind of stuff), so I’m always looking forward to testing another one. The cool thing here is that this one wasn’t even planned as a standalone product originally. The distortion engine was built inside Okay Synthesizer’s Bingo Drum Machine, where it apparently became one of the most talked-about features. Thankfully, the developer eventually pulled it out, gave it its own signal…

Many people consider 8DIO to be the masters of deep sampling, and that reputation has led to collaborations with iconic manufacturers like Sequential (Prophet X). Now, you can get Synthetic Shadows, their cinematic synth orchestra for Kontakt, for free for a limited time. The downside of that stellar reputation, for the average bedroom producer, is that 8DIO products can be relatively pricey, and we don’t often come across many freebies. With that in mind, picking up Synthetic Shadows (usually $39) for free is a nice treat, especially for media composers. Synthetic Shadows is a Kontakt library that requires the full/paid…

Softube’s Model 82 Sequencing Mono Synth is currently 70% off at Plugin Boutique, which brings the price down from $99 to $29 until April 19th. We actually have two excellent deals in this article, but let’s take a look at Softube’s acid monster first. Softube Model 82 Model 82 is Softube’s take on the Roland SH-101, the iconic mono synth that went from commercial flop to defining the sound of acid house and many other styles of electronic music. The original was always a bit plasticky, but its nose-diving secondhand price during the late ’80s put it in the hands…

From developer Timerift Audio comes Oh My Grain, a free granular delay for macOS, Windows, and Linux. We’ve seen a few creative delay plugins appear in recent weeks, and one standout is Sirial by TiagoLR (TiagoLR is responsible for some of the best freeware plugins around, so check out the entire range). This time, we’re adding Oh My Grain to the free creative delay list. Oh My Grain is a free granular delay plugin from Timerift Audio, available as a VST3 plugin for macOS, Windows, and Linux. The plugin, like many much-loved delay plugins, features a dual-playhead design. Each playhead…

Orra Audio has released Tone Zone, a free (pay-what-you-can) tonal curve corrector plugin for macOS and Windows. If you’ve used iZotope’s Tonal Balance Control, this freebie from Orra Audio will look familiar. And it’s one of the best freebies for use on the master bus that I’ve seen so far this year. Tone Zone shows your mix’s tonal curve against a target and helps you nudge it into shape. The difference is that it does more than just metering. You also get an auto-corrective EQ, a 6-band parametric EQ, and per-band saturation, all in the same window. It’s insanely powerful…

Universal Audio’s Sound City Studios reverb plugin is currently 84% off at Plugin Boutique, bringing the price down from $249 to $39 until April 30th. If you’re looking for a natural-sounding reverb plugin, especially for rock and pop, this is a great pick. UAD Sound City Studios is more than a reverb, though. It’s basically a studio-in-a-box type of setup that lets you place your tracks inside Sound City’s famous Room A, the same space heard on records from Nirvana, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, Metallica, Rage Against the Machine, and many others. The studio’s history even inspired a full-length documentary…

Developer Samuel Ferraz-Leite has released RVRSE, a free plugin that turns any one-shot sample into a tempo-synced reverse reverb riser. If you’ve ever built a reverse reverb riser manually in your DAW, you know the drill. You copy the sample, slap a huge reverb on it, render, reverse, and then fiddle with crossfades until it sounds good. I found it fun for the first few times, but it kind of got repetitive after a while. RVRSE is a free plugin that does it instantly. You can load a cymbal, a noise hit, a piano note, or whatever else you want…

You can now save 89% on IK Multimedia’s TOTAL Guitar MAX as part of a limited-time deal at Plugin Boutique. It’s been quite a while now since IK Multimedia’s 2025 Group Buy promotion, and I still think about it every time the developer’s name comes up. It’s the closest we’ll ever get to playing a plugin version of Supermarket Sweep; running through the store, piling products into a shopping trolley before time runs out. Luckily, Plugin Boutique is a consistent source of discounts, and there’s another chance to save big on IK Multimedia products this month. Plugin Boutique is offering…