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You can use the coupon code amacam8 to drop the price of Excite Audio’s Bloom Ensemble Strings Lite to under $1 at Plugin Boutique. Bloom Ensemble Strings Lite normally costs $29 and is already on sale for $19, but applying the code amacam8 at checkout brings it down to around $0.66 (the exact amount may vary slightly depending on your region). Earlier today, the code was giving a full 100% discount, but that is no longer the case. Still, for under a dollar, I think this is a very solid deal, and there is an extra reason to grab it…
Two Paths to the Same Song “The song is already there. You’re just uncovering it.” For musicians, singers, and songwriters, the DAW isn’t just a tool. It’s where ideas turn into songs. Two of the most powerful options today: Both are incredibly capable. Both are used on hit records. But they guide creativity in different ways. Quick Summary 👉 Logic Pro and Ableton Live are both MIDI-first DAWs with strong recording and editing capabilities. Logic Pro is ideal for traditional songwriting and recording workflows, while Ableton Live excels at experimentation, loop-based writing, and modern production. Both DAWs are built…
Beat, the German music production magazine, has released Sound of Berlin, a free sample pack containing 4GB of field recordings captured around Berlin. The pack was created in collaboration with Zoom using the Zoom H5 field recorder. The cool thing is that sign-up isn’t required in any shape or form. Just click the download link below to get the RAR archive. The Beat team spent 12 hours covering 22 kilometers across the city, recording everything raw with no studio processing. The content is also provided raw, so you’re getting the authentic sounds of this busy city. The download contains 58…
fedDSP has released SHI, a frequency-dependent saturation plugin designed in the developer’s signature guitar stompbox format. Like the previous entries in the series (Snapper, Morso, and Elegante), SHI is free during the launch period. You can grab it for free until March 31st, after which the price goes up to £30. SHI is basically a saturator plugin with a small but clever twist. Instead of saturating the entire signal, you pick a frequency range and the saturation is focused there. The main interface has three knobs. Drive controls the saturation intensity, Frequency selects where in the spectrum the saturation is…
Karanyi Sounds is offering an exclusive deal on Wavesurfer for Bedroom Producers Blog readers. The plugin normally costs $59, but you can pick it up for $14 until March 27th by entering the coupon code SURFERBPB14 at checkout. I always liked working with multi-processors. It feels more convenient than slapping multiple plugins on a channel for sure, but more importantly, I think it pushes me to be more creative with sound design. It kind of forces me to think inside that particular box of effects (even though I have dozens of other plugins in the DAW), and that soft limitation…
Ivory is a web-based AI transcription tool designed for composers, arrangers, and pianists who want to turn piano performances into usable digital files without spending hours writing everything out by hand. The basic idea is that you upload a piano recording and Ivory converts it into editable MIDI and readable sheet music. Ivory supports MP3, WAV, MP4, and MIDI files up to 15MB, and the output can be exported as MIDI, MusicXML, or PDF, depending on whether you want to continue working in a DAW or move over to notation software. However, what I find more interesting about Ivory than…
Solid State Logic’s SSL Native X-Comp stereo compressor is now available for just $14.99, down from $99, in an 84% off deal exclusively available at Plugin Boutique. The deal expires on March 31, 2026. SSLNative X-Comp is a 64-bit-only release for macOS (AU, VST2, VST3, AAX Native) and Windows (VST2, VST3, AAX Native). SSL describes X-Comp as a versatile compressor that delivers mastering-grade fidelity with an analogue feel. The plugin can be used for anything from subtle dynamic control when mastering to brickwall crushing when you want to go ham. SSL states that X-Comp can also reproduce the sounds of…
Developer Subhankardas has released Nebula De-Esser, a free de-esser plugin for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Nebula De-Esser is a replacement, of sorts, for the previous Subhankardas release, De-Esser NXT. If you tried (or wanted to try) De-Esser NXT, you are aware that it presented a few potential setbacks for some users. The first is that users had to compile the plugin from source code, and the second is that it’s exclusive to Windows 11. Therefore, you should be pleased to hear that Nebula De-Esser addressed both of those issues. Nebula De-Esser is a cross-platform plugin available in 64-bit CLAP format…
Audio Damage has released Evil Otto, a free OTT-style multiband compressor for desktop. The iOS version is a separate $2.99 purchase in the App Store. To download the desktop version, you just need to join the Audio Damage mailing list (or log in if you are already a member), and you will receive a download link. We have seen quite a few OTT-inspired plugins in the last couple of years, including 8TT by Discrete Signals and Cramit by Sixth Sample, both of which are solid takes on the original OTT concept by Xfer Records. Evil Otto is another one worth…
TurboAlexis, the Alesis MidiVerb/MidiFex emulation for Windows and Linux, is the latest free release by the developer ArtV. It’s funny how things come around in our community; we were looking at an Alesis MidiVerb emulation just days ago (MDV-II), and now we have another one to discuss. TurboAlexis by ArtV is a free plugin emulating the Alesis MidiVerb and MidiFex. TurboAlexis is available as a VST3 plugin for Windows and Linux. Don’t worry if you’re on macOS; you can download MDV II by Temecula DSP if you want some retro Alesis reverb. ArtV doesn’t just focus on the MidiVerb II;…